Thinking about picking up a range finder, markers arnt as reliable as I hoped when playing all over the place.
Interested in if many of you use one and any suggestions on one to buy?
Thinking about picking up a range finder, markers arnt as reliable as I hoped when playing all over the place.
Interested in if many of you use one and any suggestions on one to buy?
Bushnell V3 through GolfBox is agreat rangy at a great price.
Bushnell V3
In the bag
Taylormade Stealth 2 9.0 - AD DI 7X, Taylormade Sim 5 wood - AD DI 8X, P790 2/5-GW S300 AMT, Taylormade Hi Toe 53/14, 57/14, 60/10, Taylormade Spider, Taylormade 2018 staff bag
I have both a GPS (Golfbuddy World Platinum) and a Bushnell V2. The GPS is great for courses I haven't played but I use the Rangefinder more at my home course as we have reflectors on every flagstick so it's easy to get the distance with the Rangefinder.
Depends on what you want to spend. Bushnell are well regarded but you don't need to pay that much IMO.
I had the original V2 which worked ok although battery life was not that great. After about 18 months of use I started having trouble with distances over 150-160 metres. I searched for some answers and found out this is quite common. Apparently the alignment of the sender can get out of whack and they showed how to correct it but it involved pulling it apart and fiddling which I didn't fancy.
I instead bought a cheapy online for $169, it was a Pinseeker, similar to the Condor which is about the same price. A few of my mates have the Condor, 7x magnification etc. and they love them. Mine has worked trouble free for over a year and the battery life is excellent. It shoots up to 200 metres easily and is accurate to about 2-3 metres I reckon.
I don't believe you need to pay the big bucks to get a unit that works efficiently. I use mine in conjunction with a sureshot mini gps ($149) and this combo works very well.
Last edited by Oldplayer; 27th August 2014 at 05:31 PM.
Hoffy I got the v3 which I would use one every hole and thishttps://www.golfbox.com.au/mobile/Su..._p_215493.html which is use about 2-3 times a round.
Anyone got any intell on the GolfBuddy VS4. Penrith Golf Factory have them for $29 are they that bad or cost a fortune to get Aussie courses on?
Grant
Grunt's Golflink
TM Burner - Cobra F Speed 3W - TM Draw 3H - TM Burner 4i-AW - Vokey 54/58 Wedges - Wilson 8862 Blade
Forget that poor read of add, the watch band for the VS4 is $29, the unit is $179
Grant
Grunt's Golflink
TM Burner - Cobra F Speed 3W - TM Draw 3H - TM Burner 4i-AW - Vokey 54/58 Wedges - Wilson 8862 Blade
Another +1 for the Bushnell V3. I like the Jolt feature that it has too.
Bushnell Z6 with Jolt
I have a Neo, a couple of XGs and an XGC plus. There is also a Callaway U Pro sitting on my desktop as a paper weight! Rangie is a Leupold GX 3.
I got the latest golf buddy for Xmas. Works brilliantly and does all I need it to. Have volume turned down!.
I use a Garmin G3 GPS. Can be had new for under $150 nowadays.
Small, easy to use and accurate whenever I've checked against others GPS or rangefinders.
Might pick myself up a rangefinder some time as well. Looking for a cheapie to use down the range more than anything. If anyone's got an old one you want to shift for peanuts, let me know
WITB -
Taylormade RBZ 9.5deg
TM Sldr Mini 12deg
Adams 2hy 4hy
TM Speedblade 5-SW
Wilson 8802 variant
I had a Bushnell Hybrid laser/GPS - best piece of golf gadgetry I've ever owned. Pity some wankstick had to go and steal it!
Just using a Bushnell Neo GPS unit now, but may pick up a V3 sometime. Quite like the Bushnell products...
Ping G400 Max 9* w/ KuroKage TiNi Silver 60
Titleist 917 F2 15* w/ Aldila Rogue Max 75 S
TaylorMade TP UDI 20* w/ KuroKage 70 S graphite
Mizuno MP-4 4-PW w/ Project X Rifle 6.0
SM5 Vokey 50* F Grind & 54* F Grind
SM6 Vokey 60* S Grind
Bettinardi Queen B 8
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