Garmin Approach S70 GPS Golf Watch

Great watch especially since the price has dropped. This watch is pretty awesome. In addition to the standard Garmin watch features that are excellent it’s a great golf watch as well. Keeps track of your score, gives distances to front middle and back of the green like the other Garmin golf watches, but it has a couple of other features that I really like, especially the PinPointer feature that shows you which direction to aim when you’ve got a blind shot into the green. The PlaysLike distances are a nice touch as well. Virtual caddy is sometimes correct but at least half of the time I end up using a different club than recommended because of I use a rangefinder and know the exact yardage in.

Usable for much more than yardage.. Bought as a birthday gift for my father. The detail of each golf hole is better than any yardage guide he's had before. There is actual detail of each hole... surprising. The additional functions, from multi media, to health and daily living have proven to be a very welcome additional bonus. It is also fairly simple to navigate, which is great, as he is not a very young man. Highly recommend this product for value, efficiency, easy of use. Line of site and connection are all very good.

Sets a very high standard. The only watch that meets and in some ways exceeds a Apple Watch Ultra, I bought it as a golf/fitness watch but it is staying on my wrist more and more replacing my Apple Ultra. The battery time is in days (5 days or more). Apple Watch Ultra is two days at most for my usage. Fitness tracking of a Garmin can not be beaten for accuracy. This Approach S70 has a 47mm display and is super bright and easy to read. You can customize every watch face or make your own as needed. There are many watch faces in the Garmin Connect IQ Store as well as apps for free or buy. Watch bands are easy to find to replace the rubber one as I did. It is a 22mm post and I have a couple in quick connect setup for my wrist size. The price stung a little at first but now I could not think of not having it. I found a charger desk stand here on amazon that worked great after I set it up properly for my S70. Link below. It was very important for my to protect my investment with a hard glass screen protector. Link Below. All the health senors are very fast and accurate. Real time heart rate. In the last picture is my favorite watch face so far and found it at the IQ Store. HUGE Selection. Apple not so much but that is expected from them as it is a closed OS to outside input. I will never make the mistake of buying a expensive watch that will only work with only one operating system ever again. If you Golf and want to track your fitness as well buy with confidence.Charger Dock Stand for Garmin.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QZ33KVH?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_detailsMIHENCE Compatible for Garmin Approach S70 47mm Screen Protector.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6955685?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

It’s also a great watch. As far as golf functionality goes, the S70 does more than any golf watch I’ve ever used, including the Apple watch with golf apps. I especially like the pin pointer (which way does this hole go?) and the mapping of hazards. The display is super sharp and bright, easily readable in direct sunlight. What really separates the S70 is its functionality as a watch. The face is configurable in settings for style, color, and info widgits. I keeps steps, heart rate, date, and charge level on the watch face. I own about 10 watches but I am usually sporting the S70, tee time or not.

Difficult to use around the green. I've had this watch for several months now and have played about 20 rounds with it. From the tee to the approach it works really well, detecting your swings and prompting you for the club used. However, when you get close to the green then it does a poor job of detecting chip shots (meaning you have to add them in manually), and worse, once it thinks you're on the green you can't go back to off-the-green. So tracking your chips and putts becomes problematic. I realize there's an issue with GPS accuracy at short distances like around the green but Garmin's approach with the S70 seems to be the worst possible. People on the Garmin user site have made lots of suggestions on how to make it better but Garmin doesn't seem to be listening.Several people have asked how I like this watch and I have to tell them I just can't recommend it right now.