Any of you Golfers have a Laser Rangefinder?

brettw22
brettw22 Posts: 7,623
edited March 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Do you guys that golf have any of these that are for golf that can do ranges to pins up to 250-300 yards?

Bushnell makes a few and I'm looking around at the usual online place (Ebay), but don't know if there are any better places for that type of thing.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks,
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  • Mjr7531
    Mjr7531 Posts: 856
    edited December 2004
    Even if I had it, I wouldn't know what to do with it, I feel part of the fun is the surprise of the unknown, I don't really like playing a course I know well.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited December 2004
    Is that the thing Rodney Dangerfield was using in Caddyshack?
    :D
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited December 2004
    I don't think you're allowed to use one in golf. That is if you play by the rules. Anyway, they should work great for golf as you have clear greens to point at. They do get a lot of interference from bushes, tree branches etc.
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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited December 2004
    It certainly could come in handy. A lot of courses come with GPS already built into the carts these days. I wouldn't invest too much money in one of these. But if the price is right, why not? Of course that still leaves one small problem. How do I hit my 7 iron 163.25 feet??!!
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited December 2004
    Originally posted by wallstreet
    How do I hit my 7 iron 163.25 feet??!!
    I found out the problem.....you're supposed to be hitting your 9 iron that distance.... ;)
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2004
    LOL.....well, we've got a problem....the higher the number, the more the loft, the shorter the distance......

    but, yes; I hit my 9-iron 170 feet.......that is, the three times-a-year that I play....
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited December 2004
    Brett,

    I've used them before, but if I recall, they aren't very easy to use at the distance you are looking at. They have worked over 200 yards, but I don't get a reading many times on the par 5s when going for the green in 2.They weren't Bushnell I am sure as they were provided on the rental cart.

    Your course must also be set up with targets on the pins to allow the laser to reflect.

    I couldn't tell if you have used them before by your post, so excuse me if I assumed too much. They are a great little tool to tune your irons into greens during the casual round.

    You guys are right, they aren't allowed to be used for tournament usage or rounds scored for handicaps.

    Just my experience,

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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited December 2004
    Originally posted by brettw22
    I found out the problem.....you're supposed to be hitting your 9 iron that distance.... ;)

    On a windy day in Texas, make that a PW. :eek:
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2004
    well, ok; if ya want me to swing harder than my comfortable 93%....I could do it......

    with ten leaf blowers behind me, a hurricane coming through, and a tidal wave to carry it.....LOL
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    edited December 2004
    Originally posted by audiobliss
    well, ok; if ya want me to swing harder than my comfortable 93%....I could do it......

    with ten leaf blowers behind me, a hurricane coming through, and a tidal wave to carry it.....LOL
    I have tried to slow my swing down, but that turns ugly.... My driver swing speed is just over 120mph.....
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited December 2004
    You can hit any club you want 170 feet, but when the green is 170 yards away you'll still be short.

    We measure our shots in yards, and our putts in feet on my golf courses!:D :D
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2004
    ROFL!!!!! Man, I didn't even notice that.....drrrrr

    of course I meant yards......my bad.......LOL
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  • audiobliss
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    edited December 2004
    I do have a pretty fast swing......
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