Range finder question

[David in FL]

It is not a serious question, no. C'mon. Your rangefinder is held about 6' above the ground, too, and your ball is on the ground. So "rangefinder to flag" is the same distance - within the accuracy margin for a laser rangefinder - as the ball to the hole.

Yup. Even if the rangefinder were at ground level, the difference is less than an inch.

[MyrtleBeachGolf]

I dont know about all this Range finder math... I know i look down at my Garmin G6 and say hmm 150 to the flag.. Pickup my 7 iron and pray i get it somewhere on the green..from glance to ball strike is about 20 seconds I have a buddy that uses his range finder on every shot..  he takes forever.. i glance at my G6 and say.. Mike its 140 to the pin... he says yep mine says 141... then 5 minutes later after he puts his range finder away, grabs the right club, takes 10 practice swings then waggles over the ball... then duffs it 30 yards or shanks it left 120-130 yards down..  Rinse Repeat. Needless to say i dont play golf with Mike much anymore.. He just dosnt get it..

I know this is slightly off topic, and I apologize for that, but considering the original question is absurd, I'm going to continue. I have 2 guys in my regular foursome who ride together and both laser every. single. shot. Both of them. And then they compare their readings. It's obnoxious.

[newtogolf]

I know this is slightly off topic, and I apologize for that, but considering the original question is absurd, I'm going to continue.

I have 2 guys in my regular foursome who ride together and both laser every. single. shot. Both of them. And then they compare their readings. It's obnoxious.

I like to laser the distance on Par 3's and approach shots but if someone else has a laser and provides the distance at the tee box I don't bother doing it myself.  Maybe they don't trust each other to give them an accurate reading.

[MyrtleBeachGolf]

I like to laser the distance on Par 3's and approach shots but if someone else has a laser and provides the distance at the tee box I don't bother doing it myself.  Maybe they don't trust each other to give them an accurate reading.

Actually, I think they just both like to justify the $300 they spent on the toy by using it on every shot. And they are both slow. And one of them can't break 90.