Excellent video, speaking clearly, straight to the point, no wasted footage. Well done.

@LetsPlayThru

10 ай бұрын

Many thanks 🙏

Love your positive attitude on the course... I have had the S40 for a few years now and still really like it. This seems like a nice upgrade though if you want a bit more data.

This is a great video showing all the various aspects. Well done sir and great vibe (not too serious). Thank you

Just purchased it and can’t wait to use it.

I bought this watch it is amazing. The other stuff for sleep and recovery works well too.

Just bought mine. Comes in tomorrow. Cannot wait!

The Garmin s70 is looking like a must have!!!

Thank you. As an owner I learned a couple of tricks I wasn’t aware of. Still super happy with the watch. My Apple Watch has been collecting dust since got this.

Stunning piece of next level tech with the S70. Worth every penny if you are looking to improve your game. I waited 3+ years for this AMOLED screen. Now I just have to get 5 rounds in 3 days .... 😂 So the Caddy can kick in! Thanks Gabe for another great video!

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!!

Awesome. I didn't know how to use the features. Thanks

Well presented I have the S62, would love to upgrade to the S70

I ended up ordering the EPIX PRO GEN 2 in 47mm sapphire today...it has all the same golf stats as the Approach s70 i found out...hope i made the right choice...lol....thx again for your review

Think l have said to you before, Gabe, I'm amazed at the amount of golfers here in Scotland who do not have a watch or rangefinder. Having either really does help you save shots on course. Great video again 👍.

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

It’s def a game-changer

Nice review. I have more time to run than golf, so I ended up with the Forerunner 965. Had Fènix 5 before that. Was hoping for additional golf features on the 965, but not much difference. I probably should have waited for the s70, but I am a nervous golfer and probably wouldn’t take time to utilize all the features once on course. Garmin golf app could use some improvement. Should have a option for satellite view when reviewing shot tracking IMO.

It is a shame that the app for the shots tracked and rounds played is so basic/bad compared to Shot Scope or Arccos.

@theophilus5132

11 ай бұрын

I thought the exact same thing when I saw this video pop up on my feed. I have the Approach S62 watch and all the sensors for my clubs. I used the system for at least an entire season of golf and it was a frustrating experience, to say the least. I love the watch but the app is a bug-ridden mess even though it's been out for several years. I finally gave up and got a SkyCaddie GPS and it's great.

@NineEyeRon

11 ай бұрын

Golfshot is amazing for that

So, the more you play, the greater the accuracy. Hope you’ll continue to use it over the Summer and then do a follow-up report.

I want an S70 so bad, but i just got the Arccos system so I'll stick with it this year and look to the watch perhaps next year or if it goes on a big sale around black Friday or something.

Really solid review, Gabe. I've been waiting to see how you navigate the Fairway look and the up-and-down buttons to look at hazards pretty much covers it. I still think the ability to pinch and zoom would be better, however.

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

Agree

Awesome,still not in canada but will buy asa dispo🙂

Will you be having a look at the new Garmin Epix Pro which has been announced in the last 48 hours? Would be really interesting to see if it has all the updated new golf graphics and auto caddie features as per the s70. I love the golf features of the S70, but would appreciate it in a more rounded active package in the Epix Pro!

Quality review as always, Gabe. So wish I could afford that watch. Phenomenal screen.

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Ben

Great review. How would you say it compares to the Epix Gen 2 that you have reviewed also ?

I bought my S70 a couple of weeks ago and love it. Your videos are terrific and I appreciate the time and effort you put in to deliver quality content. I'm trying to find more info on some of the more obscure golf features of the S70 - like setting custom targets. I'll poke around with the watch on the course to see if I can figure it out. I switched from the Apple Watch / Arccos universe to Garmin. It is quite a bit different - but I am loving having the nice course layout on the watch face.

@LetsPlayThru

3 ай бұрын

Hit the big button and select view green. Then just move your finger to where the flagstick should be on the green. Enjoy!

@victorchelf

3 ай бұрын

@@LetsPlayThru I’m referring to the option to set custom targets. So, if there is a stream or tree that always gets the better of you on your home course, you can set a custom target and it shows up with the distance to target for that particular obstacle.

Looks great and can most likely help with decisions, just feels like a lot of work by putting all the data in screen by screen, after each shot and hole. If you could add the data all at once on one screen it should speed things along and be more appealing for me personally. But great video and review!

Great review Gabe. How do you handle punch shots and just general bad/chunked shots u do not want counted towards the clubs distance averages. Even chip and short approach shots for that matter? I have created a client b called positional shots that I am assigning punch outs and chips and shirt aprroaches to. As well as a shit shots club that I am assigning chuncked shots and thinned fliers to as I don’t want my averages affected by them. I do not have 5 rounds in with it yet so not sure if this is a good appt or not as the AI has not begun recommendations yet. Do u think this will work well? Any other suggestions? Other than this I am LOVING this watch. The plays like seems extremely accurate to me.

Nice review, I just received the MGI AI, I'd love for you to review it because I believe there's more to this then in the owners manual. Let's go 🚶

great video! can you track your putts stats with the s70? like marking where the flag is before your first putt, so it tracks how close you hit your 1st putt and then how many putts you make (or miss) say from within 5 feet?

Hi Gabe, great video as usual... Quick question, if you had the choice of the S70 or the Epix Gen 2 at a lower cost - which one would you get? Any reason to go for the more expensive S70? I hear that the Epix has the smart caddie features now... Thanks 👍🏼 ⛳

@josephmillich5541

10 ай бұрын

I have the Epix gen 2, and I will say, it's more of a daily driver, do it all type of smart watch. It does make use of the Garmin golf app, and it can keep up with say, the S62. It can show wind direction, pin pointer, all that stuff, but it doesn't come with the same course view, front-back-pin distances. The default screen gives you the front-back-pin distance, but you have to click through the settings to view the course, hazards, club stats, etc. I haven't been out with it all that much this year, but I did just get the Garmin sensors for my clubs, maybe haven't played enough with them yet for it to recommend clubs, though I do have stats from maybe 2 outings so far. To put it short, it gets the job done, and it's a daily wear for me, for just about everything. It's your typical smart watch with more enhanced capabilities, a little something for everything. The S70 looks to be more specific and convenient to the game of golf. If that's what you're looking for, the best of the best, go with the S70, but you can't go wrong with the Epix. Like I said, it gets the job done.

Man I’m really torn on whether to upgrade from my S62. The screen brightness and resolution looks so much better. Though I must question the sanity of the AI as it suggested Gabe hits his 3 wood to start … wink wink….😂

I have the s70 and am a bit disappointed in some of the features. It seems like the plays like distance doesn’t account for front or back pins so you still have to make an adjustment for that. I also took this watch on a golf trip and on 2 of the 3 courses I played the yardages were way off, like 80-100 yards off based on what the gps map in the cart was showing me so watch was pretty useless. I made sure the courses were downloaded and the software was updated and I even restarted it and changed tee boxes. Thankfully I had a rangefinder but I expect a lot more from this watch. The screen is great as is the battery life and the plethora of smart watch and health tracking features are great. I’ll give is few more rounds but I may go back to the s62 which is great.

Played Carrollwood the other day. Wish I had an S70 when I played it.

@LetsPlayThru

10 ай бұрын

Lots of water to contend with, it comes in handy for sure.

So I’ve been using Arccos for a few years and have lots of data built up. You reviewed the Arccos a year ago. Do you see an obvious performance difference between the two? I use the Arccos app on my I watch for distance but I like the phone app to view strategy because I can read it without reading glasses. Looks like Garmin only works on the watch. Is that correct?

One of my biggest gripes is I can't mark shots as OB or into hazard where I have to take a drop, and deleting/reallocating shots on the fly. It's a pretty simple function and yet somehow Garmin can't or won't implement it

@ryanr6240

Жыл бұрын

In a case where you drive the ball OB or into water should you select driver at the club promt? It seems it would throw average distance off but maybe help on dispersion accuracy 🤔

I never paid attention to the caddy on the epix. Last round I had medium length par 3 and it was telling me to hit a 5 iron and where to aim. I thought it was crazy but realized we were into wind, so gave it a shot. Hit the green pin high. Might be a convert now

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

It has really helped my decision making process. Glad to hear you’re trying it.

how does it get the weather and wind? is it linked to a weather app?

Nice I will have to upgrade from the s20. quick question what push cart are you using?

@LetsPlayThru

10 ай бұрын

Stewart Golf Q Follow

Rumor is epix 2 pro dropping in a few days. Doyou know if the epix 2 pro will have the same golf software as the S70?

How do you turn on shot tracker to the top of the screen?

Hi Gabe. This is £600 in the uk. That is very pricey. Great review but will give this a miss. 😊. Pretty sure you would have come up with all the answers without it.

I played my first round today with my S-70. I entered my scores but not the specifics like putts and if fairway hit. Do I have to do this manually now after the round because it’s saying I don’t have any rounds.

Do they ship to Canada?

Seems like a job to make sure you have to enter data through out the round vs just enjoying a round of golf and also now I would need to put glasses on so I could read the watch seems like a big pain. Although it has nothing to do with this watch I had a running watch from Garmin and continuously would loose signal in treed area’s or around buildings and garmin would not stand by their products therefore I would never buy another garmin product again

Does the Fenizx do most of this? About to upgrade my S62. Primarily for golf, but also running. Thank you!!!

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

Much of it, check out my review on that one

Is the ‘plays like’ feature like receiving advice when it is not a caddie?

Been wanting this watch since the release watching your video has made me want it more, plays like and virtual caddy is brilliant and miles a head of other competitors the only gripe is it’s way to expensive £599/£649 for a golf watch is ridiculous and we average golfers should fu*k these company’s off no way the price tag should be that much. Golf is the best sport in the world but it’s way to expensive to get people involved playing, I know so many people who love the game but play every now again because the cost of playing and the cost of good clubs to compete with others witch is sad in reality😔

Wish there was a good option for galaxy 5 pro watch

Why Is dispersion a rectangle and not a circle or oval?

Great video. I bought this and have played 5 rounds, but it doesn’t seem to recommend which club to use so don’t know why the virtual caddie isn’t fully working? Also the display is just the yardage, whereas on your watch it also has the hole map to the right hand side of the yardages. Any tips?

@LetsPlayThru

11 ай бұрын

Make sure you have shot tracking turned on. Swipe down to get different views.

One thing these devices are missing… practice range distances. The GPS should be able to map the target greens quite easily.

Is this legal in a competition?

Just ordered the s70 based on your review coming from the s62. Does it transfer my current bag with plenty of rounds in the app or does it need five rounds again with the new watch?

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

It should retrieve your rounds as long as they get synched to the app

Can this legally be used on the PGA ?

I have an older Apple watch and have been looking at upgrading it. I do currently use the Arccos app and like it (which has options other than using a watch). How does the Garman caddy compare to Arccos? Do you feel there is an advantage with one over the other? Looks like you don't need sensors with the Garmin, but they make things better.

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

Garmin and Arccos were pretty on par…UNTIL this new s70. I think it’s now a massive leap forward. You’re right, sensors are optional.

@ryanwalters694

Жыл бұрын

Will the across app work on a gen3 watch?

It looked like this included the slope - Would that be legal? - Could you turn it off? - The apps on my phone let me play without it.

Can you select specialty clubs. Or type in your own names, or is it just a list to select from. Clubs like 64degrees or 70degrees or a 9wood. Not that common. I use an old fairay wood/rescue that i dont even know what it is. Is there a way to select this club?

@LetsPlayThru

Ай бұрын

Yes you can customize the settings for each club

You say the watch asks you what club you used. Do you have to scroll or something in order to fill in the club you used. After every shot? Could take some time if it is your turn to hit again after a misshit. Short clubs and putts etc.

@LetsPlayThru

10 ай бұрын

Check out my video on the CT10 sensors. When you pair those with this, it’s a seamless experience

I have the S60 and need to indicate drive result, L,R,C. Does this calculate fairway and rough?

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

It knows most often, but every once in a while it will ask if it’s close.

I have a Garmin golf watch. It doesn’t work and can’t get it serviced

Can the wind/slope adjustments be turned off so it is legal for tournament play?

@LetsPlayThru

Ай бұрын

Yes

Hi. What if it will not recognize the shot. Is it possible to set it manually to measure and remember the previous shot?

@LetsPlayThru

5 ай бұрын

yes you can add manually on the watch or after in the app

If you regularly use your 4 iron for bump and runs near the green, wont the VC cut your average distance way down?

@vikesbenbetter

24 күн бұрын

You just wouldn't enter 4 iron for that shot. Pick and choose as you go.

Do you have to phy a subscription?

You just sold be my friend heading out to get one!

@LetsPlayThru

7 ай бұрын

Won’t be disappointed

But shots that arw not full shots will distort the data, ie a bump and run with a 8 or half wedge. Do you just not put the club in for these shots so it disregards them ?

@LetsPlayThru

11 ай бұрын

There’s an algorithm in the background that throws out big anomalies, so I’ve found it gets it right despite half shots, punch outs, and even bounces off the cart path.

@user-pf3cs1hg7h

11 ай бұрын

@@LetsPlayThru great thanks for that.

the pin positions change every day at my club which means i need to fiddle with my watch every hole. also some of the approach shots are blind so i dont know where to adjust it until im on the green. maybe i should move the flag on my watch just before i confirm the number of strokes? i usually dont even bother... its my least favourite thing about my s62.😢 .. 2nd would be whe there is slow play, i would like to easily do some extra putts or chips while i wait but they read as extra strokes.. would be nice if hitting pause was easier

@scottchapman3507

8 ай бұрын

Why would practice count as extra strokes? It should only calculate a stroke when a club is selected. Practice all you want and before your next shot just select the back button if you're on the club selection screen. As for the pins, until GC's start uploading their pin locations to a database these golf apps can access, this will be a thing for all apps/watches/whatevs. There's no clean way to keep up with where the GCs put the pins each day....for now.

@huddwah

8 ай бұрын

@scottchapman3507 the ct10s count a stroke when a club you have in hour hand strikes something. so if you take our a wedge om the tee and chip while you wait, jt will record all your chips as strokes for that hole

@scottchapman3507

8 ай бұрын

@@huddwah - ah ok, I don't use the ct10s, makes sense.

I hope Garmin will update the Epix 2 with this software. But I doubt they will :-(.

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

They told me they would, so keep an eye out for the update later in the year

Can you switch the shot type so it doesn’t affect my distances and read my 7 iron on a short pitch with my normal swing ?

@LetsPlayThru

4 ай бұрын

No, however it throws out the outliers and won’t affect your averages

@kevinschulmeister2054

Ай бұрын

In a situation like a bump and run3 with a 7,8,9,p, iron. I would think you'd just select a club that you dont even carry in your bag. So you dont wreck your averages. No.? Dos it eliminate the same amount of badshots as great shits to keep an average, cause my bad shots can be 50yards short and my great shots 20 yards long....plus i have many more bad shots than great ones. Im reallyvjust wondering how it can keep a proper average.

These feature like "view Green" and plays like 117. Are you allowed to use that in a handicape-based round? Competition? Would that be legal? You are not allowed to use slope so this cant be.. Can it be turned off?

@LetsPlayThru

10 ай бұрын

Yes, all those features can be turned off for a tournament

I don't see how this is significantly different/better than using an app like 18birdies??

Where ids the actual wind data coming from?

@LetsPlayThru

11 ай бұрын

Not sure but assume it’s an API call from a weather service

how is it getting that wind number

@LetsPlayThru

10 ай бұрын

Got to be pulling it from local weather services. I assume it’s an API call of some sort.

I have Gen 3 Arccos sensors right now. Do you feel like the caddy features from the S70 along with the CT10s will provide a better AI caddy experience? All of the courses I play near me have Garmin Contour data

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

It’s definitely the most advanced AI caddy I have used. With the CT10s it’s a seamless experience.

this is really nice but they missed the mark by not having NFC detect of a tag so you do not have to swipe and tap your club. other wise very nice

@LetsPlayThru

11 ай бұрын

If you pair with the CT10 sensors you will get that functionality. Highly recommend

And this is without the CT sensors?

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

Yes

It seems like you are constantly waking the screen up because it dims. Can you not see the screen when it dims? My s62 reflective screen is very bright in sun and doesn’t need to be woken up

@LetsPlayThru

11 ай бұрын

I can still see it when dimmed but just tough for the camera to pickup. I ended up changing the setting so it doesn’t sim so fast.

@islandsnow

11 ай бұрын

@@LetsPlayThru oh you did it for the camera. Does it affect battery life by a lot when you increased the dim time?

My biggest problem with these, at least in the past, is they don't allow for creative shots. Long club data is solid, but my data for something like a chip 7 or bump and run 8 are not separated from full shots. This leads to the device believing I average

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

Yeah,one suggestion I mentioned to the engineers is that we really need a way to get data on 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 shots with each club. That way we know how far a 7 iron punch out from the trees would go. I think we will get there soon.

@bradfortner8921

Жыл бұрын

@@LetsPlayThru It's a good idea. I guess I still struggle to understand then, if you already know to use the partial shots, and the appropriate club in those situations, does the device really play a role? To be fair, I'm a bit minimalist. I struggled to finally put a laser on the bag, but it's been nice.

@huddwah

Жыл бұрын

oh yeah, agreed. I think one of the other tracking competitors registers bump and runs separately based on distance to the green... Garmin seem pretty lacking in the app and advanced stats compared with others...

@NoPlayJack

Жыл бұрын

Brad, Arccos allows you to not count certain shots so it doesn’t skew your data incorrectly

@bradfortner8921

Жыл бұрын

@@NoPlayJack Nice, I only used it early on, and it didn't at that point (had another system with red adaptors that also didn't , but can't recall the name). If they've added that, good start.

Apparently the virtual caddie forgot to fix the pitchmark from your approach shot. :p

is there a subscription fee

@LetsPlayThru

3 ай бұрын

No

Great watch but $700 is why too high for me to even consider.

Seen you playing with Mr short game👍

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was really fun. He is a very cool guy.

Does it promote slow play? It seems you have to spend a lot of time playing with it instead of stay focus on your game…

112 lob wedge and 140 8 iron. As if...

I have now owned 3 Garin in different forms, why don't Garmin tell you that the battery can't be replaced, just use it and throw your £300 golf watch away after 3/4 years

I need a virtual player not a caddie 😂

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Nice. But I see a lot of 5 hour times for 18 holes. Move along!

Great, stuck behind a wrist watcher for 5 hours. Oh what fun this game is becoming.

@LetsPlayThru

10 ай бұрын

If I had a nickel for every one of these comments….the fact is, technology speeds the game up, it doesn’t slow it down.

9:31 Repair your pitch marks man 🙃

ugh pretty so we won’t even play. we’ll just sim virtual rounds with ai. golf getting a little too techie for me.

Good device but you'll be spending more time on the watch than playing golf..

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

Nah, I take my time to show you all the features. In reality it’s a snap.

@huddwah

Жыл бұрын

it takes as much time to write a number on a scorecard as it does to touch the watch after each hole. I do feel I need to tell the older crowd I play with what I'm doing though and I'm not trying to hurry them up by looking at my watch all the time😅

And I wonder how we've managed to play the game for so long .

@LetsPlayThru

Жыл бұрын

Well bit of a difference between playing and playing optimally my man 😃

@follyfour506

Жыл бұрын

Gabe I'm out to enjoy the game but surely we can only go so far. I'm 10 index been lower but I stop playing in late October and start playing again in the following March .. Every year I pick up from where I left off albeit lose a few yards , these gadget makers are having you over. Great channel though and I love your club reviews .

@huddwah

Жыл бұрын

in 6+ months I've gone from 30+ to a 7 hcp with assistance from all the Garmin gear. distances, course management, and things like diagnosing my over the top swing with the Garmin launch monitor have been things I've learned almost instantly .. without the tech I'd be completely guessing,.. or it would at least take much much longer

@rickhunter6513

Жыл бұрын

Hah, this makes it better. Then why even upgrade clubs and balls?

Talk about slowing up play......

You still got to hit the ball? Your handicap is your handicap for a reason!

700 dollars!? dear lord im too poor to be good at golf i geuss

and most important of all.....completely illegal in competition. You cannot get advice on slope, wind speed etc etc We have already had examples of players being thrown out of club comps using these devices...swearing the caddy is turned off then turning it right back on.

Apple Watch advantages are too great. Garmin should get out of the watch hardware business & port their software to Apple iOS/WatchOS.

@fivalive

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha ha. And how many times did you charge your Apple Watch in the past 36 hours or less? If you played golf probably under 20 hours from gps usage alone

@RolandDobbins

Жыл бұрын

@@fivalive - once. I actually only have to charge my Apple Watch Ultra once every couple days after heavy use.

the watch is trash! I had tons of problem and eventually had to return it.

@LetsPlayThru

5 ай бұрын

You may have gotten a lemon, I have no idea. You can work that out with Garmin. But for you to say the S70 is “trash” is patently false.

What about when you are finished ? Can you see on garmin connect all your stats??? Fairways hit, GIR, putts , ……….

@LetsPlayThru

11 ай бұрын

Yes inside the app you can see each shot mapped out as well as dive deeper into the stats.

$700 ???? No thanks!