Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Approach Z82 Golf Rangefinder - Black
Average customer rating
4.4
(136 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 136 reviews
5 Stars
84
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
6
1 Star
4
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Approach Z82 Golf Rangefinder - Black
Customer Rating
5
Outstanding
on October 29, 2023
Posted by: CARLICE42
The Approach Z82 is awesome, it's like having your own caddie.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 31, 2023
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Actually Very DISAPPOINTED....
on November 1, 2023
Posted by: RupertPumkin
As a Looper & Golfer, of course, I've seen them all (lasers) & was actually very excited to have the Z82 for personal golf/golf trips, maybe even while "looping"... Hell no...!
Pros:
- Garmin Golf App links to Z82 (Personalized yardages to translate throughout on-course play)
- Tech Savvy
- Rechargeable (TBH I'd rather have batteries than to forget to charge)
- Garmin Golf App links to Z82 (Personalized yardages to translate throughout on-course play)
- Tech Savvy
- Rechargeable (TBH I'd rather have batteries than to forget to charge)
Cons:
- Foresight is way TOO sensitive (Often times than not you MISS or "shoot" the perimeter or background of flagstick...)
- The "ON/OFF" & "IDLE/SLEEP" process is very very very inconvenient & annoying (Having to wait even a few seconds for it to load up is a drag/other lasers its instant!)
- Too much to think about while on-course.. Rather look through a yardage book than try to fiddle w/ "UP/DOWN" buttons to find hazards/bunkers/etc.
- Yearly/Monthly Subscription required to get best or "full" experience through the Garmin Golf App (Personalized yardages to translate throughout on-course play)
- Foresight is way TOO sensitive (Often times than not you MISS or "shoot" the perimeter or background of flagstick...)
- The "ON/OFF" & "IDLE/SLEEP" process is very very very inconvenient & annoying (Having to wait even a few seconds for it to load up is a drag/other lasers its instant!)
- Too much to think about while on-course.. Rather look through a yardage book than try to fiddle w/ "UP/DOWN" buttons to find hazards/bunkers/etc.
- Yearly/Monthly Subscription required to get best or "full" experience through the Garmin Golf App (Personalized yardages to translate throughout on-course play)
Response from GarminBy Garmin, November 3, 2023
Thank you for your review and experience with the Approach Z82. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Love the Z82
on November 1, 2023
Posted by: D.J.
All the features on this Garmin Z82 are incredible!!
The size, the features are next level.
One thing that really needs to be improved is the optics inside. Not high def and I won't say fuzzy but the engineers should definitely be working on improving this!
The size, the features are next level.
One thing that really needs to be improved is the optics inside. Not high def and I won't say fuzzy but the engineers should definitely be working on improving this!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, November 3, 2023
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Next Level Performance
on November 9, 2023
Posted by: Caddie named Stevie
I’ve owned several brands of range finders, this one is far superior. Because of the GPS and laser features, the amount of detail you get with one zap is amazing. Yardages with front/back/middle combined with flyover view of the hole/green to see carry distances makes decisions happen so much faster and gives wind direction so I’m super confident I have what I need to draw a club.
Your playing partners will ask how you are able to run through raw/slope/front/back/middle and cover distances so quickly without having to aim at multiple targets.
Another cool feature is that the display keeps the data on the screen until you reshoot a target so if you want to run through the numbers again you just look in the viewfinder without having to go back and reshoot a target.
Love this device.
Your playing partners will ask how you are able to run through raw/slope/front/back/middle and cover distances so quickly without having to aim at multiple targets.
Another cool feature is that the display keeps the data on the screen until you reshoot a target so if you want to run through the numbers again you just look in the viewfinder without having to go back and reshoot a target.
Love this device.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, November 21, 2023
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Scope - And I've had a lot
on November 12, 2023
Posted by: chawba
Great range finder, especially if you like a lot of data. Yardage, picture of fairway and key obstacles, plus green reading and wind direction. Cool stuff.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, November 21, 2023
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Breaking the norm in range finders
on November 15, 2023
Posted by: tinman4ou
I suffer from shaking hands. I had to quit using my Bushnells because of it. The Garmin is game saver. I love the hole preview on the side. I still have to get it set up for wind and the Garmin Golf app.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, November 21, 2023
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Garmin Z82
on November 22, 2023
Posted by: Amz Eddie
It's the exact tool that solves my problem. I play on the Veterans Golfers Association tour and 90% of the courses are courses I'm not familiar with. The Z82 gives me the insight I need to navigate the course.
Every tee box someone will ask, "what do we do here?" I'll use the Z82 to give my fellow competitors the information. Where the fairway goes. How far to the hazard. If water is in play. If my golf just relied on "how far to the pin", that would be wonderful. Bit I need help from tee to green. He'll who am I kidding, I need help all the way to the hole.
The course layout is vital to me, but another benefit the GPS gives is distance to front, center and back..with laser giving distance to pin. I don't have to rely on the pin locations for the day. Knowing how much room i have in front or behind the stick has allowed me to swing with more confidence with less dependency on the touchy feely stuff. I hit more greens vs coming up short like I used to.
Now. the cons. it's not the clearest sight picture in the world and getting pin lock can take longer.. I got used to that. I tend to rely on front, center and back distances anyways.
Another con is ya gotta charge it. It'll last, two rounds but during a stint where I have to play 3 or 4 rounds in a row I don't leave it to chance and charge it. Generally, the drive to the course is long enough to get it charged via USB.
it does have slope and wind direction, which is awesome. Unfortunately I play in tournaments that require I have it in "Tournament Mode" so I don't get to take advantage of those features often.
I give it 6 out of 5 stars for the information it provides. I subtracted stars for image quality, charging and not the fastest pin lock in the world.
Eddie 4 index
Response from GarminBy Garmin, November 27, 2023
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Very good graphics
on December 2, 2023
Posted by: RAN!
my home course has a lot of hills an trees so my laser only finder would frequently provide the wrong distance. The GPS in the Z82 keeps the laser honest and when I don't have a target provides guidance. The Z82 laser is a little slow in acquiring the distance.
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