Garmin Approach S42 - Black GPS Golf Watch
Elevate your golf game with the Garmin Approach S42 GPS Smartwatch. This cutting-edge device features a sleek 30 mm gunmetal case and provides access to over 42,000 CourseView maps globally, ensuring you're always informed on the course. With its Green View feature, you can manually position the pin, quickly referencing distances to the front, middle, and back of the green. Enhance your performance with the AutoShot round analyzer which tracks distances of your shots automatically. Pair it with optional Approach CT10 club tracking sensors for even more insights! The Garmin Golf app lets you analyze your strokes gained, participate in leaderboards, and refine your skills effectively. This versatile smartwatch not only tracks your golf game but also monitors your daily activities, offers smart notifications, and features an adjustable silicone band for comfort. Water-resistant and equipped with a bright color display, the Approach S42 is the perfect companion both on and off the course. Embrace the future of golfing with Garmin's innovative technology and take your game to new heights!
Elevate your golf game with the Garmin Approach S42 GPS Smartwatch. This cutting-edge device features a sleek 30 mm gunmetal case and provides access to over 42,000 CourseView maps globally, ensuring you're always informed on the course. With its Green View feature, you can manually position the pin, quickly referencing distances to the front, middle, and back of the green. Enhance your performance with the AutoShot round analyzer which tracks distances of your shots automatically. Pair it with optional Approach CT10 club tracking sensors for even more insights! The Garmin Golf app lets you analyze your strokes gained, participate in leaderboards, and refine your skills effectively. This versatile smartwatch not only tracks your golf game but also monitors your daily activities, offers smart notifications, and features an adjustable silicone band for comfort. Water-resistant and equipped with a bright color display, the Approach S42 is the perfect companion both on and off the course. Embrace the future of golfing with Garmin's innovative technology and take your game to new heights!
Elevate your golf game with the Garmin Approach S42 GPS Smartwatch. This cutting-edge device features a sleek 30 mm gunmetal case and provides access to over 42,000 CourseView maps globally, ensuring you're always informed on the course. With its Green View feature, you can manually position the pin, quickly referencing distances to the front, middle, and back of the green. Enhance your performance with the AutoShot round analyzer which tracks distances of your shots automatically. Pair it with optional Approach CT10 club tracking sensors for even more insights! The Garmin Golf app lets you analyze your strokes gained, participate in leaderboards, and refine your skills effectively. This versatile smartwatch not only tracks your golf game but also monitors your daily activities, offers smart notifications, and features an adjustable silicone band for comfort. Water-resistant and equipped with a bright color display, the Approach S42 is the perfect companion both on and off the course. Embrace the future of golfing with Garmin's innovative technology and take your game to new heights!
Elevate your golf game with the Garmin Approach S42 GPS Smartwatch. This cutting-edge device features a sleek 30 mm gunmetal case and provides access to over 42,000 CourseView maps globally, ensuring you're always informed on the course. With its Green View feature, you can manually position the pin, quickly referencing distances to the front, middle, and back of the green. Enhance your performance with the AutoShot round analyzer which tracks distances of your shots automatically. Pair it with optional Approach CT10 club tracking sensors for even more insights! The Garmin Golf app lets you analyze your strokes gained, participate in leaderboards, and refine your skills effectively. This versatile smartwatch not only tracks your golf game but also monitors your daily activities, offers smart notifications, and features an adjustable silicone band for comfort. Water-resistant and equipped with a bright color display, the Approach S42 is the perfect companion both on and off the course. Embrace the future of golfing with Garmin's innovative technology and take your game to new heights!
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I previously had the Vivofit 3 and the battery life was waning after 5 years so I thought I would get a new one. I saw this watch thinking it would be great for my golf game and would be similar to the Vivofit 3. Unfortunately it comes up short in a few areas.1) the chrome beveled edge scratches very easily. Much easier than the gun metal finish on the vivofit 3. Within 1 week from normal wear I have one nick and 4 scratches on the polished chrome edge. Disappointing to say the least.2) You can't customize the watch face as much as the vivofit. The vivofit you can change the face style AND the color pattern, widget display on the watch face. On this watch you have to use the preset faces options and the default colors and widgets displayed on the watch face. ... MoreI previously had the Vivofit 3 and the battery life was waning after 5 years so I thought I would get a new one. I saw this watch thinking it would be great for my golf game and would be similar to the Vivofit 3. Unfortunately it comes up short in a few areas.1) the chrome beveled edge scratches very easily. Much easier than the gun metal finish on the vivofit 3. Within 1 week from normal wear I have one nick and 4 scratches on the polished chrome edge. Disappointing to say the least.2) You can't customize the watch face as much as the vivofit. The vivofit you can change the face style AND the color pattern, widget display on the watch face. On this watch you have to use the preset faces options and the default colors and widgets displayed on the watch face. Disappointing as well.3) On the Vivofit 3 you can scroll through the holes on the golf course with a simple swipe. On this watch you have to push the side button, then push up or down to switch the holes. Not convenient when playing a round with 4 other golfers waiting on you.
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I was excited to change from vivoactive 3 to the S42....thought it was an upgrade. But I did not review the product properly, it has no smartwatch features to help your fitness goals on day to day. For golf it is great and i enjoy using it when I play, but for day to day, or other sports it lacks any features that might make it useful. Does not even have a heart rate sensor. I wished they had a trade in program, but i missed the 30 day window and had to import because the garmin store in my country sells any garmin almost 30% higher than garmin online, so it is cheaper to import that to buy at the local garmin store. I am now stuck with it and want to upgrade to the fenix 7 but dont want to spend an additional 700 to 750 dollars. (900+ if i buy in the local garmin ... MoreI was excited to change from vivoactive 3 to the S42....thought it was an upgrade. But I did not review the product properly, it has no smartwatch features to help your fitness goals on day to day. For golf it is great and i enjoy using it when I play, but for day to day, or other sports it lacks any features that might make it useful. Does not even have a heart rate sensor. I wished they had a trade in program, but i missed the 30 day window and had to import because the garmin store in my country sells any garmin almost 30% higher than garmin online, so it is cheaper to import that to buy at the local garmin store. I am now stuck with it and want to upgrade to the fenix 7 but dont want to spend an additional 700 to 750 dollars. (900+ if i buy in the local garmin store). Again, for golf it serves its purpose perfectly but not suitable for an active lifestyle or someone focused on fitness. My mistake for not investigating it properly, but for the price point i never figured it was such a basic smartwatch.
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Love the watch. Found replacement bands on Amazon. Easy to switch out. Bought for the golf app though. Works like my g12 but better. I can keep score easily. Would definitely recommend. Also looks great w/golf or any attire. Battery life is also great. Keeps charge for a few days (would prob be more but I'm used to apple watch). I bought as an alternative to my Apple watch. Only complaint is that it doesn't communicate precisely w/my iPhone. Records steps correctly but, iPhone robs me og steps when it syncs. Garmin Connect app allows you to monitor your steps, works outs, calories, sleep, and weight. Really cool
| General | |
| Product Type | Sport watch |
| Supported Host Device OS | iOS, Android |
| Notifications | Calendar, incoming calls, applications |
| Navigation | GPS receiver |
Used Garmin Approach S42 Gps Golf Watch White Silver 010-02572-21
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Garmin Approach S42 Gps Golf Smartwatch 42k+ Preloaded Courses Open
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I previously had the Vivofit 3 and the battery life was waning after 5 years so I thought I would get a new one. I saw this watch thinking it would be great for my golf game and would be similar to the Vivofit 3. Unfortunately it comes up short in a few areas.1) the chrome beveled edge scratches very easily. Much easier than the gun metal finish on the vivofit 3. Within 1 week from normal wear I have one nick and 4 scratches on the polished chrome edge. Disappointing to say the least.2) You can't customize the watch face as much as the vivofit. The vivofit you can change the face style AND the color pattern, widget display on the watch face. On this watch you have to use the preset faces options and the default colors and widgets displayed on the watch face. ... MoreI previously had the Vivofit 3 and the battery life was waning after 5 years so I thought I would get a new one. I saw this watch thinking it would be great for my golf game and would be similar to the Vivofit 3. Unfortunately it comes up short in a few areas.1) the chrome beveled edge scratches very easily. Much easier than the gun metal finish on the vivofit 3. Within 1 week from normal wear I have one nick and 4 scratches on the polished chrome edge. Disappointing to say the least.2) You can't customize the watch face as much as the vivofit. The vivofit you can change the face style AND the color pattern, widget display on the watch face. On this watch you have to use the preset faces options and the default colors and widgets displayed on the watch face. Disappointing as well.3) On the Vivofit 3 you can scroll through the holes on the golf course with a simple swipe. On this watch you have to push the side button, then push up or down to switch the holes. Not convenient when playing a round with 4 other golfers waiting on you.
I was excited to change from vivoactive 3 to the S42....thought it was an upgrade. But I did not review the product properly, it has no smartwatch features to help your fitness goals on day to day. For golf it is great and i enjoy using it when I play, but for day to day, or other sports it lacks any features that might make it useful. Does not even have a heart rate sensor. I wished they had a trade in program, but i missed the 30 day window and had to import because the garmin store in my country sells any garmin almost 30% higher than garmin online, so it is cheaper to import that to buy at the local garmin store. I am now stuck with it and want to upgrade to the fenix 7 but dont want to spend an additional 700 to 750 dollars. (900+ if i buy in the local garmin ... MoreI was excited to change from vivoactive 3 to the S42....thought it was an upgrade. But I did not review the product properly, it has no smartwatch features to help your fitness goals on day to day. For golf it is great and i enjoy using it when I play, but for day to day, or other sports it lacks any features that might make it useful. Does not even have a heart rate sensor. I wished they had a trade in program, but i missed the 30 day window and had to import because the garmin store in my country sells any garmin almost 30% higher than garmin online, so it is cheaper to import that to buy at the local garmin store. I am now stuck with it and want to upgrade to the fenix 7 but dont want to spend an additional 700 to 750 dollars. (900+ if i buy in the local garmin store). Again, for golf it serves its purpose perfectly but not suitable for an active lifestyle or someone focused on fitness. My mistake for not investigating it properly, but for the price point i never figured it was such a basic smartwatch.
Love the watch. Found replacement bands on Amazon. Easy to switch out. Bought for the golf app though. Works like my g12 but better. I can keep score easily. Would definitely recommend. Also looks great w/golf or any attire. Battery life is also great. Keeps charge for a few days (would prob be more but I'm used to apple watch). I bought as an alternative to my Apple watch. Only complaint is that it doesn't communicate precisely w/my iPhone. Records steps correctly but, iPhone robs me og steps when it syncs. Garmin Connect app allows you to monitor your steps, works outs, calories, sleep, and weight. Really cool
This watch is perfect for golf. Accurate GPS, easy to keep score. Love it. Far better than the arccos system I was using. The arccos flaw is tying the scorecard to the shot detection. Their shot detection misses several shots per round. That means your scorecard is wrong and it's a pain to fix in the middle of your round. With the S42, you manually add your score after each hole including putts and any penalty shots. It even reminds you to add your score when you get to the next tee box, if you forgot. S42 will auto-score for you but it will miss the occasional shot so being able to override the auto scoring after each hole ensures score accuracy. It tracks your average and max shots per club. And the shot detection misses fewer shots than did arccos. Only complaint ... MoreThis watch is perfect for golf. Accurate GPS, easy to keep score. Love it. Far better than the arccos system I was using. The arccos flaw is tying the scorecard to the shot detection. Their shot detection misses several shots per round. That means your scorecard is wrong and it's a pain to fix in the middle of your round. With the S42, you manually add your score after each hole including putts and any penalty shots. It even reminds you to add your score when you get to the next tee box, if you forgot. S42 will auto-score for you but it will miss the occasional shot so being able to override the auto scoring after each hole ensures score accuracy. It tracks your average and max shots per club. And the shot detection misses fewer shots than did arccos. Only complaint is the shot detection with the putter could be better. Also love having all of the info I need right on my wrist instead of having to dig my cell phone out of my pocket 2 or 3 times every hole (arccos). Don't mean to knock arccos. It's just that Garmin has a superior solution.
I normally wear the Garmin fenix 6 and I really like it. I maybe play golf 10-15 times a year but had no interest in buying a range finder or constantly looking at my phone at a golf app, after all the whole point of golfing is enjoying the friends and the course. So I decided to give the Approach S42 a try. I have used it 3 times on the course and absolutely love it. Honestly it has improved my game just by knowing how far I am from the hole but more importantly actually knowing how far I hit each club. Super easy to use and everything I need for a causal golfer who didn’t want to spend a lot of money. For me this is a golf only watch as I tend to be very active and need the durability of the fenix, not to say the approach is not durable but I am not interested in ... MoreI normally wear the Garmin fenix 6 and I really like it. I maybe play golf 10-15 times a year but had no interest in buying a range finder or constantly looking at my phone at a golf app, after all the whole point of golfing is enjoying the friends and the course. So I decided to give the Approach S42 a try. I have used it 3 times on the course and absolutely love it. Honestly it has improved my game just by knowing how far I am from the hole but more importantly actually knowing how far I hit each club. Super easy to use and everything I need for a causal golfer who didn’t want to spend a lot of money. For me this is a golf only watch as I tend to be very active and need the durability of the fenix, not to say the approach is not durable but I am not interested in finding out. The brightness and color of the course on the watch is perfect even in the sun. It is easy to use and I highly recommend it. As far as looks it is on the smaller size for my taste, but it is light so it doesn’t interfere with my swing and it’s just big enough not to be your kids watch. It will track your steps but that’s it, so it’s not a fitness tracker in my opinion. In closing I say get it you’ll really like it and if you are a very serious golf maybe upgrade as I think this is a mid level golf watch. Also the customer service at play better is amazing I had a few issues with my fenix and they fixed everything very quickly with no questions asked, that’s why I bought the approach from them as well!
Have played 10 rounds with the S42, and I'm spoiled. The distance readings have matched Range Finder readings. A quick glance at the watch allows me to choose the correct club for where I'm standing, in turn, improving my game very fast. Also, tracking distances of drives, irons, fade, draw, straight... wish it allowed you to enter club swing when the gyro doesn't pick it up... when I do a half swing or less, it doesn't pick up... or putts to measure the distance... which would be nice. Not a deal breaker, as it helps me easily track my Fairways Hit, GIR, total putts, and score without much thought or hassle. Would recommend to anyone wanting some help learning distances, club consistency, and with the app, to easily track your scores over multiple games. The app ... MoreHave played 10 rounds with the S42, and I'm spoiled. The distance readings have matched Range Finder readings. A quick glance at the watch allows me to choose the correct club for where I'm standing, in turn, improving my game very fast. Also, tracking distances of drives, irons, fade, draw, straight... wish it allowed you to enter club swing when the gyro doesn't pick it up... when I do a half swing or less, it doesn't pick up... or putts to measure the distance... which would be nice. Not a deal breaker, as it helps me easily track my Fairways Hit, GIR, total putts, and score without much thought or hassle. Would recommend to anyone wanting some help learning distances, club consistency, and with the app, to easily track your scores over multiple games. The app also help you track your ball landing zones based on club, longest hit, and average hit per club... key for improving your course management. Can't improve if you don't know where to work.
I bought this to help me learn what distances I was getting from each club. Auto shot is supposed to detect your swing and then ask what club you hit. But it doesn’t work for me. Garmin support was great, but unable to solve the problem. Spending another couple of hundred for sensors was their only solution. They did offer a discount on the sensors (which I haven’t received yet, but still hopeful they deliver on that offer). I am a new older female golfer and the watch does work properly for my husband, so it’s likely my swing speed. I doubt I’m that unusual a demographic though so not sure why they don’t fix it or at least disclose it. I’m keeping the watch because I do love it and am okay tracking manually. I do think they should be more transparent about the ... MoreI bought this to help me learn what distances I was getting from each club. Auto shot is supposed to detect your swing and then ask what club you hit. But it doesn’t work for me. Garmin support was great, but unable to solve the problem. Spending another couple of hundred for sensors was their only solution. They did offer a discount on the sensors (which I haven’t received yet, but still hopeful they deliver on that offer). I am a new older female golfer and the watch does work properly for my husband, so it’s likely my swing speed. I doubt I’m that unusual a demographic though so not sure why they don’t fix it or at least disclose it. I’m keeping the watch because I do love it and am okay tracking manually. I do think they should be more transparent about the swing speed issue.
Posted earlier that I had issues wearing the watch on the inside of my wrist and had no response from Garmin. Finally, got an email and eventually talked with a Garmin rep. If the watch worked as well as their rep, I wouldn’t have any problems. Unfortunately, nothing he tried worked and I’ve discovered another short coming of this watch - using it in damp weather causes it to go completely haywire. I played 9 holes and scores were posted for all 18, with many of the front nine scores having been changed. The distances have been as much as 30 yards off. This may be water resistant, but it is affected by moisture.I’ve returned it under warranty because TGW won’t accept returns once you’ve worn it.
I got this watch as a gift to my boyfriend for his birthday week-long golfing trip to Orlando, and he loved it! Within a half hour, he had it set up for the course he'd be playing, and by the end of time he finished his first 18 holes the next day, he had mastered it. Also, he checked the accuracy against someone in his foursome who was using a scope, and he found the watch to be right in sync. Plus, le liked that it had other functionality such as pushing news updates, but only while he was not on the course.All in all, this watch was such an improvement over having to constantly pull out and wake up his phone while playing. And the battery life was fantastic as well. Oh, and the presentation of the gift box was also great. Best golf birthday present ever!
My main issue with this watch centers around the capacitive touch display. I wear the watch on the inside of my wrist and doing so causes the display to change/scroll by itself. (I don’t know how or why, just that it does and it’s very irritating.) I’ve had it scroll to the pin location screen and alter the location of the flag without being aware of it. Just to experiment, I tried wearing it on the outside of my wrist and everything seems to work fine.Another issue revolves around the yardages displayed. Most of the time their fairly accurate, but at times their as much as 30 yards off. I no longer trust this watch for approach distances and use a range finder - way too many shots come up short or fly the green only to find out the yardages were 20-30 yards ... MoreMy main issue with this watch centers around the capacitive touch display. I wear the watch on the inside of my wrist and doing so causes the display to change/scroll by itself. (I don’t know how or why, just that it does and it’s very irritating.) I’ve had it scroll to the pin location screen and alter the location of the flag without being aware of it. Just to experiment, I tried wearing it on the outside of my wrist and everything seems to work fine.Another issue revolves around the yardages displayed. Most of the time their fairly accurate, but at times their as much as 30 yards off. I no longer trust this watch for approach distances and use a range finder - way too many shots come up short or fly the green only to find out the yardages were 20-30 yards off.My final issue has to do with how complicated the watch is. I’m sure a five year old could figure it out without difficulty, but I’m forced to go online to figure out how to change some of the settings and to troubleshoot issues that I wouldn’t have expected to have.The watch appears to be well made, though some of the features seem really gimmicky.Personally, I’d send it back, but since I’ve worn it TGW won’t take it back and since it’s not considered defective the warranty won’t cover it.I’ve tried contacting Garmin on three separate occasions regarding the issues with this device without reply. Don’t believe the reply from Jenny, Garmin has shown absolutely no interest in discussing this further.
| General | |
| Product Type | Sport watch |
| Supported Host Device OS | iOS, Android |
| Notifications | Calendar, incoming calls, applications |
| Navigation | GPS receiver |
