Garmin Approach G10 Handheld Golf GPS Review
The Garmin Approach G10 Handheld Golf GPS has all of the basic features that any golfer would expect to find including front/center/back distances to the greens and distances to the front and back of the hazards, layup markers and doglegs. It also includes a scorecard and stat tracking. Unfortunately, it does not have the more advanced golf features including color maps, slope compensation, and blind shot assistance.
The best Garmin handheld device is the Garmin Approach G80. The second best is the Garmin G8. The Garmin Approach G80 is better than the Garmin G8 because it has a larger display, higher resolution and comes with a launch radar. If you want learn more about the differences between the Garmin Approach G80, G8 and G30, then please read this article: Garmin Approach G80 vs G8
Why You Should Purchase the Garmin Approach G10 instead of the G80, G8 or G30
The Garmin Approach G10 is much cheaper than the Garmin Approach G30, G80 or G8 but it does not come with color course maps, aerial views of the course, slope adjusted distances or smartphone notifications. The G10 will only display the shapes and layouts of the greens but will not show you detailed graphics of the fairways, bunkers, water hazards and greens the way the G8 and G30 do. However, the G10 will display the front/middle/back distances to the greens, layup and carry distances to the hazards, and distances to doglegs and 250, 200, 150, and 100 yard layup markers.
Best Features of the Garmin Approach G10
• Compact Design – Sleek, Pocket-Sized Design That Conveniently Clips-On To Your Belt, Bag Or Place It In Your Pocket
• Hazard Information – List of layup and carry distances to the hazards And Course Targets To Identify Locations Of Sand Traps, Water Hazards And More. Each screen contains information for one hazard. You will have to use the side buttons to advance the screen to get the information for the next hazard.
• Layup Marker and Dogleg Distances – Layup and dogleg distances improve usefulness for the entire hole
• High-Sensitivity GPS Receiver – High-Sensitivity GPS Acquires Satellites Quickly To Show Distance To Greens, Hazards And Doglegs
• Green View – view the shape and layout of all putting greens
• Manual pin placement with side buttons – move the flag to the proper position to reflect that day’s pin placement using the side buttons
• Digital scorecard
• Stat Tracking
• Post-game analysis – The built-in digital scorecard with stat tracking makes it easy to tally the numbers for each round. When you’re done, you can save, review and use the included USB cable with your computer to upload your stats to Garmin Connect online golf community for post-game analysis.
• Display size: 0.9” x 0.9” (23 x 23 mm)
The Garmin G10 has smaller dimensions and an inferior display resolution than any other Garmin Handheld Golf GPS including the G8, G30 and G80:
• Smaller Display size: 1.5″ x 2.6″ (G8) vs 0.9” x 0.9” (G10)
• Smaller screen diagonal – 3.0 inch (G8) vs 1.27 inch (G10)
• Smaller Product Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth in inches) – 2.1″ x 4.4″ x 0.6″ (G8) vs 1.5” x 2.0” x 0.7” (G10)
• Shorter Length – Garmin G8: 4.4 inches vs Garmin G10: 2.0 inches
• Thicker design – Garmin G8: 0.6 inches vs Garmin G10: 0.7 inches
• G10 weighs less – Garmin G8: 3.97 oz vs Garmin G10: 1 oz
• lower display resolution – Garmin G8: 240 x 400 pixels vs Garmin G10: 128 x 128 pixels
Final Verdict
I think the Garmin Approach G10 Handheld Golf GPS is the ideal purchase for anyone who wants an affordable handheld golf GPS that comes with the most basic golf features. If you want something with a color touchscreen or distances to any location on the course, then you should purchase a Garmin G8, G30, or G80 instead.
