FACTS AND FIGURES
SUITABILITY: The Approach X10 is suitable
for any player, and is particularly suited to
beginners or the non-tech savvy.
GARMIN SAYS: The Approach X10 displays the
distance to the front, back and middle of the
green as well as layups, doglegs and hazards
like bunkers and water on over 41,000
pre-loaded courses world-wide, with free
lifetime course updates included.
The device automatically transitions holes as
users move from one to another and additionally,
it will keep track of stats and measure shot
distance. Thanks to the Approach X10’s Green
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small and sleek Approach X10
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someone who doesn’t wear a
watch when playing golf and
has been uncomfortable with
larger devices in the past.
Once on, the band was comfortable and
never bothered me when swinging the club. In
fact, during my fi rst round wearing it I forgot it
was there on multiple occasions.
The screen of the X10, despite being on the
small side, is extremely clear and the distances
were easy to read in a variety of light conditions
during my testing, and the touch screen
performed as expected throughout.
HOW IT PERFORMED: Although not full of as
many features as some of the other models in
the Garmin GPS range, the X10 perfectly does
as it promises, delivering accurate and easy-to-
read distances to the front, middle
and back of greens as well as
selected other distances.
The unit found the GPS
satellites quickly at all the
courses I visited throughout
my time with it and never
skipped a beat picking up the
correct hole or moving onto
the next automatically.
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GARMIN APPROACH X10 GPS GOLF BAND
Cost: $249. Tested by: Jimmy Emanuel, Golf Australia Writer (GA Handicap 9.4)