which range finder is better

[americanfighter]

Callaway
LR550 Laser Rangefinders

Bushnell Medalist Laser Rangefinder with Pinseeker Technology


Leupold GX-I Digital Golf Rangefinding Monocular

I need a range finder so I can get an exact distance on how far I hit my clubs and help on the course. I was wondering if any of you has had any past experiences with these or heard and good are bad things about them. They are all 399.99 which one is the best?

thanks guys

[flap]

Right now they are blowing out the Bushnell 450 for 139.00 which is a steal

[Dub]

Right now they are blowing out the Bushnell 450 for 139.00 which is a steal

Wow.....that does sound great.

Laser rangefinders are certainly useful tools on the course.

[Chief Broom]

A friend of mine has a Bushnell laser range finder. I don't know which model, but it works well and is pretty easy to use. But if I were going to get some kind of range finder I think I'd stick with a GPS unit. The Bushnell is nice and works good (easy to get a reading on just about anything), but since it takes a few moments to pull out and set up to get a distance what happens is that I rarely used it on the course. It becomes more of a pain to pull it out. I walk a lot and no doubt that makes it worse. In a cart you'd just leave it out in the dash of the cart, and you're playing partner could get the distance as you get set for your shot. Walking though you have to keep putting it up in it's holder and I got to were I rarely bothered. GPS on the other hand is always giving you a reading and you just pull it out of your pocket, see the distance, and you're off. I'm waiting for more of the GPS units to come down in price. But the Bushnell I've used is a very cool tool...

[DDBowdoin]

I could not have a GPS reader in my pocket... even the smaller versions feel like having a cell phone in there. I can't even play with another ball in pocket never mind a GPS device

The one thing I love about a rangefinder is you don't have to rely on subscriptions or courses that are mapped. At least here in MA skycaddy is really only on the higher end public courses so you are limited in some way.

[Chief Broom]

The one thing I love about a rangefinder is you don't have to rely on subscriptions or courses that are mapped. At least here in MA skycaddy is really only on the higher end public courses so you are limited in some way.

I agree that the subscription thingy is a problem. That and the high prices are what has kept me from getting a GPS unit. My friend's Bushnell is nice, but like I said for me it just became too much of a hassle to try and get a distance reading for every shot.

[Fourputt]

Callaway

I'll post the same thing I did over at Shot Talk:

I have the Bushnell Tour V2 and it is easy to use, picks up flags at 300 yards (If you need more than that then you may need to double check on who your REAL parents are???). The magnification level isn't really a factor. In fact higher magnification can actually make it harder to hold on target. My V2 is 5X, while the Nikon 440 I had was 8X. The V2 is far superior to the Nikon in every way. The big difference is the Pinseeker circuitry. What you want is a unit that has Pinseeker or the equivalent that picks out the flag from the background clutter. You also want one that allows you to scan the target. With my V2, I press the button while aimed intentionally a few feet left of the target, then slowly scan across the flag (or other target, could be a tree, or bunker lip, or hazard bank, etc.). The Pinseeker picks out the nearest object and displays the distance to that, ignoring the background. You can turn off the Pinseeker when you want to scan a general area to get an overall impression of the layout. The Tour V2 is more expensive than the Medalist, but the little research that I did before I bought mine seemed to indicate that it was a better unit, so I spent the extra money and I've not been sorry that I did. Hope this helps you make your decision.

[pshizz]

I could not have a GPS reader in my pocket... even the smaller versions feel like having a cell phone in there. I can't even play with another ball in pocket never mind a GPS device

sorry to call you out, but i play many public courses with my friend who has golflogic gps, and they are pretty much all mapped, even leo j. However, gps is not nearly as accurate as laser, so its not worth it.

[americanfighter]

Found a Nicon 550 for 140 at dick's works great tryed it out today. real easy to use and really improved my game as well. Thanks for the insight guys this was just a great deal.