Bumping this thread to weigh in for a long-term review.
This has been one of my favorite pieces of golf equipment I've had. Prior to the Tour X I had a budget rangefinder - it did the trick, but after using the Tour X for the better part of a year, I'm not sure I could go back. A few things to me that sets the device apart from what I used before
- The 6x magnification. I didn't think this was going to be a huge deal, but having used a few other devices with 4x and 5x magnification, this makes a HUGE difference when I'm shooting things further away.
- The speed. It's stupid fast. I'll sometimes shoot a pin twice to just make sure I got the flag, and I feel like this takes the same amount of time as it did once with my old rangefinder.
- Jolt - knowing you've got the flag is great. Once I got used to it, don't know if I'd go back to
- The ergnomics - the size just feels about perfect to me, and the notch on the bottom makes it easy to hold. It feels more steady in my hand than my old finder did. I've tried a few smaller models, and I find myself preferring the slightly larger size of the Tour X.
Speaking of being steady in the hand - this has been dropped a couple of times, once on cart path, and it's been as sturdy as any device I've ever had. It's held up exceptionally well. I know it's pricy, but for something you're not buying all that often, it's one to look at.
This has been one of my favorite pieces of golf equipment I've had. Prior to the Tour X I had a budget rangefinder - it did the trick, but after using the Tour X for the better part of a year, I'm not sure I could go back. A few things to me that sets the device apart from what I used before
- The 6x magnification. I didn't think this was going to be a huge deal, but having used a few other devices with 4x and 5x magnification, this makes a HUGE difference when I'm shooting things further away.
- The speed. It's stupid fast. I'll sometimes shoot a pin twice to just make sure I got the flag, and I feel like this takes the same amount of time as it did once with my old rangefinder.
- Jolt - knowing you've got the flag is great. Once I got used to it, don't know if I'd go back to
- The ergnomics - the size just feels about perfect to me, and the notch on the bottom makes it easy to hold. It feels more steady in my hand than my old finder did. I've tried a few smaller models, and I find myself preferring the slightly larger size of the Tour X.
Speaking of being steady in the hand - this has been dropped a couple of times, once on cart path, and it's been as sturdy as any device I've ever had. It's held up exceptionally well. I know it's pricy, but for something you're not buying all that often, it's one to look at.
