The recent announcement of GolfLogix sent pros and beginners of the sport rushing with their Blackberry. It’s a wish-come-true for many who have always wanted an advanced GPS distance and stat-tracking application on their smart phones. Now, golfers can get GolfLogix into their Blackberry Curve free of charge.
For those who can’t help but raise their brows over the news, there’s still something good. Downloading GolfLogix to your Blackberry Curve means you can enjoy a one-day guest membership. With this, you get instant distances to all angles of the greens, along with layups and major hazards in 24,000 proficiently mapped golf ranges from all continents!
Aside from the long distance information, access to GolfLogix patented scoring and statistics system, and the tracking of fairways hit, distances of each club and greens in regulations, can also be done. The convenient knowing of distance measurements comes easy on the large readable screen. Finally, the ultimate golf GPS rangefinder all enthusiasts only wished about a few months back is now at hand, the device that becomes the golfer’s instant caddie. In no time, you get to the level of professionals and experts with a “golf guru” in every round.
GolfLogix is the first in the golf GPS handheld industry to offer such application on Blackberry, and it awaits approval for the same availability for Apple’s iPhone 3G and 3G-S. In almost ten decades since its birth to this market, GolfLogix continue to pursue GPS solutions aimed at improving an individual golfer’s performances. In 2003, it was granted a US patent for its GPS and internet round-tracking system, giving golfers greater, clearer perspective of their game and performance within or outside of the greens.
GolfLogix can be downloaded on the following GPS-powered Blackberry Curve models: 8310, 8330, 8350i, 8800, 8820, 8830 and 8900.
For more information, go to worldgolf.com
More details can be found also at golfbusinesswire.com
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