X5 GPS Watch Reviews

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“When it came out, it was buggy, but recent firmware updates have fixed most of them. At first, battery life was barely enough for one round, but now it might do two, if they aren't super slow. At first it collected a manual score, but did nothing with it, but now it is used to reconcile the round during edit and review. It still has a few issues. One is that the touch screen does not work in rain or mist. Another is that it doesn't handle shotgun starts, or starting on hole ten very well; it assumes that after hole 18, you are probably done, so you have to manually switch it to hole one. My biggest peeve is that, when putting, the touch screen is on, and very sensitive. Put your arm against your side or back, even for an instant, and it records a 2 putt par, with the pin located wherever you were at the time, and moves to the next hole. The more focused I am on playing well, the more apt I am to put my left hand behind my back when studying putts or repairing ball marks, so for me, this is very frustrating. On the whole, it's a very nice watch at a very good price. You get a tremendous amount of data about how much you are improving, and when you should focus your practice (for me, my current areas to target are drive accuracy, 100-150 yard approaches, and 4-10 foot putts). I started the year comparing to 20 handicap players, and now am comparing to 10 handicap, with a couple of strokes to improve before I move to comparisons to 5 handicap. If you can live with the faults, I definitely recommend it.”

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“For some reason the X5 was released without what was a vital feature for me as my home course has 9 holes with 3 of them having dual greens On the V3 I am able to see yardages to both greens and also the watch recognises which green I am on when adding my putts I first contacted Shot Scope in June about this and was advised this feature would be included in an update but no idea when As such I have reverted to using my V3”

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“There are many features on this watch, I sometimes forget to use them all as I just want to get on with the game. Such as penalty drops and putting counters. All can be edited later once round is downloaded. One of the better features are the green maps and being able to move the pin to an approximation. If you want to play 2 rounds a day, use a charge pack between rounds. Tracking the use of clubs in the course is only good so long as the club tags are working, so replace when necessary. The tee maps are sometimes wrong but you can alter them on your downloaded round. Support is usually good at sorting this too. I do like the statistics features at the end of the round, based on the day to your season. Also how your club playing distances help you think about what you need to play to those distances. I’ve just downloaded the ebooks, let’s see if they help me improve.”

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“Really liked the idea of the X5, took up the upgrade offer after being a V2 and then V3 user... sold my V3 to help fund the purchase of the X5, however, I've regretted that decision ever since. The V3 wasn't as expensive and worked perfectly even in the rain. The X5 is rendered utterly useless once it starts raining - the screen often jumps you a few holes ahead, or will start logging putts for you if you're on manual putt mode like I use, or it can sometimes shut itself off completely. I contacted Shotscope support who are usually extremely helpful, asking for a refund or if I could have it swapped for a V3, but they said they have no more V3's in stock anymore and declined the refund. Only positive, is when it's dry, the watch/yardages work fine.”

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“Touchscreen if hard to work. Battery only works for a max of 20 holes. I would love to use the watch as a everyday watch but with the low battery it is no good. Gives you great data on your golf game! Love the Dashboard online. App is so so…”

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“It is not without temperamental issues now and again, but it is an integral part of my game now and the latest update has taken it to another level. A special mention goes to the prompt and efficient folks on the help desk, when required. Worth every penny!”

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“I've used the X5 for a number of months now. I bought is at release to replace my V3. It had some teething issues at first, of which most have been fixed. But unlike my V3 i've had some issues with the X5. Tag breaking for no reason, charger no longer working. All were replaced without issues but still, it seems the build quality has slipped a bit. And the touch screen still functions poorly in rain, also rainwear covering the watch and dragging on the screen seems to randomly activate options and drain the battery. It's better than it was but not fixed completely. I would still recommend it but with some remarks.”

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