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I have the s62. No complaints, I love it on the course and I wear it off the course. User friendly operations as well. Your comments tell me it’s hard to please you so if anyone reads this, it’s a great watch you won’t be dissatisfied.
Thanks for watching. I wouldn’t consider myself hard to please, but I like to think I’ve given my honest review of the watch. My personal preference means I wouldn’t want to wear it off the course. I acknowledge it has some good and unique features and is a top quality golf watch, but it’s a lot of money to spend and I wanted to highlight that IMO the watch isn’t perfect, and the S42 or even the S12 are still valid options, as not everyone needs all the features they are paying for.
how do feel about the size of it? I worry its too bulky for my skinny wrists. but really love the features. Torn between the slighty slimmer s42 or this.
I have it myself, I believe it was worth the price( I’m not loaded by any standards) I am more than satisfied with the size and functionality of it. I took it to Big cedar Lodge last week and it really was of benefit for me. The auto caddie calculated the wind and helped me the adjust shots for slope, and blind shots. I didn’t load up paynes valley on my watch( I figured because it was a fairly new course but it did load on my phones app)and let me tell you I really missed having it. Only charged it once. Love all the other functions, maybe the heart monitor is slightly off at times because it needs a solid skin to watch contact but it’s fairly reliable. The guys I played with ended up turning to me for yardages by the end of the trip lol All in all I’m completely satisfied and I suggest everyone do their own research on it. If I had to rate my satisfaction it’d be a 4.8 stars. Two of the guys on the trip actually are now considering getting it 😅
I agree. I have had it for 3 summers and have the Garmin sensors as well and it’s great. I didn’t have a smart watch so it was a no brainer as I didn’t want to buy a mid grade smart watch and also a mid grade golf watch. I recommend it. The sensors aren’t necessary at all but they were a gift. The ability to review your shots locations and distances hit and of course distances and the wind is top tier.
I've had the S62 for about 2 years now and absolutely love it. I did pair it up with the CT10 system and the data has been exceptionally useful for me (having factual club distances has been great). I'm not sure how useful the system would be for a better golfer but at my level (bad), it has provided a lot. For a better golfer that already knows what he/she is doing, it probably doesn't have as much value (distances, course layout, hazards, etc). Being able to review your round after playing has also been helpful; I can go back and try to figure out a better plan the next time I play (i.e. why was I so aggressive on a shot when there really wasn't a reason to be). I think it has tracked 27 rounds now and I still find it useful.
Thanks for watching Aaron and taking the time to share your experience with the watch. I’m sure better golfers than us would still benefit from the data that gathers over time on the various parts of the game it tracks. I can see I leave around 40% of my approaches short, so I’m working on the course to reduce that 👍
Thanks for the video but i noticed few mistakes: the backlight does turn on when you raise your wrist. On my Android phone, I can actually control my music and media. And I can set up which type of notifications I wish to receive by using the Garmin Connect App. Overall i agree with you, good but pricey watch.
Thanks for watching Truth 72. I tried loads but couldn’t get the back light to come on when I lifted my wrist? Have you paired to an android phone, as I can’t see how you control the music when paired to my iPhone (EDIT - I’ve just been playing around some more and seen that I can control my music on my phone from the watch. To do it I had to swipe up and add the music control widget. I can now pause and skip, there’s no volume control that I can see. It seems the music control doesn’t automatically show on the main function when I start playing music like an iWatch, I have to swipe through the various widgets I have turned on to get to the control widget, then select it, and then I can control the media) Also I used the Garmin app. When using an iPhone the ability to control notifications is very limited.
@@GolfGuyReviews I set up backlight to 'Gesture always on'. Yes i paired it with Android phone and i can control easily all media including RUclips, Netflix etc. As for notifications, i set it up to receive only sms and WhatsApp messages but deactivated all other notifications. In Garmin Connect, settings, then notifications. Maybe different with iPhones.
Thanks so much for this. I've found the gesture setting, which I've turned on and it now works! However, with the iPhone, I don't have all those options for controlling the notifications, I have a single toggle which turns push notifications on or off. I can't control per app. I will add a note in the description highlighting these points!
Just a note to say I've now totally removed the parts of the video referencing the backlight and music controller. While it's far from ideal having to search for those options in the menu, and I never came across them during my review, they are clearly part of the watch. Thanks again for highlighting.
Had mine for about a year It’s a great watch but I agree it’s quite expensive The only thing I would have liked is to keep track of your average scores over the rounds and individual holes The battery life is absolutely insane I can usually get 3/4 rounds without charging
Good review. I have the S60 (I think that’s what it’s called) and I use front, middle and back yardage and very very occasionally the pin seeker / compass function which I agree can be really useful. I don’t use it for yardages to hazards and I don’t move the pin around the green as I can use a laser for all that. Nice to have all the gubbins but not essential.
Thanks. I took a look yesterday and the watch doesn’t haven’t a mark on it. That said I probably used it for around 10 rounds in total, so I can’t say it does mark up eventually I’m afraid, I just can’t put that much time into the review
Very useful video thanks. Having watched a few of your videos on watches you reference you have an Apple Watch but I can’t find a review video of you using it using one or a few of the golf apps out there. How do you find the Apple Watch for golf vs the S62? And what is your watch of choice on the course? Thanks in advance.
Thanks Chris. I used to use the Golf Shot Pro app on my Apple Watch series 2. Worked well, but would eat my battery to the point it would barely last 18 holes. It’s a tough call, as a new Apple Watch is slimmer and has much better everyday functionality if you own an iPhone (I currently have a series 6 that I use mainly for exercise as I’ve started an affordable watch collection so I wear mechanical watches mostly). But you’ll have to pay a subscription to get a golf app that comes close to the Garmin, and the apple watch’s battery will barely last a day after a full round. If you like the look and happy with the price. I hear the Apple Watch ultra is a better option for golf due to the better battery life. If you’re seriously into exercise tracking, feel the superior battery life or golf features are essential, then it’s got to be the Garmin.
The Garmin S62 does much more than golf. If you have a health care savings plan your Doctor can write a prescription to purchase this watch or any other health watch. In addition to golf, this watch does running, swimming, treadmills mine attached yesterday to a treadmill at the club, and bicycles it is great for that. All in all, I love my GS62. So bang for your buck it is a great watch. I also have a G945, both of these watches last forever.
i wanna get a series 8 apple watch so i think you have convinced me to just keep the S12 for golf and I'll get the apple watch as an everyday wear.....thx....you saved me money....lol....cheers from Canada
I don’t think you can do it on the watch after you’ve selected your club. You can edit it in the Garmin Golf app once you’ve completed your round and synced your watch
I love the watch, however there are issues with the index stroke on each hole when playing in stableford mode, incorrect points unable to see what index stroke the hole is. The problem has still not be rectified by Garmin yet.
So I currently have a Garmin Instinct Solar 2. I use about 20% of its features. What I want is - Golf GPS - Step counter - Heart Rate - Best possible battery life Whilst the S62 will probably be more than what I need for Golf it looks like it will give me everything above. If anyone has another suggestion based on the above would love to hear it
I think the s62 is the only one that meets your requirements at the lowest price….will be plenty of second hand options available too with the recent release of the S70
@@GolfGuyReviews Awesome appreciate the response, your video was great and very honest and detailed, but it does solidify that this is the watch I am after. Yes I just found a 2nd hand one for $350 CAD (half the price of a new one) Thank you for your videos, this has been very helpful
It’s great for yardages and the pin finder is good although I’m still not quite sure exactly how accurate that is, I think it would be greatly improved if you could see tree layouts on the screen. Especially when you’re trying to layup blind from the rough. Gives you something to aim at. Im a bit disappointed considering it’s meant to be a golf watch first. There’s free to use apps on iPhone/I watch that gives you more basic detail of course layouts
The new S70 has a more detailed map when it comes to tree locations. It’s a tricky one, as this watch isn’t perfect, and as you highlight there are free apps that can do certain thing’s better, but as a whole package it was the one to beat (but has now been overtaken by the new S70)
Thanks so much Dean, made my day! Thanks for the suggestion, I have it down on my list of video ideas, and I’m sure it’s one I’ll do soon. I used to pay for the Golf Shot Pro app, as that access to a decent iWatch app, but I was using a series 2 iWatch and the battery would hardly last a round! I’ve got a series 6 now so the hardware should hold up a lot better!
Mine was near £600 when it came out Playing like part is great though I have found. Great review and showed me a lot more. Thank you 😊also if I have to wind proof on I have to wear it above the watch.
As always thanks for the informative info as always. I have recently gotten the arccos smart sensors recently and I'm using the range finder on my wear os smartwatch. Would you recommend a smartwatch to go with the arccos system.
Thanks Danny. I’ve not used an arccos yet, so I can’t recommend a smart watch specifically. If the question is more generic, then yes that sounds like a good way to go, so long as you’re happy with the reduced battery life on the watch, and the cost of having a decent smart watch 👍
I have s62 and venu. Stress measurement on S62 is not trustable as compared to Venu. Also, body battery also not working on S62 while it is ok on venu. The weird thing is, this is my 2nd s62 because garmin replaced me with a new s62 one when I complaint to them the above issues. And the problem still persists. Also, last week, for 7 days, the s62 stops keeping my data altho it measures it. Im still waiting for the answers for my issues from garmin
Thank for watching 👍 yeah I bought the s42 on sale for £180 and I like it…. Then I bought the S12 on sale for £109 and really loved the simplicity of it. Personally, the S62 isn’t for me.
I hadn’t heard of the Venu (and the current Venu 2). Just googled it. £350 for the Venu 2 with an amoled screen (type of oled I think) and I assume the golf app gives your all the basic functionality? Seems like a very good alternative. I might have to buy one to review 👍 thanks for highlighting to me
You regularly make comments about comparing golf watches to your apple watch. But never seem to point out that the apple watch has no built in golf feature, no tracking tags, poor battery life when using GPS, and is expensive.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Many golf apps for the Apple Watch are free, across tracking tags that work with the watch are cheaper than the Garmin CT10 tags (although more expensive as an annual subscription), and as a watch is generally cheaper than the Garmin. Without watching it back at 6am, I’m pretty sure I highlight the poor battery life by comparison. But I don’t go into too much detail as this is not a full comparison video, I make the comparisons to give some context to the Garmin.
I have this watch, I loved it for the first few rounds, but the problem is I'm having more and more issues with it not advancing to the next hole, or the yardage freezing up in the middle of a fairway, not showing the correct yardage as I Advance towards the hole. I have done multiple updates via the website on a PC and it still hasn't fixed the issue. And in regards to the subscription, I paid for it for the year, and I'm highly disappointed that many of the courses that my friends and I play here in San Diego are not on there for the green reading feature, I have written to Garmin over and over again trying to get them to add these very popular courses, but with no response, and over a year, I don't see them adding any of the courses. Very disappointing Garmin. Decent watch when it works, but don't waste your money on the subscription
I have the Apple Watch and use V1 Game app which seems to be very similar (also subscription). I like Garmin and like a more dedicated watch for golf. But like V1 for the analysis of my overall game, improvement areas and overall round history. Anyone try both?
Yes, but I can’t remember how off the top of my head. Pretty sure I show it in this walk through video though - ruclips.net/video/rJBhTB5Ws6M/видео.html
Have had a Garmin S62 and CT10s for 18 months or so after selling my ShotScope V2. I regret that so much. The stats on the Garmin app are horrific. If I had my time again I’d have upgraded to a ShotScope V3.
Thanks for watching and sharing Steve. I’ve been thinking of doing a video just comparing the stat tracking between Garmina and Shot Scope, as you’re right, there’s a very clear winner there! You might want to check out my latest video, I review the new Shot Scope and there’s a chance to win one!
Thanks for watching and sharing Steve. I’ve been thinking of doing a video just comparing the stat tracking between Garmina and Shot Scope, as you’re right, there’s a very clear winner there! You might want to check out my latest video, I review the new Shot Scope and there’s a chance to win one!
I used to be able to see a map of my shots but that functionality seems to have gone away since last year. :-( I don' t use the golf club sensors, so i'm guessing they took it away to force people to use them. They are really unneeded.
I noticed mines has stopped tracking the shots also. I thought something was wrong with it and tried all kinds of things to get it back. How do you know for sure that they took it away? So now I need to get the CT10 sensors to show the shots on the map??
Very expensive (UKP £400, £440 or £600) "accessory" considering it doesn't fully track shots automatically (with 0, 3 or 14 CT10 included) and "stats" gathered are not that revealing. It does however fit within the Garmin Eco System and doesn't (currently) require a subscription plus the battery life is so much better than a premium "feel" product like the Apple Watch.
What you said about the pin for garmin pay is totally wrong. You only need to enter the pin each time you have had the watch off your wrist or turned the watch off.
Maybe because you're one of those 'unfortunate' apple phone users :P, but I have an Android phone with the Garmin Golf App and the S62, I can fully control the notifications I receive on my watch through specifying which apps can send notifications through the Garmin Golf app. Maybe you should just check out the app settings on your iPhone - but again could just be a limitation on the app for apple peeps
Thanks for watching Donny. Yeah I’ve seen the different level of options between iOS and Android. iPhone has a toggle that just say ‘push notifications’ where as android has far more options 👍 I’m gonna notch that one up to Tim Cook and his team 🤣🤦♂️
I've had this expensive watch for over a year and I wish I could say I love it... But I can't. I had a dated FitBit and wanted a golf watch. I decided to kill two birds with the same Titleist... Unfortunately, though there are some very nice features on the Garmin, it can't compare with some of the FitBit features. Garmin's screen visibility is nearly perfect in both high and low light. It gives a tremendous amount of feedback on your health, sleep rhythms, heart rate and a number of other factors. The way it handles step counting leaves a lot to be desired. You need to have the arm that wears the watch swinging while you walk or the Garmin misses a bunch of steps. I don't even need to put the FitBit on my wrist. It does a great job of step counting while sitting in my pocket. Lately I've also had a bunch of golf related problems with this EXPENSIVE watch that have me a bit steamed up... For instance, today I was standing right next to a green and the Garmin was quite sure I was still 65 yards away. It also grossly misread the distance to at least three other greens from the tee. I used a free app on my phone to bail me out. FREE AP. EXPENSIVE watch... What's wrong with that picture? It's also quite often totally unaware that you've complete a hole, have left the green, and are on the next tee box. This usually isn't a problem because you can press the "pencil" icon at the bottom of the watch to enter your score for that hole. Or... At least you USED to be able to. Apparently a recent update hosed that as well. Can you tell I'm a bit less than enthusiastic about this thing at this point? Don't hide it well, do I? If you're just looking for a golf watch, don't spend any time thinking about this one. If you're looking for a watch that does pretty much everything, this one, crippled as it sometimes is, has to be in the running. I've looked at all other watches that might be able to do all that this one can... and found that there really aren't any. Well... It's an imperfect product, but it is what it is...
I have this watch. Takes way too much time to keep up with all it can do. The people behind you would kick your azz. If you had 6 hours to play, fine. You will never use all this can do nor will 99% of golfers use more than distance to pin, front and back of green distance. Buy a good rangefinder and be done.
The Garmin S62 sucks it’s not realistic or Reliable. For the money it should have been better. Never on point with yardage or shot yardage big waste of money
Took me just 10 minutes at home to conclude that this watch is absolute garbage... and they have the cheek to demand a premium for additional features to an overpriced product anyway. It's going back.
I think it’s a fair point to make, appreciate the Garmin is a dedicated golf watch, but it boasts a lot of off course functionally, which simply isn’t up to usability of an Apple Watch, which many people will already have or be considering as an alternative. I appreciate your concern over my small wrists, but there’s really no need to worry, I’ll get by, one day at a time.
@@GolfGuyReviews my point is a negative review for a product you haven’t really tested thoroughly can have a big impact on a product’s sales and perception. I’m an Apple guy, have been since the very first iPhone and am currently on the 13. Their phones are excellent, hardly ever crash or need rebooting, no malware, apps are clean and stay closed when you close them but their watches are a mediocre accessory at best. Sure they are choc full of tons of features, health and sleep tracking, calls, texts, emails, games and more…but their battery life is a day or day and a half at best. What good are all these features if you have to charge it every day. I had an Apple Watch SE 2nd gen and it was barely usable if you wanted to take advantage of all its features. Worst off I paired it with my Arccos system and the watch had 8% battery at the end of my round. Whereas the s62 gives me calls, texts, health and sleep tracking and full golf features with a battery that lasts almost 2 weeks between charges. If you want a nicer screen you can opt for the Epix but that’s $800 but will still give you up to 2 weeks of battery life! I do apologize for the wrists comment, childish and unnecessary.
Appreciate the apology and the reply but I disagree your assertion I haven’t tested the watch properly. I pride myself on giving in depth and honest reviews, far more so than many of other reviewers I see on RUclips. The s62 is a far more accomplished dedicated golf watch with a bang average screen that Garmin call a smart watch, when compared to an Apple Watch which is a far more competent smart watch with a great screen that can offer some limited golf functionality. I’m briefly highlighting that for some who already own an Apple Watch may not see the value in spending another £400 on the Garmin.
@@GolfGuyReviews not to belabor the point but it seems to me that if you had thoroughly tested the watch you would’ve mentioned that it comes with quite a few built in activities that you can track besides golf like walking, running, elliptical, cardio, strength training and treadmill. Not to mention how many other activities you can add via the Garmin app like yoga, biking, Pilates, HIIT training just to name a few or the other thousands of apps, widgets and watch faces you can add via the Garmin iq app…just saying.
There's an add-on for controlling more parameters of youtube that I use--has a SUPER HANDY speed up/down feature using the scroll wheel. When someone talks to fast for me, I slow them down by 0.1x increments, if they talk too slow or blather on too much, I crank the speed up. Maybe there's an add-on or app for your device.
@@GolfGuyReviews Dialects tend to make speed more critical for those unfamiliar with hearing words shaped differently. Some of you UK chaps are difficult on my Yankee ears (and the likewise I'm sure). Not you sir. Carry on.
I see, everithing is bad???WTF,u are a pro or ....?If u dont want this watch,probably u dont buy it, and I just turn my golf to a next level.Your comentary is not good ,I think never see your coments ever!!!!
Thanks for watching Jose. I'm sorry if you've come away with the impression that I think everything about the watch is bad, as that's not my opinion. I think this watch has some great unique features but also some frustrating ones, and I'm not convinced it's great value for money, especially for those who already have a good smart watch. I read all my comments, as I want ensure each video I make is better than the last. Some people have a different opinion to me on this watch, and that's totally fine. With 95% likes compared to 5% dislikes on this particular video, I stand by my views and am happy with this it. Thanks again for watching and commenting.
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I have the s62. No complaints, I love it on the course and I wear it off the course. User friendly operations as well. Your comments tell me it’s hard to please you so if anyone reads this, it’s a great watch you won’t be dissatisfied.
Thanks for watching. I wouldn’t consider myself hard to please, but I like to think I’ve given my honest review of the watch. My personal preference means I wouldn’t want to wear it off the course. I acknowledge it has some good and unique features and is a top quality golf watch, but it’s a lot of money to spend and I wanted to highlight that IMO the watch isn’t perfect, and the S42 or even the S12 are still valid options, as not everyone needs all the features they are paying for.
I have it and don’t ever want to play with out it. It works great for me, maybe I am just a little more serious about my golf game.
how do feel about the size of it? I worry its too bulky for my skinny wrists. but really love the features. Torn between the slighty slimmer s42 or this.
I have it myself, I believe it was worth the price( I’m not loaded by any standards)
I am more than satisfied with the size and functionality of it.
I took it to Big cedar Lodge last week and it really was of benefit for me. The auto caddie calculated the wind and helped me the adjust shots for slope, and blind shots. I didn’t load up paynes valley on my watch( I figured because it was a fairly new course but it did load on my phones app)and let me tell you I really missed having it. Only charged it once. Love all the other functions, maybe the heart monitor is slightly off at times because it needs a solid skin to watch contact but it’s fairly reliable. The guys I played with ended up turning to me for yardages by the end of the trip lol
All in all I’m completely satisfied and I suggest everyone do their own research on it. If I had to rate my satisfaction it’d be a 4.8 stars.
Two of the guys on the trip actually are now considering getting it 😅
I agree. I have had it for 3 summers and have the Garmin sensors as well and it’s great. I didn’t have a smart watch so it was a no brainer as I didn’t want to buy a mid grade smart watch and also a mid grade golf watch. I recommend it. The sensors aren’t necessary at all but they were a gift. The ability to review your shots locations and distances hit and of course distances and the wind is top tier.
I've had the S62 for about 2 years now and absolutely love it. I did pair it up with the CT10 system and the data has been exceptionally useful for me (having factual club distances has been great). I'm not sure how useful the system would be for a better golfer but at my level (bad), it has provided a lot. For a better golfer that already knows what he/she is doing, it probably doesn't have as much value (distances, course layout, hazards, etc). Being able to review your round after playing has also been helpful; I can go back and try to figure out a better plan the next time I play (i.e. why was I so aggressive on a shot when there really wasn't a reason to be). I think it has tracked 27 rounds now and I still find it useful.
Thanks for watching Aaron and taking the time to share your experience with the watch. I’m sure better golfers than us would still benefit from the data that gathers over time on the various parts of the game it tracks. I can see I leave around 40% of my approaches short, so I’m working on the course to reduce that 👍
Thanks for the video but i noticed few mistakes: the backlight does turn on when you raise your wrist. On my Android phone, I can actually control my music and media. And I can set up which type of notifications I wish to receive by using the Garmin Connect App. Overall i agree with you, good but pricey watch.
Thanks for watching Truth 72. I tried loads but couldn’t get the back light to come on when I lifted my wrist? Have you paired to an android phone, as I can’t see how you control the music when paired to my iPhone (EDIT - I’ve just been playing around some more and seen that I can control my music on my phone from the watch. To do it I had to swipe up and add the music control widget. I can now pause and skip, there’s no volume control that I can see. It seems the music control doesn’t automatically show on the main function when I start playing music like an iWatch, I have to swipe through the various widgets I have turned on to get to the control widget, then select it, and then I can control the media)
Also I used the Garmin app. When using an iPhone the ability to control notifications is very limited.
@@GolfGuyReviews I set up backlight to 'Gesture always on'.
Yes i paired it with Android phone and i can control easily all media including RUclips, Netflix etc.
As for notifications, i set it up to receive only sms and WhatsApp messages but deactivated all other notifications. In Garmin Connect, settings, then notifications. Maybe different with iPhones.
Thanks so much for this.
I've found the gesture setting, which I've turned on and it now works!
However, with the iPhone, I don't have all those options for controlling the notifications, I have a single toggle which turns push notifications on or off. I can't control per app.
I will add a note in the description highlighting these points!
Yeapp its okay hope he go through things that he wanted to research 1st.. instead of making the video without doing deep research..
Just a note to say I've now totally removed the parts of the video referencing the backlight and music controller. While it's far from ideal having to search for those options in the menu, and I never came across them during my review, they are clearly part of the watch.
Thanks again for highlighting.
Had mine for about a year
It’s a great watch but I agree it’s quite expensive
The only thing I would have liked is to keep track of your average scores over the rounds and individual holes
The battery life is absolutely insane I can usually get 3/4 rounds without charging
Good review. I have the S60 (I think that’s what it’s called) and I use front, middle and back yardage and very very occasionally the pin seeker / compass function which I agree can be really useful. I don’t use it for yardages to hazards and I don’t move the pin around the green as I can use a laser for all that. Nice to have all the gubbins but not essential.
Thanks so much FordF 👍 it’s technically a great watch, but not without it’s compromises
Great review. One question, Does white color gets dirty fast? Beside band cause I can always change it. Thanks buddy
Thanks. I took a look yesterday and the watch doesn’t haven’t a mark on it. That said I probably used it for around 10 rounds in total, so I can’t say it does mark up eventually I’m afraid, I just can’t put that much time into the review
Very useful video thanks. Having watched a few of your videos on watches you reference you have an Apple Watch but I can’t find a review video of you using it using one or a few of the golf apps out there. How do you find the Apple Watch for golf vs the S62? And what is your watch of choice on the course? Thanks in advance.
Thanks Chris. I used to use the Golf Shot Pro app on my Apple Watch series 2. Worked well, but would eat my battery to the point it would barely last 18 holes.
It’s a tough call, as a new Apple Watch is slimmer and has much better everyday functionality if you own an iPhone (I currently have a series 6 that I use mainly for exercise as I’ve started an affordable watch collection so I wear mechanical watches mostly). But you’ll have to pay a subscription to get a golf app that comes close to the Garmin, and the apple watch’s battery will barely last a day after a full round. If you like the look and happy with the price. I hear the Apple Watch ultra is a better option for golf due to the better battery life.
If you’re seriously into exercise tracking, feel the superior battery life or golf features are essential, then it’s got to be the Garmin.
The Garmin S62 does much more than golf. If you have a health care savings plan your Doctor can write a prescription to purchase this watch or any other health watch. In addition to golf, this watch does running, swimming, treadmills mine attached yesterday to a treadmill at the club, and bicycles it is great for that. All in all, I love my GS62. So bang for your buck it is a great watch. I also have a G945, both of these watches last forever.
i wanna get a series 8 apple watch so i think you have convinced me to just keep the S12 for golf and I'll get the apple watch as an everyday wear.....thx....you saved me money....lol....cheers from Canada
Glad to hear I helped you save some money 👍👍 don’t forget to subscribe 👍
I’ve got one and tbh I’d get the Apple Watch with a decent golf app. The yardages are probably a little more accurate with the Garmin tho
Hi! Would you happen to know if there is a way to correct a wrong club selected you inputted after a shot?
I don’t think you can do it on the watch after you’ve selected your club. You can edit it in the Garmin Golf app once you’ve completed your round and synced your watch
Honest review. Maybe the best I've seen for these watches
Thanks Ramiro, really appreciate that 🙏
I love the watch, however there are issues with the index stroke on each hole when playing in stableford mode, incorrect points unable to see what index stroke the hole is. The problem has still not be rectified by Garmin yet.
Thanks Kevin. I’m guessing you need to notify Garmin of the incorrect SI for your course?
So I currently have a Garmin Instinct Solar 2. I use about 20% of its features.
What I want is
- Golf GPS
- Step counter
- Heart Rate
- Best possible battery life
Whilst the S62 will probably be more than what I need for Golf it looks like it will give me everything above.
If anyone has another suggestion based on the above would love to hear it
I think the s62 is the only one that meets your requirements at the lowest price….will be plenty of second hand options available too with the recent release of the S70
@@GolfGuyReviews Awesome appreciate the response, your video was great and very honest and detailed, but it does solidify that this is the watch I am after. Yes I just found a 2nd hand one for $350 CAD (half the price of a new one)
Thank you for your videos, this has been very helpful
It’s great for yardages and the pin finder is good although I’m still not quite sure exactly how accurate that is, I think it would be greatly improved if you could see tree layouts on the screen. Especially when you’re trying to layup blind from the rough. Gives you something to aim at. Im a bit disappointed considering it’s meant to be a golf watch first. There’s free to use apps on iPhone/I watch that gives you more basic detail of course layouts
The new S70 has a more detailed map when it comes to tree locations. It’s a tricky one, as this watch isn’t perfect, and as you highlight there are free apps that can do certain thing’s better, but as a whole package it was the one to beat (but has now been overtaken by the new S70)
Great review really enjoying your honest reviews. As an Apple Watch user any chance you could do Apple Watch Golf apps? Hole 19 etc.
Thanks so much Dean, made my day! Thanks for the suggestion, I have it down on my list of video ideas, and I’m sure it’s one I’ll do soon. I used to pay for the Golf Shot Pro app, as that access to a decent iWatch app, but I was using a series 2 iWatch and the battery would hardly last a round! I’ve got a series 6 now so the hardware should hold up a lot better!
Mine was near £600 when it came out Playing like part is great though I have found. Great review and showed me a lot more. Thank you 😊also if I have to wind proof on I have to wear it above the watch.
Thanks for watching! Glad I could help 👍
As always thanks for the informative info as always. I have recently gotten the arccos smart sensors recently and I'm using the range finder on my wear os smartwatch. Would you recommend a smartwatch to go with the arccos system.
Thanks Danny. I’ve not used an arccos yet, so I can’t recommend a smart watch specifically. If the question is more generic, then yes that sounds like a good way to go, so long as you’re happy with the reduced battery life on the watch, and the cost of having a decent smart watch 👍
I have s62 and venu. Stress measurement on S62 is not trustable as compared to Venu. Also, body battery also not working on S62 while it is ok on venu. The weird thing is, this is my 2nd s62 because garmin replaced me with a new s62 one when I complaint to them the above issues. And the problem still persists. Also, last week, for 7 days, the s62 stops keeping my data altho it measures it. Im still waiting for the answers for my issues from garmin
Good review. S62 is too expensive IMHO. I have the S42 and really like it. Does everything I need…
Thank for watching 👍 yeah I bought the s42 on sale for £180 and I like it…. Then I bought the S12 on sale for £109 and really loved the simplicity of it. Personally, the S62 isn’t for me.
Thanks Kevin had one previously prefer using my s42 in conjunction with my laser
Sounds like a solid combination to me 👍
The non amoled screen makes this a miss for me. I have a garmin venu and it’s fantastic
I hadn’t heard of the Venu (and the current Venu 2). Just googled it. £350 for the Venu 2 with an amoled screen (type of oled I think) and I assume the golf app gives your all the basic functionality? Seems like a very good alternative. I might have to buy one to review 👍 thanks for highlighting to me
You regularly make comments about comparing golf watches to your apple watch. But never seem to point out that the apple watch has no built in golf feature, no tracking tags, poor battery life when using GPS, and is expensive.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Many golf apps for the Apple Watch are free, across tracking tags that work with the watch are cheaper than the Garmin CT10 tags (although more expensive as an annual subscription), and as a watch is generally cheaper than the Garmin. Without watching it back at 6am, I’m pretty sure I highlight the poor battery life by comparison. But I don’t go into too much detail as this is not a full comparison video, I make the comparisons to give some context to the Garmin.
I have this watch, I loved it for the first few rounds, but the problem is I'm having more and more issues with it not advancing to the next hole, or the yardage freezing up in the middle of a fairway, not showing the correct yardage as I Advance towards the hole. I have done multiple updates via the website on a PC and it still hasn't fixed the issue. And in regards to the subscription, I paid for it for the year, and I'm highly disappointed that many of the courses that my friends and I play here in San Diego are not on there for the green reading feature, I have written to Garmin over and over again trying to get them to add these very popular courses, but with no response, and over a year, I don't see them adding any of the courses. Very disappointing Garmin. Decent watch when it works, but don't waste your money on the subscription
Can you enter in clubs such as 7 wood?
Yes so you need to add the clubs you use to your bag in Garmin Golf app on your smart phone
@@GolfGuyReviews great. Thanks.
The problem in my country is sometimes the golf court change the green or hole position, and Garmin have not update the map.
Thanks for watching. Happens quite a bit, we’ve had a two holes recently changed on my course, will see how long it takes to get them updated 👍
I have the Apple Watch and use V1 Game app which seems to be very similar (also subscription). I like Garmin and like a more dedicated watch for golf. But like V1 for the analysis of my overall game, improvement areas and overall round history. Anyone try both?
Thanks for watching Sean, I’ve not tried V1, but if you’re interested in stats, you might want to check out my latest video 👍
Can you turn the caddie feature off?
Yes, but I can’t remember how off the top of my head. Pretty sure I show it in this walk through video though -
ruclips.net/video/rJBhTB5Ws6M/видео.html
Have had a Garmin S62 and CT10s for 18 months or so after selling my ShotScope V2. I regret that so much. The stats on the Garmin app are horrific. If I had my time again I’d have upgraded to a ShotScope V3.
Thanks for watching and sharing Steve. I’ve been thinking of doing a video just comparing the stat tracking between Garmina and Shot Scope, as you’re right, there’s a very clear winner there!
You might want to check out my latest video, I review the new Shot Scope and there’s a chance to win one!
Thanks for watching and sharing Steve. I’ve been thinking of doing a video just comparing the stat tracking between Garmina and Shot Scope, as you’re right, there’s a very clear winner there!
You might want to check out my latest video, I review the new Shot Scope and there’s a chance to win one!
I used to be able to see a map of my shots but that functionality seems to have gone away since last year. :-( I don' t use the golf club sensors, so i'm guessing they took it away to force people to use them. They are really unneeded.
Ah I didn't realise they removed that functionality. That's not ideal. Thanks for watching Dan!
I noticed mines has stopped tracking the shots also. I thought something was wrong with it and tried all kinds of things to get it back. How do you know for sure that they took it away? So now I need to get the CT10 sensors to show the shots on the map??
Very expensive (UKP £400, £440 or £600) "accessory" considering it doesn't fully track shots automatically (with 0, 3 or 14 CT10 included) and "stats" gathered are not that revealing. It does however fit within the Garmin Eco System and doesn't (currently) require a subscription plus the battery life is so much better than a premium "feel" product like the Apple Watch.
All fair points, thanks for sharing Simon
What is an iwatch?
I mean an Apple Watch
What you said about the pin for garmin pay is totally wrong. You only need to enter the pin each time you have had the watch off your wrist or turned the watch off.
Thanks for highlighting Zach, I'm sorry I got this wrong, I've removed that section from the video
Maybe because you're one of those 'unfortunate' apple phone users :P, but I have an Android phone with the Garmin Golf App and the S62, I can fully control the notifications I receive on my watch through specifying which apps can send notifications through the Garmin Golf app. Maybe you should just check out the app settings on your iPhone - but again could just be a limitation on the app for apple peeps
Thanks for watching Donny. Yeah I’ve seen the different level of options between iOS and Android. iPhone has a toggle that just say ‘push notifications’ where as android has far more options 👍 I’m gonna notch that one up to Tim Cook and his team 🤣🤦♂️
I wish they would vibrate 30 sec after each shot….
To remind you to enter what club you hit?
@@GolfGuyReviews ya sometimes I forget. They now do it after you leave that hole….
I've had this expensive watch for over a year and I wish I could say I love it... But I can't. I had a dated FitBit and wanted a golf watch. I decided to kill two birds with the same Titleist... Unfortunately, though there are some very nice features on the Garmin, it can't compare with some of the FitBit features. Garmin's screen visibility is nearly perfect in both high and low light. It gives a tremendous amount of feedback on your health, sleep rhythms, heart rate and a number of other factors. The way it handles step counting leaves a lot to be desired. You need to have the arm that wears the watch swinging while you walk or the Garmin misses a bunch of steps. I don't even need to put the FitBit on my wrist. It does a great job of step counting while sitting in my pocket. Lately I've also had a bunch of golf related problems with this EXPENSIVE watch that have me a bit steamed up... For instance, today I was standing right next to a green and the Garmin was quite sure I was still 65 yards away. It also grossly misread the distance to at least three other greens from the tee. I used a free app on my phone to bail me out. FREE AP. EXPENSIVE watch... What's wrong with that picture? It's also quite often totally unaware that you've complete a hole, have left the green, and are on the next tee box. This usually isn't a problem because you can press the "pencil" icon at the bottom of the watch to enter your score for that hole. Or... At least you USED to be able to. Apparently a recent update hosed that as well. Can you tell I'm a bit less than enthusiastic about this thing at this point? Don't hide it well, do I? If you're just looking for a golf watch, don't spend any time thinking about this one. If you're looking for a watch that does pretty much everything, this one, crippled as it sometimes is, has to be in the running. I've looked at all other watches that might be able to do all that this one can... and found that there really aren't any. Well... It's an imperfect product, but it is what it is...
Why would you Buy a Garmin watch that has NO trade up value
Second hand value seems to be a bit £200-£250 at the moment
I have this watch. Takes way too much time to keep up with all it can do. The people behind you would kick your azz. If you had 6 hours to play, fine. You will never use all this can do nor will 99% of golfers use more than distance to pin, front and back of green distance. Buy a good rangefinder and be done.
Is his wrist child sized or is the face that large?
Both, my wrists are child size and the watch is 47mm wide
The resolution is poor
I hope you mean the resolution of the watches screen, and not my video 🤣 yes the screen is pretty basic
@@GolfGuyReviews yes... the watch 😶🌫️
It’s called an Apple Watch, not an iWatch.
I’ve realised this since but thanks for pointing it out 👍 🍏⌚️
The Garmin S62 sucks it’s not realistic or Reliable. For the money it should have been better. Never on point with yardage or shot yardage big waste of money
Sounds like you’ve had a pretty bad experience with that Robert. I didn’t have the same experience, so can only share how I found it
Took me just 10 minutes at home to conclude that this watch is absolute garbage... and they have the cheek to demand a premium for additional features to an overpriced product anyway. It's going back.
Fair enough, hope you’re return went smoothly. Thanks for watching 🙏
send me a s70 pls ty
Not got one I’m afraid
It’s not an Apple Watch so why do you insist on comparing to it over and over. I’m sorry about your small wrists.
I think it’s a fair point to make, appreciate the Garmin is a dedicated golf watch, but it boasts a lot of off course functionally, which simply isn’t up to usability of an Apple Watch, which many people will already have or be considering as an alternative. I appreciate your concern over my small wrists, but there’s really no need to worry, I’ll get by, one day at a time.
@@GolfGuyReviews my point is a negative review for a product you haven’t really tested thoroughly can have a big impact on a product’s sales and perception. I’m an Apple guy, have been since the very first iPhone and am currently on the 13. Their phones are excellent, hardly ever crash or need rebooting, no malware, apps are clean and stay closed when you close them but their watches are a mediocre accessory at best. Sure they are choc full of tons of features, health and sleep tracking, calls, texts, emails, games and more…but their battery life is a day or day and a half at best. What good are all these features if you have to charge it every day. I had an Apple Watch SE 2nd gen and it was barely usable if you wanted to take advantage of all its features. Worst off I paired it with my Arccos system and the watch had 8% battery at the end of my round. Whereas the s62 gives me calls, texts, health and sleep tracking and full golf features with a battery that lasts almost 2 weeks between charges. If you want a nicer screen you can opt for the Epix but that’s $800 but will still give you up to 2 weeks of battery life! I do apologize for the wrists comment, childish and unnecessary.
Appreciate the apology and the reply but I disagree your assertion I haven’t tested the watch properly. I pride myself on giving in depth and honest reviews, far more so than many of other reviewers I see on RUclips.
The s62 is a far more accomplished dedicated golf watch with a bang average screen that Garmin call a smart watch, when compared to an Apple Watch which is a far more competent smart watch with a great screen that can offer some limited golf functionality. I’m briefly highlighting that for some who already own an Apple Watch may not see the value in spending another £400 on the Garmin.
@@GolfGuyReviews not to belabor the point but it seems to me that if you had thoroughly tested the watch you would’ve mentioned that it comes with quite a few built in activities that you can track besides golf like walking, running, elliptical, cardio, strength training and treadmill. Not to mention how many other activities you can add via the Garmin app like yoga, biking, Pilates, HIIT training just to name a few or the other thousands of apps, widgets and watch faces you can add via the Garmin iq app…just saying.
you talk too damn fast!
That’s me trying to go slow! But thanks for the feedback, I’ll take it on board 👍
There's an add-on for controlling more parameters of youtube that I use--has a SUPER HANDY speed up/down feature using the scroll wheel. When someone talks to fast for me, I slow them down by 0.1x increments, if they talk too slow or blather on too much, I crank the speed up. Maybe there's an add-on or app for your device.
@@GolfGuyReviews Dialects tend to make speed more critical for those unfamiliar with hearing words shaped differently. Some of you UK chaps are difficult on my Yankee ears (and the likewise I'm sure). Not you sir. Carry on.
I see, everithing is bad???WTF,u are a pro or ....?If u dont want this watch,probably u dont buy it, and I just turn my golf to a next level.Your comentary is not good ,I think never see your coments ever!!!!
Thanks for watching Jose. I'm sorry if you've come away with the impression that I think everything about the watch is bad, as that's not my opinion. I think this watch has some great unique features but also some frustrating ones, and I'm not convinced it's great value for money, especially for those who already have a good smart watch.
I read all my comments, as I want ensure each video I make is better than the last. Some people have a different opinion to me on this watch, and that's totally fine. With 95% likes compared to 5% dislikes on this particular video, I stand by my views and am happy with this it.
Thanks again for watching and commenting.