What Others WON'T Tell You - Garmin Approach S70 Review

I have 2 big questions, can you have the golf futures in another garmin like the venue 3? And I didn’t get it, you can’t answer phone calls but can’t actually talk to your watch?

Great review 👍

I have had a ton of Garmin golf watches and none of them last. You should really get the longest extended warranty that you can. At that, their customer service has been very accommodating on replacements. So if you want to spend 700$ on a Approach 70 be careful.

Garmin brand disappointing. Mine wouldn’t advance to next hole. Garmin offers no supporting services. Doesn’t work? Too bad for you!

i really want this watch i got a s40 it works but i want something updated but its way to pricy so i cannot :(

42mm isnt as accurate as the bigger version, totaly put me off 😢

The cadi feature is great

Sounds like you do more in a week than I do in a month

Trusty comment section, is it worth upgrading to an S70 styled watch or sticking with a current Apple Watch using an app like Golf Shot Pro?

Apparently “wew” means “well”

Hey, great review and you’ve swayed me to pull the trigger. I’ve just tried to place an order with your discount code but it’s not working on uk golf academy. Do you have an updated version by any chance?

Il parait que le detecteur auto de choc pour calculer les distances n est pas toujours declenché ?

Excellent review, clearly presented.

how are the watch face choices that are available on the s70 ?...cheers from Canada

Thanks for your review. I have an Apple Watch 5 and I've been using it for 4 years both for golf (with a dedicated golf app) and for everyday life. Now my battery capacity has significantly dropped off and I'm considering buying the S70 or the Apple Watch Ultra to have more battery life. Could you please tell me if the S70 seems too thick for everyday use and if the quality of the display is at least comparable to an Apple watch? I'm not quite sure which one too chose! Thank you!

One problem is that it looks like it has a plastic/ rubber wristband that will break in time and may be hard to replace. Had this happen on my S62.

I appreciate how you keep it real on this review. Apple Watch Series 6 owner myself, I’m using the Swing U app as a GPS tracker and it’s fine for my game.

Garmin Pay - get Curve or Revolt - link your normal card to it their free services - works flawlessly. PS - quick and easy to apply online. All done and dusted within 30mins. Curve/Revolt pretty much covers most of Europe.

Really enjoy your reviews, you’re great in front of the camera, explain things honestly and accurately with the perfect level of detail. I consult your channel before a lot of purchases, keep up the great work

Thanks for the great review and the discount code.. looking forward to receiving mine tomorrow

You mention several times sticking to Apple Watch. In that case which free golf gps app do you use / recommend?

@GolfGuyReviews GREAT review! I've got the 42mm Grey on order (delivery tomorrow) as an upgrade from my S62. I NEVER ONCE managed to get my S62 to display the wind data though - how will I do this on the S70 please?

Thorough review. I’m considering buying it but I’ve used a laser forever and I have a simple Golfbuddy gps - it’s difficult for me to justify the cost.
If I dropped that much money, I may get an Apple Ultra but I’m not familiar with any Apple Watch apps.
Great review.

Great review… not sure the discount code is working?

This is my first smart / fitness / health watch.... EPIX PRO I just ordered this watch in sapphire cause i am an avid golfer.....its was a huge selling point for me,, plus i wanted an everyday smart / health / sports watch all in one...lookin forward to getting it.....great video....cheers from Canada

Used my new S70 for the first time today. Love it but how do I get the screen to show the hole layout and the distances on the same screen? I have distanced or hole view but not both together.

Can you please tell me how much (percentage) battery it consumes during a round of golf?
I have S62 and its battery stands up to 3~4 rounds of golf. I guess 47mm version of S70 would have similar battery life with S62, but It is hard to expect the battery life of 42mm version.

Had mine for about 3 weeks now and only problem i have is the air density for the plays like feature isn't working properly. On really hot days i notice that it'll have the air density number playing the hole around 50-100 yards shorter, apart from that can't fault it

Great comprehensive objective review, I find out very useful.

Really useful review and especially in respect of the comparison with an Apple Watch. I’ve been daft enough to buy both a Marq 2 and the a Tag Connected and despite their obvious qualities I still prefer the simplicity and ease of use of the Apple ecosystem. So sold them both and now thinking about an Apple Watch Ultra to get a bigger screen and longer battery? Is that a decent compromise? Maybe wait until September for a newer version?

Thanks for this review. I like to keep my phone in my bag and use my watch. I’ve been using 18Birdies which tells me distances and allows me to keep score on the apple watch. Wish it would show me the layout of the hole tho (if anyone knows an Apple Watch that does that please let me know). Tempted to get the S70 but can’t justify getting a new watch just for that. Plus thanks for explaining that you can’t talk on the watch that feature is actually pretty important to me that the Apple Watch does.

Yet rangefinder still the best, 1 problem they have cannot get yardage on foggy day. But advantages has a few such as quck accurate measurement from tee to pin, do not need software upgrade, do not need network.

Hi Kevin a really useful review again thank you. I have a Vivoactive 4 and thinking of upgrading to the S70. I have used Arccos for the last 3 years but got fed up uo with the ever increasing subscription. The Garmin app on the face of it appears poorer and certainly not as intuitive to edit post round. Have you done a garmin app tutorial or do you know of one that would help me get the most out of the app. Many thanks Steve

My biggest question is whether it’s pretty easy to navigate the watch with a golf glove on? I’m left handed but golf right handed. So, I have my watch on my right hand and glove on my left hand and need a watch that can be used with a glove on…

What discount. I don’t see any. I even entered my email address to get 10% first time buyers promo code but there is none at the checkout. Stupid

Battery life is amazing and as a golfer i can say the virtual caddy has shaved strokes off my game.

yep, would 100% get black in the smaller if it was available. Sticking with the S42 until it comes down in price a bit.

Good review. The features are nice but as you said we all fall into our patterns and the data becomes redundant. I was very impressed with the battery life and suite of features and upgrades available on the connectiq store from maps, watch faces, apps etc.
I will say I’m a little disappointed in the golf features so far. I got this watch right before a golf trip and the watch was wildly off on the yardages for 2 of the 3 courses I played, like 80-100 yards off. I had previously downloaded the courses, I checked for software updates, restarted the rounds, even changed tee boxes to no avail. Pretty disappointing but thankfully I carry a laser rangefinder so that definitely helped. The notifications can be distracting but you can turn them off during activity in the settings. It does connect and reconnect to your phone quite frequently as well. I was really looking forward to the plays like distance but it seems that yardage is to the center of the green so there is a 1 in 3 chance it will help you. I do like the watch, maybe my expectations were too high going in 🤷🏻‍♂️ but for the price you should expect a lot

Brilliant review thanks 😊 i purchased the 47 and so far love it . Will get it out on golf course on Saturday. I actually sent back my epix 2 as a lot of the golf features didnt work and didnt have improved features . For the money i dont know why they dont have a text feature or ability to answer calls . When connecting to wifi it actually brought up a keyboard on the watch ao ive no idea why they didnt include it .

I just upgraded from my S60. Not having things like a virtual caddie, green contours, plays like, virtual caddie, enhanced maps with more detail, made this an easy choice for me. I loved my S60 and used it every round. I'll end up selling it to recoup some of my money back on the S70 purchase. But right now I'm just itching to get out and play a round with it so it can start learning my swing patterns / distances.

Great video, thanks for diving into all the features, very thorough!

Brilliant! Well done!

Great review, thanks. Am thinking of upgrading from S42, am 18 hcp and play regularly. I mainly want the better map feature, caddy assistant and more accurate yardage stats, wouldn’t use for sleep etc. Worth it in your opinion?

Hi Kevin Great review 👍, I’ve had my S62 for a year now wear it all the time great everyday watch to wear, thoughts on golf without 3 sensors fitted to Driver, Putter, & most used Wedge it would be to fiddly to use when golfing 🥶, “if you want to check your round on the phone app” after your round, which is Brilliant to recall how you played each hole 👌, when you’re watch has recorded you’ve hit the shot it work’s brilliant when it doesn’t there’s too much pressing & scrolling to record it which is distracting from your golf, the stats are good particularly with Drives, Kevin is it worth me updating to the S70 🤔, would love to hear your thoughts Thanks Dickey 9hcp 76year senior golfer

Hi. Great review thanks. How does it compare to the new Shotscope?

47mm
So far, I have played Three full 18 hole rounds. One 9 hole round, and I still have 43% battery left. This afternoon, it'll be 5 days since I charged it. I think I can get 2 more full 18 hole rounds .

Battery is great

How do you get stats and rounds logg d into the Garmin App? Do you need to load the app up first??

Great review mate, I've had mine for 8 days now and abslutely love it. Today is the 8th day, have the screen on full brightness, played two riunds of golf , 3 swimming sessions plus some weight sessions and the battery is still on 34%, which to me is fantastic, love the health features and the sleep monitoring, is really comfy too, all in all over the moon with it. The downfalls, onky one, the price, but if you can get over that, I don't think you would be dissapounted.

im with you on size/color. coming from a vivoactive 4s @ 40 grams this is a very palatable step up at 44. 56g for the large is borderline too much.

Not sure i love the colors on 42. Grey looks kinda cheap looking tbh(maybe just in vids, lmk if you like in person). white seems a touch feminine. . wish there was black in this size.