Garmin Approach Z80, Golf Laser Range Finder with 2D Course Overlays, White, Model Number: 010-01771-00 (Renewed)

The Garmin Approach Z80 is very easy to use and has great features. I have also used the Bushnell Tour V5 and I prefer the Garmin. The 2D course overlay is great, especially when I play a course for the first time. The ability to see where the flag is relative to the layout of the green is also a great feature. It locks onto the flag very quickly and you get vibratory as well as visual feedback when it's got the distance. It also reads the slope to the pin giving you a more precise distance on which to make your club selection. The one very minor problem is that it takes about 30 seconds to boot up and identify the course I'm playing. Whereas the Bushnell is all optics and startup is immediate. However, that being said, if the Garmin was just an optical device, I would not get the 2D hole layout and the other information about the location of bunkers and other hazards. Using the Z80 makes golf much more enjoyable because I'm not looking for distance markers or guessing the distance from my ball to the pin. I recommend the Z80 for any golfer

Very good device. Battery life too short. Image stabilizer needed.

Advancing tech is very helpful for this golfer

Missing cable to charge or sync unit to laptop

Great product.

In many instances the device is just inaccurate. You would look at the green, it’ll show you front middle back, and then you check the flag, and you see the flag is clearly in the middle of the green but when you shoot it it gives you the same yardage as the front edge of the green 🥴. So many times it does this, makes you wonder how they tracked the course in the first place when they came to map the place. Battery life is ok, works about 3 rounds for me without problems. I’ve owned the device about 2 years now and I’ve written to them about how they need to map courses better but they don’t seem to really care, they expect you to just shoot the flag and go with that. But you paid to use the course mapping feature so you would expect it to be a bit more accurate than this.

My only complaint about it is that it takes a few seconds to “wake” but it’s still one of the best rangefinders on the market.

I would highly recommend refurbished electrical items from Amazon. This range finder is simple to use and accurate

I received the Range Finder but the Carry Case is missing

Found the fact that I had to re charge device a bit of a pain also no vibration when Scope locks on to flag, the 2 D overlay of the course is nice feature.

I was sceptical that as a novice golfer I was good enough to need a range finder of any description and that money would be better spent on lesson’s. However, whilst I’d say lesson’s are obviously the way to go, if you have the money for both then buying a range finder will take shots of your game overnight! And this is an excellent range finder! Easy to use and to navigate round, I can recognise which hole you’re on even if your playing holes out of order etc, and the pin finder and plays like features (easily switched off for competitions) are key to developing ones game. The battery easily lasts for at least three, 3 to 4-hour, rounds… and the auto on/off feature works well. This has been a game changer and is now always in my bag!