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I took the plunge back in November and bought a Bushnell V2 Rangefinder. Having used it for the last 2 months or so I thought i'd share my thoughts on it with the GM Forum.
Having decided to go down the Rangefinder route (as opposed to GPS) I searched online and found an outlet selling them for £200 new. This was by far and away the best price I could find anywhere.
The Rangefinder itself is small, simple to use, and comes with an extremely useful carry case which either clips or straps itself onto your bag.
It has 2 main functions:
A scan function allowing continuous distances to be obtained by moving the device around the hole ahead. Useful for getting distances to bunkers, bridges, water etc etc. This function is great but it does need a little mastering as I found myself going from a 100 yard target to a 200 yard target with minimal movement of the device. However with a little practise it became much easier.
The other mode (and the one I use most) is the pinseeker mode whereby the device locks onto the nearest target which (assuming you have a clear line of sight to the flag) will always be the flag. You get the exact distance to the flag which I personally preferred over the GPS front, middle and back readings.
The accuracy of the Bushnell is absolutely spot on. I'm fortunate in that I know my club distances pretty well so having the exact yardage at my disposal gives me huge confidence in choosing the right club. I'm also finding that because I know the exact yardage, and I know what club will get me there, i'm able to put a smoother, more controlled swing on the ball which has improved accuracy.
Also on the plus side once you've bought the device you can use it anywhere (subject to local rules). Whilst it's still only £30 a year I begrudged paying Skycaddie the extra to use their device that's already cost me the best part of £300 to start with. Okay so the Skycaddie gives you yardages from absolutely anywhere on the course whereas the Bushnell needs a clear line of sight to the flag. My personal view is if i've hit a poor shot into the cabbage why should technology help me out yardage wise. Good shots should be rewarded and poor ones should not. I do however accept that this argument is slightly flawed on hilly courses where you can't actually see the flag from the middle of the fairway. However these instances are few and far between.
I can see arguments for the both the Rangefinder Camp, and the GPS one. I personally chose Rangefinder and to be honest i'm well pleased with my decision.
It's doing exactly what I wanted it to do.
Cheers for reading .
UP1.
Having decided to go down the Rangefinder route (as opposed to GPS) I searched online and found an outlet selling them for £200 new. This was by far and away the best price I could find anywhere.
The Rangefinder itself is small, simple to use, and comes with an extremely useful carry case which either clips or straps itself onto your bag.
It has 2 main functions:
A scan function allowing continuous distances to be obtained by moving the device around the hole ahead. Useful for getting distances to bunkers, bridges, water etc etc. This function is great but it does need a little mastering as I found myself going from a 100 yard target to a 200 yard target with minimal movement of the device. However with a little practise it became much easier.
The other mode (and the one I use most) is the pinseeker mode whereby the device locks onto the nearest target which (assuming you have a clear line of sight to the flag) will always be the flag. You get the exact distance to the flag which I personally preferred over the GPS front, middle and back readings.
The accuracy of the Bushnell is absolutely spot on. I'm fortunate in that I know my club distances pretty well so having the exact yardage at my disposal gives me huge confidence in choosing the right club. I'm also finding that because I know the exact yardage, and I know what club will get me there, i'm able to put a smoother, more controlled swing on the ball which has improved accuracy.
Also on the plus side once you've bought the device you can use it anywhere (subject to local rules). Whilst it's still only £30 a year I begrudged paying Skycaddie the extra to use their device that's already cost me the best part of £300 to start with. Okay so the Skycaddie gives you yardages from absolutely anywhere on the course whereas the Bushnell needs a clear line of sight to the flag. My personal view is if i've hit a poor shot into the cabbage why should technology help me out yardage wise. Good shots should be rewarded and poor ones should not. I do however accept that this argument is slightly flawed on hilly courses where you can't actually see the flag from the middle of the fairway. However these instances are few and far between.
I can see arguments for the both the Rangefinder Camp, and the GPS one. I personally chose Rangefinder and to be honest i'm well pleased with my decision.
It's doing exactly what I wanted it to do.
Cheers for reading .
UP1.
