Garmin has unveiled its new flagship golf smartwatch – Approach S72 – a feature-rich companion on the course that also provides advanced health and wellness features for everyday wear.
Available in two sizes – 43mm and 47mm – with bright AMOLED displays, the smartwatch (RRP from £699.99) includes a lightweight ComfortFit fabric band, titanium bezel, and sapphire lens to ensure all-day comfort and durability.
With biometric data, including real-time heart rate, golfers can gain a better understanding of how their heart rate changes before and after each shot. Approach S72 also delivers on-wrist swing metrics – including hand speed, backswing length, wrist rotation and more.
Players also have access to a new feature to give them a better understanding of green contour data. With an active Garmin Golf Membership, golfers can see what direction putts will break and the average slope percentage, making it quicker and easier to determine their aim point.
There’s also the ability to log driving range activities into the Garmin Connect app, receive putting analytics, and access aerial imagery through the smartwatch.
Additional features include a speaker and microphone to make and take phone calls and perform basic tasks with voice commands, a built-in flashlight, and up to 20 hours of battery life on the course and up to 16 days when the GPS is turned off.
Designed to be worn both on and off the course, the Approach S72 includes multiple fitness features too. Players can get a complete health picture with wrist-based heart rate, stress tracking, Body Battery energy monitoring, advanced sleep monitoring and more. The smartwatch also includes a full complement of preloaded activity profiles to help players work on their strength and mobility.
