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11-02-2017 , 11:52 AM

#11851

RunninCM

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I like the SwingxSwing app. It gives you the hole distance and you can also click the picture and it shows the distance to that spot.

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11-02-2017 , 12:22 PM

#11852

CalledDownLight

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Originally Posted by #Thinman

laserfinders for purists and 15 hdcps that require accuracy.
gps for normal people

i used golfshot gps on my phone last time out. free, lets you keep scores and emails you the results.

wouldnt walking off distances be more for purists?

I don't have a laser or gps and don't think I would like them as much as getting my own yardages, but I have found that at a lot of places there are fewer and fewer labeled sprinkler heads these days which I think is a shame.

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11-02-2017 , 12:33 PM

#11853

Biesterfield

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Originally Posted by CalledDownLight

This. I find myself having to ask other people for a yardage too often.

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11-02-2017 , 12:35 PM

#11854

Suit

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Originally Posted by RunninCM

I like the SwingxSwing app. It gives you the hole distance

How does it give you the hole distance? That is not accurate.

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11-02-2017 , 12:47 PM

#11855

Booker Wolfbox

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Originally Posted by Biesterfield

So I'm going to be asking for a rangefinder/laser yardage thingy for Christmas. What is the latest forum consensus on the best ones for a reasonable price?

I got a Bushell Tour v4 recently. Like it. A little pricy. I wouldn’t bother with the slope feature.

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11-02-2017 , 01:30 PM

#11856

revots33

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I think this off-season I am finally going to get fitted for a new driver. Have been playing a Diablo Edge with a stock shaft for about 7 years, which I like, but think I may be missing some distance and control.

Has anyone been to Club Champion? They have one in Hackensack here in NJ. I am debating whether the full bag fitting is worth it as opposed to just the driver - I am pretty happy with my diablo edge irons, but they are 7+years old also. I also play graphite shafts in my irons which I am not sure is the best for for my swing speed.

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11-02-2017 , 01:37 PM

#11857

Biesterfield

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Yes did Club Champion for irons about 5 years ago and 3 wood last year. Good experience both times.

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11-02-2017 , 02:21 PM

#11858

scottc25

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Originally Posted by Booker Wolfbox

I got a Bushell Tour v4 recently. Like it. A little pricy. I wouldn’t bother with the slope feature.

I have had the v3 (no slope) for about 3 ish years now. No complaints.

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11-02-2017 , 02:26 PM

#11859

RunninCM

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Originally Posted by Suit

How does it give you the hole distance? That is not accurate.

Lol what??

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11-02-2017 , 02:31 PM

#11860

scottc25

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He is talking about distance to the hole. Pins change every day. Hard to get exact distances on a GPS if you can't tell exactly where the hole is.

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11-02-2017 , 02:49 PM

#11861

RunninCM

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Originally Posted by scottc25

He is talking about distance to the hole. Pins change every day. Hard to get exact distances on a GPS if you can't tell exactly where the hole is.

It can give you the distance to a specifi spot on the green. Nobody ITT is good enough for a 3 yard difference to matter.

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11-02-2017 , 02:59 PM

#11862

RunninCM

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Remember the old range finder that had distances based on the size of the flagstick lol.

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11-02-2017 , 03:54 PM

#11863

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Originally Posted by RunninCM

It can give you the distance to a specifi spot on the green. Nobody ITT is good enough for a 3 yard difference to matter.

Also not accurate.

GPS apps are good enough for most golfers, but I've yet to find one that doesn't use most of my phone battery over 18 holes and I won't wear a watch. 3 yards makes a difference to me on a lot of shots and I've seen those apps be off by a lot more than 3 anyway. Rangefinders speed up the game even more than GPS apps. It's beside the point anyway since the OP was asking for opinions on rangefinders and not GPS apps. Nor was he asking for a debate about which is better or necessary. We've had that debate enough here, yet here I am caught in another one

I'll never learn.

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Remember the old range finder that had distances based on the size of the flagstick lol.

Those were a joke! terrible.

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11-02-2017 , 05:55 PM

#11864

CalledDownLight

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Originally Posted by revots33

I did a full bag fitting a little over 18 months ago and my handicap is up from ~11.5 to ~16.5 since getting the new clubs. I haven't changed my practice routine or anything else and am playing mostly the same courses and even playing slightly more frequently than I was before. Overall I hit a lot more bad or completely terrible shots now, especially with my irons and wedges, than I ever have in my life.

When I do crush a drive it is better than my good drives with my old driver, but that's the only improvement I have seen. I also have a two way miss with all clubs now and I didn't before.

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11-02-2017 , 05:57 PM

#11865

GooseHinson

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Finally pulled the trigger on a g400 driver and hybrid after fitting them at Ping. Hopefully I'll be able to keep my tee shots in play now and only miss one way.

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11-02-2017 , 07:27 PM

#11866

scottc25

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Originally Posted by GooseHinson

Finally pulled the trigger on a g400 driver and hybrid after fitting them at Ping. Hopefully I'll be able to keep my tee shots in play now and only miss one way.

Let us know how the G400 works. I have a playing partner that switched from the G and he actually lost some yardage. He also hooked it more but is in play a lot more too.

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11-02-2017 , 07:36 PM

#11867

GooseHinson

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I'm switching from a 913D and getting about 8 yards more in the air and 5-6 of roll. Also configured it so it's impossible to draw/hook (got the LST with tour 75x shaft). Probably won't be able to hit it until spring though. Hybrid was super easy to hit too, demod that on the course and it fit the gap between the 4i and 3W perfectly (tour x85 shaft).

I've had the irons in the bag since July and they've been great too, hitting the ball super high and ball marks are always in front of the ball for everything 7i down and sometimes the 6 too

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11-02-2017 , 07:50 PM

#11868

Dominic

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Originally Posted by Booker Wolfbox

I got a Bushell Tour v4 recently. Like it. A little pricy. I wouldn’t bother with the slope feature.

Why not? I love the slope feature...especially on gradual slopes.

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11-02-2017 , 09:05 PM

#11869

ntanygd760

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Originally Posted by RunninCM

It can give you the distance to a specifi spot on the green. Nobody ITT is good enough for a 3 yard difference to matter.

3 yards matters a lot on my sub 50 yard shots.

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11-02-2017 , 09:06 PM

#11870

revots33

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Been looking at the Cobra King Ltd. Has some awesome reviews, and looks really cool. Never played a Cobra club but plan to hit it before I decide on a new driver.

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11-03-2017 , 03:20 AM

#11871

MinusEV

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Originally Posted by Dominic

Why not? I love the slope feature...especially on gradual slopes.

They're not legal to use in official rounds so anyone planning on playing tournaments or maintaining a hcp while using one, should get one without the slope feature.

Edit: I think there are some models that let you turn on and off slope which may be legal if you turn off the feature, but then you'd have to play your important rounds without extra information that you're used to on your non-important ones which seems like a bad idea.

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11-03-2017 , 09:39 AM

#11872

RunninCM

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Originally Posted by ntanygd760

3 yards matters a lot on my sub 50 yard shots.

I find it hard to believe that your 49 yard swing is much different than your 46 yard swing.

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11-03-2017 , 09:42 AM

#11873

RunninCM

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Pretty depressing that this is the last week of after work golf. Down to less than a handful of rounds left until next year. Just when my game was peaking.

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11-03-2017 , 02:05 PM

#11874

scottc25

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Wife was riding in the cart with me when she said she did something to the laser range finder. I look at it and she somehow changed it to meters. Good thing Google is around to fix it.