SkyCaddie SGX

Last updated: 8th February 2010

SkyGolf, pioneers of the GPS rangefinder category, have unveiled what they believe to be another "game changer" - the SkyCaddie SGX.

We at Golf365 are huge fans of the SkyCaddie product so we're intrigued to find out more about the launch of the revolutionary SkyCaddie SGX, hailed as "the next generation rangefinder".

And, wait, there's more - something called 'Club SG' which SkyGolf describe as "the portal to golf's future".

So let's hear what the makers of the #1 Rangefinder in golf have to say about their new shiny products.

"Our mission is to help golfers play smarter, play better, play faster and have more fun," says SkyGolf CEO Richard Edmonson.

"We believe that if golfers experience more rewards from the game, they will play more rounds, take more lessons, get properly fit for equipment, and share their passion with other golfers, both new and inactive, to help to grow the game.

"The SkyCaddie SGX is not only the most advanced, reliable distance measuring device in golf, it is a platform that can extend the game beyond the 18th green.

"Moreover, it provides a foundation for improvement, while providing access to a passionate golfing community where players come together to enjoy the sport and celebrate achievements, which will motivate them and others to play more golf."

And now, as Jennifer Aniston said on that shampoo advert, here comes the science bit...

"The SkyCaddie SGX, golf's next generation rangefinder, boasts a durable, new sleek design with a large 3" easy-to-read, transflective LCD screen that provides brilliant colour images even in the brightest sunlight.

"Powered by a long lasting rechargeable Lithium-ion battery, the SGX is ready for up to 14 hours of continuous play. The SGX uses an innovative, dual navigation option, to provide easy one-handed operation and precision positioning without blocking critical screen information with fat fingers and smudges.

"With its new, intuitive user interface, errors generated with large fingers and the difficulty of using gloves on touch screens are totally eliminated.

"The SGX also includes SkyCaddie's proprietary TruePoint Precision Positioning Technology in a high performance GPS engine with ultra-fast satellite acquisition for unmatched accuracy and reliability.

"The unmatched accuracy of the SGX is crucial to a golfer's confidence, which is further enhanced by an omni-directional, high performance GPS antenna that locks quickly onto more satellites and stays locked to optimize performance and accuracy in all terrains, including under the foliage of trees.

"To trust their club, a golfer has to be able to trust their caddie, just like a Tour player. The SGX is built to be trusted.

"For the ultimate in convenience and reliability, the SGX offers up to 30,000 pre-loaded, ground-verified maps making it "Ready to Play" out of the box with basic green information.

"Only SkyCaddie spends the time and money to ground-verify every single course map in its library to make sure its golfers have information they can trust.

"Not a single player on Tour uses yardage books in competition derived from satellite images or flyovers. SkyCaddie does not believe consumers should play with such unverified information either.

"SkyCaddie owners receive unlimited access to the most complete, most reliable and the only ground verified course maps in the game, offered in easy to understand annual membership plans, with no hidden fees or variable charges.

"Not only can the SGX store up to 30,000 preloaded courses with basic green information, its enhanced storage offers the capability to maintain up to 50 full-featured courses in the SGX at one time with the most advanced and reliable information in the game. Nothing else comes close.

"The SGX also supports SkyCaddie's growing database of courses offering Interactive HoleVue with Zoom capability. SkyCaddie is creating the first-of-its-kind, ground-corrected graphics library of courses maps in brilliant colours and detail.

"HoleVue enables the golfer to know the distance to any point on a hole, which helps them to plan the best strategy to play the hole in the fewest strokes. In fact, only SkyCaddie has invested the time and money in ground verification of all map data, to provide HoleVue graphics that can be trusted.

"This is further complemented by SkyCaddie's patented HoleVue¿ Zoom capability that provides the golfer with an up-close view of the target area to strategize his next shot.

"The SGX is further separated from its competition through SkyCaddie's patented IntelliGreen technology that showcases the exact shape of the green by automatically rotating the green to match a golfer's angle of approach.

"IntelliGreen provides all of the distances needed to hit more greens and avoid three putts. Additionally, the SGX offers IntelliGreen Pro, providing golfers with the added ability to obtain distances to major green contours, false fronts and any other point on the green, plus front, carry and back distances from any angle of attack.

"Because such information cannot be derived from satellite imagery, it is available exclusively from SkyCaddie thanks to its proprietary ground mapping methodology.

"Lastly, SGX offers a convenient Digital Scorecard and Stat Tracking option to track key game statistics, including: greens in regulation, fairways hit, driving accuracy and distance, plus total putts.

"Golfers can auto sync their scores and stats to SkyGolf's newly created and quickly evolving online community, Club SG, for comprehensive game tracking and analysis.

"An additional component in the Company's portal to golf's future is Club SG Beta, SkyGolf's new online community located at www.skygolf.com.

"Club SG Beta connects golfers to their game, their courses, their equipment, their teachers and each other.

"In fact, new SGX owners can sync and store their game data in a personal performance locker and, in-turn, track key stats, learn about courses, find a teacher, learn if their equipment is helping or hurting their game and connect with other golfers.

"Launched in January 2010, Club SG Beta, a fast-evolving work in progress, is a growing community of passionate golfers eager to enjoy better experiences on and off the course, by motivating each other to improve, celebrate their successes, and attract new players to the game."

Wow, it all sounds impressive to us and we can't wait to try everything out.

But before we reveal when they're available, a final word from your SkyGolf CEO.

"Growing the game by helping golfers to play better and have more fun fuels the passion that keeps us innovating," says Edmonson. "This innovation is why we're #1 in golf's only growth category, and why we always have something game-changing on the horizon."