Sonocaddie V300 Color GPS Unit
Review
I’ve own the Sonocaddie now for 9 months and am a happy owner of this GPS device. It comes with everything you need to manage it except for a golf course. You can use it to measure the distance from your house to the stop sign at the end of your street without a golf course if you want. This unit however takes a little bit to get use to. Its such a pretty unit and so well built that you don’t mind putting in the time to figure it out. You will like all of the features of this unit and it would help if Sonocaddie were to simulate its use on the golf course in the instruction booklet so that it could show off what it can do and give you an idea of how to manage this device with your round of golf.
First off, its battery life is excellent. The battery can last at least 3 full rounds of golf.
2nd, the screen is bright and easy to see even in the sunlight
3rd, membership for the V300 is and that’s it. you have access to every golf course in the world, posting your score and mapping requests and any updates.
4th, scorecard feature keeps track of your stats, greens in regulation etc.
5th, has the ability to measure your distance on the golf course or anywhere
6th, accuracy of distance is on par with all other GPS devices plus or minus 5 yards
7th, comes with very, very, very convenient belt clip
8th, at this point in time the support is excellent the best that there is among all of the GPS devices
9th, logging on to their site and updating, posting your scores or requesting a course to be mapped is very easy to do
10th,you can tell by the way its built that Snocaddie engineers were concerned about its ability to withstand wet conditions as well as being able to see the screen in bright sunlight.
11th, it fits in my hand perfectly and it will fit in yours nicely also
12th, it looks great, classy and stylish with a beautiful screen and fully featured
13th, it has given me confidence and am more relaxed on shots that I didn’t think I had because its my caddie
14th, my golf partners are always asking me for their distances and they make really good shots too! Not thrilled with that, they ought to get their own caddie.
Quirks and things you have to get use to
1st, the buttons are harder to press, something I got use to quickly
2nd, managing its use on the golf course took some getting use to e.g. You turn it on, that can take 30 seconds to 5 minutes for it to access the satellites to get started. Then selection of the golf course. Stand on the tee and snocaddies’ screen gives you the distances and a look of the layout of the fairway, press right upper button to mark your position and hit your ball. Hit the mark button again when you get to your ball to find out how far you hit your ball and mark start again for next shot. The Snocaddie will show the icon of an orange person positioned somewhere on your first hole along with the distance for your next shot to the green with layout of hazards and the green. Pressing the lower left button gives you an overall view of the green and distances to front middle and back. Hit your ball and mark again when you get to your ball. After you make your putt, press upper left button for scoring. Press right button and enter score, putts, sand y or n, fairway y or n. Right button to move to the next hole for scoring. Press left lower button to move to 2nd hole and fairway view with sand traps and hazards with appropriate distances. And repeat for remaining holes. Snocaddie does not explain the above scenario to you so you must come up with the above procedure or come up with your own. Because this device does so much you have to be familiar with the buttons and what they do.
3rd, in order to see the next fairway you must either put in your score or manually move it to the next hole.
4th, it doesn’t work with a Mac, something I hope they are working on
Feature
- User-friendly golf GPS device provides precise distance information and shows your position on the fairway
- Personalized course information for each hole and green to match the exact course layout
- Digital scorecard and game analysis available at your fingertips
- Built-in antenna with 14 channel GPS receiver; 2.2-inch high-resolution LCD screen with backlight
- Includes Sonocaddie V300, mini USB Cable, rechargeable battery, user’s guide, belt clip, AC charger adaptor, and carry pouch
Overview
Sonocaddie V300 Color GPS System The most critical information in golf is distance . How far to clear that water hazard? How far to the center of the green? Which club should I use? Now you no longer have to find yardage markers, pace off distances or even worse, guess at distances on the golf course with the advanced and powerful Sonocaddie V300 Golf GPS . This powerful color screen GPS unit has a 3-D display that shows your distance to critical targets including front, center and back of green, water hazards, bunkers, lay-up areas etc. A revolutionary user interface shows your actual position on the golf hole in real time. Other features include shot distance measuring and tracking, digital scorecard, game analysis and personalized course mapping. The tracking system tracks each shot for later review. The Sonocaddie V300 Color GPS System has a simple interface, one-handed operation, downloads courses easily online, is compact and can hold up to 30 courses at one time. Features: No annual fee Full-color 3D hole layout screen Walking golfer icon shows your position in real time Easy, one-handed operation Adjustable backlight Drive distance Tracking system for each shot Scorecard and game analysis function Specifications: Waterproof to IPX6 Dimensions: 4.3″ x 2.3″ x 1.1″ GPS: 14-Channel GPS receiver with built-in antenna system Screen Type: 2.2″
Specifications
Utilizing advanced and sophisticated GPS satellite technology, the easy-to-use Sonocaddie V300 calculates the distance from any point on the course to the green or any other target, even without a clear line of sight. Players need to download the particular course–domestic or international–that they will be playing to their V300 via a PC and detailed course information covering every curve, contour, slope, and sandtrap will be at the placed at the golfer’s fingertips.
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Other features built into the Sonocaddie V300 include shot distance measuring and tracking, digital scorecard and game analysis functionality, and personalized course editing and mapping. Shot measuring allows players to leave the driving range behind as you accurately measure the length of individual shots, while the tracking system strings each shot in a round together cumulatively for later review. The unit’s digital scorecard and game analysis functionality allows players to toss out their paper scorecard and tiny pencils for good as they keep track of their game digitally and perform an analysis based on pre-determined data points at the end of each round. And although the V300 is designed to download every known aspect of the courses of the world, no course’s links are static. This is where its editing and mapping functionality comes in. Whether it’s the filling of a bunker, the lengthening of a tee or a removal of a tree, with the V300 players can map, edit and save changes noticed on their favorite fairways right on the spot.
Finally, the unit’s memory and optional Sonostar membership club perks allow for all the flexibility that even the most avid of golfers could need. The V300 ships with enough built-in storage space to simultaneously accomadate data on up to 30 courses as well as track 100 rounds and record 100 scorecards. Course data can always be recorded manually, but the V300 also includes 5 free course downloads, with each additional download purchased at either a nominal ala carte rate or with unlimited downloads available when registering your V300 and paying a one-time lifetime Sonostar GPS membership fee*.
Specifications:
- Size: 4.3 by 2.3 by 1.1 inches (108 by 58.3 by 28.4 mm)
- Weight: 140g (4.95 ounces)
- Storage: Stores up to 30 golf courses, 100 scorecard
- Power: Rechargeable battery, Up to 15 hours
- Display: 2.2″ High-Resolution Color LCD with backlight
- Language support: English
- Waterproof: Yes, IPX6
- Regulation: CE, FCC, WEEE, RoHS Compliance
- Antenna: Built in
- Internet connection: Required
- Membership: Required*
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What’s in the Box?
Sonocaddie V300, mini USB Cable, rechargeable battery, user’s guide, belt clip, AC charger adaptor, carry pouch
System Requirements for Course Download
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista 32-bit
- CD-ROM
- Minimum of 512 MB RAM (XP) / 1 GB RAM (Vista)
- Minimum of 12 MB of hard disk space
Manufacturer’s Warranty
Three months to a one-year extended warranty depending on which Sonostar membership plan chosen. See your user’s guide for details.
About Sonostar
Sonostar strives to be leaders in high-quality creation and development of new products. Breakthrough ideas and innovations are what give the company their competitive edge while also being a great developer of technology. Sonostar employs the very best people in research and development engineering; mainly in GPS technology and other related microprocessor products. Sonostar was founded with the vision of creating affordable microprocessor solutions designed to merge advanced technology into sports activities in order to provide players a higher level of performance.
* A Sonostar GPS membership is not required to obtain GPS signals and to manually map locations on courses on your Sonocaddie V300, but to utilize the system’s 3D graphics, its more advanced functionality and to download course data you must choose from one of the three optional plans. See your user’s guide for details and rates.
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