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George Eadie
March 7, 2025
how to add local course
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Mr. Anderson
March 7, 2025
To add a local course on the SkyGolf SkyCaddie SG5, follow these steps:
1. Press the Menu button and select “SkyCourses”. 2. Scroll to the appropriate course to re-record and select it. 3. Press “Play” to view a list of course hole numbers. 4. Scroll and select the hole to start on. 5. Select “Mode” (Right Soft Key), then scroll to “Record” and select it. 6. Follow the steps outlined in Section 4.2 (“Recording Green Targets”) to complete the recording process.
This will allow the addition of a local course to the SkyCaddie SG5.
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SG5 User Guide C H A P T E R 1 Getting Started 1.1 SkyCaddie Overview 1.1.1 Button Layout Digital Clock Battery Gauge Satellite Signal Hole in Play Yards / Meters Distance Updates Automatically Distance to Back of Green Depth of Green Distance to Center IntelliGreen ®...
• Hole Number: Displays the current hole number in play. 1.2 System Requirements Before activating your SkyCaddie at www.skygolf.com, please make sure your computer meets the minimum Did You Know? system requirements: SkyCaddie and its desktop ®...
The CaddieSync™ desktop software is a simple program that enables communication between your IMPORTANT! SkyCaddie and an online SkyCaddie account that you will need to freely setup at www.skygolf.com. You If your computer is protected by a will use CaddieSync to activate and register your SkyCaddie, purchase an optional Membership Plan, firewall, it may need to be set up renew an annual Membership Plan, access and download SkyGolf’s growing list of SkyCourses and more.
Thousands of published SkyCourses are available online at area of www.skygolf.com. However, the SkyGolf website for you to download to your SkyCaddie. Once you have installed CaddieSync and selected in order to obtain the courses for a Membership Plan, you will have access to our rapidly growing database of professionally mapped courses.
SG5 User Guide C H A P T E R 2 Playing Golf With Your SkyCaddie 2.1 Acquiring Signals While standing outside prior to play, power on the SkyCaddie. Select Note “Start” by pressing the Left Soft Key. Press the soft key to navigate the initial start up screens until the Satellite Searching Screen is displayed.
SkyCaddie : #1 Rangefinder in Golf ® 2.4.1 IntelliGreen ® An IntelliGreen is a graphic of the shape of the green (Fig. 9). In IntelliGreen view, the green will have an arrow drawn through it representing a direct line-of-play from where you are on the course. The view of the IntelliGreen will rotate on the screen to show the green from the direction of your approach (i.e.
SG5 User Guide Fig. 13: Big Number View Fig. 14: Center-Only option • Big Number Target: Displays the selected target distance as a very large number for easy viewing (Fig. 13, next page). Press UP/DOWN on the Scroll Pad to move one target at a time. Select “iGreen” to return to the IntelliGreen view.
SkyCaddie : #1 Rangefinder in Golf ® 4. Press the Left Soft Key under “OK” to start the next hole, or the Right Soft Key under “Score” to see your Over/Under Summary (Fig. 18). The Over/Under Summary screen tracks your performance against the pars for each hole.
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SG5 User Guide Fig. 23: Scorecard with HCP Fig. 24: Over/Under with HCP Fig. 25: Scorecard with MyPar The next time you play a round with your Digital Scorecard and MyPar option on, you will see a change on your scorecard: 1.
SkyCaddie : #1 Rangefinder in Golf ® C H A P T E R 3 Customizing Your SkyCaddie For Play Your SkyCaddie can be customized to fit your style of play and to display information in the format you prefer. 3.1 Preferences To customize the information to be displayed during play, press the Menu button, scroll to “Preferences”...
SG5 User Guide 3.4 Advanced Menu As you familiarize yourself with the SkyCaddie, you may further custom- ize the information displayed during play using the “Target Settings” option within the Advanced Menu. To access the Advanced Menu, press the Menu button, scroll to “Advanced Menu” and select. A number of menu items will appear within the Advanced Menu.
DirectConnect button at www. skygolf.com. Your personal recorded courses will be stored in your online “My SkyCaddie” account. So, if your SkyCaddie is lost or stolen, you can quickly reload the courses without having to re-record them individually.
Par and Handicap for the course and to accept an end-user agreement. Your course is then sent to the SkyGolf Quality Control Department for review. Upon review and approval, the course will be listed in the SkyGolf course database for other users to download.
SkyCaddie : #1 Rangefinder in Golf ® C H A P T E R 5 SkyCaddie Menu Items The SkyCaddie’s Main Menu is accessed by pressing the Menu button. The Main Menu contains a list of menu items relevant to your SkyCaddie, preference settings and more. The following list outlines the items found in the Main Menu and includes a brief description of each.
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Allows you to delete personal SkyCaddie courses. See Section 4.6 for more information regarding deleting personal SkyCaddie courses The GPS menu item contains GPS information and data specific to your SkyCaddie. These items may be viewed for troubleshooting purposes while working with SkyGolf Customer Support.
The reset option will reset the GPS receiver. This function may be used while troubleshooting with SkyGolf Customer Support. Diagnostics These options may be referenced while troubleshooting with a SkyGolf Customer Support representa- tive • Satellite Info: Displays information about the satellites and their signal strength.
SG5 User Guide A P P E N D I X A Target Icons and Target Descriptors Back of Green Zone Hazard Marker Center of Green Lay Up To Ditch Water Carry Front of Green Fairway Target Mound Water Green End of Fairway Creek Bunker Right Carry...
CaddieSync Maximum number of user-recorded courses stored on the SkyCaddie * See the membership area of www.skygolf.com for latest information. ** Birdie members may add an additional state to their plan for a fee. Log into CaddieSync for details.
SG5 User Guide A P P E N D I X C Target Examples These examples illustrate the kinds of targets you would see on the SkyCaddie. Fig. C-1: Par 5 Fig. C-2: Par 4 Fig. C-3: Par 4 Fig. C-4: Par 5...
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SkyHawke Technologies, LLC. SkyHawke Technologies, LLC, Ridgeland Technology Center, 274 Commerce Park Drive, Suite M, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157 USA. Please register your SkyCaddie at www.skygolf.com using CaddieSync within 30 days of purchase to activate your Consumer Limited Warranty. Questions? Visit us on the web at www.skygolf.com...
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how to add local course
To add a local course on the SkyGolf SkyCaddie SG5, follow these steps:
1. Press the Menu button and select “SkyCourses”.
2. Scroll to the appropriate course to re-record and select it.
3. Press “Play” to view a list of course hole numbers.
4. Scroll and select the hole to start on.
5. Select “Mode” (Right Soft Key), then scroll to “Record” and select it.
6. Follow the steps outlined in Section 4.2 (“Recording Green Targets”) to complete the recording process.
This will allow the addition of a local course to the SkyCaddie SG5.
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