Golf NAVI Global

Technology has helped athletes on countless occasions to improve their technique and break their records. In addition, the current trend of union between wearables and salud only confirms these words. Something that can be applied beyond running or cycling. This is demonstrated by Golf NAVI Global, an app for the Samsung Gear S2 that helps sports enthusiasts to do this practice.

This is a paid application, with a price that usually exceeds 20 euros, but that Samsung gives free for one year to users who own the aforementioned smart watch. In this way, they can enjoy the virtues of Golf NAVI Global to improve their experience on the course without spending a single euro. An application capable of offering data about the distance to the green from any point on the course, the elevation of the groundand other issues.

Just install the app and launch it on the Samsung Gear S2. Thanks to its GPS integrated, the watch knows exactly the location of the user, being able to compare it at all times with the information of more than 60,000 golf courses around the world Thus, by crossing this data, it is able to know in which course the user is located and, in addition, your location and the distance to the green and the holeOf course, the player begins by specifying which course and track he is on, choosing the option between a list of countries, the different registered courses and the hole.

From this point on, the watch displays the distance in meters (and also in yards) to the hole. But not only that, it also notifies the user by sound and vibration if they are within the field they have selected. Along with the data of the distance, the L and R buttons also appear, that refer to to the player's left (Left) or right (Right) sides with respect to the green , which allows you to better fix your position. A data that can be modified with a simple turn of the dial of the watch. Finally, the display information also shows the height difference between the hole and the user's current position.Issues that, together, allow us to improve the game experience.

But this application has more interesting options, such as knowing the handicap of the player. And it is possible to record the blows given in each game, creating a history of each game that can be reviewed at any time from the main screen of the application. In addition, this tool has voice control, which avoids having to manipulate the watch to adjust the information that you want to see on your wrist. And, if you don't want to drain your watch battery, its settings menu features a “golf mode”with which to use GPS and locate the player only during game time.

In short, a complete application that Samsung Gear S2 users can use for free throughout one year. Just download it through the store of applications of Samsung.