Shave Shots with Snooper’s Shotmiser

Snooper, the longtime maker of speed camera detectors and satellite navigation systems for Europe and the UK, has forayed into the golf GPS market with the G300 Shotmiser and the S280 Shotsaver (both the G300 and the S280 units still include optional satellite navigation and speed camera detector software). The G300 is a very compact touchscreen device that gives you a detailed colored image of the entire hole: not a photographic image, but a bright graphics display that makes it easy to distinguish between greens, fairways, bunkers, and other hazards. You can plot your way down the fairway with single touches of the screen. Touch the screen anywhere and the distance to that spot is instantly given. Since it always displays the distance to the flag, you can easily plan a precise layup shot. The screen zooms to your exact position when you are over the ball and, more importantly, rotates to keep you in line with your trajectory to the pin.

You can see a demonstration of the Shotmiser in action in the video below:

The G300 comes with a digital scorecard and statistical analysis feature that calculates key percentages like greens in regulation and sand saves.

Cost: £249.99 (without satnav), £299.99 (with satnav for UK/Ireland), and £329.99 (with satnav for either Europe or the US).

There is no annual fee or subscription, but additional course downloads cost £5.00 each (you get one free course with purchase). Most courses in the UK have already been mapped (with sub-meter accuracy). There are only a limited number of mapped courses in the US, but you can let the people at Shotmiser know which course(s) you need and they promise to have the course ready for download in 10-15 days.

Other Specifications:

• Ultra-compact hand held design
• MP3 Player
• MP4 player
• Photoviewer 2.7″ full color LCD touch display
• Built-in SIRF III GPS antenna
• Built-in rechargeable battery with 5hrs battery life
• Optional Street level navigation & Speed Camera location
• Compatible with 12V & 24V power supplies

The S280 Shotsaver is a scaled down version of the G300: no interactive touchscreen or color map of each hole. But it does have all the other features and functions of the more expensive G300. It gives you distances to the front, back and middle of the green plus distances to bunkers, fairways, streams, ponds and other hazards. Digital scorecard and statistical analysis are also included. Unlike the G300, the S280 comes with a free lifetime subscription to its database of available courses and in a limited time offer, the S280 will include satellite navigation and speed camera detector software (for either the UK/Ireland or Western Europe).

Cost: £199.99 (UK/Ireland) and £224.99 (Western Europe)

Other Specifications:

• Ultra-compact hand held design
• Snooper Shot Saver
• Street level navigation
• Speed Camera location
• MP3 Player
• MP4 player
• Photoviewer
• 2.7″ full color LCD touch display
• Built-in SIRF III GPS antenna
• Full post code search
• Turn by turn voice instructions
• Built-in rechargeable battery
• ‘One touch’ Home & Office route planner
• 2D & 3D map views
• A choice of different screen colors
• Extensive list of Points of Interest