Garmin Approach G30, Handheld Golf GPS with 2.3-inch Color Touchscreen Display, Black

Great Product. I play different courses all of the time and this product never fails. It's easy to use and provides great information to help. you plan out how to play a hole before you tee it up.

Love the GPS and it works great. Only issue is that all the stuff it says it will do, won't work unless you subscribe to Garmin. I refuse to pay extra for those, so very disappointed in that and the fact that it didn't say anything in the info on Amazon that there would be in App purchases, etc.

I've now played a couple of rounds with this and love it. When turned on, within 20 or 30 seconds it recognizes what golf course I'm at and that I'm at the first tee. Using it is pretty intuitive so the learning curve is a breeze. If I play a golf course I've never played before, I'll use the "over view" screen to get the layout from tee to green. After that I pretty much go to the big numbers screen which shows your current distance to the front, middle and back of green. Going to that screen only requires one tap on the upper right corner of the screen. AND, I don't need my readers to see that screen. Most important, the distances are pretty much dead on.The one down side it has is that the screen sometimes has a lag when you tap on the screen in order to see another screen. It is not a horrible lag time but it does show up. Just enough to be mildly annoying. Hence the 4 star rating and not 5.

This is my second one and is the best gps ever! I have a laser one, but this little guy is easier to use and is very accurate! Like the way it just fits in your pocket, like the fact it gives you yardage to front, middle and back of green and also yardage in the fairways, and especially how far to trouble spots. Highly recommend!

Great little device from Garmin. Easy to use and read even though it is small. GPS takes a while to connect sometimes but overall works great.

Like - Battery life and ability to move flag on the green.Dislike - difficult to keep score, does not have the slope adjustment, touch screen slow response rate.will not update...it was shipped on April 5th I have tried to make it work properly and the return date expired on May 6th today is May 7th I recommend do not buy this.

Played my first round with the Approach G30 today. It started quickly and immediately recognized the course I was playing, but took 2-3 attempts to achieve a connection with the satellite, possibly due to the overcast and misty conditions.Took a few holes to become accustomed to how to properly navigate through all the options for scoring, putts, fairways hit and then advancing to the next hole.People with larger fingers will likely have a difficult time navigating through this device due to it's size, which is even smaller than I anticipated.My previous device was a SkyCaddie SGXw, which is noticeably larger than the G30 and a bit easier to navigate in my opinion. I decided to get rid of the SkyCaddie because of battery issues and the fact that it cost $50 per year to register to be able to use. The G30 has no yearly fees for usage and states it's pre-loaded with over 40,000 courses.Played 18 holes in approx. 3 hours and 30 minutes and still had 80% battery life remaining.The yardages appeared to be accurate, within 1-3 yards of my friends laser. Here are a list of the pros and cons.Pros: Starts quickly, noticed the course I was on quickly, yardages and hazards appeared to accurate, big numbers mode makes it easy to see distances for those of us with less then sterling eyesight, able to keep my score after a bit of trial and error, takes awhile to get used to it's smaller size, easy to view your stats via Garmin Connect, charges quickly, battery life appears to be excellent. Appears as though you could likely squeeze in 3 full rounds of use out of this device, if you're rounds don't take 5 hours each.Cons: Depending on the size of your hand and fingers, the small size could be an issue with being able to properly navigate the device, takes quite a few holes to feel your way through the device. Using the touch screen took quite awhile to adjust to, hitting the function you wanted didn't always work the first few times you attempted to use them.Overall I really enjoyed my first venture with the G30, my only wish is that this device be a bit larger in order to promote easier usage.I would recommend this device to most who enjoy a good golf GPS device, that's fairly easy to use and give you all the info and options for scoring stats, distances and hazards that you desire.UPDATE 4/3/17: Played my second round with this device, it again had trouble locating a satellite on the first attempt. After 6 holes it would no longer allow me to enter scores, putts, fairways hit/missed and a few other functions. It did continue to automatically recognize when I began playing another hole. It was quite frustrating not being able to enter my stats or even back out of the scorecard without having to hit the power button in an attempt to reset. Will contact Garmin Support, if they cannot fix remotely, I will be sending back this device. Very disappointed.UPDATE 4/12/17: Spoke with Garmin Support again on 4/11/17 and the tech states they have no ETA on the software update. I asked if Garmin would compensate me for lost usage, they state they do not do that. They suggested that I can purchase a G8 for an addition $100. I let the tech know that I already paid $250 for the G30 and the G8 is currently selling for less than $300 and why would I want to pay $50 more for a device that is retailing for much less, I received no explanation. To say I'm incredibly disappointed and upset with how Garmin has handled this issue would be an understatement. I had heard mostly positive reviews about Garmin's products and support, this issue makes me reconsider what I had read previously.

Distances seem very, very accurate. Small size makes it easy to put in pocket. I also bought a mount so the G30 can be secured to golf cart. With just a little "training", it is easy to operate and download courses.