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Garmin S70 + CT10 trackers.
Have an S70 and love it as well. I bought a different strap off Amazon and it came with a rubber plug for the charging port, helps a ton.
Approach S70 is such a great everyday and golf watch. Only ever take mine off to shower and I don’t even need to actually do that since it’s waterproof. It is pricey but I’ve found it very much worth it.
If you just want to use it for golf, S70. If you want to use it for everything, the AWU. If you want better battery life, with a little less of everything but focused on more than golf, Fenix. I have the S70 and AWU. I only use the S70 on the course, and the AWU for everything else simply because I like the focus better on the S70 and I use the garmin sensors. You will probably have to pay a sub for the gold functionality of a S70 on the AWU, so you have to see if it’s worth it.
Garmin S70, love it
I also have a Garmin, use the Approach S70 and you can move the pin around and get exact distances to pin locations as well. Something you have to pay for on most Apple apps I believe. My buddies use range finders and I just move the pin to where I think it is on the map and I’m also +/- 1 yard or bang on with them. It does have some features like being able to read notifications (think the Fenix can send pre made responses) or answer calls on your phone. Spotify built into it so it’s handy if you don’t want to bring your phone to the gym or on a run etc. But because it doesn’t have a ton of features and apps the battery does last a long time. I can get 3-4 full rounds of golf on a charge or it’ll be like two weeks if I don’t golf. On the minimalist side of the Garmin I do appreciate features like sunrise/sunset times and weather. You can just scroll and see data very easily without ads or messing around. But if you want full connectivity from your watch then the Apple is the way to go. Just be prepared to charge every day/other day
S70, love it. Use it as my daily watch and it’s smart enough that is has some features I like but not smart enough that my battery needs to be charged everyday. I can get messages on this watch but not respond to them, I think the Fenix can send some responses. The S70 is fantastic for golf though. I can move the pin around and get pretty spot on yardages, buddies with Apple Watches only get front middle back yardages and have to pull out their rangefinders and we’re always within a yard of other but I get there faster
I have an S70, and love it for golf. I enjoy the golf features quite a bit. The only issue is that newer courses aren't on there and it's very tricky to get them loaded on. I played Pinehurst 10 in April and it wasn't in the course library. In terms of the fitness stuff, I find that the heart rate monitoring doesn't work great for weightlifting, especially when you're holding on tight. I ended up getting a heart rate monitor strap to wear across my chest for workouts. The sleep monitoring, stress detection, and general overall feedback that I get from the watch is fantastic.
I have a Garmen S70. I wear it daily since it doubles as a normal watch and record all the other activities I do. Replaced my Iwatch and haven’t looked back. Love it!
I have a Garmin S70 and its phenomenal. Great everyday watch with customizable faces, but an absolute game changer on the course. I rarely use a range finder anymore because it's so easy to just look at my wrist to check yardage to the middle. I still shoot a bunker or hazard once in a while but its rare. It's super light so you don't feel it in the swing, battery lasts a long time between charges, and also great for tracking running, cycling, daily steps, and even sleep patterns. It's also incredibly convenient to have text messages pop up on your wrist so you can see them at a glance without pulling out your phone. I've tried a few different apps, using your phone on the course is a pain, slower to wait for GPS, hard on battery life, and something else to carry in your pocket that you don't want to be fiddling with.
This is a question I feel confident in answering. I have a Garmin S70 which is considered one of the best golf watches. I recently got an Apple Watch Ultra and wanted to test how well it would do in comparison. I've found that with 18 birdies premium, I've had a just as good, if not better experience overall. The best thing about the garmin is it doesn't need to be connected to the phone to be used for things like yardages, but it does need to be connected for wind data. The apple watched needed to be near the iphone to continue getting updates. The other benefit of using an apple watch instead, is that I don't need to keep track of my score with two apps. The real difference in my opinion is the battery life. Garmin watches last almost two weeks without a charge if the always on display is off. It's insane how long that watch lasts without recharging, but you lose out on a ton of features. It's a very bare bones smart watch. Apple watch has a lot more stuff and just better overall interactions with activity and responding to texts, etc. last but not least, the s70 works very well even with golf gloves on. The apple watch does not.
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