| Attack the Pin with a Golf Garmin | | | | around $50. Most cell phone providers are now |
| Forget about advances in golf ball design or club | | | | offering some type of golf rangefinder that also |
| making, the best new piece of golf equipment to | | | | comes with a computer program to keep score. |
| come along in years is the golf Garmin. GPS | | | | The handheld rangefinders work just like the ones |
| rangefinders are the rage and are easier to use | | | | that some courses have installed on their carts |
| than ever. Compatible with most cell phones the | | | | but with your personal device you can get more |
| new units can help you always get the yardage | | | | precise with the yardage as you walk right to |
| right when hitting an approach into the green. | | | | your ball. It not only will tell you the distance to |
| GolfLogix produces the most popular of the | | | | the pin but can alert you to the distance to any |
| devices on the market. The company first | | | | hazards on the hole as well; what it is gong to |
| introduced a hand held device about ten years | | | | take to carry the trap on the right or clear the |
| ago and has expanded to include applications for | | | | water on the left. The convenience is unmatched. |
| the iPhone, Blackberry and even the new Touch | | | | Once you start using a golf Garmin you will quickly |
| Pro. “We are dedicated to making our | | | | agree it is more valuable than any other tool in |
| application available on the widest range of | | | | your golf bag. It not only can help you get closer |
| GPS-enabled phones and HTC Touch Pro gives us | | | | to the pin but it can help you analyze your game |
| the market of Windows mobile users,” states | | | | to look for areas that need improvement. The |
| Pete Charleston, president of GolfLogix, Inc. | | | | score keeping functions of the units will store the |
| GolfLogix boasts of a database that includes more | | | | results of all of your golf rounds so you will learn |
| than 24,000 courses worldwide. They map each | | | | if you play par fives or par threes better. It can |
| hazard on every course and give you exact | | | | also keep stats to determine how often you |
| yardages so you no longer have to guess. The | | | | scramble to save par or how many times you |
| handheld stand alone device sells for about $375 | | | | three putt. |
| while applications for your phone are available for | | | | Written by Lee J. |