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| Sonocaddie V300 Color GPS Unit | 
enlarge | Brand: Sonocaddie Category: Sports
List Price: $399.99 Buy New: $388.99 You Save: $11.00 (3%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 18 reviews Sales Rank: 1471
Size: Each Shipping Weight (lbs): 1 Dimensions (in): 4.3 x 1.1 x 2.3
MPN: V300 Model: V300 UPC: 020972103127 EAN: 0020972103127 ASIN: B0018OXHYS
Release Date: May 1, 2008 Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | The easiest and most advance Golf GPS available with full color display. | | • | Personalized course information for each hole and green to match the exact course layout | | • | No Annual Fee required! The first 5 courses are free with each unit purchase and after that you can choose from 3 plans if more courses are needed | | • | Digital scorecard and game analysis available at your fingertips. | | • | Includes rechargeable batteries with estimated 12 hour battery life and charging cord. Built in antenna with 14 channel GPS receiver. 2.2" High resolution LCD with backlight. |
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Product Description Sonocaddie V300 Color GPS System : First five course downloads are free. Now with no annual fee! 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 20 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:
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
sonocaddie vs. skycaddie May 15, 2008 20 out of 21 found this review helpful
I HAVE USED A "SKYCADDIE" FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS NOW. ALWAYS HAD SOME SORT OF GLITCH. LIKE NOW, WHEN YOU CALL IN FOR HELP, YOU HAVE ANYWHERE FROM 45 MINUTES TO 90 MINUTES WAIT TIME FOR CUSTOMER CARE. (IF YOU'RE LUCKY) THAT'S NOT CUSTOMER SERVICE. I SENT AN EMAIL OUT ON MONDAY, MAY12th, ASKING FOR SOME TECHNICAL HELP, 4 DAYS LATER, STILL NO HELP. I HAVE A SKYCADDIE SG4, WHICH IS NOW PRETTY BASIC. THE ONLY PROBLEM...I CAN'T DOWNLOAD ANY NEW COURSES, BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS STUCK.
NOW, I HAVE PURCHASED A SONOCADDIE V300. GAME OVER...NEW FULL COLOR COURSE LAYOUT. ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU WISH IS THERE. I DON'T THINK ANY OTHER GPS SYSTEM OUT THERE STANDS A CHANCE...AT LEAST FOR NOW. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE ANSWERED ON THE THIRD RING, AND ANSWERED ALL OF MY QUESTIONS. THANKS, RUDY THOMPSON
P.S. THEIR PHONE # IS 1-800-336-6264
Lack of courses makes Sonocaddie disappointing July 4, 2008 11 out of 14 found this review helpful
Before I ordered the Sonocaddie V300 I checked the list of available courses and was surprised that few courses in Michigan are available. Requests for courses to be mapped by Sonocaddie returned a statement that said satellite information was not available for courses in my area (central Michigan) and therefore Sonocaddie would not be able to provide course mapping for me. I could map the course myself and submit it to Sonocaddie for distribution to others. At the current cost of $399 I find this to be too expensive given that other GPS units have my local courses available. That's too bad because from what I have read the Sonocaddie V300 looks well designed.
Sonocaddie V300 is a Fantastic Product June 23, 2008 10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I received my Sonocaddie V300 from Amazon last week. The software installation went well on my laptop but created a minor challenge on my desktop. Registration was trivial, with the "free" Eagle membership being automatically granted without having to request it. I immediately downloaded all the courses I normally play, and the process was quite fast. I have used the Sonocaddie on the course, and it is very effective. I especially like knowing the distances to the green even if you are far off the fairway. It agrees quite well with the markers on my home course. I acquired 11 GPS satellites within 5 minutes the first time I powered up the unit. And, it is refreshing not to have a $50 annual fee as in SkyCaddie or a $25 fee for Golflogix (your unit is useless unless you are current in your membership with those companies). I decided it was much more important to see the relative layout of the entire hole, especially for courses not previously played, so I chose the V300 versus other brands. I could not be more pleased. Move quickly to receive the one-time Eagle membership for free - deal expires June 30.
Whew! I made the right choice. June 16, 2008 8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This was a tough purchase as I had narrowed my selection to three choices, and there is not a whole lot of reviews on the V300 available as of yet. Got it for Father's Day (Love Amazon's Wish List), and played my first round with it today.
Hole depictions were fairly accurate, and the ability to adjust/add lay up points, hazards etc. was easy and intuitive. Seemed very accurate. You do have to select what hole you want to play as it doesn't seem to automatically advance to the next one (easy to do, especially if you are using the built in score card).
Would love it if you could learn all of the features on a sample course while you are at home, as you can't do much until you are at the course.
Bummed July 28, 2008 7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm bummed about this GPS. I was pretty excited about it. Got it Friday, tried it for the first time today. And I'm sending it back.
GPS info to the green was accurate on 16/18 holes. The other two weren't even close - I was standing just off the green, and it said I was 100+ yards away.
But, even worse, the course layout information wasn't even close. Only one or two holes even resembled the holes we were playing!! More than half seemed to be inverted - showed me standing on the green when I was in the tee box, and showed me at the tee when we got to the green!! It was just the layout - the yardage showed the correct distance to the green, even though the picture showed it at the other end of the fairway.
Maybe it's just really bad luck on this first course I tried, but it was so far wrong that I'm not going to bother trying more.
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