The Approach S70 is the ultimate golf companion, delivering comprehensive course coverage—with over 43,000 preloaded courses worldwide—in a sleek, lightweight design. Available in two sizes (42mm and 47mm), this premium golf watch displays detailed course maps showing precise distance to greens, hazards, and doglegs, while the Virtual Caddie feature provides club recommendations based on your playing history and current conditions.
What truly sets the S70 apart is its attention to golf-specific details. The watch provides front, center, and back distance readings to every green, along with precise yardages to hazards. This is extremely helpful as sometimes you can’t even fully see a hole and have no idea that a water hazard is lying within distance of your next shot, so that overview of the hole is crucial info to have. The “plays like” feature accounts for elevation changes and wind when calculating distances, something that can be difficult to gauge on your own.
Beyond the thousands of preloaded courses, the S70 also displays green contour data to improve your putting strategy (Garmin Golf membership required). During our testing, the functions and how to navigate them took a little getting used to, but once we got that down, it was pretty easy after every shot just to twist our wrist to get our next distance. The AMOLED display has also been crisp and never difficult to see out in the sun.
At $699, the S70 is a significant investment, but for golfers who regularly play and want and easy way to gauge the shots to hit, the combination of golf-specific features and modern smartwatch functionality makes it a great companion on the course.
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