GAME GOLF is a digital, wearable tracking device that’s used by a number of high-profile golfers and is probably the perfect gift for Dad or any golfer in the family. It recently won Golf.com’s ‘2014 Shot Tracker of the Year’ award and has even been seen being used by President Obama.
Price: £159.95
Website: GAMEGOLF.com
Stockists: Mailordergolf.com; Golfonline.co.uk
– Wearable tracking device which uses GPS technology to capture and visualise your round, trends and statistics
– Enables you to compare yourself against some of the best golfers in the world and compete against your friends
– Endorsed by Lee Westwood, Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk
– Recently used by President Obama
– Approved by the R&A and USGA so available for use in competition (very rare for a piece of golf technology)
– Aimed at golfers of every level, all about helping you to make improvements in your game whilst enhancing the social experience of golf
Golf Buddy BB5 GPS Golf Band
Price: £199.00
Available from: www.golfbidder.co.uk
What is it?
The Golf Buddy BB5 GPS Golf Band is the world’s first tech savvy, feature rich GPS golf band, designed specifically for golf lovers.
Why is it special?
The Golf Buddy BB5 GPS Golf Band is the world’s first GPS Golf Band
There are many features to the Golf Buddy BB5 GPS Golf Band, but most importantly with over 37,000 preloaded global courses the BB5 hands a distinct advantage to the wearer, bringing them closer to the courses than ever before.
The Golf Buddy BB5 GPS Golf Band is also equipped with Golf Buddy’s advanced features to help improve the wearer’s game, including GPS distance to front, centre and back of the green, as well as the shot distance measurement feature.
Additional features?
Pedometer feature to calculate distance covered
Operates as a time piece as well as a GPS band
Auto course/hole recognition with a 40,000 course capacity
Rechargeable lithium Polymer battery (10 hours in golf mode, 20 days in watch mode)
Water resistant (IP65)
20 x 5 LED Display
Slim line design
Available in six different colour bands to match your golfing attire
Tracking Your Progress Whilst You Stay Focused Sureshotgps Hybrid Golf Watch GW3
Designed for the golfer in mind that also likes to keep fit from running, walking and cycling the new Sureshotgps Hybrid Golf Watch GW3 is a full feature sports watch.
This little powerhouse device features a high-tech odometer, tracking speed and distance as well as calculating calories burned while using the programmed modes to walk, run, cycle or play golf.
For the golfing enthusiast, the Sureshotgps Hybrid Golf Watch GW3 comes preloaded with 28,000 Australian, New Zealand and International golf courses so you can see live, accurate distances to the green with a flick of your wrist. With different programs and modes, you can become smarter at your game and analyse things such as your swing tempo to help you increase the distance of your hits.
The Sureshotgps Hybrid Golf Watch GW3 boasts a range of different features for improving your golf game including live distance updates to the front, centre and rear of the green, as well as individual shot distances, auto hole and course recognition software and even a built in scorecard. You can record your score and review up to 200 rounds of scoring history by date and course.
Not only can you measure the important aspects of your game you can also view calories burned whilst playing golf as well as see how far you have walked.
For running, walking and cycling simply select the mode and measure your pace, time lapsed and distance.
It has a sporty soft rubber band and is light-weight, water-proof (up to 30m), yet fashionable enough to wear everyday as a time piece. Designed to wear during the day this stylish fitness watch is available in black and white and is easy to charge. After each charge you will have 10 hours of GPS and six weeks in time mode before you will need to charge again.
Now you can combine and track all those important things in life, such as the time, your fitness routine and your best scores on the green with the Sureshotgps Hybrid Golf Watch GW3 whilst wearing a fashionable time piece. Let it keep track of your progress whilst you focus on your game, fitness and daily life.
Sureshotgps Hybrid Golf Watch GW3 RRP $299
Stockist: Sureshotgps
1300 644 523
www.sureshotgps.com
Vívoactive
Vívoactive is a lightweight and ultra-thin GPS smartwatch with built-in sports and activity tracking apps. Helping users develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle, vívoactive captures more of their activities with GPS-enabled running, cycling, golfing, swimming and activity tracking apps. Vívoactive is comfortable for all day wear and smart notifications keep users connected with pressing work matters, family and friends. With the new Connect IQ store, users can easily customise vívoactive with free watch face designs, widgets and additional apps. Vívoactive features a sunlight-readable, high-resolution colour touchscreen and can be accessorised with interchangeable bands to complement any outfit or occasion.
Whether hitting the pavement or the links, users can track stats even when out of range from a smartphone with vívoactive’s built-in GPS-enabled sports apps. Vívoactive also connects to a whole range of sensors and devices. Capture even more data by pairing vívoactive with a heart rate monitor1 or bike speed sensor, or use it as a remote for a Garmin VIRB® Elite action camera2.
The running app displays pace, time and distance using GPS and vívoactive’s built-in accelerometer tracks speed and distance when GPS is unavailable, such as when running indoors. Additional app features include Auto Lap®, Auto Pause®, and vibration alerts for heart rate, pace and run/walk intervals. The cycling app measures time, distance, speed and calories for training rides or a daily commute.
Water-resistant to 50 metres3, vívoactive uses sensor-based technology for its swimming app to compute the nu mber of lengths, total and interval distances, paces by length, by interval, and for the full session, as well as calories burned. The app also counts the number of strokes and uses this to determine the SWOLF score, a measure of swimming efficiency.
Between workouts the activity tracking app monitors progress by tracking steps, calories and distance, setting a personalised daily step goal and sending a gentle reminder when users have been inactive too long by displaying a red move bar. Research shows prolonged periods of inactivity, such as sitting at a desk, decreases the body’s production of fat-burning enzymes. Walking for a few minutes will reset the move bar and can help reduce health risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle.
Work Smarter
Ultra-thin and lightweight, vívoactive is comfortable for all day wear and features up to three weeks battery life in watch/activity tracking mode or up to 10 hours using GPS4. With a gentle vi bration it alerts users of incoming smart notifications from a compatible Bluetooth®-enabled device4, keeping them connected with pressing work matters, family and friends. Its sunlight-readable, high-resolution colour touchscreen displays all the same notifications as a smartphone including caller ID and missed call information for incoming calls, sender information and message for text messages, email messages with sender and subject, calendar reminders, and notifications from social media and other mobile apps. Vívoactive also lets users play, pause or skip a song on their smartphone’s music player, and can send an audible alert to help users locate their smartphone.
Live Better
Throughout the day vívoactive automatically syncs with paired mobile devices5 through the Garmin Connect™ Mobile app, so users can see a complete picture of daily activities. In Garmin Connect, a free online fitness/golf community, users can track workout s, sleep patterns and trends, join online challenges and earn virtual badges for extra motivation. For detailed calorie tracking, users can link their Garmin Connect account with MyFitnessPal® to compare calories burned to consumed and see their net count for the remainder of the day based on goals set in MyFitnessPal.
Users can personalise vívoactive to represent their interests and style with colourful interchangeable watchbands6 and free downloads from the Connect IQ store. Coordinate with casual or active wear by swapping vívoactive’s bands with colourful accessory bands, or dress it up with leather bands. Available in slate, red, blue, berry, purple, and black or white leather, vívoactive can be styled to complement any outfit and occasion.
With Connect IQ, the first-ever open platform for third-party developers to create apps for Garmin products, users can customise vívoactive’s watch face, add data fields and get additional apps and widgets that provide information at a glance. Garmin is working with several app developers to bring a range of vívoactive apps to the Connect IQ store. Tempo, for example, is creating a smart calendar app that will let users see their upcoming events, and send an email from their watch if they are running late. Accuweather is building an app to give users allergy information at a glance. Octane is building a Connect IQ app to bridge the gap between outdoor and indoor workouts on the Octane ZeroRunner, so users don’t lose valuable data and can easily transition their training regimen.
Vívoactive will be available in black or white. It will begin shipping in Q1 and will have a recommended retail price of AU $339 and AU $399 with HRM bundle.
Vívoactive is the latest from Garmin’s expanding fitness segment, which focuses on developing technologies and innovations to enhance users’ lives and promote s healthy and active lifestyles. Whether it’s running, cycling, or other athletic pursuits, Garmin fitness devices are becoming essential tools for athletes both amateur and elite. For more about features, pricing and availability, as well as information about other Garmin fitness products and services, go to http://www.garmin.com.au or http://facebook.com/garminau.