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A fantastic golf gps watch for just £179.99. Packed full of fantastic features and a choice of different colour straps it will no doubt be a popular choice amongst golfers.
Typically, golf watches that emphasize simplicity tend to offer only basic features, but the latest G6 model from Shot Scope defies that expectation entirely. Priced at just £179.99, this device packs a surprising array of features that make it punch above its price bracket. Let’s take a look at how it performed on course in our full Shot Scope G6 GPS watch review….
The Shot Scope G6 combines stylish design with practical features, offering clear yardages, hazard navigation, and full-course mapping that enhance on-course decision-making.
It performs well in most situations, providing quick, easy-to-read data that can help speed up play and improve accuracy.
Overall, at £179, it is a versatile and affordable GPS watch suitable for both casual and serious golfers seeking reliable performance and modern aesthetics.
The Shot Scope G6 watch looks really nice, the flat glass screen with side buttons looks very smart. The watch also starts as standard with a normal clockface including the day and date so you can use this all day long, not just on the course. There are also a number of options for strap colour so you can select what you want, but I just went for a classic black to match the watch face.
On course testing
When setting off this watch gives you options of which tees you are playing off and whether you want to keep score, which is really helpful if you’re not marking a card as it keeps your score on screen at all times.
The watch face is really big and gives you very clear numbers for front middle and back at all times when playing. This for me is the most important thing the watch needs to do as it allows me get a yardage very quickly without having to point a laser at the flag or get my phone out to check. Using the watch as opposed to the other methods will definitely speed up pace of play whilst allowing you to have an accurate idea of how far you are from the hole.
As well as the main purpose of giving front middle back numbers the watch also has several other features that help you navigate the course. By pressing the down button the watch reveals front and carry numbers for all hazards on the course, this can be really helpful when standing on the tee deciding which club hit as the numbers to green are largely irrelevant at that point.
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I did find sometimes it wasn’t clear which number corresponded to which bunker however it made me pause to select my club base on this information alone, but thankfully there’s another feature which I think makes this watch really special.
When on the hazards screen pressing select will bring up a full hole map based on where you are standing. This alone is extremely helpful as it gives you an overview of the entire hole so you can plot your path to the green in a much more informed way, especially useful on courses you’re less familiar with. But that’s not all, this watch also provides a curved line showing a yardage which you can move up and down the hole, this feature was much better in my opinion for making a decision about laying up or hitting over traps and almost made the hazard screen unimportant for me.
The watch also allows you to take a green view to see how it is shaped and then move the flag around the green so you can get a much more accurate number about how far you need to hit. This feature can be very useful but in my experience the controls made it quite fiddly to adjust, sometimes needing to press the up or down button 10-20 times to get a good number is a bit too time consuming for me, but I can imagine in a competitive situation where play is naturally slower this would be very useful.
This watch does come with the extremely impressive feature of performance tracking which allows you to get data and analytics about your game which can be hugely beneficial when looking on how to improve your scores, through both on course decision making and practice in between rounds. Unfortunately I did not have the 16 tags which are used to track contact with each club so I have not explored this feature, however you can find more information about it on the Shot Scope website.
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During my testing, I encountered a minor issue while playing a round with my Dad at his home course. At the start, the watch displayed an unusual distance of 999 yards for the first hole. This seems to have been a temporary glitch, possibly related to GPS connection or course mapping. Fortunately, I also had a laser rangefinder as a backup, so it didn’t impact my game significantly.
I want to emphasize that this was a single occurrence at one specific course, and in all other instances, the watch has performed flawlessly. Overall, I’m impressed with its accuracy and functionality, and I believe this was an isolated incident rather than a widespread issue. It is now an accessory I wear for all my golf and enjoy using it.
Final Verdict
Aesthetically this is a watch that you can definitely wear both on and off the course and with the strap options I think it will suit most people, no matter their fashion taste. In terms of functionality I think this is a really good option. It does the most important thing of giving your numbers to the green really well and size of the screen makes it very easy to use at a glance.
At £149.99 (at the time of writing) this is a really good entry level option, if you’ve never had a GPS watch before like me, this does everything you’d want it to. My only downside would be the buttons being slightly fiddly to use at first which may put off some people, however if you want to get an excellent GPS watch on a relatively low budget you can’t do better than the Shot Scope G6.
