GPS/Rangefinder Thread

MartinD

I have an old Bushnell rangefinder (Pinseeker 1500) that I got from Gunga at one of the Desert Storms that I attended, which makes it at least 12 years old - still works, though, as long as I put in a new battery every year or so.

My GPS watch (Garmin Enduro) is primarily a running watch, but a lot of Garmin running/multisport watches include golf functionality - all the hardware needed for golf GPS tracking is already there, so it's just a case of adding the golf feature through firmware. I am limited to one course at a time (as opposed to most golf GPS devices, which have basically every course in the world available as standard), but I play almost all of my golf at one course, and it only takes a few minutes to upload the data for a different course if needed.

Par4QC

Using a Bushnell Phantom. It's as accurate as I need, for F, C, B. It seldom aligns with what the course markers are placed to be, or what the scorecard says. But imo, that's on the course having 'cheater' markers.
Only bad thing about these GPS units is they do not do doglegs, always a straight line from teebox to pin. Which is great for someone like Jake, but not me.

And like a dumbass, I'm sitting here and just now remembered it will show me other things on each hole. I've only had it for a couple years, so I've got that excuse.😫

garyt1957

Par4QC Speaking of courses using cheater tees, I played a course the other day that virtually every hole was marked 50 yards and a couple times more than it actually was. Course was marked as 6200 yards and played maybe 5400. Only the par 3s were accurate. The most obvious was a par 5 for men listed as 510 or so that was within 30 yards of the ladies listed as 385! Only white and red tees and no place farther back where they could have had another set

KCee

I have both. Garmin S20 watch and Shotscope laser. I mainly use the watch. Maybe 1-2 times on uphill shots I break out the laser to make sure they haven't used the Red flag at the back of the green......that's become a thing at my club lately lol. Sometimes on the doglegs I laser the corner tree. We have a few that are 90* and it definitely helps to try to get the right yardage if the tees are up.

bogeypro

mikeintopeka Glad your Bushnell has image stabilization, seems like an obvious addition to make the small hand-held device useful. I usually tried to hit someone on the green with the lazer, if the green was empty I'd try to hit a bunker wall. Trying to hit the stick from 150+ was frustrating, the courses I usually played did not have reflectors.

bogeypro

ode Nothing worse than hitting a "wayward shot" to an adjacent fairway, taking your best guess at a yardage and hitting a solid shot that clears the trees & is heading straight for the green. But it ends up either 8 - 10 yds short or over the back because you pulled the wrong club based on a bad yardage guess. Now I have a solid number & it's up to me to pull the right club (for me) and execute the shot.

ode

Yup👆

mulegolf

I've never owned a range finder but I've owned several GPS units. I had a Garmin Approach G10 for a few years and at the end of last year I decided to try a Garmin Approach S10 watch. I gave the G10 to my son. I've used the S10 watch now about four times. I like it as it's quick at telling me the yardages to the front, middle and back of the green but I found that I missed the feature that allowed me to move the pin location on the green. That comes in handy on larger greens. I decided to sell the Approach S10 watch for $90, although I haven't done anything to do so yet. I got a new Garmin Approach S40 watch. It remains to be seen how I like this one.

LBlack14

I've always used the Izzo Swami GPS, 1st the 1500 and I still have the 3000 in my bag.

Sneakylong

Have both (Leupold and Bushnell) and love them. Plus most carts have GPS. If I miss a shot it’s all me. Because I have all the info I need. Lol

Walterjn

Sneakylong how's that Bushnell stand up compared to the Leupold??

Par4QC

Sneakylong Plus most carts have GPS.

Only a couple of the nicer courses have them on the carts. My cheap lil Phantom is always within a yard of what they show. So, I go by it at all courses, no matter what any markers may tell.

Sneakylong

Walterjn

The Leupold is the rangefinder. I’ve had it for years. Works great. The Bushnell is a GPS watch. Works fine as well. The bracelet had to be replaced and they sent me a free one. Now this one is starting to tear.

Generally use the rangefinder on par 3’s. We always pin hunt because we playing greenies.

Walterjn

Par4QC only one course in my area that I have played so far. They also want $30 for the cart rental... I'm cheap,and I'll walk there...

sdandrea1

Walterjn I'll walk there...

How far is it from your house? Seems like a lot of trouble to save a few gallons of gas.

Typhoon

Walterjn They also want $30 for the cart rental

We are $20. We should do $30. It’s been the same for 3 years. We can tell people that plus the piece of gas…. It we could go to $30 and nobody would walk instead.

Walterjn

sdandrea1 I meant that I'll walk at that course...

sdandrea1

Walterjn I meant that I'll walk at that course..

I know. Weak attempt at humor. FAILED.

Walterjn

Typhoon the ones at that course (https://www.sandpipergolf.com) are all electric.

accufitgolf

My experience says:

Range finder users are slow golfers.
A GPS wrist watch is fast and more then enough accurate.

injim

accufitgolf Agree 100%

Eguller

Sneakylong The Leupold is the rangefinder. I’ve had it for years. Works great. The Bushnell is a GPS watch

I had a Leupold that had great optics, but ended up with a Bushnell that was quicker, easier to use.
ShotScope watch was even quicker and is enough most of the time.

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