Golf Buddy has heritage too - it's been knocking out golf watches and hand-held GPS trackers for years.Ĭheck out its online store for more info, the BB5 comes in six colours (the straps are interchangeable) and will be available in April. It's IP65 certified, so should be fine in the rain, and has a 10 hour battery life in GPS mode - plenty for two rounds for even the slowest of players. Golf Buddy BB5 However, some golfers don't want to be bogged down with lay-up distances and keeping their score digitally - so the BB5 may well be the answer. The BB5 offers comfort, style and function all in one, and six different color bands are available to match your attire. This unique and fashionable band provides distances to the front, center and back of the green on an LED display. On the course the BB5 comes with more than 37,000 courses onboard and gives you accurate measurements to the hole while you. GolfBuddy continues to innovate with the introduction of the BB5, the first-ever golf GPS band in the world. The latest the GolfBuddy BB5 is the first activity band you can wear on and off the course. As with all other GolfBuddy products, the BB5 comes preloaded with over 37,000 courses, in more than 130 countries around the world &. GolfBuddy has produced a range of products over the years designed to trim shots off your game. The slim band design tells time, counts steps, and shows you the distance to the front/center/back of the green. That's the same price as the aforementioned TomTom effort, which packs a lot more tech in, and £60 more than the low-end Garmin Approach S2, which does boast lay-up and dog-leg distances.īut, if you're after a wristband rather than a watch-shaped wearable the BB5 is really your only option and it will work on over 37,000 courses – that's more than 500,000 greens – around the world. The GolfBuddy BB5 is an innovative GPS band that brings fashion and function to one device. However, some golfers don't want to be bogged down with lay-up distances and keeping their score digitally - so the BB5 may well be the answer. The Golf Buddy BB5 isn't exactly a rival to the information overloaded Garmin Approach S6 or the TomTom Golfer – it simply counts your steps and gives you your distance to the front or back of the green on its LED dot display. The reviews are compiled through a mix of expert opinion and real-world testing. Golf tech: Best golf wearables, GPS watches and swing analysers Golfers around the world have been slapping on GPS watches way before the wearable tech revolution even hit first gear so we were surprised to hear that the Golf Buddy BB5 - which goes on sale next month - is the first GPS golf band the world has ever seen.