Approach® S44
Approach® S44
Overview
WE'VE GOT YOUR GAME
Get all the essential features you need to lower your score with the Approach S44 GPS golf smartwatch.
BRIGHT AND COLORFUL 1.2-INCH AMOLED DISPLAY
43,000+ PRELOADED COURSES
DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF THE GREEN
KEEP SCORE AND UPLOAD TO THE GARMIN GOLF™ APP
LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN
UP TO 15 HOURS OF BATTERY IN GPS MODE
WHAT YOU'LL LOVE
COLORFUL AND CAPABLE
The stunning 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display makes it easy to see key yardages to the green, hazards and layups on 43,000+ courses.
PLAN YOUR SHOT
Get distance to the front, middle and back of the green. Plus, navigate bunkers, water hazards and layups with hazard view.
ENHANCE YOUR GAME
With a Garmin Golf membership, get enhanced CourseView maps of every hole, green contour data, PlaysLike Distance and touch targeting for exact distance to any point on the hole.
TRACK YOUR CLUBS
Pair with optional Approach® CT10 club tracking sensors (sold separately) for automatic shot-tracking capabilities so you have a clearer picture of which parts of your game to focus on.
KEEP SCORE
Easily keep score as you play, and upload to Garmin Golf for advanced stat tracking and handicap calculation.
SMART FEATURES
Leave your phone in the cart and get smart notifications to your wrist — including emails, texts and alerts when paired with your iPhone or Android smartphone.
- Activity tracking accuracy.
In the Box
- Approach S44 GPS golf watch
- Charging/data cable
- Documentation
Specs
What You'll Love | |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 10 days |
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| Display type | AMOLED (optional always-on mode) |
| Touchscreen | yes |
| Water rating | 5 ATM |
General | |
| Strap material | silicone |
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| Lens material | Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 |
| Bezel material | anodized aluminum |
| Quick Release bands | yes (20 mm, Industry standard) |
| Physical size |
43 x 43 x 11.4 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 125-202 mm |
| Weight | 42 g |
| Display Size | 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter |
| Display resolution | 390 x 390 pixels |
| Color display | yes |
| Large font option | yes |
| Battery life | Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/History | 4 GB |
Clock Features | |
| Time/date | yes |
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| GPS Time Sync | yes |
| Automatic daylight saving time | yes |
| Alarm clock | yes |
| Timer | yes |
| Stopwatch | yes |
| Sunrise/sunset times | yes |
Sensors | |
| GPS | yes |
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| GLONASS | yes |
| Galileo | yes |
| Compass | yes |
| Gyroscope | yes |
| Accelerometer | yes |
| Ambient light sensor | yes |
Daily Smart Features | |
| Find My Phone | yes |
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| Find My Garmin (helps locate lost device) | yes |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth® LE |
| Smart Notifications | yes |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | yes |
| View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) | yes |
| Calendar | yes |
| Weather forecasts | yes |
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile | yes |
| Controls smartphone music | yes |
| Pairs with Garmin Connect™ mobile | yes |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Passcode | yes |
Activity Profiles | |
| Indoor running | Indoor Track Running |
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| Outdoor running | Running |
| Outdoor recreation | Golfing |
| Cycling | Biking, Indoor Biking |
Safety and Tracking Features | |
| Incident detection during select activities | yes |
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| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | yes |
| Assistance | yes |
Activity Tracking Features | |
| Step counter | yes |
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| Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity) | yes |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | yes |
| Calories burned | yes |
| Distance traveled | yes |
| Intensity minutes | yes |
| TrueUp™ | yes |
| Move IQ™ | yes |
Training, Planning and Analysis Features | |
| Customizable data pages | yes |
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| GPS speed and distance | yes |
| Auto Pause® automatic timer halt | yes |
| Auto Lap® interval tracking feature | yes |
| Touch and/or button lock | yes |
Running Features | |
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | yes |
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| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | yes |
Golfing Features | |
| Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide | yes |
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| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | yes |
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | yes |
| Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | yes |
| Digital scorecard | yes |
| Custom targets | yes |
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | yes |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | yes |
| Full vector map | yes (with Garmin Golf membership) |
| Auto CourseView updates | yes |
| Green View with manual pin position | yes |
| Hazards and course targets | yes |
| PinPointer | yes |
| PlaysLike distance | yes (with Garmin Golf membership) |
| Touch-targeting (touch target on display to seethe distance to any point) | yes (with Garmin Golf membership) |
| Handicap scoring | yes |
| Swing Tempo | yes |
| Round timer/odometer | yes |
| CT10 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | yes |
| CT1 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | yes |
| Pairs with Garmin Golf app | yes |
| Tournament legal | yes (with tournament mode enabled) |
| Green Contours (with Garmin Golf membership) | yes |
Cycling Features | |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | yes |
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