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Good Walk Coffee Co.
I love all kinds of coffee, and I just got a new espresso maker, so I’ve been on the hunt for new beans to try. I’d followed Good Walk Coffee on social for a while and finally pulled the trigger. So happy I did.
Garmin Vívoactive 6
Bought it for the Garmin Golf app integration, and it’s turned into the watch I wear for every run, ride, and round. Bonus the silent vibrate alarm is super handy to get up for early rounds!
$249
Overview
My Apple Watch was dead by the back nine every single round. That was the last straw. I looked at the Forerunner too, but the Vivoactive 6 won out because of the golf app integration. Now it’s not just my golf watch, it’s the only watch I wear. Its yardage distances are accurate, quick to show and I’ve abandoned my range finder completey.
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Garmin Vívoactive 6
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Battery Life
Up to 11 days.
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Key Feature
Golf app integration, yardages for 43,000+ courses.
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Performance
Fast GPS lock, no lag on the tee.
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Price
$299.99
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Honest Take
It more than gets the job done for all the activities I do.
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Who It's Best For
Parents who care about their health enough to track it, plus want some nice golf features.
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What’s good
- Yardages and scorecard tracking are fast, no lag waiting on the tee.
- Logs every round automatically and calculates your handicap for you.
- One watch for golf, running, sleep, everything, no swapping devices.
- Actual battery life, not the daily charge routine of the Apple Watch.
- The vibrate alarm gets me up early without waking anyone else!
What’s not
- Case runs a little big if you’ve got a smaller wrist
- Depending on the layout of the course it sometimes hops to a different hole, but easy to switch back
- Premium CourseView features need a paid Garmin Golf membership
- No cellular, still tethered to your phone for texts and calls
- Its a pricy watch, but what smart watch isn’t
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Verdict: 4.5 Breakfast Balls out of 5
If your smartwatch dies before your round does, this fixes that problem and then some. Between the golf app, the running tracking, and actually knowing how bad your sleep was after a late Masters watch party, it earns its spot on your wrist every day, not just on the course.
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