The best of…new gadgets for golfers

Garmin Approach S2

Improve club selection with the help of this golf watch, which uses GPS to provide precise yardage to each green and stores maps of 30,000 courses. It can keep a digital scorecard too.

$250, garmin.com

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Source: Popular Mechanics

TaylorMade R1 Driver

Think of this driver as 168 clubs in one. The club head’s weight distribution is easily adjustable, and the dials let you choose any of 12 loft angles and seven face angles.

$300, golfsmith.com

Source: Men’s Journal

GolfSense

Clip this sensor to your glove and a “precise rendering of your swing” will be sent to your smartphone to help you identify flaws. It even shows such “finer details” as wrist turn.

$130, golfsense.me

Source: Popular Mechanics

Bushnell Tour v3

For high-precision yardage measurements, try this new Bushnell viewfinder, which vibrates softly when it’s pointed right at the flag, then uses a laser to pinpoint the distance.

$300, tgw.com

Source: TechRadar.com

MotoCaddy M1 PRO

Lighten your load on the course with this compact, electric trolley. Push the start button and away it goes, powered by a lithium battery that can also keep a phone charged.

$1,099, motocaddy.us

Source: WSJ.com