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I have a great GPS iPhone app for golf but I cant get through a round on a full charge. Now i am looking at a golf GPS or a laser rangefinder. Which do you prefer, why and what model? I am leaning towards GPS since I play a lot of courses I dont know and having all the yardage to hazards, etc... Would be helpful.
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| # 31 7/26/2012 9:26:53 PM |
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I love lasers and need to buy my own. Every number I've gotten from a laser has been spot on.
My only experience with GPS has been at courses that have them on the golf carts, and I definitely like that a lot. BUT they often don't seem as accurate as the laser, maybe in the low to mid-90% range accurate. And I have no idea how the hand-held GPS models work. As in, when you pay $300 or whatever for them, does that include all available courses in that system's database? Or do you have to a pay a per-course fee? Or a monthly fee? Because of the accuracy and guaranteed-to-work issues, I'd always take a laser over GPS if I could only have one. |
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| # 32 7/26/2012 11:40:57 PM |
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I have used both and now have a Leupold Lazer. I love the thing. dead on accurate and can site in on a pin, the sewing type pin. I love it also for nailing down my distances with my clubs while at the range. No guessing when I get on the course. So if I am at sea level or altitude or hitting into the wind, or the air is heavy or rainy, before I go on the course I know my distances.
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| # 33 7/27/2012 5:40:21 AM |
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I have used both and now have a Leupold Lazer. I love the thing. dead on accurate and can site in on a pin, the sewing type pin. I love it also for nailing down my distances with my clubs while at the range. No guessing when I get on the course. So if I am at sea level or altitude or hitting into the wind, or the air is heavy or rainy, before I go on the course I know my distances. I use mine as well on the driving range. In my back yard chipping around. To find out how far away the neighbor's wife is bending over her front yard. I also used it the other day to find out how far away a target was I was shooting at with my pistol. Can't do that with a GPS. This is the sight for mine but they are listed at 300 and something dollars here. I bought it at the golf course for 265. https://store.laserlinkgolf.com/Store/tabid/71/CategoryID/0/List/0/Level/a/ProductID/38/Default.aspx?SortField=Free2,ProductName |
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| # 34 7/27/2012 8:50:45 AM |
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I use both. as others have mentioned gps just isn't incredibly precise but when your over in the other fairway with a clear shot to get back to where you need to be or just need an idea of what you'll have left when you bunt it back into play, it's great. when you start getting inside of 125 you need exact numbers and laser does that.
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| # 35 8/2/2012 10:17:43 AM |
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HEY! Where the heck have you been? Who are you and what did you do with dday? well Buck, I missed you. Truth be told, I haven't been playing much golf lately so, I've got no reason to come here. Most of the conversations are pretty bland and the rules don't really allow much more (no offense). I apologize if I got your panties moist with my presece, but that seems to be the case with you ladies. I'll be around..........or not |
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| # 36 8/2/2012 10:34:53 AM |
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Well, for what I do, I'm a laser man. I haven't found a GPS that is not prone to be off between 7 and 12 yards. No, I'm not a pro, but hell 10 yards is a whole club. I may not have the distance control of a pro, but at least let me work with correct figures. Even on par 5s I'll shoot something from the tee and then my second. Once I get home and put those figures into the spreadsheet that prints up my scorecard for the course, all the math is done and I get yardages for all my shots.
Having said that, there are several features of GPS units that I really like, overhead views, quick drag & drop distance calculations, and shot distances. The problem is that the distance just isn't accurate. I don't know if it's the part of the country that I live in relation to the satellites or what, but I've not found one that's accurate enough for me. If I can stuff a Tomahawk through a window at 80 miles, I should be able to gauge a golf shot to within a yard. |
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| # 37 8/2/2012 5:49:28 PM |
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A guy in our golf league has the Garmin wristband gps. Gives front, middle, and back measurements. Thousands of courses too. Just charge it and wear it. No annual fee so he says. It was very consistent with the course measurements and with my distances also. I'll probably put that on my wish list.
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| # 38 8/2/2012 6:14:16 PM |
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I have used a Golf Buddy Tour for the last 3 yrs. No fee's or charges of any kind. have not played a course that's not loaded in it. yardage is always within a couple of yds of course marked yardage, and that's close enough for me. I can usually get 3 rounds on a charge.
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| # 39 8/2/2012 8:32:11 PM |
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Well from prior expierience laser is more accurate, I actually use a Garmin SG3 GPS Watch which I really like. It has a Green View where you use the touch screen to move the pin to it's position on the Green, it gives you center, back and front yardages, distance to layup @ 100, 150 and 200 Yards, keeps score, has odometer for walkers to track distance travelled and finally acts as a typical sports watch with alarm, time , date. I have checked it with golf logics and laser and have been within a couple yards each time. With a full charge watch lasts about 2-3 full rounds before needing charging. The best part...it comes with 27,000 courses already downloaded with no fee's
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| # 40 8/3/2012 5:50:38 AM |
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HEY! Where the heck have you been? Who are you and what did you do with dday? well Buck, I missed you. Truth be told, I haven't been playing much golf lately so, I've got no reason to come here. Most of the conversations are pretty bland and the rules don't really allow much more (no offense). I apologize if I got your panties moist with my presece, but that seems to be the case with you ladies. I'll be around..........or not lol |
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| # 41 8/7/2012 8:46:23 AM |
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Played my local Amateur this past weekend and during the 1st and 2nd rounds I watched my playing partners misclub several times with lasers. A few times a full 1 or 2 clubs long or short.
I played without a rangefinder, using only the yardage book and never had a doubt what I had to hit. |
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| # 42 8/7/2012 3:59:29 PM |
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Laser Calloway LR550 Nikon it is Great!
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| # 43 8/7/2012 4:51:14 PM |
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Garmin s1 (watch). Bought it for $200 and it's awesome. No annual fees. Yardages to the front, center and back of green. They have a newer version, the s3, that measures distances to hazards. Can also be used as a watch and has features such as shot measuring. Most importantly, the yardage is always on your wrist so you don't need to carry an annoying device or run back to your cart. Anyone I've played with who has a sky caddy or similar device has wanted to get the Garmin when they see how convenient it is.
Good luck |
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| # 44 8/8/2012 12:08:58 PM |
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I use a range finder for years.......what I have noticed is that my shots are the right distance but that whole direction thing still throws me for a loop......I have a bushnell.....that was $450 when I bought it.....tells ya how long I have had it....no excuse to spend that much any more
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| # 45 11/20/2012 10:31:24 AM |
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I am looking at a GPS unit. The golfers using the watch gps, how do you like it. I do not need all the bells and whistles, just basic yardages.
Which brand and model are you using? Thanks |
