Features

Overview: The Garmin Approach X40 is a wrist-worn golf GPS unit with over 40,000 pre-loaded worldwide golf courses. It is also an advanced activity tracker with Elevate wrist heart rate technology. The X40 features a slim design, and weighs only 1.1 ounces for a comfortable fit all day long. The Approach X40 uses a high-sensitivity GPS receiver to measure individual shot distances and show the exact yardage to fairways, hazards, and greens. No subscriptions or setup fees are required. Approach X40 is compliant with USGA rules.

Display: The Approach X40 has a 1.0" x 0.42" high-resolution monochrome touchscreen display with a resolution of 160 x 68 pixels. The high-contrast selectable (positive or negative) display is easily readable in bright sunlight.

Course Data: The Approach X40 has data for over 40,000 select golf courses worldwide. New golf courses, and updates to existing courses are available through a free download of the Approach CourseView database on the Garmin Express website. CourseView is compatible with Windows (Vista SP2 and newer) and Mac OS X 10.8 and newer). The currently installed software includes:

• CourseView Medium SE Americas: 5.0
• CourseView Medium SE Europe, Middle East & Africa: 4.60
• CourseView Medium SE Pacific: 4.10

Water Resistance: The X40 has a 5 ATM rating, which means that the case can withstand accidental immersion in 50 meters of water for up to 30 minutes.

Play Mode: As you play, the Approach X40's Hole View automatically updates your position, giving you the exact yardage to the front, center, and back of the green. The Green View shows the shape of the green, and allows you to set a more accurate pin position by manually moving the flag to its location.

Hazards, Layups, and Doglegs: The X40 lets you view hole characteristics that affect shot selection along the fairways on Par 4 and Par 5 holes. Hazards are identified at the top of the screen (bunker, water, etc.), and the distances to the front and back of the hazard are given. You can view a list of layup and dogleg distances for Par 4 and 5 holes, and the distance to reach each layup.

Measuring a Shot: The Approach X40 can measure the distance of a particular shot. After hitting the shot, you can select "Measure Shot" in the menu and walk to your ball to calculate the distance.

Smartphone Compatible: The Garmin Approach X40 can be paired to your smartphone (via Bluetooth) through the Garmin Connect mobile app. Once your phone is paired, you can receive notifications of phone calls and text messages during your round.

TruSwing: The optional Garmin TruSwing golf swing sensor mounts to your club, and pairs to the Approach X40 via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). TruSwing provides swing metrics to see how your mechanics affect ball flight and shot results. It measures your swing tempo and speed, face to target, dynamic loft, shaft angle, club path and coordinates, and shaft lean. After your shot, the swing measurements are displayed on the X40 so you can instantly analyze the shot.

AutoShot Round Analyzer: The AutoShot round analyzer tracks your shots, measures distance, and records shot locations throughout the round. Once you have uploaded your round to your Garmin Connect account, you can review your round, shot-by-shot, on your computer.

Digital Scorecard: The Approach X40 doubles as a digital scorecard, helping you keep your score and other statistics. When scoring is enabled, you will be prompted to enter your score when your are on the green. If you also enable statistics tracking, you will be prompted to enter other stats such as number of putts, and fairways hit (or whether you missed left or right). When your round is completed, you can upload your scorecard to Garmin Connect using the Garmin Express application.

Garmin Connect: You can keep track of your golf game using Garmin Connect, an online community created for users of Garmin sports devices. You can upload all of the stats from the Approach X40 and analyze them over time. You can share your scorecards with friends, and compare your rounds to other people you've played against. You can also view your longest shots, average score, average putts, average score by par, and overall fairways hit.

Other Functions: When you're not on the links, you can use the Approach X40 as a watch, alarm clock, and activity tracker. The activity tracking feature records your daily step count, step goal, distance traveled, and calories burned for each recorded day. It also has a Move Alert feature that reminds you to get up and move about after one hour of inactivity. The X40 can also monitor your sleep, with measurements of total sleep, periods of movement, and restful sleep.

Elevate Technology: The Approach X40 is equipped with Elevate wrist heart rate technology, which monitors your heart rate without having to wear a chest strap. Whenever you wear the X40, your heart rate is being monitored, even while you sleep. The heart rate data helps to provide an accurate reading of calories burned, and to measure the intensity of your workout.

Smartphone Locator: Should you lose your smartphone while it's paired with the X40 via Bluetooth, you can search for it using the Smartphone Locator feature. When activated, the Approach X40 begins searching for your paired smartphone, sounding an audible alert on the smartphone while you view a Bluetooth signal strength meter on the X40. The signal strength increases as you move closer to your smartphone.

Power Requirements: The Approach X40 operates on a built-in Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery. A fully charged battery lasts for up to 10 hours (in GPS mode), and up to 5 days in activity mode. The unit has four small metal contacts on the back of the device for connecting the supplied snap-on charger/data cable. The cable can be used to connect to your computer for downloading course and firmware updates, uploading scorecards, and charging the battery.