I am now using the state-of-the-art SkyCaddie SG5 and loving it. It is the second most important item in my golf bag , after my golf clubs. It’s a great piece of golf equipment. There is a new brilliant, outdoor-readable color display for the patented IntelliGreen technology, which enables you to measure the full depth of the green from any angle of approach and shows distances for all targets and hazards on any of SkyGolf’s 24,000+ professionally mapped courses* . You can choose the theme that’s best in planning your next shot .

Features:

• 20 course capacity
• IntelliGreen Pro: Adds the ability to display distances to major tiers, contours, false fronts and mounds from a golfer’s angle of approach to the green
• Displays automatic depth of green from angle of approach
• SkyCaddie HoleVue: Displays a graphical image of a hole using SkyGolf’s reliable ground-mapping process (includes zoom function).
• SkyCaddie QuickVue: Quick, virtual road map to help any golfer develop a smart plan of attack on every hole. QuickVue is available on 24,000+ golf courses in the SkyGolf library
• Clock
• Digital scorecard
• My par scoring option
• Automatic shot distance display
• Rechargeable battery
• Easy, one-handed operation
• Automatic backlight
• Rugged , water-resistant case
• Includes travel case, car charger and screen protector

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Windows PC:

• PC with MS Windows 2000/ XP / Vista 32 and 64 bit
• 256 MB of RAM
• 4MB of available hard disk space, 512MB RAM recommended
• 2X CD-ROM drive (optional)
• Available USB port 1.1 or 2.0
• Internet access
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 or higher
• High speed internet connection recommended

Apple/Mac:

• MAC OS v10.3.8, v10.4, or v10.5
• Safari v2.0.4 or v3.0.4

How to set preferences for faiway targets:

• Turn on your SkyCaddie
• proceed through SkyCaddie start up screens: start, next, demo
• Press Menu : bottom left button looks like a piece of paper
• Scroll to Preferences
• Select Preferences: top left button
• Scroll to Target Views
• Click Select: top left button
• Target Views: Standard, Graphical, Expanded, Big Number
• Highlight each Target View that does not have a check market and hit select
• Press Exit three times and back to IntelliGreen view: top right button
• Select Target this displays your fairway targets: top right button
• Select view to pull up the different target options: top left button
• Expanded is a good course management setting.  It tells you how far it is to the target in the fairway and how far you have remaining to the center of the green.
• Select green to pull back the IntelliGreen: top right button

Annual Membership Purchase Policy ($29.95-$59.95/yr required for use of the SkyCaddie SG5):

*Professional-mapped courses available only through an optional annual Membership Plan; Users may map green targets without a plan.

Look for it wherever discount golf clubs are sold. Typical retail price at this time is $299.99.