Range Finder?

[BrianJ]

You most definitely won't be dissapointed with the V2.  I used mine this past season as it was a Christmas gift and it was just brilliant.  Easy to shoot targets, slope works great.  All around a great item and invaluable to golfers like myself.

[Tiger90]

i would just get a bushnell if i were you, all the courses are pre-loaded!  GPS's can get 3-5 yards off, where as a range finder is 100% accurate.  I got one last year for my birthday and it is awesome.  And, for some reason if you get the orange one it is $100 cheaper, exact same range finder, just orange.

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by Tiger90

i would just get a bushnell if i were you, all the courses are pre-loaded!  GPS's can get 3-5 yards off, where as a range finder is 100% accurate.  I got one last year for my birthday and it is awesome.  And, for some reason if you get the orange one it is $100 cheaper, exact same range finder, just orange.

They're as accurate as the person aiming the device. Miss the mound behind the green and catch a tree in the background and you could be 40 yards off. You still have to use your brain, "hmm . . . that seems off, better take another shot" will be a common phrase at first.

One thing I like to take a shot of is the group ahead in the fairway. I know exactly how far out they are. Not sure why so many people just guess.

[meenman]

Originally Posted by Tiger90

i would just get a bushnell if i were you, all the courses are pre-loaded!  GPS's can get 3-5 yards off, where as a range finder is 100% accurate.  I got one last year for my birthday and it is awesome.  And, for some reason if you get the orange one it is $100 cheaper, exact same range finder, just orange.

I would think that *3-5 yards off* is close enough for most of us. Well, for all except that 30 HC I used to play with that swore he could differentiate his shot from 176 - 178 yards.

[sacm3bill]

Originally Posted by ghalfaire

I don't have a laser and so  I don't have any experience with their use in golf,  but would think that in some conditions they might have trouble with finding the pin due to poor visibility/weather or terrain conditions.

The magnification you get with rangefinders (usually around 7x, I believe) tends to negate any visibility issues (other than line of sight, of course.)

[Kobey]

Came across this, thought it was kind of a cool gadget so I thought I'd post it here.