SkyGolf SGX Did You Know?, Basic Green Distances, About Course Maps, About Full-Featured Courses

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Did You Know?

Since SkyGolf started back in 2001, until the release of the SGX, our Mappers have walked approximately 290,850 miles — a distance that is the equivalent of walking nearly 12 times around the Earth!

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Preloaded course maps will ONLY show the distances to the front, center, and back of the green. If you

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Ground-Mapped Courses For Your SGX

2.1 About Course Maps

Your SkyCaddie® SGX™ requires the use of maps to provide distance information on the device (also known as SkyCourses®). SkyCaddie uses the only method that Tour caddies use to provide distances to their Pros: we walk the course. With a course library approaching 30,000 maps, SkyCaddie maintains the largest ground-mapped course database in the world. No one else uses this method, because it is very expensive in terms of labor and money. But SkyCaddie invests thousands of man- hours and millions of dollars every year to maintain our ground-mapped course library because we believe your game is worth it. Our members trust the information that their SkyCaddie provides them, which is why SkyCaddie has remained the leader in this technology for the last 10 years.

Our course map library is growing daily. Whenever we receive a notification that a course layout has changed, we send a mapper out to re-map the course, so that our members have the most up-to-date distance information in the game. We update thousands of courses a month.

The SGX is capable of storing and using two types of professionally- mapped courses: 1) Basic Green course maps (also referred to as “preloaded courses”) and 2) Full-Featured course maps.

Professional SkyCaddie Mapper wearing our survey-grade GPS backpack while ground-mapping a golf course

wish to see other targets on the hole, or some of the other views as shown on the SGX packaging, you will need to use a full-featured course map, available through a SGX Membership.

Basic Green Distances

The front, center and back of the green for the hole you are playing show distance calculations based on a line of approach from the center of the fairway. Basic Green distances do not adjust based on a different angle of approach. This is different from IntelliGreen, which rotates the green and recalculates distances from your angle of approach.

2.2 About Basic Green Courses (Preloaded Courses)

The SGX comes preloaded with Basic Green information (front, center, back distances) for up to 30,000 of our ground-verified courses for 30 days. This allows it to be ready-to-play out of the box. Your complimentary 30-day trial period will begin once you register your device or after three holes of golf, whichever is first.

On Day 31, your SGX will only display the benefits that correspond to the membership plan you purchased. Should you choose one of our SGX membership plans, you will receive the Basic Green information related to the plan you

selected only for the region you specified.
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The green image used for the background for Basic Green

courses is NOT intended to represent the true shape of the green for the hole you are on; only IntelliGreen, IntelliGreen Pro, and HoleVue on full-featured course maps display the true shape of the green.

During the preload trial period, the scoring and mark ball features are available. However, the SGX will only maintain a scorecard for the round you’re playing (while the device is on), until a Membership plan has been purchased; then the number of rounds that can be saved on the device will increase to 10 rounds.

2.3 About Full-Featured Courses

Full-featured, ground-mapped SkyCourses are available only to SkyCaddie Members. These courses unlock the full potential of your SGX by displaying not only basic green information, but distances to hazards, carries and layups as well. Any feature on a golf course that comes into play or is typically marked is called a Target. When a SkyCaddie Mapper walked the course you are on, he identifed and recorded several tee, fairway and green targets per hole that you would want to know the distance to in order to choose the best club for your shot.

Almost all full-featured course maps include IntelliGreen and distances to hazards, carries, and layups. With this information, you will have everything you need to play your best golf.

Interactive HoleVue with Zoom may be available with a Full- Featured course map