darthweasel
Well-known member
I like knowing the number as it gives me a little more confidence. I've played before with a GPS or when I've forgotten my rangefinder or it's dead. I've found that it's harder for me to commit to a shot. I can know that it's 155-160 but can't be sure if I want to hit a hard PW or easy 9i. Or is it actually 163 and a full 9i would be the club or 153 and it's pinseeking time with my PW. Knowing this just gives helps to take out a little of the doubt for me.
While you may not be to this point it can be a great tool for learning your yardages. If you shoot the pin at 132 and hit a good shot that lands 3 yards long and rolls out another 3 yards you will know that you carried it 135 and it ended up at 138. You now have an idea that you can hit x club around 135 on a good strike. The next few times you hit that one you might be 128, 132, 130, and 129. This will help you know that maybe it's more of a 130 club vs. 135 but that's the little bit of data that will help you to learn those yardages for each club. That may change over time as you start to improve and you may find that over time you gain some distance as you start to strike the ball better.
one app you may find helpful both in the "range" as Canadan wisely suggested and learning your yardages as Raiderboost mentions is an app such as..well, personally I use Golfpad. 20 bucks a year, gives me my club distances, gives me my strokes gained so I can identify the weak points in my game and functions as the GPS. Might be the answer for you as the next step.
Note that many people will recommend other apps such as 18 Birdies and I would recommend trying that one and a couple others before settling...not everyone likes the same looks and features.