Originally Posted by
Jwill JR
Originally Posted by
k0betw0
Originally Posted by Jwill JR
For me its two fold why I want one. First, to get accurate distances obviously, and also to gauge how far I hit each iron
With that said, it also speeds up pace of play.
Sorry, but I don't buy the pace of play argument. If you had a GPS then yes, I do buy it because it's simply looking down and looking up (and SkyCaddie has a 3 yard margin). But a range finder requires an action (finding the flag, hitting the button, waiting, and then reading the yardage). The LPGA player I saw using it took her sweet time finding the flag ON THE RANGE WHERE ITS FLAT, and I'm sure she's used her range finder PLENTY of times.
Actually it does speed up the pace of play for me. If I am walking the course where I normally play, they have sprinkler heads randomly on the course. No other reference points of yardage. So I bought a yardage map. When a friend of mine let me use his Range finder, I walk to the ball, opened the range finder, got the exact distance, then hit the shot. Which beats either being close to a sprinkler head and walking off the distance, or having to pull out the yardage map, find the closest object and calculate the distance. . Plus lets be real here, I am not hitting every fairway, and thats usually the only places the yardage markers are. So if im out in no-mans land, I can find a distance for a lay up or the green/pin. w/o having to walk off any distances...So for me it definantly speeds up play.
so then y not buy a gps unit? if you're that far off target, how are u going to shoot at a pin location? a gps doesn't even bother with finding the pin, it gives you front, middle, back green yardages and numerous layup yardages. i'm just saying a lot of your argument is flawed.
- you say you walk to a ball. so while you walk, you cant find a yardage marker behind your ball and subtract the number of paces from the marker to your ball? you're already walking, and its not hard to find out that 1 pace is pretty equivalent to 1 yard. so u might as well just count in your head while you walk to your ball.
- if you're that far off line on your target. should you really be trying to shoot for a pin? even if you could be shooting for a pin, if you're that far off target, how is the range finder gonna shoot through all your obstructions to get you a proper yardage?
- staying with the far off line theme, if you're going to layup, again, how are you going to shoot the laser through the obstructions? a gps seems much more beneficial since it can give you distances to blind hazards and it gives you layup yardages.
if you want a laser rangefinder, knock yourself out. i know plenty of people who have one but have actually rarely seen them use it. it seems like you NEED a device that measures distance and what you describe seems to suit more of a gps unit rather than a rangefinder. however it seems you WANT a laser rangefinder. me personally, i have a gps unit and its undoubtedly faster than a rangefinder. however, i can honestly say that after using a gps unit for the last several years, it hasn't exactly reduced my pace of play. i'm not always the only person on the course so i've had to wait for groups in front of me plenty of times. however, i have played plenty of rounds on the exact same course with nobody around using my gps and not using my gps. coincidentally enough, my fastest rounds have been WITHOUT the gps.
but hey, if you want swipe that visa/mastercard/amex to buy one, knock yourself out and have fun with it. just don't expect it to be the golden ticket to magically reduce your rounds.
edit: i'm done on this topic. i don't want it to become a gps/laser debate. if you REALLY want a laser range finder, i suggest you look into the bushnell tour v2. it seemed to be the best overall for the price when i tested them out.
