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uPro Golf GPS | 
 enlarge | Brand: uPro
Category: Sports
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $398.00
You Save: $1.99
Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 4097
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Size: Each
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 5 x 3
MPN: 1998
Model: 31000-01
UPC: 894376002009
EAN: 0894376002009
ASIN: B001D7517Q
Release Date: July 20, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Golf GPS system with sleek and unobtrusive design that fits in a pocket or belt holder | | • | Provides golfer with aerial and satellite photographs of your favorite golf courses | | • | Built-in GPS technology clearly locates the golf course hazards and flagsticks | | • | Connects to www.uprogps.com for golf course downloads; 2.2-inch high-resolution color screen | | • | Includes battery, wall adapter, USB cable, and free course download; 6-month warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Looking to improve your course management skills? Turn to the uPro golf GPS system, which employs state-of-the-art GPS, aerial, and satellite technology to accurately render the details of thousands of golf courses. The uPro starts by providing the avid golfer with aerial and satellite photographs of the golf course, so you can see what the hole looks like before you play it. At the same time, the unit's built-in GPS system clearly locates the golf course hazards and flagstick, so you know what you're up against at any moment. With each glance at the 2.2-inch, high-resolution color screen, you can see a different view of the fairway, check out the upcoming sand traps and water hazards, or receive a distance marker that helps you select the correct club length. Even more impressive, the uPro's SmartView technology anticipates the hazards that you'll face on your next shot, so you can plan accordingly based on the strengths of your game. Don't want to carry water on your second shot? The SmartView technology's dynamically generated "viewports" will tell you which area of the fairway or rough will provide a water-free path. 
The uPro offers aerial and satellite photographs of thousands of golf courses. | 
The easy-to-comprehend user-interface is crisp and intuitive. | The uPro is remarkably easy to carry, with a sleek and unobtrusive design that fits in a pocket or belt holder without interfering with your natural golf swing. In addition, the unit has the quickest startup time of any golf GPS system, with a super-fast GPS locking system. And thanks to the high GPS sensitivity, the uPro remains locked even under the most extreme conditions. The uPro offers two basic modes for golf course downloads. In Basic mode, the uPro shows the distance to the front and back of all hazards and differentiates the type of hazards. Each hazard is automatically displayed in sequential order based on the current user position, and then is updated as the user moves throughout the hole. Basic mode also provides a green view, with large, easy-to-read numbers that depict the distance to the front, center, and back of the green. In Pro mode, meanwhile, the device offers a video flyover that lets the user see the layout of the hole from an aerial perspective. From the center of the green, users can see the 100-, 150-, and 200-yard markers. The Pro mode also offers scale-accurate measurements that are used to measure to and from any point on the golf course, even from the outskirts of the rough. The uPro is compatible with Windows XP, Vista, and Mac OS X v10.4 or later (Windows 2000 is the oldest version of Windows that is compatible with the uPro). However, note that the uPro does not require any additional software to connect with the uPro servers. Instead, users can easily download golf courses at uPro's web site. Once you're online, the web site gives the user a list of all golf courses in the U.S.--in your choice of Basic or Pro mode--on a click-and-buy basis. The unit's GPS technology also automatically determines which courses are nearby. And as an add-on software download, the device can accept voice commands to make menu navigation virtually hands-free. The uPro comes with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, a wall adapter, a USB cable, and a single free Pro mode download of any golf course. The device comes with a six-month warranty.
Product Description
uPlay uPro Golf GPS System features: Easy to understand graphics display golf hazards such as sand traps and bunkers, as well as your current location on the golf course Large 2.2", high-resolution 320 x 240 color screen is easy to view outdoors in bright sunlight Transflective screen designed to provide optimal bright sunlight viewing when the sun is shining directly into the screen or at a slight angle SmartView technology gives you information based on your next potential shot Thinner, sleeker, and lighter than any other product on the market Fits easily in the pocket or on a belt without obstructing your swing GPS technology programmed in the uPro provides an automatically sorted list of golf courses closest to the current location of the user Super fast GPS locking allows for the quickest startup time and remains locked under the most extreme conditions
uPro GPS includes: - Includes lithium-ion rechargeable battery
- One free Pro Mode™ download of any golf course
- USB cable for connectivity with your PC
- Wall adapter
- User guide
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 Customer Service A+ December 20, 2008
J. Beni (Tacoma, WA)
I have been reading reviews and doing my research on the uPro vs. Sonocaddie. The one feature that the Sonocaddie has that I wish the uPro has is being waterproof. I was wondering if uPro was currently making a waterproof model, so I e-mailed uPro customer service at 8:30pm Pacific time hoping to get a reply in a week or so. I checked my e-mail later that night and they replied back within 20 min. I was extremely impressed with the quick e-mail. For anyone interested about whether uPro is coming out with a waterproof version here is their response:
Thank you for your inquiry.
uPlay does not have any plans to make a "waterproof" version.
With the exception of immersion, the device should be fine if you get caught in a sudden rain storm or sprinkler.
Simply wipe off the device with a soft cloth.
UPro Golf GPS December 14, 2008
Louis Scott Brown (Orlando, Florida)
The UPro compares very favorably with the Skycaddie that I have used for several years. The yardages are extremely close. The color screen and flyover Pro option is extremely helpful. The ability to download basic courses for free is a major advantage over other units. VERY SATISFIED.
Best of current generation of golf GPS November 7, 2008
A. Tse
I only play a moderate amount of golf and living in New England definitely reduces the local golf season to around six months. So it took me a while before I comitted to buying a GPS or rangefinder. The important things to me were 1) size, 2) ease of use, 3) accuracy and 4) overall lowest cost (aka, best value). At first I leaned towards the rangefinders but they are really bulky and a real pain for me to use especially when there is no line of sight. A GPS was my next option but I was very wary of annual "membership" fees. Also GPS technology keeps improving and I didn't want to buy the latest thing only to find out in three months that something much better had come out.
The uPro GPS addressed all my issues. First of all, it is hands-down the most advanced unit out there by at least a generation if not two. The size is the smallest out there and slips easily into a pocket. The GPS chip is from uBlox (not affiliated with uPro or uPlay) using their well acclaimed uBlox 5 chip which reportedly acquires a signal in one second from a cold start! The cost of the unit is on the high end but all the "Basic" course mode information is free (just download from the website) which is better already than most competitors. The "Pro" mode costs extra but can be as little as $2.50 when bought as a bundle credit. This is where the unit shines as it utilizes the satellite/aerial photo for many of its competitive advantages: video flyovers, measuring from any point on the course, constantly updated distances to the current flag position, etc. Amazing.
The user interface is OK. It took me a little time to figure out the buttons while at home but I've now become use to them. I've also heard about lock-ups but never experienced one of my own. uPro's customer service phone number is very helpful and friendly but they apparently do not respond well to e-mail (they never responded to an e-mail question of mine...at all).
The uPro is a very well designed device backed by a company that continues to improve on the software with regular updates that also add features beyond what were available at purchase. The software could use some improvement but it is not at all bad, just not as intuitive as I would like. Overall, I am extremely pleased by this golf GPS and would recommend it to anyone. I think I can safely skip the next couple generational improvements!
 not ready for prime time November 6, 2008
BBG (Tampa, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like the product for the courses that are available.
They say that they "guarantee" to map your home course in 4 days.
Not true. I have been waiting for 6 months, they used to speak to me about it, now they just ignore me.
 uPro w/v3.0 Works like it was advertised--Bugs fixed.... November 5, 2008
M. Macey (Edgewater, MD)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Let me start by saying that I have never written a review on a product purchased from Amazon. I did this one, because I struggled with making this purchase based on the reviews I read and thought I might add some additional detail to help the next person.
I purchased the uPro about a month ago. The product is impressive. Many reviews claimed some common complaints: "Pro" Mode too hard to see when out in the bright sun; system crashes, long load times from the PC... I have found many of those issues to be true although exaggerated.
Yes "Pro" mode is more difficult to see in bright sun, but it is not a big issue--yes it is harder because of the detail of the course and terrain that it is showing--however, "Pro" Mode is really what sets this device above its competitors, and it is completely useable in bright light. In fact that is how I use it 90% of the time. uPro actually uses a special screen that actually uses sunlight to enhance its own backlighting.
The unit did crash the first time I used it on the course...twice. However, I realized I did not cycle the power on and off after all of the loading of courses etc. that you need to do when you first register your unit online. Either way, that was the only time it crashed. It has been completey stable since then, and I am even less concerned with it becuase they just put out their newest update v3.0 that was specifically to address some of the stability issues. In short, I found this to also not be a concern.
The first time I loaded the unit with courses it took a LONG time...20 minutes or more. Not a big deal, but annoying nonetheless. The new software cuts this down by 50%, so again I see this as a non-issue.
The unit is extremely accurate. I am a 5 handicap and know my clubs/yardages pretty well. I compared uPro to my buddies playing with SkyCaddie and they are both showing the same yardages +/- 1 yard. I have another friend that uses a laser rangefinder, but now when we play together, he constantly wants me to give him yardages off the uPro, because we found them to be just as accurate but with infinitely less hassle. Try holding a rangefinder pointed at a pin that is 175-195 yards away in the wind...not easy and not timely.
The unit has a small form factor...much smaller than the skycaddie and certainly less than a laser rangefinder. However, the screen is about the same size.
uPro's customer service I found to be VERY responsive. I emailed back and forth with them several times and in some detail PRIOR to even making the purchase to see how they addressed the issues and just as a measure of how they would deal with me...even when I wasn't a customer. I give them very high marks for service. Customer Service is an area where SkyCaddie is known to be very poor. That was a major factor in me staying away from SkyCaddie in the first place.
I would and have recommended this to my friends at the club and I would recommend the product to anyone considering it.
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