Customer Reviews for Garmin - Approach Z30 Golf Laser Range Finder - Black
Customer Rating
5
Love the Z30 and how it links to by Garmin Watch
on August 3, 2025
Posted by: GuyD
The Garmin Approach Z30 links directly to my Fenix 8 watch. It shows the the distance and all the factors that can impact my ball, meaning it give you the true plays like distance. It also provide the number of yards from the pin to front and back of the green. Love this rangefinder.
Works well with the Garmin watches and Approach. My main complaint is it is slower to lock onto the flag and sometimes never does but still gives you a yardage. It seems to have trouble with background clutter and the range can fluctuate before it settles on the right yardage. That being said once it gives you a range and plays like number they seem accurate. The pairing with the watch is what sets it apart and makes the slight delay in yardage worthwhile. Overall I would say buy it if you are in the Garmin ecosystem if not look at some others first.
I traded “down” from the digital Approach. The score keeping feature was really nice but that was it. I was not a fan of the digital display compared to a traditional see through sight. The Z30 works flawlessly and while it’s sync’d to the phone and watch, all the information is right in front of me. Not shooting and scrolling to find what I am looking for. Really happy with it
I have the Garmin approach s40 and I love it, I bought the Z30 because it connects to my watch .. instead of trying to move the pin in the right spot on the watch I just shoot the flag with the Z30 and it goes right to my watch giving me the number.
When I bought this, I wasn't' sure about the value that this product would add to my game. Instant sync with my Garmin watch gives me great insight into what shot I should hit. An added bonus is getting the yardage in front of and behind the pin. Great product!
If you own a Garmin Golf watch, this is a no-brainer. You only have to shoot the flag once, and the yardage is displayed on your watch for the entire hole. This saves a lot of time and is very convenient. I would give it 4.5 stars. It is a bit slow to vibrate to indicate it has locked on the flag.
Extremely happy to use but I would have to say I would not have purchased unless I had a Fenix 8 watch because it just adds so much to knowing what you have in front of you