Love my Bushnell's, have owned about four over the years. To me the biggest advantage over GPS is that you can quite accurately measure the distance to just about anything on the golf course!!. That includes the golfers in front of you. No more worrying about hitting into them. Measure the distance, from your ball, to carry a bunker. Measure the distance from the front of the green or a greenside bunker to the flag. Measure distances on the driving range (don't you hate trying to figure out what the real distance is to range targets?) The only down side of owning one of these...I am horrible at estimating distances since I measure everything! I can't see why anyone would want a GPS device once they have tried a rangefinder.

Help me with this please point me in the direction I can download.

My only minor complaint was that I pointed at the 18th blue pin at Tiger Woods' Dad Miller facing the sun and couldn't get a reading at about 50 yards out.

I also have a Sky Caddie from about 4 years ago. With the Sky Caddie, sometimes on an overcast day I could not get readings or they were way off from the Golf Course GPS.

They both have their advantages, but if I had to pick one, it would be the Pinseeker 1500 Rangefinder. Mainly because you get exact yardage to the pin and can stick it close!!!

A friend is a big hunter and has been using one for years to mark targets in the field. He doesn't hunt in the summer so it is mine for golf and I give it back when hunting season starts. It is the Bushnell Yardage Pro. From what he tells me, the technology is all the same no matter which model you get. The one that sells for $300 is the same as the one that sells for $1000. You just get a longer range the higher price you go. For golf, you rarely need anything over 250 so go cheap, they all work the same and are accurate +/- 1 yard. Some of the better models have more accurate cross-hairs to make it easier, but that only saves a few seconds. Always check the local yardage as well. If you measure something at 180 yards and you are standing on the 150 marker, you probably hit a tree behind the green. Keep looking until you get the one that makes sense, that is the one you want.

Also, check out the hunting stores before you buy. A place like Bass Pro Shops will sell their hunting models (even though there is no difference) much cheaper than the golf stores. The R&A and USGA do not allow the slope feature, but their are plenty out there that don't have this feature and you can get them around $300.

Any comments re relative pros and cons of the above would be greatly appreciated.

Keep up the good work

Process: Walk up to my ball (I normally walk). Pull rangefinder out of pocket in my bag. Aim at flag or other object (bunker, front of green, tree). Press the button and then get read the distance. I can move the rangefinder around and it will give me a continuous reading of distance. Put the rangefinder back in golf bag pocket.

Advantages:
It is small - will fit in a small pocket on the side of my bag
I can use it with one or two hands. Two hands are better if your hands are unsteady.
Gives me distances from plus 250 down to 30 yards
Quick - aim, press the button, and read the distance.
I can aim at the flag, and once it is ranging, I then can then move to the front of the green to figure out how much space I have between the flag and front of green or flag and bunker.
No need to find sprinklers. This is especially good for me, as I am in the rough a bit.
No subscriptoin fees or haivng to download stuff frommy PC.

Disadvantages:
If I am more than 200 yards away, and the flag is not flapping, sometimes hard to get a reading. But I then read a bunker or the green surface itself, which for me is good enough from 200 plus yards.
If I am behind an object or can’t see the flag – I can’t get a reading.

I would highly recommend the Bushnell products. I am not ready to upgrade to the Pinseeker as it is pricey and a bit larger than the one I currently have.