GolfBuddy Voice 2 Golf GPS/Rangefinder

I rarely take the time to tell people what I think about a product because everyone’s opinions are different. HOWEVER…..I purchased this last week and played with it yesterday for the first time. I was accurate as hell and easy to use. I compared it all round with the gps in the golf cart and it was right on.It takes a little getting used to in terms of knowing what buttons to push but I really enjoyed using it. I especially like the way you can measure the distance of your hits.There were a couple times in the round where I was playing with it and I kept setting off the voice. It was kind of funny because the guys in the other cart kept looking around as to where the voice was coming from.I also like the fact that I will never have to pay a subscription.The only way to make it better would be to update the software so you could keep track of your score too.Try it, you’ll like it.

Good to have the distances read out to you.

After 10 rounds: Seems accurate most of the time. But not 100% confident all of the time. Battery and charging less reliable. Only charges to 4 of 5 bars. Will last 18 holes, but not much more than that. Maybe the backlight drains the battery... who golfs in the dark? Why does this thing have a backlight? Too easily moved to wrong hole.

I don't write many reviews, but I am compelled to write this review to clarify some misconceptions that are clearly due to operator error. First, several people complained that the device is not accurate-- that it consistently underestimates yardage. Ummm.... this appears to be true only because the device is showing the distance in meters instead of yards. (I have inadvertently changed the measurement units a couple of times myself, but realized my mistake.) I have found battery life to be great. I can easily get 8 hours of use from a single charge. I suspect that those getting poor battery life have either a bad micro-usb cable (who ever thought micro usb was a good thing!!??) or perhaps a charger that is malfunctioning. I might also get better battery life because I do not use the voice. Another complaint is that it sometime reads the wrong hole if you pass a tee box or hit into the wrong fairway, and that there is no way to fix that problem. The device displays the hole it is reading, and it is, in fact, very simple to change holes being displayed--read the instructions before complaining, people! I have had my unit for about 2 years and have played hundreds of rounds with absolutely no problem. It is very accurate when compared to my rangefinder, which I now only use on unfamiliar courses to find distances to hazards. There are limits to the GPS--like all GPS devices, it reads as the crow flies so that severe doglegs are underestimated, and this GPS has no distance to hazard function. Having this GPS definitely speeds up play because it is continuously measuring distance as you move, so that unlike with a rangefinder, there is no stop, press a button and wait for a distance. Although I don't use it this function, it is worth mentioning that you can also measure the distance of shots after they are made. This is a basic unit, but what it does do, it does well.

Used to used the cheap gps watch range finders, made the switch to this. Clip it to my hat. Has every golf course I’m ever gonna go to pre-programmed, and it’s accurate! Couldn’t be happier. Voice feature is kinda nice sometimes.

It's easy to use and a great value for the money.

We have had Sky Caddies and ran into problems along the way. For the price, this is really cool and accurate.

It is a great little GPS and worked well.Good price for its value, light weight to keep on my golf cap. Voice guiding was great. The screen wasn’t bright enough to see much, and the pitfall is its battery however, kept charging but never filled (overnights or otherwise with off switch) and ran out in middle of 18 holes. Still debating if I would buy again.