Finding the Best Marine GPS

1) Decide between a handleld marine GPS or a marine GPS receiver.

The handheld marine GPS will obviously offer more convenience, although you may have to sacrifice mapping capabilities. A marine GPS receiver will often times come with preloaded maps and is surprisingly simple to transfer from a car to a boat. So this decision comes down to your required size and mapping capabilities.

2) Look into the water resistance level of the marine GPS as well.

Not all of these devices are completely waterproof. Some GPS units will be effected by water. Make sure the marine GPS meets IPX-7 waterproof standards. Anything less than a level seven is not worth the risk if you plan on using the GPS for fishing and boating.

3) Consider the display carefully to find the best marine GPS.

Although a black and white display comes with a backlight for night use, it can be difficult to pick up the screen as night approaches or during heavy cloud cover. This is why most consumers go with a color display when they choose a marine GPS handheld or a marine GPS receiver.

4) Use online consumer resources to compare prices of marine GPS units.

I have provided a link below under resources to help you compare prices and read reviews of marine GPS units. If you know what the important features are and compare prices you can find the best marine GPS for your needs.

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Never Get Lost Your Car Again.

1)  Using your portable GPS to Find Your Lost Car

If you have a GPS (tom tom, Magellan, etc), there is an option on it that you can save your location. This is fairly simple, when you park your car, save the location where you’re parked. Then turn the GPS off to save battery life. Once your finished and ready to return to your car, simply turn it back on, go to your “Save Addresses” and select the one that your just saved. Then let it walk you back to your car. These aren’t 100% accurate but can usually get you close, within I’ll say 10-30 ft.

2) Using Your Blackberry to Find Your Lost Car

There are several ways you can find your lost car using your Blackberry device. If you have Google Maps/Blackberry Maps/VZ Navigator, you can follow the steps above. Use the maps software to save your location as a temporary favorite and then just direct yourself back. Sometimes these are pretty accurate and sometimes their not. The best way is to download the new app from the app store.

3)  Using your iPhone/iPod touch to Find a Lost Car

The G-Park app from Apple is a simple and fun parking application.
Price $0.99

1. Park your car and hit the ‘Park Me!’ button.
2. You can add photos or notes about your location.
3. Get lost.
4. Hit the ‘Where did I Park?’ button. You can choose between turn by turn directions or ‘Exact Location’ and it will pin point your lost car and you follow it to the location.

4)  The Traditional Way to Find a Lost Car

If you’re not into the smart phones or still haven’t bought a GPS you can still do it the old school way. Most large parking lots have markings on the light poles, either letters,numbers, or both. Write these down. Also, keep note of where you entered the building so that you can get back to the area you came in. Also, if you have a key chain remote for your car, you can always set off the alarm and walk towards it.

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3. Select a hand-held marine GPS unit.

Major hand-held GPS manufacturers include Garmin, Icom, Lowrance and Magellan. Although it’s difficult to find a unit specifically geared toward the marine market, many general-use hand-held units can also be used for boating. In some cases, optional marine chart software can be loaded.

Because marine hand-held GPS units will be used underway (and perhaps in wet conditions), it’s desirable to have a unit that’s waterproof.  Some are preloaded with marine navigation aids for North and South America, along with tide stations in U.S. waters.

Other desirable features include high-contrast screen displays with backlighting for night use, the ability to store and retrieve large numbers of waypoints, the ability to build and retrieve custom courses, and a plotting page that overlays your track on a map, along with your position relative to additional waypoints.

4. Choose a fixed-mount GPS unit.

These units have larger displays and more capabilities than hand-held units. A major difference is that fixed-mount units are typically inside the boat, although a unit might be installed at a protected outside steering station. Fixed-mount units also have an internal antenna, as opposed to the external antenna of hand-held units. This internal antenna provides extremely good reception.

5. Try it before you buy it.

Before you purchase a GPS unit, visit a local marine supply store to compare several units. Check out ease of use, the quality of the screen display and the suitability for your boating needs.

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1. Select your boating style.

If you enjoy fishing local creeks or kayaking on area rivers, a hand-held GPS unit will likely be sufficient for your needs. For boaters who enjoy cruising their larger boats to new ports, or for fishermen who prefer their fishing offshore, larger units mounted to navigation stations are preferable. Although larger boats may rock and roll with the winds and waves, the GPS displays are larger and can be easily viewed.

According to West Marine, most GPS units (including hand-held units) allow you to receive current position information on a preloaded electronic map. Depending on the unit’s sophistication (and price), more features may be standard on one unit vs. another.

For even more detail, boaters can purchase additional map data on regions they plan to visit.

2. Take a hard look at your budget.

Be realistic about what you really need and how much you can comfortably spend. Some hand-held marine GPS units are priced at less than $200. At the other end of the price spectrum are fixed-mount GPS units called chartplotters. These units feature more functions and larger displays, and prices begin in the $900 range.

GPS units combined with other marine electronics (fishfinders, radar, etc.) can sport price tags of more than $4,000.

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What’s Golf GPS rangefinder?

Golf GPS rangefinders are used in the sport of golf to aid the player in accurately determining the distance to certain fixed points on a golf course, such as the green or various hazards. They can either be a standalone purpose built device or a piece of software installed on another device, such as a smartphone, which contains GPS capabilities. Especially for higher standard golfers, who will generally have better distance control, there are clear advantages to knowing the precise yardages compared with traditional methods of gauging distance, such as yardage charts and pacing.

Laser rangefinders are a competing technology that do not requiring any course data or GPS hardware.

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Golf instructors frequently remind golfers than a faster swing does not equal a farther drive. There is a pace to golf that relies more on a slow and steady tempo than a fast, jerky motion. One of the most common golf tips you will hear is to not jerk your swing.

The way to set your tempo for a proper golf swing is to start with the backswing. A slower backswing with a fluid even motion will result in concentrated force as it comes forward to meet the ball. After your body is aligned correctly in front of the ball, bringing the club back at a slow enough pace that you can see the club head leaving the surface area. As you are raising the club through the backswing, concentrate the physical power from your abdomen through your aligned body to the shoulders which then roll forward extending the power through the club to the ball.

The follow-through should maintain the same even tempo as the energy is released driving the ball forward. At that point the shoulders roll through the body and the head can rise to allow the neck and arms to release the momentum.

By mastering the basic elements of a proper golf swing a new golfer will soon find themselves enjoying their sport and achieving success on the green

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Essential to maintaining linear energy in a proper golf swing is correct posture. The golfer should ensure that they are bending at the waist and not the back or the shoulders. A golf swing driven from the back or shoulders is one of the main reasons for injury when

. Golf instructions advise participants to bend foreword from the hip socket until the arms can swing freely through the chest area.

Another mistake new golfers make in attempting a perfect golf swing is to stiffen their legs as they approach the ball. The legs should be held loosely and the golfer should flex at the knee slightly to aid in the physics of the swing. The knee should never cross the tips of the foot but be flexible enough to allow smooth body movement. On the follow-through of the swing the knee should be able to pivot to allow the body to stay aligned.

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A functional and comfortable grip is required for the perfect golf swing. New golfers often find the correct grip to feel awkward however golf swing instructions never waver on the point. Depending on your dominant hand the club should rest against the palm of your opposite hand and be held somewhat loosely at the fingertips with the heel of your hand providing pressure. The dominant hand should then be placed in the same position creating a V with the thumb and index fingers.

In a proper golf swing the dominant index finger is the one that guides the club directionally through the swing. The physics of the swing works in such a way that the V created by the grip should point between your right shoulder and your chin. This helps align the head and neck and focus the power of the swing. A common theme in golf instructions is that the grip should never be tight but strong enough to adequately hold the club.

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