Answer: Yes. If you do not want a membership and your course is not already available, you can record the front, center and back of each green with your SkyCaddie’s quick set up module included at no extra charge. By investing less than 10 seconds on the center of each green when you play your next round at your favorite course, you will never look for another sprinkler head or marker. You can also record the front and back of each green if you so desire in a few more seconds. After this simple set up, turn on the SkyCaddie and it will automatically provide distances to each green for the entire round without touching a button. It’s literally a “virtual sprinkler head” everywhere you can hit a ball. However, most golfers have chosen one of our modestly priced memberships because of its incredible value. The membership offers so much value for such a modest price(starting at $29.95/year), and our experience has shown that almost all golfers elect to be a member even if their course is not yet available.

Answer: You will need to download a 4-star, or a 3-star professional SkyCourse to your SkyCaddie. These SkyCourses are available through a SkyPlayer Club Membership Plan. Some of the 2-star courses may also have more than green target information.

Answer: No. The SkyCaddie has been simplified to provide you with all of the distances you need to play your best golf. Consider it as the next generation rangefinder.

Answer: Yes. All you need to do is press a button before you hit your shot, and then press the button again at your ball to see the distance of your shot, and your playing partners as well. Please refer to the Ball Mark feature in your user’s manual.

Answer: DirectConnect is an online method of logging into your personal “My SkyCaddie” page to access your Playlists and SkyCourses. The “My SkyCaddie” page is created when you sign up for a SkyPlayer Club Membership Plan.

Answer: Yes, the SG4 uses a lithium-ion rechargeable battery. On a full charge, expect more than 12 hours of continuous play.

Answer: No, but you have two ways to get the courses you want. First, the SG4 includes a special feature to make it very easy (less than 10 seconds on the green of each hole) to set up your course to measure distances to the green. We also offer 3 modestly priced membership plans that offer a number of benefits and access to course information on thousands of professionally mapped SkyCourses through our website.

Answer: Yes. In order to share your personal courses, all you have to do is submit them to us through your “My SkyCaddie” page and we will add them to our online SkyCourse collection for your friends to download.

Answer: No. It needs to be outside to receive GPS satellite signals.

Answer: The SG3 is water-resistant, which allows for play in adverse weather conditions.

Answer: No. We are currently exploring MAC compatibility.

Answer: Yes. The IntelliGreen module is a standard feature of the SG4. However, you can see the IntelliGreen graphics only if you have downloaded and installed a 4-star SkyCourse on your SkyCaddie.

Answer: Yes. The SkyCaddie is as easy to use as a remote control or cell phone. If all you want is distances to the green, just turn it on and you won’t need to touch another button throughout your round. The SG4 automatically advances to the hole you’re on and displays the same information you’d find on a sprinkler head, regardless of where you hit your ball. More advanced menu options are available, but are no more difficult to select than surfing channels with a remote control. Within 5-10 minutes of reading the Quick Start Guide or using the SG4 on a single round, you’ll be an expert. You’ll find that with the SG4, you’ll make better club selections, play better golf and save time. With an annual SkyPlayer Club Membership Plan, you can easily download thousands of our professionally enabled SkyCourses. Or if you spend less than 10 seconds on each green to record it for use with the SG4 and the next time you play your favorite course, you will have a “yardage marker” wherever you hit your ball. Just turn the SG4 on when you get to the course, let it warm up outside with a clear view of the sky and in a few short minutes you’re ready to head to the 1st tee with all the accurate information you need to play smarter, faster and have more fun!

Answer: According to professional golfers, the distance to the pin is the least important part of what a golfer needs to play a smart shot to the green. The SG4, using the IntelliGreen graphics found on our professionally recorded SkyCourses, provides more useful information than just the distance to the pin alone. Once the line of play is selected on the graphical green outline, this provides the minimum carry to get on the green, the maximum limit you have to the back of the green, plus you can adjust to obtain the third distance of the approximate flag location using a pinsheet supplied by your course or visual observation. All three distances are provided simultaneously from any direction as you approach the green. You can then frame your shot in a much larger target area and select the best club. You will hit more greens and have shorter putts than a single number can provide.

Answer: If you use a course that you or another golfer have created, you will get yardages to the center or the front, center, and back of each green. It's like having a sprinkler head wherever you hit a golf shot. However, if you opt to use a professionally recorded SkyCourse through a membership plan, you will receive up to 40 targets per hole, including tee, layup, and green targets that were determined by our certified mappers to be important to the majority of golfers. You'll get distances to carries, bunkers, and other points that will come into play — the same information a professional caddie would give you for the hole. Also, the SkyCaddie's proprietary IntelliGreen feature is included with professionally-recorded 4-star courses, which allow you to measure to hundreds of points on a green.

Answer: The box includes the SkyCaddie SG4, a USB cable for connectivity, lithium-ion rechargeable battery, user documentation, and AC battery charger. Registration and the latest software updates are handled over the Internet at www.skygolf.com. The SkyCaddie also has other accessories for use with your SkyCaddie.