Laser rangefinder use

[LIG]

What standard of player would benefit from using one?
Someone who can consistently hit the same yardage upto 8iron, 7iron, 6iron or better?

Put another way, would a laser be of benefit to someone who could only be consistent upto their strongest wedge?

 

[Imurg]

Any standard, any handicap.
Anyone who wants an accurate distance.
Being able to hit the ball consistent distances has little to do with it really.
Any DMD is about knowing distance..

 

[G1BB0]

a 2 handicap could be crap with one as could a 28, its a personal thing, some use gps fine others cant get on with them. Just because it works and is accurate doesnt mean its the answer for everyone or for any situation

 

[ScienceBoy]

Anyone can get use from it, actually it can make you better as:

1. you can learn distances for many different clubs and shots.
2. You can take the guess work out of an approach
3. You can do course management on the fly by finding out the best layup club etc

 

[full_throttle]

Any standard, any handicap.
Anyone who wants an accurate distance.
Being able to hit the ball consistent distances has little to do with it really.
Any DMD is about knowing distance..

Ian, i would have thought a gps is suitable for most golfers, yet a rangefinder more suited to lower hc golfers who have better distance control

 

[Imurg]

Ian, i would have thought a gps is suitable for most golfers, yet a rangefinder more suited to lower hc golfers who have better distance control

Yeah, I,d agree witb that but even a 19 handicapper needs to know the distance to the pin every now and then........
The laser is all about finding the distance. You can still "ping" trees or anythin near a target to get a reasonable idea of the distance.
If I had the cash then a gps as well as my Bushnell would give me the best of both worlds.

 

[palindromicbob]

I have and use both a gps and laser. Does it help my swing? Nope. Does it help my overall game? Sure does.

GPS is great for quick reference. Better when you are off piste behind trees etc. I can also click on bunkers etc or layup areas which I find very handy.

Laser is great for those times when you aren't sure of where the pin is located in relation to the green. At these times knowing front middle back is grand but if you can't be sure which area the pin is in the laser takes away the guess work. Especially when the difference can be 1 or 2 clubs. Also a handy backup if the GPS isn't working or the course isn't mapped.

If it's a choice between one or the other then laser for me. It can be used on any course.

The big advantage of using dmd for me is being to swing with confidence rather than letting doubt creep in.

 

[LIG]

Bob that's the exact same reasoning that I used when I splashed out on a bushnell. But it's only now, after almost a year, that the laser gets used as much as the gps! Even so, the benefit has been noticeable at most on half a dozen shots in total.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Anyone can use them. Whether a lot of us (me included) are good enough to hit it that accurately is another matter. I prefer the GPS and a near enough front middle or back reading.

 

[duncan mackie]

Bob that's the exact same reasoning that I used when I splashed out on a bushnell. But it's only now, after almost a year, that the laser gets used as much as the gps! Even so, the benefit has been noticeable at most on half a dozen shots in total.

I was tempted to add a laser after a few holes on a course where neither was there an indication of the pin position (via card, colour or pattern) but I could see the stick/flag.

Then I realised how rare this situation was. Yes, it happens, but not sufficiently for me to get one and carry it 'in case'.

If my home course had the above situation then things would be different.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

What standard of player would benefit from using one?
Someone who can consistently hit the same yardage upto 8iron, 7iron, 6iron or better?

Put another way, would a laser be of benefit to someone who could only be consistent upto their strongest wedge?

I guess that they are largely about removing uncertainty over distance. Save you pacing stuff out. So probably useful for anyone - even me.

 

[Liqdaddymac]

Used a skycaddie SGX ast 2 years, replaced it with a bushnell for this season and have dropped 4.1 shots off my handicap 10.8 > 6.7.....I'm sold!

 

[chrisd]

I guess that they are largely about removing uncertainty over distance. Save you pacing stuff out. So probably useful for anyone - even me.

Oi SILH, we'll ave none of that nonsense!