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iGolf GPS Review

I bought this for D, and worried that he would want a model with more bells & whistles (i.e. color display) I needn't have worried, this is the perfect product for him. Here is his review:

"I am thrilled with my iGolf Neo. I have owned it for over a month and it has exceeded all my expectations!

Size: It easily fits in my pocket, or securely rests in various locations in any riding cart.

Ease of operation: It is very simple to get yardages to front/center/back of green. If you know general pin placement, all that is left is hitting the proper club. The "shot" button is very cool when tracking your distances hit, so you can dial in all your clubs. Push it once from where you hit and again when you get to your ball - the Neo shows you exactly how far you hit it.The Neo covers points on holes (bunkers, creeks, water, etc) but also allows you to add points very easily or completely map the hole the way you want.

The biggest surprise for me is the power source. The battery life on this little gem is unreal! I walked 4 holes after first receiving my Neo just to check how accurate the yardages were and how many "points" were included per hole. Basically, just learning how it worked, I then played 6 rounds of golf without recharging the unit. After all of that, the battery indicator still showed 35% of it's life left. The higher priced competitors use 2-4 AA batteries and you're lucky to get a couple of rounds out of them before needing more batteries.

I have wanted a golf GPS for years but didn't want to spend $300+ and I was a skeptic (and somewhat apprehensive) about the Neo. Don't be, buy yourself a Neo! It makes the game much more enjoyable, much quicker (you don't spend time looking for yardage markers) - and you will be a better golfer. I am a bogey golfer and shot a 79 the second round I played with my Neo. What are you waiting for?"

I loaded the software and downloaded the courses for him. The initial set-up was a breeze, as was the downloading (though I would like to be able to select courses and put them in a 'shopping cart' to download all at once) I had a bit of a glitch when trying to get the courses onto his Neo at first, apparently due to an interrupted transfer. Whatever went wrong created a roadblock and I fought with the process for quite awhile before simply wiping everything out and starting over. Since then it has all been a piece of cake; quick & easy.