Garmin® Introduces the First Golf Product in Asia with the Approach™ S3 Innovative GPS Golf Watch
Singapore, April 12, 2013- Garmin Corporation, a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the first golf product in Asia, the Approach™ S3 innovative GPS golf watch – a stylish, rugged and waterproof, high-resolution glove-friendly touchcreen device that comes preloaded with 2200+ Asia 10 countries courses and counting, without subscriptions or fees. The Approach S3 is sleek enough to wear as a day to day timepiece and with features like Green View with manual pin positioning, distances to doglegs and layup points; customizable yardage points and digital scorecards golfers will have a “virtual” caddie with them during every stroke.
“With its new features, like the innovative Green View, digital scoring and design of the glove-friendly touchscreen, the Approach S3 creates a new advantage for golfers all over Asia,” said Tony An, Garmin Corporation Marketing Director. “It’s light-weight, it includes a round timer to keep track of time played and the color options will make it a talking point on and off the course.”
With the Approach S3, Garmin continues to make good on its promise toward free golf course information availability by offering 2200+ Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippine, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand courses and counting. Golfers who find they travelling to unfamiliar courses throughout the world will have many of these courses available right out of the box. Garmin offers free course updates throughout the year that add new courses and make enhancements to the current lineup to help ensure accuracy. Just as courses change, so do the pin placements – with the new Green View feature golfers can see a true image of the current green and the flag can be adjusted for the current day’s pin placement with the simple touch of the screen. As adjusted, it displays the distance to the pin, front and back of the green. To see the S3 in action, go to http://www.garmin.com.sg/m/buzz/sg/minisite/ApproachS3/index.html.
Weighing a mere two ounces, the Approach S3’s high-resolution sunlight readable touchscreen display provides large, bright numbering so that it does not slow down the game. The Approach S3 even offers layup distances. Golfers can add custom points on the watch that they want to measure or zero in on hazards or obstacles that may affect their shot, and zoom in for a closer look at the green. With eight hours of playing time on one charge and lasting up to four weeks as a day to day timepiece the S3 makes it easy to charge its internal battery. Its custom charging cradle is a small magnetic clip that fastens to the S3 with ease and can be set down with the peace of mind that it will be ready, with a full charge, to take to the course the following morning.
Keeping track of a player’s score throughout the round is made simple with the Approach S3. Golfers can review their scores right on the device, or download and access a printable version of their own round on their computer. Scoring options include Stroke Play and Stableford.
Furthermore, the sunrise/ sunset information is to provide you the reference of planning a golf play and tempo to prevent yourself from dim environment.
Approach S3 is the latest solution from Garmin’s growing outdoor segment, which focuses on developing technologies and innovations to enhance users’ outdoor experiences. Whether it’s Golfing, Hiking, Hunting or Geocaching, Garmin outdoor devices are becoming essential tools for outdoor enthusiast of all levels. For more information about Garmin’s other outdoor products and services, go to www.garmin.com.sg and Facebook Garmin Singapore https://www.facebook.com/GarminSG.
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