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Rangefinder versus GPS on app
Posted on 7/14/22 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 7/14/22 at 3:06 pm
Fairly new to golf and have been using the Hole19 app. Is there an advantage to using a rangefinder versus a similar app? Thanks
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Posted on 7/14/22 at 3:10 pm to HergetMonsta
5 yards is a big difference in golf. Using GPS, you're location could be slightly off, the flag could be in the wrong position on the GPS, etc. A rangefinder you know is right.
I don't ever use GPS
I don't ever use GPS
Posted on 7/14/22 at 3:15 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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5 yards is a big difference in golf. Using GPS, you're location could be slightly off, the flag could be in the wrong position on the GPS, etc. A rangefinder you know is right.
I don't ever use GPS
If you have accurate GPS, I think it can be helpful. I need to stop going at pins and take the middle of the green yardage. I'm just not good enough to use the exact number, and it more than likely gets in my head.
Posted on 7/14/22 at 3:17 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
I see your point. I guess I’m just not there yet where 5yds matters yet. Thanks for the feedback
Posted on 7/14/22 at 3:17 pm to HergetMonsta
First: what Mingo said. And sometimes for example you may want to see the distance to the back edge of a bunker, or a tree you need to shape around, and that can be a PITA with a phone app. I did GPS for a few years before getting a rangefinder, I'll never go back. It's way more useful & easy.
Posted on 7/14/22 at 3:19 pm to Naked Bootleg
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I did GPS for a few years before getting a rangefinder, I'll never go back. It's way more useful & easy.
Rangefinders are no longer really cost prohibitive either. You can get a good rangefinder for like 200 bucks
Posted on 7/14/22 at 3:20 pm to HergetMonsta
I use phone app for everything including data, hole layouts, distances to hazards, and front/middle/back of green. Once I know the approximate front/middle/back of green I shoot the pin with my range finder to know how much room I have everywhere and helps me pick my shot better.
Posted on 7/14/22 at 3:28 pm to HergetMonsta
A good gps will not be 5 yards off. I like to see the outlay of the hole and calculate particular distances you may not have line of sight to shoot with a rangefinder (carry bunkers, cart paths, water layup, water carry, etc.). GPS for an amateur golfer is much more efficient overall than a rangefinder.
Posted on 7/14/22 at 3:28 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
The GPS does offer things a rangefinder can’t. It’s helpful if you’ve never played a course (hidden hazards, how much room around a dogleg, green depth, etc)
Posted on 7/14/22 at 3:57 pm to HergetMonsta
GPS is helpful on courses you dont know so you can get yardages to obstacles you can't see.
IMO, there is no replacement for a range finder. Knowing the distance to the stick is a big deal for me. As long as there is some indication (flag color or marker flag) of whether the flag is in the front, middle or back, I am 99% covered with just a range finder.
IMO, there is no replacement for a range finder. Knowing the distance to the stick is a big deal for me. As long as there is some indication (flag color or marker flag) of whether the flag is in the front, middle or back, I am 99% covered with just a range finder.
Posted on 7/14/22 at 4:23 pm to notsince98
If you have good coverage, I like the GPS better. I can get middle of the green which for most amatuers is what you want. I can also read the distance to various hazards on the course a lot easier than I can with my rangefinder. Plus, if you can't see the flagstick, you can't get a reading with the rangefinder.
Posted on 7/14/22 at 4:56 pm to HergetMonsta
I use 18Birdies, the gps is pretty close and gives a lot of data plus can track fairway hits green in reg and putts. I also like the shot tracking and saving shots. It has helped me dial in what club to use since I can track distance on the shot.
I might still get a range finder at some point but 18Birdies does the job with a lot of good data.
I might still get a range finder at some point but 18Birdies does the job with a lot of good data.
Posted on 7/14/22 at 5:16 pm to HergetMonsta
I like a combination of both. I use The Grint app for scoring and GPS purposes. I'll check front/middle/back yardage as I'm grabbing my rangefinder to shoot the flag, which will confirm.
Sometimes the GPS can lag if you don't give it a chance to catch up when you stop to check (particularly if you're in a cart).
Thinking about getting the Precision Pro R1 rangefinder, which has a GPS function and shows the front/middle/back on the screen as you shoot the flag.
Sometimes the GPS can lag if you don't give it a chance to catch up when you stop to check (particularly if you're in a cart).
Thinking about getting the Precision Pro R1 rangefinder, which has a GPS function and shows the front/middle/back on the screen as you shoot the flag.
Posted on 7/14/22 at 5:19 pm to BMoney
how long do you guys spend shooting yardages and cross referencing sources before you hit the ball...
Posted on 7/14/22 at 5:35 pm to HergetMonsta
I just started playing golf last summer and I use the 18Birdies app. I feel like I’m not quite good enough to get a range finder yet
Posted on 7/14/22 at 5:37 pm to BMoney
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I'll check front/middle/back yardage as I'm grabbing my rangefinder to shoot the flag, which will confirm.
Yardage: 130
Flag: in front
Don't be short, hit 135 club. Not that hard. Can be done with a rangefinder in 5 seconds
Posted on 7/14/22 at 5:46 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Rangefinders are no longer really cost prohibitive either. You can get a good rangefinder for like 200 bucks
Just got this one on Prime days from 160.00 with slope and great optics.
LINK
Posted on 7/14/22 at 6:02 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Not if the green slopes from front to back. Your ball would run well off the green. Rangefinder can’t tell you that.
Posted on 7/14/22 at 6:19 pm to BigNastyTiger417
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Not if the green slopes from front to back. Your ball would run well off the green. Rangefinder can’t tell you that.
You'd always want to be on the green rather than off and maybe you are an old man that can't generate spin or needs to hit a 7 iron from 130, but no.
Posted on 7/14/22 at 6:29 pm to farad
Not that long I’m pretty quick about it. I usually keep my phone in the desert Fox cart caddy and pull up right to the ball on the fair way dial in a distance and move off just slightly. If I’m off fair way or it’s cart path only then it might take slightly longer.
I’m a pretty quick player, my friends take longer or I get on the heels of a group.
I’m a pretty quick player, my friends take longer or I get on the heels of a group.
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