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Originally Posted by Mike3461
It seems that with relatively short tee box to greens distances, and being able to see the flags with the naked eye, and the very few par 4s on the executive courses - is a golf watch all that necessary?
I am just trying to decide if I should spend money on one.
Pros? Cons?
Thanks
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I tried SwingU free app. I prefer SwingU watch interface over 18Birdies. SwingU's repeated pop-ups, to purchase a subscription, throughout my round was an annoyance. I deleted the app.
I like the Golfshot watch interface best. Their smartphone screens were fairly similar to SwingU and 18Birdies. All very cool. I tried a free 7 day trial of Golfshot's $70 annual subscription (by accident actually when I inadvertently clicked on the subscribe button on my watch in bright sunlight :-). Cool thing about their premium service is the aerial view of hazards. For example, I had a better idea of a sandtrap's area and directional extent that is not evident at a distance using eyesight only. I found this helpful in avoiding the traps.
For free and for the purpose of knowing the distance to the hole and for a basic scorekeeper, I think that basic Golfshot is adequate. I'll use it for a while longer until I find something that I like more.
