User Guide

7
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!
C H A P T E R 2
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.
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.
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.
Basic Green course play
screen with yardages
Note
Preloaded course maps will ONLY
show the distances to the front,
center, and back of the green. If you
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.
Interactive HoleVue
with Zoom may be
available with a Full-
Featured course map
Professional SkyCaddie Mapper
wearing our survey-grade GPS
backpack while ground-mapping a
golf course
Preload Course expiration
message
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.