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Originally Posted by A-Rod's Cousin
Ed's right. Range finders are stupid. They aren't allowed on Tour I don't know why bogey golfers think they need them. I also think they slow down play.
These guys aren't just zapping the flag and that's it. They zap bunkers, front/back of green, tree limbs, all kinds of nonsense. Just another gimmicky item that people blow money on and think it makes them better.
The guy who had the lowest gross in our club championship this weekend (1st of 8 who go into matchplay) said that the best thing he ever spent money on after lessons was his distance finder.
I bought one a few weeks ago - not a range finder as such but a GPS - Garmin 3 approach - when the price came down (winter league win monies) and it definitely helps me for approach shots to hazards etc. I'm a fast player anyway, but I now just glance down to see the yardage - no extra time involved at all.
I would say I am now an even a faster player than I was, because I now don't have to estimate my distance from 150 yard markers etc. and definitely save time when I am considering yardages to ponds etc when I am either laying up or trying to carry.
Maybe some people mess around with lasers looking at every problem, but I doubt there are many who are slower because of them.
People waste more time marking their cards when it is them to tee off first and they are lagging behind the field than when they use range finders!
Last edited by MikkeD; 06-15-2014 at 08:50 PM.
Reason: If I play a practice round on a quiet day I can do 18 in about 2 hrs 40 or so with some extra shots thrown in.