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It was only a matter of time until golf GPS units hit the courses of the United States and other parts of the world. After all, golfers love gadgets, tend to be fanatical, are always looking for an edge, spend a lot of time replaying the game in the clubhouse, and receive a lot of golf-related gifts.

All the units and down loadable programs provide access to tens of thousands of courses in the US. It is simple to make an online visit to the manufacturers site to ensure that your favorite courses are in a unit’s database before choosing it. Some units also tell you how far you are from a listed course, which can be useful information if you are thinking about visiting.

Previewing a course, plotting the hazards and measuring the distances to the greens, keeping the day’s scorecard and saving the data in your personal history, being able to track the length of your shots, and seeing hidden aspects of the course ahead are some of the neat features of a golf GPS.

A feature that is found on all units is a list of golf courses in the United States, stored in the unit and able to be expanded or updated online using a USB connection. It is easy to check online to make sure a device you are interested in lists your local courses and the ones you regularly play on vacation. Some units will tell you how far listed courses are from your current location, which would be helpful when deciding whether to accept invitations from golfing buddies.

In making a choice of a handheld device or a mobile phone add-on, check out the features online and see how closely the application fits your locality and your specific needs. The amount of delay between asking for information and having it come up on the screen is a factor to consider; some phone applications take up to ten seconds to gather and display the information.

Going over the day hole by hole over a drink later in the Clubhouse is easy with all the data saved in your golf guidance device, as well as backing up a story of either a spell in the rough or a hole-in-one. You can also rethink club choice or check on the par for each hole when you use the distance measurements, the past result data, or the course statistics stored in your GPS.

Variations on golf GPS units include degrees of durability and waterproofing, programs for iPhones, fees charged for maps and updates, and tools included as standard equipment or available as options. It is easy to compare features online.

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