Laser...worth having?

Great bit of kit, not used a GPS since I got mine (Nikon Coolshot). Great to zap the pin, locate the pin in some instances, zap to hazards, trees, corner of dogleg etc.Top of trees if on the wrong side and want to know how far to clear them etc. Use it to zap the top of a bunker and then the pin to establish how much distance to play with inbetween. Can play without it, but it adds a whole lot more benefit if I use it.
 
casuk said:
Laser is a good thing to have I find it especially useful when the winter greens are on as my watch won't pick them up, I have slope tech in mine and that for me is a great extra, I use my watch on every hole just gives me front middle and back and thats all I need really, like jacko said some greens can be huge so to get a bang on yardage you won't get more accurate than a laser rangefinder
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Slope is illegal in competitions Kris, don't get caught out.
 
Ive not been taking my gps watch out in our winter comp. and I haven’t really missed it as I’m so used to my home course. Probably been using my watch for two years and hasn’t helped my h/c come down in fact it’s gone up a shot.

It definitely helps on away courses and I wouldn’t like to be without it when playing a course I haven’t played before.
 
Rlburnside said:
Ive not been taking my gps watch out in our winter comp. and I haven’t really missed it as I’m so used to my home course. Probably been using my watch for two years and hasn’t helped my h/c come down in fact it’s gone up a shot.

It definitely helps on away courses and I wouldn’t like to be without it when playing a course I haven’t played before.
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To counter that, I forgot my laser a few weeks back while at my own track, I was lost :ROFLMAO: didn't have a clue what to hit :unsure: it's funny how you become so reliable on certain things.
 
Worth having? Yes, but it can be frustrating too. Can’t see hidden greens/pins. Not great on a windy day, or to thin flag sticks.

Great for large greens, and to flagsticks with little prisms on the top.

For preference, carry both.
 
My Garmin S3 watch is a great bit of kit but the mapping is inaccurate on 3 holes of our course. Add to this away courses, blind shots etc and if you think you're dispersion is predictable enough to warrant it then I think a laser is a great addition.
 
I have both, I use the GPS for front and back of the green and the laser for the flag. Mainly because my eyesight is shocking and I've discovered I am rubbish at judging where the flag is from distance.
 
RandG said:
To counter that, I forgot my laser a few weeks back while at my own track, I was lost :ROFLMAO: didn't have a clue what to hit :unsure: it's funny how you become so reliable on certain things.
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One reason (of many) that I have not (yet) succumbed to any distance measuring gizmo.

I'm an 8 h/capper - and so don't expect anything near perfection in respect of my shot distance. One great pleasure I get from the game is personally judging the distance and playing the shot to that distance. The fact that I might have got the distance wrong by some yards matters not to me if my assessment and my shot match up.

But I know I am in the very small minority with this sort of thinking.
 
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Andy said:
Slope is illegal in competitions Kris, don't get caught out.
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Yes I know what I did was keep a note of the height on the holes I needed the slop reading and just leave it in my bag on medals, so I know the 18th on my home course is 20yards more carry and the 2-17 is one club down of my normal distance
 
RandG said:
To counter that, I forgot my laser a few weeks back while at my own track, I was lost :ROFLMAO: didn't have a clue what to hit :unsure: it's funny how you become so reliable on certain things.
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You're probably a lot better player than me and can hit your yardages(y). I'm off 18 and to inconsistent to make a great deal of difference. ;)
 
Personally think the distance watch is ideal. Just a quick glance to get the distance to the front / middle / back of the green. No faffing.

I also think for shorter distances, getting a feel for something is more important than getting the exact distance. I think you would be very surprised if you completely ditched the measuring devices from 80 yards and in how decent you would get at judging distances and hitting it a decent distance.

For the odd occasion when you are trying to work out the distance for a forced carry or a fairway bunker etc. it may be useful. But that is obviously assuming you can see exactly what you need to carry from where you are standing. A yardage book would do the job for less money.

Even very good players don't hit exact distances all the time plus distance is only one variable with temperature, elevation, wind etc all a factor also.
 
I have both but the laser may comes out once or twice in a round and very rarely in friendly games at my home course.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
One reason (of many) that I have not (yet) succumbed to any distance measuring gizmo.

I'm an 8 h/capper - and so don't expect anything near perfection in respect of my shot distance. One great pleasure I get from the game is personally judging the distance and playing the shot to that distance. The fact that I might have got the distance wrong by some yards matters not to me if my assessment and my shot match up.

But I know I am in the very small minority with this sort of thinking.
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Fair enough but for me, I want every conceivable advantage I can get to score better.
 
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