Bushnell Neo Golf GPS
- Bushnell yardage pro golf gps features a large 2.1-inch lcd display
- Easy to use interface provides distance to the front, center, and back of green and records shot distance
- Store up to 10 courses with hole-by-hole detail
- Rechargeable li-ion battery has a life of up to 16 hours
- One-year limited warranty
Product Description
Distance made simple! For the golfer who just wants to know the distance to the front, center and back of the green. It doesn’t get any simpler. It’s all there- at a single glance. We partnered with iGolf to offer the largest, most accurate golf course database in the world. The new Yardage Pro GPS, only from Bushnell. Downloading Golf Courses: Log on to www.bushnellgolf.com Over 12,000 Golf Courses to Choose From and Growing Igolf is the provider 1 Free … More >>
They don’t tell you when you pay $$$ for this little unit that it does not work until you get it out of the box, hook it up and then you have to cough up another $40 for an “annual membership upgrade”. You cannot download one GPS course unless you do this. The so-called “Free Membership” is worthless. So you end up having to pay almost $200. Better off to have bought a scope. This is like someone selling you the razor and then when you want blades, they failed to mention that would be extra. Suggest reading the fine print…but there wasn’t any.
Rating: 1 / 5
I received this device and tried to install it in my new Windows Vista 64 computer. It comes with Vista 64 drivers. Don’t try this yourself at home. It is hazardous to your health and will not work. After numerous attempts, de-installs and re-installs it did not work. I felt stupid when I read other reviews that said it would not work on Vista 64, packaged it up and got a return ticket from Amazon. I decided to call Bushnell support in the morning. The tech was very seasoned and helped me to install the device in about 30 minutes after deleting Java and reinstalling it and opening just the right file in the right order, which is like assembling a trick jigsaw puzzle. But he was an expert…I’m sure he has a lot of experience. The Bushnell tech support was awesome. The guy was good and believe me he needs to be. I easily downloaded a few courses and have used the device a couple rounds now. I think its a nice little device for the price and helps me enormously with the yardage. I played 18 holes yesterday and it worked flawlessly and was still at 80% charge.
The installation instructions are the worst I have ever seen, a real nightmare. My brother worked for a GPS company for a year and tells me these devices have an incredible markup. For the low price of this device and the bare bones info it provides on the course, I am satisfied. It’s more than I had before and helps with club selection. I’m happy I kept it.
Rating: 4 / 5
For the price that I paid for, for the size, for the information that I get, for the fact that I just charge the battery in it and not replace it every other time….does not get better then this. Holds 10 Golf Course at a time, you can add or delete as many as you want. Priceless.
Rating: 5 / 5
This model was very easy and fun to use the first time I tried it. I was worried I would have to spend a lot of time during the round just trying to figure out how to navigate with it. But, that wasn’t the case. My only problem the first time out was not knowing how to access information about custom points on the course. The manual doesn’t explain this. Afterwards, I guessed the SCREEN button might be the secret and sure enough that is where you get the data about custom points. The custom point abbreviations are simple to understand, too. The two best things about using the unit are eliminating the time and hassle of finding yardage markers and pacing off distances and the best plus is tracking shot distances. You really do need to know how far you hit each club to use yardage data to the fullest in planning your shots. Better players might need more information and features. But, for a once-per-week hacker, like me, the Neo is perfectly suited and an affordable little gadget you will enjoy having.
Rating: 4 / 5
I had nothing but problems with this product. I was unable to download the courses I needed and the manufacturer was not much help. And there is a yearly fee you must pay to continue to load golf courses. I returned the product and purchased a different brand and it worked fine.
Rating: 2 / 5