Garmin International announced recently of its latest Approach X40 golf band. The band  combines daily activity tracking and Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate technology with golf data for more than 40,000 international courses. Slim and lightweight, this versatile wristband shows precise distances to the front, middle and back of each green as well as hazards. Smaller than other golf watches, the X40 band features AutoShot tracking, which measures and records shot distances for post-round analysis in Garmin Connect™.

Dan Bartel, Garmin vice president of worldwide sales, said: “We’re thrilled to combine our golf technology and activity tracking into one sleek device.The Approach X40 is the perfect all-in-one solution for golfers who want to know distances on the course and track wellness data without the hassle of switching between multiple devices.”

Being one of the smallest activity trackers with GPS capabilities, the Approach X40 comes preloaded with data for more than 40,000 courses around the world with no additional fees or subscriptions, and measures precise distances to the front, middle and back of the green as well as layups, doglegs and hazards like bunkers and water.

On the course, the X40 acts as a digital scorecard, which can track individual stats like fairways hit, greens in regulation and putts per round. When using the AutoShot feature, X40 users can gather even more data like the average distance for each club, longest drive per round and overall.

The Approach X40 has a sleek and unobtrusive design with a crisp 1-inch touchscreen that can be worn all day, everyday. It is also water resistant up to 50m. The battery is rechargeable and can run up to 10 hours in GPS mode. It is also planted with a 24/7 heart rate monitoring system.

The Approach X40 will begin shipping in Q2 2016 and will be available in black, white and frost blue. It will have a suggested retail price of $249.99 (RM980 approx).