Garmin unveils the Approach ™ S20, its new golf watch with an exclusive AutoShot ™ feature that automatically detects shot location and distance traveled. This feature is ideal for archiving and analyzing all of your data on the Garmin Connect ™ community site.

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Features designed for golf are complemented by activity tracking1 to calculate and record calorie data, sleep time and number of steps taken in a day. Paired with a compatible smartphone2 the S20 also receives Smart Notifications to allow users to stay connected thanks to discreet alerts signaling incoming calls, SMS and emails directly on the screen.

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With its large screen, the S20 clearly displays the precise distance to the start, middle and back of the green as well as the design of the green according to the angle of attack. It also measures distance to obstacles (bunkers, water hazards) as well as distances to layups and doglegs. In addition, the “Green View” feature provides golfers with a detailed view of the green for each hole; it suffices to manually move the flag according to its position of the day to benefit from an even more precise measurement of distances.

Finally, the S20 records information such as distance to obstacles and to the green and even offers advanced swing parameters thanks to its compatibility with the new TruSwing swing analysis sensor.

By transferring all of their data to the Garmin Connect ™ site, practitioners have access to all of their statistics, including their average score and the total number of putts made. This allows golfers to view and relive each round on a detailed course map. It is also possible to view, for the courses they frequent regularly, all of their shots superimposed on a single map.

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In addition to the digital scorecard for each game, the Approach ™ S20 tracks individual statistics such as the number of fairways hit, greens hit in regulation and putts made per game. Water resistant up to 50m, the Approach ™ S20 has a battery life of 15 hours in GPS mode and up to 8 weeks in watch mode and activity tracking.

The Approach ™ S20 watch will be available in February 2016 in black / white, gray / midnight blue at a recommended retail price of 229,99 €.

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1For more information see garmin.com/ataccuracy

2 For a list of compatible phones, see Garmin.com/BLE