GOLFBUDDY Aim W12 Golf GPS Watch, Premium Full Color Touchscreen, Preloaded with 40,000 Worldwide Courses, Hole Preview, Green Undulation, IPX7 Waterproof, Easy-to-use Golf Watch

Replaced my W11 when it stopped charging after 4 years. Couldn't reach customer service but figured after 4 years I could use a new watch.So, good basic GPS watch with nice color touch screen. Screen is bright at 60% level. It is brighter and clearer than S62 and LX5. Each watch has pros and cons and the W12 was my final choice.Built in scorecard is convenient.Bluetooth is a waste of battery life.It just connects to app for stats and not for updates. Have to connect to computer for updates.Shot distance is not automatic like Garmin.

Update March 17 2024. DO NOT BUY THIS CRAPBought Aug 2023.... = 7, yes 7 months of limited use.Many more problems:1) after 7 months (3 winter) I barely get 1 round of use before it's dying.2) it's starting to NOT STORE completed round info3) using the clock only it barely gets 2 days!!!MY $79 FRONT/MIDY/BACK device is my preferred one. This GB Aim12 is a TOTAL WASTE OF $. DO NOT BUY!The following was a few weeks after purchasing. The battery is garbage CHINA is dumping on America. Wake up.Bought a GOLF BUDDY AIM W12 with expectations that I would get 2 rounds on a charge, green undulations would be displayed for my primary course and navigation would be seamless.*So far I've played 2 rounds and both times I started with a 100% charge and ended below 50%. The rounds were 3H50m and 3H40M. Usually I play around 3 hours, which is relatively quick. Obviously I can not expect to get 2 rounds on a single charge, which was advertised (45 holes). Personally I don't care since I'll charge daily but some players do 36 holes a day occasionally. They won't be able to do that.*It was advertised that green undulations will show on "most courses". IF THEY know that "most" of the 40k courses will be displayed then they should have a list AND a link for potential buyers to check if their courses will in fact be able to be displayed.*The watch should seamlessly navigate from one hole to the next but on my preferred course when you leave the 12th green you go past the 10th tee box on your way to the 13th tee and the watch stays on the 10th hole. IT should go to the 13th especially when you're standing on it. Also, I couldn't get the "distance" feature to work but it's only been 2 rounds.Overall it's a good gps watch.

I have always used Garmin Golf GPS Watches, and when my last one quit charging, I decided to try something different. I was especially interested in the slope feature and green undulation screen.The watch setup is easy. I found the screens reasonably well engineered. I find the distances to be accurate. The green undulation screen is helpful and so much easier than a Green Book.The only issue with the package was that the spare wrist band was missing some pieces.I’m a little worried about the durability of the clips that hold the wrist strap on. They seem very fragile.My only complaint is that the iPhone app only manages getting the courses you want on the phone. It does not collect info on your rounds. That’s a big miss. I don’t mind that it doesn’t get the courses directly to the watch because this extra step makes the watch gear up faster than Garmin.I am concerned about battery life. They tout 11 hours which is BS. When I first got the watch, after a 4 hour round it wad down to 50%. After a couple of months, it in the low 20's. Not good.I enter my score on each hole and the number of putts. At the end of the round, it shows the score summary, but I haven’t found a way to see the putt count.The user manual was ok, but they really need a native English speaker to tweak it. It does the job, but some of the word choices are awkward.From what I saw on Amazon, a Garmin watch with slope and green undulation is a ton more expensive. So, if this watch holds up, it was a good choice.

This watch is accurate and I like it. I bought it to replace my old Golf Buddy watch (W10) which fails to load its software now. .The W12 has more features but the old one had everything I needed and I figured the new one would be easy because I already know how to use the older watch.Wrong!New watch was significantly different to run. It also does some quirky things that are not logical. But I have learned how to get around the issues now. Watch is very accurate on distance and the hole diagrams are good.Their support is very bad. An email sent to their support department through their website was never answered. Their phone support number took a message, but no one ever returned the call. They certainly can fix that issue.I could write a better set of instructions for the watch if Golf Buddy wants to pay me.So summming up, the product is good but the instructions and support are not existant.

It's exactly what it is

I have had my Golf Buddy for just over a year and found it "as advertised" as to performance and accuracy. I had a problem charging the watch and contacted the seller. I was amazed at the speed and efficiency with which my problem was solved. Great GPS and even better customer service. Kudos!

The unit works reasonably well BUT the battery does not last as long as it should. I can only get 1 full round per charge. Trying to update or correct your score during the round is a challenge. It should be more straight forward. Overall I like the unit but there is room for improvement.Well it's been barely 3 weeks from last review. Now this GPS will no last a full round. Started the round with 85% charge. On the 13th hole had to go to power saving mode then by the 17th hole, DEAD. This not what paid for. Now I will be contacting the manufacturer and fully anticipate resistance in a replacement or a refund.

What an improvement over the previous model! More features. Better performance. Much better looking. Would definitely recommend to family and friends.