GPS v Laser rangefinder

[Alex1975]

So, information received from the satellite is not actual data. I never knew that.

Front, middle or back.... not a lot of use if you don't know where the pin is....

 

[Val]

Laser more accurate (as long as the person holding it knows what they are doing) but I simply can't figure out how anyone can say Laser is quicker than a GPS watch? For a start, the watch is on your wrist, so you simply walk upto the ball and look at your watch and it gives you the distance you want (it gives you front/middle/back and anyone who is on the ball would have worked out what distance they were after as they approached the ball and looked at what was in front of them). The laser you have to get out of the bag and line up etc and then put back on bag/trolley

On top of that, you can look like a complete tool with your laser when you then chunk it 10 yards............

Jus to be clear, I didn't say a laser was quicker than a GPS watch, I said it's as quick as a GPS for a quick yardage, which it is. I use both so It's from experience not opinion

 

[patricks148]

I use a laser, only DMD ive ever used.
def helped me lower my handicap.

 

[Swingalot]

Jus to be clear, I didn't say a laser was quicker than a GPS watch, I said it's as quick as a GPS for a quick yardage, which it is. I use both so It's from experience not opinion

You did, but another poster said it was quicker, which I do doubt. Using a laser is certainly not slow when in the right hands, but I have seen a few who seem to laser or GPS everything, even 20 yards pitch/chips etc.

 

[Alex1975]

You did, but another poster said it was quicker, which I do doubt. Using a laser is certainly not slow when in the right hands, but I have seen a few who seem to laser or GPS everything, even 20 yards pitch/chips etc.

I said it was quicker and in my experience it is. I also laser everything... even a 20 yard pitch, in fact I think shorter distances are more important.

 

[ADB]

I said it was quicker and in my experience it is. I also laser everything... even a 20 yard pitch, in fact I think shorter distances are more important.

Really???

 

[Alex1975]

Na maybe not but pretty close up. I think if you know the yardage and have a successful way of playing that yardage there is value in it.

 

[ADB]

Na maybe not but pretty close up. I think if you know the yardage and have a successful way of playing that yardage there is value in it.

Fair enough - it's all feel for me inside 50 yds, knowing its 35 or 41 yards won't affect my shot as it's the obstacles between me and the flag that are the more important factors.

 

[Rumpokid]

Its been well covered lots of times

I have both. I use the laser from 150 yards and in to get the flag distance, and I use the GPS to work out whether the flag is front/centre/back (Our course has mounds in front of many of the greens)

GPS is also useful for distance to hazards especially if you play different courses and for measuring individual shots

GPS is a Garmin G3 Approach (£80 off the bay) and Laser is a Bushnell V2 ( £95 also off the Bay)

Even my favourite touring Pro Tommy, is not tooled up with this much kit...

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Sky Caddy SGX for me and never had any complaints about pace of play. It gives front middle or back and I can move it to a general flag position for something a little more accurate. For my level, thats all I need. I like the fly over of the hole, ideal for strange courses and it gives me ready distances to hazards. Really don't think there's a huge amount of time taken with GPS and of course there's the point of what do you do if you haven't got a line of sight to a hazard (blind tee shot etc)