FWIW - Today I used a friend's Bushnell Yardage Pro Tour rangefinder
during my round. I general it was not very satisfactory.
This rangefinder does NOT have the "pinseeker" technology that their two
higher end products possess. The pinseeker function allows you to focus
on the flag and display its distance instead of something in the background.
Without the pinseeker capability it is best if you focus on the green
near the bottom of the flagstick. If the green is not visible it can be
problematic to focus on the flag. This is especially true if you are
some distance from the flag, say over 130 yards.
On the holes where I could get reliable readings I became much more
aware of my wedge distances and saw that I could benefit from the
feedback. I also tested getting distances to balls in the fairway,
simulating what you might do during a practice session to determine
wedge distances. This was easy to do and quite accurate.
It was a little difficult to focus on distant targets and get repeatable
numbers, especially bunker edges. The problem is due to the
stability/shakiness of the image. I'm a walker, but was told that
steading the rangefinder against parts of a golf cart/buggy helps quite
a bit.
I spoke with a plus index friend who has experience with these products.
He felt that you must have the pinseeker function to make the
rangefinder useful. He also was of the opinion that given a choice of a
SkyCaddie GPS or a pinseeker rangefinder, that the rangefinder was best.
/Ed
- ShopTalk: Range Finder Mini Review Ed Reeder
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