More than just a number
Golf is full of choices, most notably, do you go for the flag or choose a safer alternative?
Always a challenging game of risk vs reward, there are multiple factors involved that you need to consider in every shot.
How good is your lie?
Is your ball sitting up nicely or will it be hard to get a club on it?
How’s the wind blowing?
Do you need to club up or down?
Are you hitting up or downhill?
One aspect of approaching the green you need to have a clear idea of is what the exact distance is to the hole. If you don’t put much thought into which club you pull out your bag on your approach shot and judge the distance by feel alone, you’re setting yourself up with a greater potential for error.
Today we want to remind you of how adding a distance measuring device from Garmin to your bag will have you feeling more informed and making more accurate strikes every time you play golf.
Better course management
With one of these devices in hand, you’ll know exactly how far away your key surroundings are. Take the Garmin Approach G12 for example. Besides giving you super reliable distance readings to the front, middle, and back of each green, this piece of tech can identify multiple hazards per hole.
Knowing how far away a fairway bunker or body of water is will give you a better understanding of how much strength you’ll need to fly over it, and by how much hitting it short will cause your ball to run into it. Through knowing the exact distance yardage you get a greater degree of course awareness.
Risk and reward
Through appreciating better course management, you can also better gauge the outcomes of taking on more demanding shots. Let’s say for example you’re hitting your approach shot into a green that has multiple hazards surrounding it, a body of water to the left, greenside bunkers to the right.
Knowing the exact distance to the center of the green is 177 yards will allow you to better anticipate the results of going for it. If you’re very confident with your hybrid or fairway wood, you may well want to take on the flag, if you know your woods aren’t the strongest part of your game, you may want to use this information to lay up and find a good angle to chip onto the green.
As with many aspects of life, the key to playing better golf is being well-informed in the first place, and the latest Garmin devices are just the tools for the job.
The latest Garmin distance measuring devices
As we’ve mentioned, there’s a lot more than meets the eye when it comes to the Approach G12 GPS device. This handy tablet fits in the palm of your hand and can be comfortably slipped into your pocket as you walk along.
The Approach G12 comes with over 42,000 pre-loaded courses and can detect multiple bunker and water hazards per hole. This gadget can give you distances to the front, middle, and back of each green and you can place the flag on the touchscreen to get a more accurate reading of where the hole is. It even has Garmin’s Green View functionality that lets you drag and drop the virtual flag placement to give you an even more reliable distance reading.
If you’re looking for something that has all the bells and whistles, the Garmin S70 GPS watch is a fantastic choice. This stunning GPS watch has a large touchscreen that shows distance readings and colourful greens in vivid detail. This watch has it all going on, from PlaysLike mode that considers the contours of the ground to give you an even more reliable reading, to a virtual caddie that’s with you every step of the way, this is a serious device for serious golfers.
If you’re interested in the latest distance measuring devices or you’d like to learn more about them, we’d be happy to assist you further in the pro shop.
