Garmin Approach S50 GPS Golf Watch

About This Item

Garmin's got your game with Approach® S50, the GPS golf watch that gives you what you need on the course and beyond. Its slim, lightweight design and ComfortFit nylon strap make it an easy all-day wear. Its bright 1.2” AMOLED display makes it easy to see key yardages to the green, hazards, doglegs and Playslike Distance on 43,000+ preloaded courses worldwide. Off the course, stay on top of your health with activity profiles for strength, yoga and running — plus heart rate and advanced sleep monitoring (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked.

FEATURES

  • Stunning 1.2” color AMOLED display brings 43,000+ preloaded courses to life on your wrist
  • Be comfortable on and off the course with the lightweight ComfortFit nylon strap
  • Battery life: up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and up to 15 hours in GPS mode
  • Get distance to the front, middle and back of the green and navigate bunkers, water hazards and layups with hazard view
  • Playslike Distance feature tells you how far each shot truly is, with adjusted yardage for elevation changes
  • Pair with optional Approach® CT1 or CT10 club trackers (sold separately) for shot-tracking capabilities, so you have a clearer picture of which parts of your game to focus on
  • Easily keep score as you play, and upload to the Garmin Golf™ smartphone app for stat tracking and handicap calculation
  • Improve your strength and mobility with preloaded activity profiles for strength, yoga, cardio, and more so you can hit the ball farther and prevent injuries
  • Get a more complete picture of your health with wrist-based heart rate, stress tracking, Body Battery™ energy monitoring, advanced sleep monitoring and more so you can perform your best on the course (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
  • Pay for your food at the turn with Garmin Pay™ contactless payments (with a supported payment card); listen on the go when you download songs and playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music or Deezer (subscription may be required)
  • With a Garmin Golf™ membership, you’ll get enhanced full-color CourseView maps for a more detailed view of every hole, green contour data and Touch Targeting for exact distance to any point

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • Approach S50 GPS golf watch
  • Charging/data cable
  • Product manual and documentation

SPECIFICATIONS

  • Battery Type: Rechargeable internal lithium-ion
  • Battery Life: Smartwatch mode: up to 10 days. GPS mode: up to 15 hours
  • Dimensions: 1.7" W x 1.7" H x 0.43" D
  • Weight: 1.0 oz (29g)
  • Memory Capacity: 4 GB
  • Brand : Garmin
  • Country of Origin : Imported
  • Web ID: 25GMNAPPRCHS50SLTGPS

REVIEWS

4.3
83%
Recommended

60 Reviews

Easy To Use !

Been very happy with my purchase of the Approach S50. Additional features vs. my old VivoActive. User friendly when playing golf, tracking daily steps or going for a run!

Only One Major Flaw

I been wearing the watch for nearly a month and love all the features. The only flaw - the strap loop connection. The nylon strap barely fits through the metal loop and you need a very steady hand and two teeth to grab the material and pull through the loop.

Great Golf Watch - Questions About Fitness Feature

I have been using my Garmin Approach S50 for about 2 weeks now. Love the features related to golf. My golf club has 27 holes and it easily detects which course I am playing. I like being able to input my stats and see how far I hit may ball. The watch is also very comfortable. When I bought the watch I was intrigued by the ability to track fitness stats. I am a long time user of another fitness device and was hoping to be able to have one watch that I could use for golf and would also track my fitness goals and stats. My one complaint is that the step count is significantly different than my current fitness device. I have been wearing both watches for the past 2 weeks and the Garmin is consistently 2000+ fewer steps than the reading I get on my current fitness device. Heart rate, activity levels and sleep metrics appear to be roughly the same and I am intrigued by the metrics like Body Battery. The device sometimes indicates I have taken a nap when I haven't taken one, but I just laugh and ignore that data. The step count being off so significantly is keeping me from stopping the use of my current device and this is why I gave a rating of less than 5 stars.

Before Use On Course.

This is the most poorly explained product I have bought in a long time. Even the sellers seem confused on set up and options

So Far So Good...

The Approach S50 was purchased because the Venu watch I was using would exhaust the battery in 18 holes, had to make sure it came right from the charger to the course. The S50 is much improved in regards to battery life. I like the fact I don't have to preload courses prior to heading out to each course. GPS figures out where I am. What I don't like is the wrist band. I don't have large hands, but struggle to get the band on and off. I'll purchase an after-market band that's both elastic for comfort, and opens with a clasp so that putting the S50 on/off is quick and easy. For the purpose of analytics, I do wish the score keeper tracked putts separately instead of one score for the hole.

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