rangefinders

I'm considering a rangefinder.I once played with a pro and he used the bushnell laser type and it worked great.I've played with people who had the gps skycaddie type and they seem to have more info than just yardage.any thoughts?

Give the Golf Buddy GPS a look see. I have a Sky Caddie, but I recently won a Golf Buddy GPS at a tournament raffle. With no annual fees, and automatic course recognition, the Golf Buddy has the Sky Caddie folks shaking their heads. Both are quality tools, but the Golf Buddy is just a better choice right now till something better comes along.........and it will. I also carry a lazer range finder, which use at driving ranges to find distances to the targets. Most GPS tools are not set up to work on driving ranges. That being said my I think my Sky Caddie has that option available, if I want to manually input the yardages. I might be wrong about that. GJS

http://www.golfbuddygps.info/

I prefer the laser rangefinders opposed to the skycaddie type rangefinder for the fact that you get exact yardages every time with the laser. Skycaddies tell you yardage to the front middle and back of the green, but can be 10 yards off sometimes to the actual distance. Shots 100 yards and in are where the range finder really comes into play for me, a 50 yard shot and 60 yard shot look exactly the same, but if you can groove a swing with your wedges it helps a lot. If the skycaddie tells you its 50 yards when its actually 60 and you hit a 50 yard shot you're 30 feet away from the hole. Just my opinion.

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Laser with pinseeker tech is the way to go. I've got both a laser rangefinder and a GPS unit.

A good laser's only downside is on blind shots.

A GPS needs an accurate map to follow, all units can't be adjusted for pin position, and some units are +/- 4yards; about a half club.

If I had to pick one or the other, I'd go laser every time.

personally, i have a Bushnell 1500, and i love it.