Sky Caddie Breeze

Sky Caddie Breeze

by Larry Berle

In Fall of 2012 Sky Caddie introduced a new model called the Sky Caddie Breeze.  It is set apart from previous Sky Caddies, in that its more affordable and simpler to use.  It also has more limited features.

Unlike former Sky Caddies it comes pre-loaded so there is no need to load courses from your home computer before you leave the house. 

When I arrived at the course and turned it on, a couple minutes of searching and it knew right where I was and showed me the yardage to the first green.   It knows the course and automatically advances to each hole.  Now, that is as simple as it gets. One nice thing, for those of us with weakening eyes is the numbers to the front, middle and back of the green are very large and update quickly.

The breeze retails for $229.00 substantially less than their more sophisticated models but the information you get from it is also much more basic.  It does require a $19.95 annual membership, thus you have to sync it to your computer and register on line when you first get it.   I had trouble syncing it at first but a phone call to customer service fixed that.  In fact, it turned out the problem was with my computer and they had a technician call me who actually logged onto my computer remotely and fixed the problem.  That is better customer service than I am used to getting these days.

It has a “mark ball” button so you can measure any shot you take to confirm just how far you hit each club.

It comes equipped with “intelligent automation,”  with the simple turn of you wrist it  switches to a  scorecard screen where you can not only keep score but keep track of fairways hit, greens in regulation, putts etc.

The Breeze is also upgradable with three feature packs, depending on the extent of information you want.  Number one is a target list of distances to hazards and carry distances as well as displaying the green shape with major contours and the capability to move cross hairs so you can know the precise distance for short game shots.

The second feature pack gives you a birds eye view of the hole so you can clearly see and know how far each hazard is. There is a third feature pack as well.  Each of these upgrades can be purchased at www.Skycaddie.com. for $34.95 each and if you end up getting all three, you would have been better off buying their more expensive model of Sky Caddie. You can learn more details of the upgrade packs at www.skycaddie.com 

More information at www.skycaddie.com 

Larry Berle is a travel writer who writes on many travel topics but specializes in golf travel.  He is author of A GOLFERS DREAM: HOW A REGULAR GUY CONQUERED THE GOLF DIGEST LIST OF AMERICAS TOP 100 GOLF COURSES.   Learn more about his book at www.GolfersDreamBook.com and from there you can also access his travel blog.