Bushnell Yardage Pro Golf GPS Unit (Orange/Black, Model 368100) Review

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(More customer reviews)6/26/09 update: After using the device for 3 rounds, the battery would no longer hold a charge long enough to get thru a full round.It quit on the 3rd hole twice in a row.It's possible that I overcharged the device.There is no indication of when the device is fully charged so it's a guessing game.But it should have overcharge protection.I sent the device back to Bushnell with $10 to cover the cost of shipping the repaired device or a replacement back to me.I did receive a postcard from Bushnell acknowledging receipt approximately two weeks after mailing it providing a service number and web site for checking repair status which does not exist on the Bushnell web site.The postcard also said it would take an addtional 3 to 4 weeks for the repair/replacement to be made.At this point, I'm starting to think I wasted the purchase price because even if I do get a replacement, there's no reason to believe it will be any better than the first unit.And I am especially disappointed with Bushnell.Their customer services is very poor and there are significant disconnects between their web site and their communications.
Original review:
I can see why folks aren't happy with this product.Bushnell may be great with optics but their software capabilities leave a lot to be desired.It took me more than 2 hours to figure out how to install the software and get it working after I had downloaded it from the Bushnell web site.The download gives you a .zip file and then it's all trial and error from there.The documentation that comes with the product isn't even close.And the software for down-loading golf course data still doesn't work the way it should on my PC.In fact I develop software for a living and I've never seen anything like this.To launch the software, I have to go into Windows Explorer and double-click on the .exe file there.I tried to set up a shortcut but it won't launch the software even though I copied the application path from Windows Explorer.Forget the icon the installation is supposed to create.Darndest thing I have ever seen.The good news is that once you have the application running, it is pretty easy to figure out how it works.And once you've paid the $35 one year membership fee you can download as many courses as will fit on your hard drive.Once they are on your HD, you can "Send" them to your GPS fairly easily and quickly.The documentation says the GPS holds up to 10 courses.That's true but there may be some problems getting to 10.For some reason I had to delete a course to get past 6 and then I added it back.I've played one round with the device so far and it worked flawlessly.It's a bit of a pain to have to manually advance to the next hole but you can do that at any time.I found myself doing it when I wanted to get the yardage to the green.This product does not possess all the bells and whistles of the more expensive units but for[..], it gives me what I need at this point.I highly recommend that you download as many courses as you could possibly play during the one year membership.I don't plan to renew my membership but you never know.It's hard to know what courses you could play.I do not know if the courses can be sent to other PCs.Good luck.

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