At What Distance do Your Pull Our Your Range Finder?

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3 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Por que’?

I had a issue with the watch picking up the sensors on a consistent basis. I did what the instructions said, but since I have a GPS watch and an H4 I sent it back rather than to try to work out the issue. 

[boogielicious]

2 hours ago, snapfade said:

I had an issue with the watch picking up the sensors on a consistent basis. I did what the instructions said, but since I have a GPS watch and an H4 I sent it back rather than to try to work out the issue. 

Good to know.

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4 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

Good to know.

If you're on the bubble about buying one don't take my opinion, I'm just lazy that way. @klineka bought one and I think he's Ok with it. 

[boogielicious]

1 minute ago, snapfade said:

If you're on the bubble about buying one don't take my opinion, I'm just lazy that way. @klineka bought one and I think he's Ok with it. 

I have the belt version. @Bob M has the watch.

[klineka]

I've got the watch, since I'm left handed in everything except golf I wear watches on my right hand. From Shot Scope the suggestion was to wear it on my right hand but tell the unit that I'm a left handed golfer so it could try and pick up the tags better. I was already used to tagging when I had Game Golf and manually selecting on my Samsung watch with a prior app, so I just tap the sensor to the watch band before each shot and haven't had a single issue of it double counting or anything so far through 45 holes.

[GolfLug]

17 hours ago, dennyjones said:

Does that include your putter?   🤣

I am dying..🤣

Can one of yall come and pick me up from the floor? 

[Sammydreep]

I have one still sitting in a box my son gave me for Christmas. 
For a while, I used an app on my watch, but it drained the phone battery .

We have Markers at 180 ,135 and 90M , and generally I am close enough to one of them to get a fairly rough indication of how far. 
Also, for a while now ,I walk into town and back at weekends, approximately 5 mile round-trip .

I’ll start a walk on my watch, and on the way home when the watch ticks over to .10/.90 etc I’ll pick a street light ,lamp post , sign , and guess how far, normally anything up to about 100 m, I have now got very good at estimating distances, especially up to 50 or 60M.

 

[pganapathy]

Depends on your definition of range finder.  There was a time I used my phone with a GPS/golf app and checked distances but wasn't really bothered enough whether it was 78 or 80 or 82.  I just thought approximately 80 yards and hit.  I essentially use the distance markers on the course to gauge distance and play and if that is considered a range finder then every time.  If not, virtually never

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18 minutes ago, pganapathy said:

Depends on your definition of range finder.  There was a time I used my phone with a GPS/golf app and checked distances but wasn't really bothered enough whether it was 78 or 80 or 82.  I just thought approximately 80 yards and hit.  I essentially use the distance markers on the course to gauge distance and play and if that is considered a range finder then every time.  If not, virtually never

I remember those days......seems so long ago, when times were more simple, and life moved slower.😃

[GolfLug]

1 hour ago, pganapathy said:

I used my phone with a GPS/golf app and checked distances 

Why you young whipper-snapper you!😋

To OP, I have no routine, I eye-ball up to half wedge (40-60 yards) most days. Only time I am somewhat deliberate in checking is distances to clear hazards. 

  

[boogielicious]

The very first round I had a laser rangefinder we came to this hole near the street. The house across the street had a full sized plastic horse in their yard. Yes, full sized. So I lasered it. 90 yards. That became our group joke for a while.

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21 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

The very first round I had a laser rangefinder we came to this hole near the street. The house across the street had a full sized plastic horse in their yard. Yes, full sized. So I lasered it. 90 yards. That became our group joke for a while.

How many times has that horse been molested by drunken teenagers? 

How many pictures, clean or dirty, have been taken with said horse?

How many times has someone tried to hit it with a golf ball?

How many times has someone tried to steal it?

How many times have the owners called the cops on any of the above mentioned items?

How many of the above mentioned items have you been directly involved in?

[boogielicious]

3 hours ago, snapfade said:

How many times has that horse been molested by drunken teenagers? 

How many pictures, clean or dirty, have been taken with said horse?

How many times has someone tried to hit it with a golf ball?

How many times has someone tried to steal it?

How many times have the owners called the cops on any of the above mentioned items?

How many of the above mentioned items have you been directly involved in?

90 yards was close enough.

[colin007]

On 4/30/2024 at 2:27 PM, klineka said:

I've got the watch, since I'm left handed in everything except golf I wear watches on my right hand.  

I've never understood the handedness thing, I'm a righty and have always worn my watch on the wright wrist 😬

[trombettista_vecchio]

I use GPS;  it may not be as accurate, but neither am I.

[mchepp]

Typically less than 50. I find this can be affected by the "CART" signs on a given course. I don't like taking my rangefinder out of the cart and carrying it around to the green. I am very fearful I will leave it somewhere. 

[TapOut64]

On 4/29/2024 at 2:06 PM, Vinsk said:

I’m that irritated player behind you….🥴

Why?  You would never be waiting on me.  I am one of the fastest players you will ever run into on the golf course.  I am extremely fit and almost always the first to the green and the first to the next tee box.  When I play with my 16 year old step son who is a 3 handicap, he tells me to slow down.  Also,  what does it take me?  40 seconds round trip to walk off 30 yards?  (which is the max I walk off)  I like to have a look at the break around the hole which helps me to hole out chips which I did for birdie from 27 yards just the other day.  I also do this while waiting on my playing partners to catch up to me so you need not worry about being irritated, I can pretty much guarantee you that you could not keep up with me on the golf course.  🙂

[RandallC]

I just got my shotscope v5 watch and used it yesterday. Its fairly accurate at the course I was playing so I did not use my rangefinder at all. I was able to calculate what club i needed from that.