Overall Rating for Izzo Golf Swami 1500 GPS Unit
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Customer Reviews
Swami 1500
By Doyle from Arizona City, AZ on October 31, 2012

Works as advertised.
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Good GPS, Great Price
By Denny from Dayton, OH on August 20, 2012

Very accurate GPS at a great price. Only $19.95 sign up fee.
Pros:
Accuracy, price.Cons:
NoneI would recommend this item to a friend.
frustrating
By Robert from maryland on July 29, 2012

I've never owned a GPS device. Saw this device on your website, did some research and read the reviews . So I excitingly bought it. I thought something this simple would easily work and have fewer possible glitches or problems. I was wrong on that note. I loaded my fav 10 courses and went out to play. It nevered worked. Wouldn't find a satellite and just powered down after trying each time. Called Izzo and they helped me reset it and try again. Same thing! I sent it back to them and am waiting for a new replacement. I'm hoping this was just a lemon and not a symptom of being an affordable gps unit. Very let down so far.
Cons:
Didn't capture a satellitegreat buy
By Dan Mc from Dallastown. Pa on July 8, 2012

The golf course I play on took out the GPS's last year. This is the first GPS I ever bought. This device is very close to the yardage. It was very easy to set up. Simple to use. Great buy & well worth the money.
Pros:
easy to set up
simple to use
had all my courses available
Price
Cons:
nothingI would recommend this item to a friend.
nice to have
By rene from bakersfield,ca on June 19, 2012

great price,works just as well as the high priced units.great buy.
Pros:
everthingCons:
nothingI would recommend this item to a friend.
swami 1500
By john from karnup/west australia on June 11, 2012

i can't download australian golf courses according to izzo.my bad though should've researched item before i chose from the list.
Pros:
it's simple to use .Cons:
only operates in u.s.Merchant Response:
Hey John-
I apologize for the issues you've had with the GPS device and have updated my description accordingly. I asked one of the Cave Crew to reach out to you this morning so if you haven't heard from them yet, please be on the lookout for an email.
Thanks!
Scratch the CavemanWhat does Swami say?
By Chili King from Detroit on June 9, 2012

This is a great item to keep the game moving... ISSO took the KISS (keep it simple stupid) appoach to determining distance to the middle of the green. The middle is always my goal!
Pros:
The ease of use.
The price.I would recommend this item to a friend.
NOT USED YET
By Kyle from Canada on May 24, 2012

Not used it yet because the only course I want to use it for is not on the list. I called and asked to have it mapped and it says I have to wait 3-4 weeks. Send this to me again later and I will rate your product. As of now not so good. :)
Cons:
waiting for course mappingI would recommend this item to a friend.
Can't beat the price for what it does!
By Jim from Connecticut on May 22, 2012

I like this product. I am a professional golf caddy and this instrument saves me lots of time. This GPS-type instrument is correct as far as yardage goes. The device gives you front, back and center distances. If you want to get a well-educated idea how far the pin is from you, this device is more than adequate.
Pros:
I like the time savings. The device eliminates "guessing." It is inexpensive for what it does. Cons:
The only aspect I don't like about this product is that it does not give exact distance but the buyer knew that when he/she purchased this product.I would recommend this item to a friend.
for its price, it gives you what you need, front middle back .
By Steve from Euclid, Ohio on May 5, 2012

6 rounds using the Swami, cant find anything wrong yet. yardages have been right on ! stick it the cup holder and just drive up glance down and your good to go...
Pros:
easy to setup and use and priced just rightCons:
nothing yetI would recommend this item to a friend.
GPS unit. Cheap, Works great.
By Norm from Rockford, Il on May 2, 2012

I bought this gps unit because of the price and the price to load courses. I used it last week. GREAT. easy to use and has the yardage correct. I Love it .
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Decent plain vanilla golf GPS
By Vin from Somers,NY on April 14, 2012

My golf course was not one of the thousands that were charted by Izzo.A call to customer service was successfull in getting it charted after only a few days! However , on comparing yardiges with my Sky Caddie it was obvious that Swami was off by about 10 to 15 %. Another call to Izzo got another quick response resulting in a recharting of my course and a satisfactory improvement of accuracy. Excellent customer service!
Pros:
Simple to operate and good for those that only want bread and butter distance to the hole with reasonable accuracy.(my wife).Also no annual fees of $25 to $50 like my Sky Caddie!Cons:
have to manually advance each hole and maybe too simple but OK for the price.I would recommend this item to a friend.
Great Buy
By Ronald Brown from St. Petersburg,Florida on March 31, 2012

Love this item and really like the low or no yearly subcription feature. Yardage was right on with a $400.00 Sky Caddie
Pros:
Cost,accurate,large read outCons:
Takes a little time to aquire sats...I would recommend this item to a friend.
Izzo 1500
By George from Magalia California on March 1, 2012

I think it is appropriate for the needs of a golfer like me I'm a 29 handicap so it's sufficient enough for me.
Pros:
easy to opperate, battery life is very good, and it's pretty easy to read the screen. Cons:
that you can only hold 10 courses at a time I would recommend this item to a friend.
Disappointed
By john from VA on February 3, 2012

I purchased the swami for its ease of use and advertisement of no annual fee. It works great. turn it on and go. I was really surprised. the first course i played i compared it to my partners skycaddie and the yardage was right on. then i played my home course and noticed the distances were off by +10 yards on every hole. I contacted izzo and they told me that the course needed to be remapped. When it was completed i received an email stating that i would need to go online to update my unit. Problem is i had to get a 1 year subscription to do so. I would not have minded at all if i had requested that a course be added to the database. i asked them to correct one that was in the database for which i specifically purchased the unit for. It was their fault. every unit built after Jan 12 will be incorrect. normally on these type pre-loaded electronics the manufacture gives you one update for this specific purpose. Its only $19.00 but i just don't think its right.
If you choose to purchase on call the company and make sure your course was recently updated and that you get a recently manufactured unit.
Pros:
easy to use
easy to read
powers up and locates the course
good battery lifeCons:
You have to pay for course updates that are aready in the database
Honestly, i can't say anything bad about the unit itselfI would recommend this item to a friend.