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colin007 Incredible Member

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...a GPS/Rangefinder.



how cool would that be? you have the GPS when you want it, and in the same unit, a laser rangefinder.

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how cool would that be?

More like "How expensive and also how likely to break would that be?"

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colin007 Incredible Member

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More like "How expensive and also how likely to break would that be?"

i can make one with superglue and duct tape. but yeah, youre prolly right...it would start at $500 at least.

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sean_miller Incredible Member

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...a GPS/Rangefinder.

Just be happy they don't make laser rangefinders with a subscription - sorry you didn't pay for this course, no distances for you today!

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Why, you'd end up never using the lazer =)

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colin007 Incredible Member

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Why, you'd end up never using the lazer =)

huh? i have a GPS and find myself wanting a laser from time to time.

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enis750 Great Member

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been down the GPS and laser road....the laser by far won this battle

I JUST LOVE paying for courses and a membership, when the satellite wont pick up the course im on, waiting for the GPS to load, buying the extra gear to attach it to my bag so i dont have to fish it out of a pocket or strap it to me belt

sorry.....i just think a GPS is far less superior to a laser any day of the week
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I think it would be good to have a laser with a very simple GPS on it, like the Izzo Swami. I don't have anything, but I find myself most in need of a yardage when I'm way off the beaten path and don't have a flag to shoot at. Some sort of simple GPS would be good for that. That I would actually be tempted to buy.

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chilly Dedicated Member

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How does buying gear for carrying the unit only apply to the GPS, and not the lazer?

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How does buying gear for carrying the unit only apply to the GPS, and not the lazer?

The smallest la

s er rangefinders I've seen are larger than the smallest GPS. If I was playing a new course and somebody in the group had a GPS, I'd be asking them for info. Based on the numbers coming from the ones on power carts though, I'd double check the yardages with my rangefinder.

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i can make one with superglue and duct tape. but yeah, youre prolly right...it would start at $500 at least.

Reminds me of Germain's 'camera phone' from Flight of the Conchords

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Reminds me of Germain's 'camera phone' from Flight of the Conchords

haha!!! yeah, it would be an abortion...

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jonnythan Well Established Member

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With how well GolfCard works on my Android phone, I can't think of any situation where I'd actually end up using a laser.

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I actually would like a GPS with 3G connectivity or some kind of sat download capability. My SG2.5 is not a big deal when I can prepare in advance and download the courses but there are times I've decided to play on spur of the moment and not have the course available. Other than that, GPS has been nothing but fantastic for me, although I have been intrigued by the range finder due to threads on this site.

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Why, you'd end up never using the lazer =)

I have and use both. I find situations on almost every round where I need the advantages of one or the other.

With how well GolfCard works on my Android phone, I can't think of any situation where I'd actually end up using a laser.

If your handicap is accurate then I can understand some of your reasoning. You rarely need distances which are dead on. However, the laser is especially valuable for getting distances to things which are not included in the GPS programming. Particularly for layup shots, I've made myself a much better course manager by using the laser to help in laying up short of difficulties instead of laying up into them.

Most players tend to bite off too much, to cut the layup too fine, and often get into trouble as a result. I can now shoot a tree or bunker lip or any other feature and then select a club which I know can't possibly reach that hazard. That virtually guarantees me a better, more confident swing in those situations, and no matter what GPS you're using, I've yet to see one that does that job as well as a laser. And for deadly accurate numbers to the flagstick the laser is the only way to go. I use the GPS when I only need approximations, but for true distances I shoot with the laser.

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jonnythan Well Established Member

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My GPS app doesn't actually have any things that are included. It has a satellite map. You touch a spot on the map and it tells you the exact distance to that spot from where you're standing as well as the distance from that spot to the hole.

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allin Great Member

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More like "How expensive and also how likely to break would that be?"

Come on lets dream. I want the version with the heads up display on my sunglasses.

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