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GPS vs Range Finder

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Airsinclair22 said:
My buddy bought a UPro and had nothing but problems and when he called customer service they were zero help. I try to steer away from anything callaway now. They have lost the class they use to be known for. (I do like my odyssey putter I know callaway makes them.)
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I would check up on the #Grandaddy before saying that Robbie. ;)
 
I use GPS because on my home course there are lots of places where an errant shot can easily get into another fairway but with no visual on the hole or anything back on the proper hole. On courses where if you don't have a visual of the green you'll never be able to get there I would probably prefer a laser, but maybe not if only for the price and hassle of using one. I know a lot of people who barely use theirs b/c they say it's hard to get a fix on the flag and they don't trust it unless they do it a couple of times. Now they probably have non-top of the line lasers, but as I'm happy to have an approximate yardage, my Neo+ that's strapped on my push cart for easy reading is perfect for me.
 
My Golf Buddy Platinum has been great for the past few years. I would like it even better if it had the feateurs of the GARMIN G6. I would have upgraded but since there are a lot of rebates currently on the G6 I figure Garmin be about to real ease a new one with even more features. I have used a laser rangefinder in the past and no doubt is great for exact yardage to pins but my GPS has never been more that 3yds different and usually only 1yds +/- so I will stick with a GPS for the added features.
 
At the moment, I use both. GPS is good for scoring/stats and for distance to the center on long par 4's and 5's and when I knock one in the trees. Basically anything 230+.

GPS is good when I can get it there and score by hitting it close.
 
Bumping an old one here..


First hole today, grabbed my laser to hit the pin to see where I was...battery was dead. Scrambled to grab my phone to use the GPS app which I hate, and used it to find front/center/back.

After about 3 holes of this, I remembered why I hate using a GPS app for distances. I think a watch would be handy, rather than a device or an app, but for me, without a doubt, give me my laser!
 
if you haven't tried a watch, it's worth a try. it takes 1 second to look down and get an estimate. 2 or 3 more if you want to know hazard distances. sooo much quicker than the laser and you don't have to worry about protecting a $400ish piece of electronics/optics on the golf course. I also hate using my phone but I feel lost out there without my neo-x
 
We played an extra round last week in California. We knew we were going to play Moraga CC so I loaded it onto my GPS. They wanted to play Boundary Oak in Walnut Creek the day before, so I had to scramble, because I didn't bring my Bushnell laser rangefinder.

Golf Frontier is a good one for front-middle-back distance only for your phone. No frills or graphics, just those distances.
 
I've done the RF thing and it just didn't work for me. Range the pin, get a number, and then range it again, get a different number. Hated it. No confidence. And was always fussing with it. "Where's the RF?"

I finally got the watch and it's the best thing since pockets on a shirt. Just incredible. Wonderful. So easy to use. You don't fuss with it, hit buttons, scroll, etc. Do you know how to tell time with a wrist watch? Then you can do the GPS watch. Hit ball. Walk to ball. Look at wrist. "Hey, that's the yardage." Hit ball. Repeat.

It's really really nice. I wouldn't do it any other way. I know the RF thing is supposed to be so much more accurate but I'm not that accurate so it doesn't matter! HA!
 
RF. It was free and is always accurate. There are a few times per month I can't use it due to obstructions, so I have to resort to my Marine Corps training to determine distance.

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