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Pros

The on/off button is a little stiff, but that is my only complaint. The only complaint my husband has is he forgets to take it with him sometimes.

Golf buddy vs4 is much faster than a range finder. Only drawback is that the golf buddy is consistently 2-4 yards less than all of my friends devices to include garmin and sky caddie. I wish this had layup yardage as well.



Cons

Cute little device and worked well for less than a year. It quit working totally october 117, 2015. I plan to mail it back to golfbuddy requesting a full refund.

The clip that holds it to your pant pocket is not any good. Though once clipped onto watch band very hard to take off. It's difficult to tell if the button is being pushed.

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Quality


As for the quality and for what i paid it has given me back during my golf game with great yardage and has helped my game out tremendously.


Excellent as advertised, as this is the 2nd one i owned after losing the 1st, and this was the better version with the belt cli...  Read More


But i'm not impressed with the yardage so far.


With my experience with the battery life being what it is, not being able to charge and operate it at the same time is a huge let down.

Price


Defintely worth the price, especially when it goes on sale.


Update - golf buddy replacing my broken unit at no cost - thank you!

Shipping


Works great, easy to use and super fast shipping.

Packaging/appearance


But believe it or not, i accidentally left this one in my pocket and threw it into the wash.


Update*update*update*update*updatei originally gave this unit a three-star review, mostly because of inconsistent yardage.


Granted, it has a translucent black splotch in the screen.

Competitiveness


Much faster than using a range finder - and a lot less expensive.


Sometimes it would barely get through a single round.


Original review below:as nothing more than a distance measuring unit, it's adequate for what it cost.


That being said, it's probably better than simply eyeballing the range.

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, accurate, easy, green and still.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 204.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 304 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 5 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The specs claim 10 hour battery


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Today in aug 2016 the battery meter is not show full after a full charge


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The vs4 cannot be used while charging


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    With my experience with the battery life being what it is not being able to charge and operate it at the same time is a huge let down


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I had the original version of this which i loved except for the short battery life


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Sometimes it would barely get through a single round


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    So when this went on sale i thought i would get it as an 34upgrade34


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was concerned that it would not be as weather proof since it didnt come with the little rubber bootie that came with the first edition

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