Staff Picks: Gift of Tech

To help take the stress out of holiday shopping, we’ve turned to our team to share their top gift ideas that any golfer will love.

Written by Matt McCallion, Assistant Store Manager, Winnipeg South Golf Town

What golfer couldn’t use a little extra help around the course? Whether you’re shopping for avid golfers or newcomers to the game, here is a list of some of the hottest golf tech and gadgets for the golfer in your life this holiday season.

Garmin Approach S20

The Garmin S20 is the go-to option for many customers seeking a GPS watch, as well as our associates at Golf Town. I love this watch because it gives you everything you need out of a GPS watch at a very reasonable price point.

The Garmin S20 makes a great gift option. Some of its features include: Autoshot round analyzer which tracks all your shots automatically, yardages to dog legs and hazards, Greenview display that allows you to choose where the pin is located, and you can receive smart phone notifications so that you don’t miss anything during your round. The S20 is offered in 4 colour options: Black, white, slate, and midnight blue.

Garmin VivoActive 3

A fitness and lifestyle watch that provides you with much more that just yardages on the golf course.

The VivoActive 3 is one of Garmin’s newest products that has a ton of options that suit anyone, not just golfers. This watch can be loaded with up to 500 songs and link wirelessly to Bluetooth head phones. It also provides over 15 different sports apps, including yoga, running, swimming, strength training and many more with preloaded workouts.

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Garmin Approach S60

My favourite item in the golf tech department! I love both the look and functionality of this watch. The S60 is the best combination of technology and style.

This is the ideal GPS watch for someone looking to use it as their every day watch as well. You wouldn’t know it is a golf watch unless you’re told. The S60 also comes in a premium option with a ceramic bezel and leather strap for an even more stylish look.

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Garmin Approach G10

The G10 is a compact, convenient, GPS option for those who don’t like wearing a watch.

A clip-on option for GPS units. Many golfers don’t like the feeling of a watch on their wrist during their golf swing. This is where the G10 becomes the perfect option. Its compact design clips on to your belt and is hardly noticeable during your swing.

Bushnell Hybrid Rangefinder

Laser rangefinder? Or GPS unit? Why not get the best of both worlds?!

 

That is what you get with the Bushnell Hybrid rangefinder. It has the ability to provide a laser measurement to a specific target, as well as a GPS unit on the side that reads the front middle and back of the green.

Arccos

This is the best there is when it comes to shot tracking and game improvement devices.

If companies like Cobra are so confident in the performance of the Arccos, why shouldn’t you? The Arccos is your personal, on the go, caddie. Arccos automatic shot tracking and analysis gives you “plays like” distances for any location on the course and tracks every shot you hit. Combine this with tour analytics and you will find your strengths and weaknesses much faster, leading you to lower scores. Each set includes sensors that can easily be installed on any set of golf clubs. It’s compatible with iPhone and Android and includes rangefinder distance to any point on 40,000 course.

Voice Caddie SC200 Swing Caddie Portable Launch Monitor

Now you can have a shot monitor like we have in our Golf Town locations but in the convenience of a device that is the size of your smart phone.

The SC200 Swing Caddie provides you with instant feedback when you are practicing at home or one the range. It gives you your carry distance, swing speed, ball speed, and has a barometric pressure setting for the most accurate readings possible.

Sun Mountain C-130 Supercharged Cart Bag

The need to be able to charge your electronics on the fly has never been greater, and electronics on the golf course is becoming more and more common.

Sun Mountain has once again shown why they are a leader in golf accessories. The C-130 Supercharged bag takes one of their most popular bags and adds and handy Phillips Power Bank with 2 USB ports. One USB port is standard and the other is for rapid charging, so your phone will always be charged up and ready to go.

Puma Soundchuck Mini Speaker

Music on the golf course has never been more acceptable and encouraged as it is today.

If you’re allowed to play it, it might as well sound good right?! The Puma Soundchuck Mini is a great option for out on the course. It has great sound, it is compact, and it has a convenient clip that you can use to attach it to your golf bag.

About Matt

Matt McCallion has been our Assistant Store Manager at our Winnipeg South Golf Town for two years now. He’s a certified Fitting Expert, so he’s the guy you want to talk to in Winnipeg for getting you dialed in on your new clubs. His favourite course to play is Greystone Golf Club. Motto on the course? “It’s always the club’s fault.” Sure Matt. Sure.

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