Garmin Approach X40 GPS Golf Band, Overview

Golf and Fitness Tracking Come Together in 1 Sleek Band

Slim, lightweight GPS golf band with ElevateTM wrist heart rate technology and activity tracking

Displays distances to front, back and middle of the green plus hazards

AutoShot tracking measures your shot distances and auto-records detected shots for post-round analysis

Activity tracking shows steps, distance, calories burned, heart rate and activity intensity

Receive vibrating smart notifications for incoming calls, texts and other alerts

You want to shoot better golf. And you want to take steps to improve your overall fitness and well-being. But you don’t want to wear or carry multiple devices to help you achieve those goals. That’s why our Approach X40 GPS golf band is the ideal all-in-one solution. Preloaded with more than 40,000 golf courses worldwide, it combines daily activity tracking with wrist-based heart rate plus vibrating smart notifications³ to keep you connected on the go.

Wrist-based Heart Rate

The golf band’s Elevate wrist heart rate technology measures heart rate at the wrist 24/7. That gives you the freedom to work out with no additional heart rate strap needed. Using heart rate, Approach X40 provides calories burned information and quantifies the intensity of your fitness activities, providing better credit for your efforts.

It’s a Rockin’ Band

Only Garmin lets you combine golf GPS with fitness tracking with smart connectivity — all in 1 slim, low-profile wristband that’s as durable and comfortable as it is versatile. Water-rated to 50 meters and featuring a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, the Approach X40 golf band also gives you the current time and date — plus an alarm setting — so you can wear it every day to keep your active life right on schedule.

Game-changing Golf Guidance

Approach X40 is a true go-anywhere golfing partner. So, no matter where you’re teeing off, it knows where you are — and how far you are from the next pin. The band’s high-sensitivity GPS receiver gives you the distance data you need to fire away with confidence. Plus, the crisp touchscreen display accurately shows distances to the front, back and middle of the green — even when you’re under tree cover.

AutoShot Round Analyzer

On the course, Approach X40’s AutoShot round analyzer automatically detects shots² along the fairway and measures distances for post-round analysis on Garmin Connect™.

Green View Display

Approach X40’s Green View display shows you the true shape and layout of the green, even if you’re behind it. You can manually reposition the pin to today’s location for accurate shot selection.

Smart Notifications

Never miss another important text, email or alert just because your smartphone is tucked away somewhere in your bag. Approach X40 acts as a wireless extension of your compatible smart device, displaying smart notifications, right on your wristband³. Now, via Bluetooth® technology, you can read that email or text you’ve been waiting for — even in the middle of the fairway.

Garmin Connect Golf Community

Garmin Connect is the online golf community that lets you play, then share and compare. Download your round and contrast it to your last round; track improvements to your game for every course you play. Garmin Connect Golf app can even assemble your ideal round, combining your best score for each hole to get your ideal 18 for that course.

Keep a Digital Scorecard

With its built-in digital scorecard, Approach X40 golf band makes it easy to keep track of your score throughout each round. When you’re done, you can save, review and even use Garmin ConnectTM Mobile with your smartphone to automatically upload and share that great round with your golfing buddies online.

Compatible with TruSwing™ Sensor Metrics

By combining the easy-to-use Garmin TruSwing club sensor (sold separately) with your Approach X40 golf band and compatible smartphone or tablet, you can access real-time, 3-D animations and other useful swing metrics to see how your mechanics affect ball flight and shot results. Using the Garmin Connect Mobile golf app, you can instantly analyze swing tempo, speed, club-path measurements, critical club angles and more.

Free Course Updates

With the Approach X40 golf band, your purchase is an all-inclusive investment. It comes ready to go, right out of the box, with more than 40,000 preloaded courses. Plus, new courses and updates are added each year, using Garmin Express. Best of all, these course updates are free — with no setup charges, fees or subscriptions.

Source : Garmin International

Physical & Performance

Physical dimensions Width: 0.83” (21.1 mm); circumference: 5.4”-7.6” (136-192mm), regular, 7.1"-8.8" (180-224 mm), x-large

Display size, WxH 1.00” x 0.42” (25.4 x 10.7 mm)

Display resolution, WxH 160 x 68 pixels

Display type sunlight-readable, high-resolution, touchscreen, monochrome

Touchscreen

Weight 1.1 oz (31 g)

Battery Rechargeable lithium-ion; non-replaceable

Battery life up to 5 days (activity mode); up to 10 hours (GPS mode)

Water rating 5 ATM (50 meters)

GPS-enabled

High-sensitivity receiver

Interface USB

Smart notifications (displays email, text and other alerts when paired with your compatible phone)

Watch functions activity tracker, alarm clock

Maps & Memory

Course maps more than 40,000 (preloaded)

Golfing Features

Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)

Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)

Yardage to layups/doglegs

Tracks stats (putts per round, greens & fairways hit, average distance)

Digital scorecard yes (scoring options include Stroke Play for a single player)

Computer scorecard review (save and review scores on computer)

Activity Tracking Features

Step counter

Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)

Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)

Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep)

Additional

Round timer: yes

Vibration alerts: yes

Elevate™ wrist heart rate technology: yes

Garmin AutoShot™: yes

GreenView with manual pin positioning: yes

Hazards/course targets: yes

TruSwing compatible: yes (see features below)

Garmin Connect™ compatible: yes

Auto sync (automatically transfers data to your mobile device): yes

TruSwing Features

Swing Tempo

Swing Speed

Face to Target

Dynamic Loft

Shaft Angle

Club Path

Club Path Coordinates

Shaft Lean

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Garmin vivoactive HR GPS Smart Watch, Regular fit - Black

GPS Smartwatch with Wrist-based Heart Rate

GPS smartwatch with a sunlight-readable, high-resolution color touchscreen

Built-in sports apps include GPS-enabled running, biking, swimming and more — no phone connection required

Customize with free watch face designs, widgets and apps from our Connect IQ™ store

Receive smart notifications¹ and smart coaching from Garmin Connect™ when paired with your phone

Up to 8 days' battery life² in watch/activity tracking³ mode or up to 13 hours using GPS

All Heart, All the Time

With Elevate™ wrist heart rate technology³, you can ditch the chest strap and measure heart rate from the wrist. Using heart rate data, vívoactive HR provides calories burned information and quantifies the intensity of your fitness activities, providing better credit for your efforts.

Keeps Up With All Your Active Moments

Run, bike, swim, golf, ski and more with vívoactive HR. Its GPS-enabled built-in sports apps track your stats while smart notifications allow you to stay connected — all so you can keep your life in balance. vívoactive HR continues to track activity³ throughout your day by counting steps and floors climbed as well as monitoring sleep and calculating intensity minutes. You won’t have to worry about this watch keeping up with you. The rechargeable battery lasts up to 8 days² in watch/activity tracking mode or up to 13 hours using GPS.

Insights from Garmin Connect

Throughout your day, vívoactive HR automatically syncs¹ to Garmin Connect. Garmin Connect is the only free app that gets to know you and then delivers the insights to help you beat yesterday. These include cues to move if you’re not on track to meet your step goal — or shoutouts when you do hit those milestones. Plus, you’ll get healthy tips from experts that become like virtual coaches.

Hit the Ground Running

Using its built-in accelerometer and GPS, vívoactive HR allows you to run both indoors and out. You can set up vibration alerts for heart rate, pace, run/walk intervals and more. Other training features include Auto Lap® and Auto Pause®. Provides post-run summary with stats such as total mileage, calories, average pace and overall time.

On the Bike

The GPS-enabled cycling app measures time, distance, speed and calories. It’s compatible with sensors4, such as speed and cadence, to measure your progress on training rides as well as daily commutes; also compatible with Varia® lights and radar for safer riding.

Dive In

Hit the pool’s lap lanes and see detailed stats like total and interval distance, pace, stroke count, stroke type and more. Let the swimming app calculate your efficiency with swolf, which adds the time and the number of strokes it takes to swim a pool length. Interval Count lets you seamlessly pause and then resume your workout. At the end of a workout, view your summary data, which includes interval and session averages, overall time and personal records. 

Tee Off

Play new courses every day by downloading 1 of 40,000 course maps worldwide from our golf course database. The golfing app can show a simplified view of the green and help you track your score, letting you see if you’re under or over par. The PinPointer feature points you in the right direction when you are unable to see the green. It also measures shot distance at the press of a button.

Row, Row, Row

If you like to paddle board and row — indoor or open water — the built-in paddle boarding app tracks and displays all your stats. See pace, overall time, distance and stroke all at a glance when out on the water or in the gym.

On the Slopes

For a day of skiing or snowboarding, vívoactive HR measures your 3-D speed by calculating the speed and distance on an incline versus latitude and longitude. It also provides your splits automatically and gives you the option to turn on Auto Pause, which freezes the timer automatically when you stop or ride the lift.

Stay Connected

vívoactive HR gently vibrates to alert you to all the same notifications you receive on your compatible device¹ — from phone calls to social media alerts to other alerts from mobile apps. vívoactive HR also displays weather information, temperature and more. Additionally, it lets you control the music on your phone, locate your phone1, remotely control your VIRB® action camera and let your friends and family track your activities in real time with LiveTrack. Personalize vívoactive HR with custom watch faces, data fields, apps and widgets from our Connect IQ™ store.

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