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GPS watch or range finder?
Posted on 1/15/26 at 10:31 am
Posted on 1/15/26 at 10:31 am
My range finder fell off my cart and I ran over it 
I'm in the market for either a GPS watch or a new range finder. For those who have either one, what do you like or not like about each. Looking to spend around $300 for something but I can't make up my mind which one I want. Thanks for your help in this matter.
I'm in the market for either a GPS watch or a new range finder. For those who have either one, what do you like or not like about each. Looking to spend around $300 for something but I can't make up my mind which one I want. Thanks for your help in this matter.
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 10:40 am to dek81572
I have both, but it's just because I can't bring myself to fully trust my GPS watch. I have a Garmin S42. For the vast majority of circumstances it is fine. However, I will pull out my rangefinder just to confirm things when I have time.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 10:49 am to dek81572
I've got a Garmin Fenix 7 and no longer use a rangefinder
Posted on 1/15/26 at 11:15 am to DestrehanTiger
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I will pull out my rangefinder just to confirm things when I have time.
Did your rangefinder confirm your watch or was it off by more than a yard or so?
Posted on 1/15/26 at 11:20 am to reds on reds on reds
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I've got a Garmin Fenix 7 and no longer use a rangefinder
Why did you go with a Garmin fitness tracker/sports watch instead of their golf watch? Do you track more of your fitness than golf?
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 11:33 am
Posted on 1/15/26 at 11:22 am to dek81572
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Did your rangefinder confirm your watch or was it off by more than a yard or so?
More often than not, it confirms things. There have been times where the gps watch was off. That is what keeps me coming back to the rangefinder. I am not good enough to need an exact number to the pin. The middle should be my aim, but I have more confidence when I can confirm the number I am looking at is right.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 11:25 am to dek81572
I use TheGrint on my phone/watch, but also use a rangefinder. I like being able to shoot the flag, but I will use my phone when there's nothing particularly good to shoot at in the fairway.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 11:56 am to dek81572
Garmin S70 user. Rarely grab my range finder.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 12:04 pm to dek81572
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Why did you go with a Garmin fitness tracker/sports watch instead of their golf watch? Do you track more of your fitness than golf?
I track more fitness than golf so I wanted one that did both.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 12:33 pm to DestrehanTiger
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I can't bring myself to fully trust my GPS watch
Same. Rangefinder all day.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:56 pm to dek81572
I like my rangefinder. Don't like phone apps. I don't wear watches. Don't like having to pull my phone every shot.
I like to grab my rangefinder, I can measure all sorts of objects like trees, bunkers, flag in seconds. Much easier and faster to me.
I like to grab my rangefinder, I can measure all sorts of objects like trees, bunkers, flag in seconds. Much easier and faster to me.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 4:48 pm to dek81572
Having worked in a Pro Shop, I can say we averaged one or two range finders lost at a course per day, not one single GPS or Garma lost. Not sure why, but it seems a good number of players lose them.
And if you don't have perfectly balanced hands and eyes, range finders can be hard to handle. The advantage of GPS is that it can give you distance to the front, middle, back of greens. Switched and found them much better than a range finder.
The only negative, GPS will drain the charge kind of quick, you have to be constantly charging it before every round. But, I have to admit I started hitting more greens once I switched to a Garma. And I have one of the older ones, the newer ones are better.
And if you don't have perfectly balanced hands and eyes, range finders can be hard to handle. The advantage of GPS is that it can give you distance to the front, middle, back of greens. Switched and found them much better than a range finder.
The only negative, GPS will drain the charge kind of quick, you have to be constantly charging it before every round. But, I have to admit I started hitting more greens once I switched to a Garma. And I have one of the older ones, the newer ones are better.
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