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I rarely buy new golf equipment (mostly pre-owned stuff) and the new stuff I do buy are all from recommendations and reviews here. I’m very interested in what you find in your testing and honest review as I currently use my phone and a cheap Amazon range finder now. If I can combine the two, get more data, and there’s no subscription, I’m all for it.I’m really curious to see what the app and Bluetooth link to my phone will do as far as battery life goes. There’s a lot to digest here in a much more palatable price range for many.
I’m hoping it’ll be a fun one, some big claims for them to back up though!I rarely buy new golf equipment (mostly pre-owned stuff) and the new stuff I do buy are all from recommendations and reviews here. I’m very interested in what you find in your testing and honest review as I currently use my phone and a cheap Amazon range finder now. If I can combine the two, get more data, and there’s no subscription, I’m all for it.
That’s a bummer! I’ve been slow playing going Cobalt to give one of these a go eventuallyIt looks like the release has been pushed back to the beginning of July on these so a wait there shall be.
Definitely not ideal. Especially with so many new offerings. The VC SL2 "looks" good. Hoping it is an improvement on the one I had. In any case, I'm glad to see more high quality offerings hitting the market.That’s a bummer! I’ve been slow playing going Cobalt to give one of these a go eventually
It looks like the release has been pushed back to the beginning of July on these so a wait there shall be.
Im ultra jealous! This is still on my mind big time.My R1 shipped today!
Playing around in the yard, I feel like this is an improvement on the NX9. Very fast, and the glass is much better quality.
I plan on taking it with me to mens league on thursday for the first real test.
I have set up the app, and paired the R1 to it. Next thing I will be working on, is setting up MySlope.
MySlope looks to give a personalized slope distance, and requires each club to have data inserted. So when setting up, I have to build my bag of clubs (in my case, D, 4w, 1h, 2h, 5-AW, 54, 58), then for each of those clubs, input 3 metrics:
- Ball Speed
- Launch Angle
- Spin Rate
For the average consumer, this might be a little difficult if not impossible for them to achieve, or want to learn, these numbers. It is going to take a session and time dedicated to finding them. So while not doing it would give pretty standard slope similar to other rangefinders, it will take a bit of homework to maximize the potential of the R1. I plan on trying to book time on the local trackman to get this all set up.
Beyond those 3 measurements above, the R1 will bluetooth connect to my phone, and is said to use Temperature, Altitude, and Humidity that it gains with that connection, to create a more accurate MySlope distance. That will be interesting to test out.
The R1 itself has 2 different options, each a distinct screen activated by a mode button.
Laser Screen:
- Distance
- MySlope Distance
- Wind assistance
GPS Screen:
- Front of green distance
- Center distance
- Back distance
- Hole #
Beyond this, the app also acts similar to the Grint or other golf tracking apps. While logging score, you'll also be able to track FIR/GIR count and misses, and putts. There is also something called "Personal Reports" and "Personal Layups". I am not sure what these are, but will explore them on Thursday when I play.
Great stuff!
The packaging makes it look premium.
So, the switch on the side. Is that to flip between screens, or is it for something else? Like turning slope off?
Very cool. Thank youThe switch on the side is to turn Slope off/on to make it tournament legal.
There are 2 buttons on top, the Mode button, and Laser button. It's very quick and easy to switch between GPS and Laser.
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Alright you talked me into it…. I guess I’ll order one up as well! When available of course!!! #ChurchOfNeilPlaying around in the yard, I feel like this is an improvement on the NX9. Very fast, and the glass is much better quality.
I plan on taking it with me to mens league on thursday for the first real test.
I have set up the app, and paired the R1 to it. Next thing I will be working on, is setting up MySlope.
MySlope looks to give a personalized slope distance, and requires each club to have data inserted. So when setting up, I have to build my bag of clubs (in my case, D, 4w, 1h, 2h, 5-AW, 54, 58), then for each of those clubs, input 3 metrics:
- Ball Speed
- Launch Angle
- Spin Rate
For the average consumer, this might be a little difficult if not impossible for them to achieve, or want to learn, these numbers. It is going to take a session and time dedicated to finding them. So while not doing it would give pretty standard slope similar to other rangefinders, it will take a bit of homework to maximize the potential of the R1. I plan on trying to book time on the local trackman to get this all set up.
Beyond those 3 measurements above, the R1 will bluetooth connect to my phone, and is said to use Temperature, Altitude, and Humidity that it gains with that connection, to create a more accurate MySlope distance. That will be interesting to test out.
The R1 itself has 2 different options, each a distinct screen activated by a mode button.
Laser Screen:
- Distance
- MySlope Distance
- Wind assistance
GPS Screen:
- Front of green distance
- Center distance
- Back distance
- Hole #
Beyond this, the app also acts similar to the Grint or other golf tracking apps. While logging score, you'll also be able to track FIR/GIR count and misses, and putts. There is also something called "Personal Reports" and "Personal Layups". I am not sure what these are, but will explore them on Thursday when I play.