Top Golf Gift Ideas Father's Day 2015 - Great Golf Deals Blog

Father's Day may still be over a month away but it is never to early to start thinking about what to get good 'ol dad this year. If your dad is a golfers then you're in luck because our crack staff of golfing dads has put together an early list of golf related gifts that are sure to make your dad especially happy on his special day. 

The following list should help take the stress out of buying that perfect golf gift for dad.

Golf Buddy BB5 LED GPS Band

No longer does a wearable GPS device have to be big and bulky and sit uncomfortably on your wrist.  Golf Buddy has designed the first ever golf GPS band with an L.E.D. readout.

The unique and fashionable band displays distance to front, middle and back of green on the L.E.D. screen.  It comes pre-loaded with over 37,000 golf courses and it will auto-recognize the course that you go to and automatically bring up the first hole data.

The band is available in 6 different colors so dad can fashionably match his attire.  It can also be used daily as a standard watch. ($229.99)

 Clicgear 3.5+ Push Cart

Get all the benefits of walking the course without throwing out your back with this ultra-light, full featured push cart. The Clicgear cart has been wooing over golf fans since its introduction in 2007. 

What's great about this cart is that it is light, it's very easy to push, it comes in a wide-range of colors and fold down to a small, manageable size for easy storing in your trunk.

 Golf was originally designed to be a walking sport where you can enjoy the game of golf while walking 5 miles burning calories and staying fit. dad can now do it in style with the Clicgear 3.5+ cart.  ($184.99)

 

Garmin Approach S5 Golf GPS Watch

No more need to remember to bring your GPS or Rangefinder with you because all the yardage information will be on your wrist.

GPS based golf distance devices have become wildly popular, and in addition to providing yardage, they offer hole by hole maps of the courses. 

The Approach S5 is newest the top of the line golf watch from leading GPS manufacturer Garmin. It comes pre-loaded with map data for more than 38,000 golf courses across the globe and uses course recognition so it knows where you are playing as soon as you arrive. 

Unlike many other golf GPS devices, there is nothing you have to download or do in advance, and no subscription fee. As additional courses are added or revised, updates are delivered free for the life of the watch, via computer or smartphone app. It has a crystal clear full-color display and shows a CourseView map with hole-by-hole details including doglegs, sand traps, water hazards, and green shapes. It displays distances to front, middle and back of green, and manual pin positioning lets you drag and drop the pin on screen to its actual day location – the S5 adjusts precise distances accordingly. 

You can also drag and drop the onscreen crosshairs to find precise lay up or carry distances to any hazard or part of the hole. The Measure Shot feature will even tell Dad how far his drive went. The touchscreen face is high-resolution and golf glove-friendly, the watch is weatherproof and rated to 50 meters underwater, and it has a 10 hour battery charge life, good for even a 36-hole day. 

Tournament legal under PGA rules, it can also be used to keep score, even in Stableford events. The S5 can display emails, texts and other alerts from your iPhone, iPad or Android device on the screen. An odometer tells you how far you walked, and you can track number of putts, fairways hit and greens in regulation, then download your rounds and track improvements. .  ($329.99 Plus Limited-time $50 Mail-in Rebate)

 Knitted Pom Headcovers

What is the one thing that makes your set of golf clubs stand out from everyone else? Is is that you have the latest and newest clubs? Maybe, but what really sets your clubs apart from someones else is your golf club headcovers. 

You walk over to the sets of golf clubs over by the starter box and you look at the headcovers to decipher which clubs are yours. Whether you have a big Tiger or customized headcover, you know exactly which set of clubs are yours.

Pom Pom headcovers were all the rage back in the 70's when Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson were dominating the PGA Tour.  Back then, the OEM headcovers were not the greatest so a lot of players swapped them out for custom headcovers.

Today, OEM headcovers are a lot more stylish and OEM's put a lot of work into styling their matching headcovers.  But there is something just a little too sterile about the new headcovers.  Maybe its the man-made synthetic material they use or the styling or just the way they fit.  Maybe it's that everyone else with the same driver has the same cover and I like variety.  In any case, this is a way dad add a little customization and style to his bag without spending a lot of money.  ($23.99 Driver,  $21.99 Fairway & Hybrids)

ARCCOS GPS Stat Tracking System

You've probably heard of the fitness trackers that seem to be all the rage right now.  Think of the ARCCOS Stat Tracking system as a fitness tracker for your golf game.  You currently need an iPhone 4s or above for this system.  You simply download the app to you phone, attach the 14 sensors to the end of club then pair your phone with Arccos using bluetooth.

Next, all you need to do is go out and play a round.  The app will record all the data you will ever need about your game.  Want to know how far the hole is?  Arccos will tell you.  Want to know how far you just hit your driver, iron, wedge etc?  Arccos will show you.  Want to know how many greens, or fairways you hit in regulation? or how many putts you made per hole?  Arccos will show you. 

Basically every shot, every distance, every round, every moment is captured by Arccos and you can use that data in real-time or after your round to see what part of you game needs improvement.  If your dad is a techie he will love this gift!  ($279.99)

Adidas Adipower Boost Golf Shoes  

Whether your dad walks the course or rides a cart he will be happiest guy in his foursome with these shoes.  The adidas Adipower Boost shoes are by far the most comfortable golf shoes on the market today. 

The new boost technology is a more efficient cushioning design that provides a spring feeling underfoot as you walk.

This increased energy return should in turn help you feel fresher for longer in comparison to using heavier shoes with traditional soles.

To put the spring in your step, adidas takes thousands of TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane) energy capsules and fuses them together using a high-pressure steam moulding process.

These capsules then store and release energy more efficiently than the traditional EVA foam adidas used to use, because they don’t harden and soften when temperatures fluctuate, and so retain their consistent spring-like feel. ($174.99)

 Bushnell Tour X Golf Rangefinder

If you're dad's game is good enough where he needs absolute accuracy in his yardage calculation then this is the rangefinder for him.  This is the new top-of-the-line rangefinder from Bushnell which has a top-of-the-line price but it's almost like you are getting two rangefinders for the price of one.

Previously, Bushnell released separate rangefinders; one that calculated distance with and one that calculated distance without slope.  The new Tour X with its Exchange Technology  gives the ability of the laser to be in slope mode or not depending on whether or not the golfer wants/needs to use one or the other. Slope mode calculates the distance when terrain factors in such as hitting uphill or downhill and it works extremely well. Take off one cap from the front and put on the other that comes with the unit to make it completely USGA legal for tournament play.

Other features include dual display technology which optimizes visibility based on light conditions. PinSeeker with JOLT pairs with 2nd generation E.S.P. to equip Bushnell Tour X Rangefinders with fast and accurate yardage output.  ($469.99)

Happy Father's Day to All!