Are DMD'S really worth a few strokes a round to you...

I've got Freecaddie Pro and love it. It's also on a phone that conforms to the rules for use in comps and I wouldn't be without it on away courses or when I'm out of position (most of the time!)
We checked it against the marker posts and it was spot on with all of them.
Go for the clubs, you know you want to, get a conforming phone when you upgrade and go Pro.
 
Couldn't be without my G5 now, much preferred over previously owned V2 Tour Laser. I tend to look at distances to the back of the green rather than the pin or front.
 
I've got a laser. Do I use it, sometimes. Does it save me any shots, probably not. Get the clubs. All types of dmd are overrated IMO.
 
My last 3 rounds have been played without my Skycaddie. 6 under h'cap, 2 under h'cap, 2 under h'cap. I played most of the spring without one... got a decent h'cap cut in the spring but slowly crept back up and got a cut yesterday, both without a DMD. Not sure they're worth the money for us mere mortals.
 
Like you I use a app on my phone,It definitely helps me. The compass on my phone comes in handy aswell when playing in comps at away courses.
 
A DMD won't save you a couple of shots a round. All they do is give you yardages more quickly, you still have to hit the shots.
 
Andy808 said:
I've got Freecaddie Pro and love it. It's also on a phone that conforms to the rules for use in comps and I wouldn't be without it on away courses or when I'm out of position (most of the time!)
We checked it against the marker posts and it was spot on with all of them.
Go for the clubs, you know you want to, get a conforming phone when you upgrade and go Pro.
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Which phone is that? Is there a list of conforming phones?
 
If you consistently get your distance wrong and overshoot, or under club, then a GPS will help. To be honest though the info it gives is no different to pacing your yardage, so if your issue is missing long/short then getting the correct distance is your solution (not necessarily getting a GPS.

Of course hawkeye has it on the nose, you still have to hit the shots, so maybe a GPS won't save you anything at all.
 
If it was me I'd ask for the new irons for Xmas and buy a DMD NOW!!! I'd say the game is actually more fun knowing the distance as its so much more rewarding knowing the distance, pulling out the right club and hitting it where you actually want to!
 
With 100, 150 and 200 yard markers at my place, I will just pace the distance as I'm walking to my ball. Accurate to probably +/- 5 yards, whereas my ball striking is not that accurate yet so a DMD really wouldn't help.

Also got to think about the wind, green setup - i.e. where to pitch it, whether it's better to be long or short to avoid trouble... so really whether I'm 1 or 2 yards out on distance is the last thing I'm worrying about.
 
I found I was using the Golfshot GPS app all the time, so looked into getting a proper DMD which was waterproof etc. I was surprised by the price of some of them but managed to get the G3 Garmin for £78 from Tesco and its been a bargain. I played at the local muni last week which I haven't played in ages and wasn't sure of club selection on some holes. Hit a 4H into a par 3 and it landed just on the edge of the green, used the DMD to measure the total distance and it showed 173 yards total. Played at my home course on Friday and after driving was in the fairway of the 15th which is a long par 4, was about to pull out the 5W and checked DMD which showed 175 to the front. Instead hit the 4H and it pitched on the false front and ran out to 180 - the right club! This has become quite common for me, especially when deciding which mid iron to use on an approach shot, I've come to trust and rely on it.
 
I think it does save me a shot or two. Knowing the yardage required doesn't help me hit the shot, but it does give me the confidence to know that I have the right club in my hand. I think confidence improves my chances of hitting a good shot.
 
When playing well it makes quite a difference, up to 3-4 shots a round.

When playing poorly it makes little difference.

So pretty much on average its about 0.5 to 1 shots a round.
 
ScienceBoy said:
When playing well it makes quite a difference, up to 3-4 shots a round.

When playing poorly it makes little difference.

So pretty much on average its about 0.5 to 1 shots a round.
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Sorry SB, but I have to disagree, there is no way a DMD is worth 3 or 4 shots a round no matter how well you are playing. It is just giving you a yardage that is available by other means, only quicker.
 
HawkeyeMS said:
Sorry SB, but I have to disagree, there is no way a DMD is worth 3 or 4 shots a round
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I know my own game, for me its 100 yards and in, I know my yardages for 1/2, 3/4 and full 56 to 9 iron. With my laser I can pick the shot that gives me a decent birdie chance, without knowing the yardage I don't have the "feel" to get it close enough and can turn a birdie chance into a bogey.

I do admit 3 of those 4 shots are within 150 yards, if I am not playing well and cannot get decent consistent contact with the wedges it rarely matters if I have the yardage or not.
 
HawkeyeMS said:
Sorry SB, but I have to disagree, there is no way a DMD is worth 3 or 4 shots a round no matter how well you are playing. It is just giving you a yardage that is available by other means, only quicker.
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How would you find the yardage to the back edge of a green without a DMD Hawkeye? Course planner? because if you're having to use one of those every time you play then you might as well use a DMD

Personally I reckon my skycaddy saves me 3-4 shots, maybe more on a course I don't know..... but I still need to get a laser as I want to know the exact yardage to some pins... and I'd quite like to get that answer in about 2 seconds, not more.
 
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JustOne said:
How would you find the yardage to the back edge of a green without a DMD Hawkeye? Course planner? because if you're having to use one of those every time you play then you might as well use a DMD

Personally I reckon my skycaddy saves me 3-4 shots, maybe more on a course I don't know..... but I still need to get a laser as I want to know the exact yardage to some pins... and I'd quite like to get that answer in about 2 seconds, not more.
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The way I used to do it, pace the yardage to the middle and look at the course planner to see how deep the green is. It's just a bit slow. The only way a DMD is saving anyone 3 or 4 shots a round is if they are good enough to hit exact yardages and are making 3 or 4 birdies a round. If you aren't doing that (which lets face it, most of us aren't) then you're hitting the green and two putting which you should be able to do only knowing the yardage to the middle that you paced from the on course markers.
 
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