Range Finder Advice / Wanted

[Andy73]

Wanted....

Advice on the purchasing of a range finder / GPS wanted please.

Any for sale I would be interested in taking a look.

 

[timgolfy]

I have a Bushnell range finder which I find extremely useful (use on nearly every shot after the tee).

I also have a Garmin Approach GPS device which I think is a waste of money. Much better to invest in a smart phone and its multitude of uses and install appropriate software than spend £300 on kit which does one job.

 

[bigfoot1985]

i have a sky caddie sg5 and think its brilliant.. tells you all the distances you need to know to hazards, the pin ect. You can also move the pin position to where ever it is on the green for precise distance. Very accurate..

 

[Achilles]

i have a sky caddie sg5 and think its brilliant.. tells you all the distances you need to know to hazards, the pin ect. You can also move the pin position to where ever it is on the green for precise distance. Very accurate..

Glad to hear this as having sat on the fence for a while with regards getting a GPS, I bought one for a good price this afternoon! Having borrowed one from the pro for a little spell I found it so helpful. Fingers crossed it'll help my game!

 

[chris661]

i have a sky caddie sg5 and think its brilliant.. tells you all the distances you need to know to hazards, the pin ect. You can also move the pin position to where ever it is on the green for precise distance. Very accurate..

How do you know the distance to the pin without checking first by walking round the course?

 

[dean]

i've got a skycaddie sgx and they are worth every penny

 

[backspin22]

If you have a smartphone, there are tons of free apps(just type in "Golf GPS".) Some can be upgraded for small fee. Well worth a look.

 

[chris661]

The only problem using a smartphone but specifically the iPhone is with the built in compass, which can't be disabled, you cant use it in competition I believe.

 

[chrisd]

The only problem using a smartphone but specifically the iPhone is with the built in compass, which can't be disabled, you cant use it in competition I believe.

You cant use it in a competition even if it can be disabled. If its on the device, on or off, it's against the rules


Chris

 

[upsidedown]

Got one of these and it's invaluable. Also have golf GPS on my Android and hardly ever use it !!

http://cgi.ebay.com/GOLF-LASER-RANGEFIND...=item27bd376af3

 

[Mike_j_golf]

Do you have this model, u seem happy with it any thing else to report seems good value.
Mike