The difference between Approach S72 and S70 golf watches
3 reasons you may want to upgrade to the latest Garmin GPS golf watch
As a pro golfer or golf enthusiast who swings a full 18, having the right equipment is important. Improving on and off the course starts with the latest and greatest smartwatch, and that smartwatch just so happens to be Approach® S72.
Before making the leap from your current golf watch to Approach S72, you’re probably curious what new golf, health and fitness features you’ll be able to take advantage of.
If that’s you, let’s break down how Approach S72 compares to Approach® S70.
1. Advanced golf features
With Approach S70 on your wrist, you’ve probably hit the fairway on many of the 43,000 preloaded golf courses. You’ve also enjoyed premium golf features like PlaysLike Distance and virtual caddie to better understand the fairway and pick the right club.
If you enjoyed those features, Approach S72 welcomes those along with a host of new premium golf features including swing metrics, golf biometric data1, green reading2 on select courses and more.
Seeing swing metrics on your watch is like watching film, but in real time. Review your swing in the middle of a round or range session to see details like hand speed, backswing length, wrist rotation and more from your wrist. To get a more detailed look into your swing, you can find your metrics saved in the Garmin Golf™ app.
Here’s how you can use a few of these metrics to learn more about your swing:
- Understanding your hand speed helps you improve your downswing. Use this feature to see how fast you’re moving before making contact with the ball.
- As you go for each shot, your backswing length is measured by the movement of your wrist from the moment you’re in address position to the moment you swing your club to the top. This is especially helpful when you’re dialing in half swings and wedge shots. Use this feature to build the consistency needed to control distance as well as your confidence around the green.
- To aim for a consistent swing, take a look at your wrist rotation metrics. Wrist rotation is measured and can give you an idea if you might be pulling or pushing the ball. Too much rotation can cause you to pull the ball while too little can cause you to push.
Preshot jitters are real. Use your Garmin smartwatch to monitor how your heart rate fluctuates as you step up to the tee to the moment you complete a swing1. To view your current heart rate, average heart rate per hole and number of shots in each heart rate zone, simply take a look at your Approach S72 smartwatch.
Postround, you can see a heart rate graph for the entire round and draw conclusions about how heart rate may have impacted your game. Dive deeper and see what your heart rate was at each hole.
If you’ve been using green contour data to improve your putting game, you’ll appreciate the green reading feature on Approach S72.
When you have a Garmin Golf™ membership, use the green reading feature to better understand green contour data on select courses. Walk to the pin and mark the flag on your smartwatch. When you get back to your ball, use Approach S72 to see what direction your putt might break and what the average slope percentage is. Determining your aim point has never been easier.
2. Design and functionality
Approach S70 has an AMOLED display making it easy to see in bright sunlight. Its lightweight build and ceramic bezel have also made it a practical addition to your everyday style.
Approach S72 adds to the AMOLED display with a watch that is more comfortable, stylish and durable. This Approach smartwatch comes with a ComfortFit band in various styles and sizes, fit for every wrist. Featuring a titanium bezel and sapphire lens, Approach S72 can endure long days spent on the course and tough adventures off the course. Speaking of long days, count on the battery life to last up to 20 hours on the course or up to 16 days in smartwatch mode on the 47 mm size. Get up to 10 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 15 hours in golf activity mode on the 43 mm size.
New additions, like the built-in flashlight and speaker and microphone, come in handy for late-night scrambles, communicating with friends and family from your wrist with a connected smartphone, and controlling watch functions through voice commands.
3. Health and fitness features
There’s more than meets the eye with this golf watch. Not only can you use it on the green, but off the green you’ll get health and fitness features to help you reach peak performance.
Approach S72 comes with a suite of activities that can be tracked from the wrist. Approach S70 let you track over 40 activities, but when you upgrade to Approach S72, track over 100 activities. Golfers can work on improving their swing by leveraging fitness features focused on building strength and mobility.
Plus, Approach S72 users can monitor various health and wellness metrics including sleep alignment, health status, smart wake alarm and breathing variations3. For more heart-related data, the ECG app is also available4.
Get insights on and off the green with Approach S72. Upgrade today and browse our full collection of golf electronics.
2Requires an active Garmin Golf membership
3This is not a medical device and is not intended for diagnosing or monitoring any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox is required and not available in all countries.
4The ECG app is only available on select Garmin smartwatches with the latest version of the Garmin Connect smartphone app and watch software. The ECG app is not available in all regions; see Garmin.com/ecg for availability. The ECG app is only intended for adults aged 22 years and over. The ECG app is capable of recording an ECG similar to a Lead I ECG and detecting the presence of atrial fibrillation or normal sinus rhythm.
