GPS vs Laser Yardage Finder

no gps, i have a laser range finder but don't always use it. i find myself still using the yardage markers on the courses i play more often than not.  i guess it's just habit for me.  funny, i've even gone so far as to use a little trigonomotry to figure distance when i can make a 3  4  5  triangle from the yardage marker and i off to the left or right by a good distance.

beej

no gps, i have a laser range finder but don't always use it. i find myself still using the yardage markers on the courses i play more often than not.  i guess it's just habit for me.  funny, i've even gone so far as to use a little trigonomotry to figure distance when i can make a 3  4  5  triangle from the yardage marker and i off to the left or right by a good distance.

Beej you don't need either one just a calculator

Have GPS mainly because I can't keep my hands stil enough to shoot a laser.

I like the GPS, sometimes the yardages seem questionable.

I like using it as a reference for front/middle/back locations so I know what the difference is for a front pin to a back pin -- very helpful for club selection

I am looking to get a laser range finder over the winter, a good buddy has a GPS, it is nice but on overcast days it gets a little loose on the yardage. The laser is a little bigger but works in all weather.

I use a GPS. I have tried both laser and gps and find that the laser  units tend to be a bit bulky to carry and if you are not very steady they are difficult to get an accurate ready from.

I have also tried almost every gps out there and the only one I ever liked was the CallaWay uPro. This is the unit I actually own. It is very easy to use. I find I can get 36 holes out of a charge. The Pro Mode is unbelievalbe. The cost is very reasonable. I also find that the accuracy is not effected by clouds and it even works well on heavily tree lined fairways (in the woods too!).

If I were to point you to a particular unit this would be the one.

I have a Buschnell Laser .  It works well for me.

19hole

I use a GPS. I have tried both laser and gps and find that the laser  units tend to be a bit bulky to carry and if you are not very steady they are difficult to get an accurate ready from.

I have also tried almost every gps out there and the only one I ever liked was the CallaWay uPro. This is the unit I actually own. It is very easy to use. I find I can get 36 holes out of a charge. The Pro Mode is unbelievalbe. The cost is very reasonable. I also find that the accuracy is not effected by clouds and it even works well on heavily tree lined fairways (in the woods too!).

If I were to point you to a particular unit this would be the one.

I used GPS and I am not a huge fan of laser yardage finders basically because they usually only tell you the distance to the pin.    I use a SkyCaddie SG5 and absolutely love it.  I like knowing the distance to almost any point on the course and think the SG5 is one of the best out there.

Best of luck!

i do not have anything but great to hear all this stuff about this

2 key points here:

I play with guys that have these (Golf Buddy) and they are OK. Call me old fashioned, but I prefer to mark my own yardages and haven't bought into this yet.

I see that our man (youngster) kickers here has made Ambassador! From TarHeel to Dookie.... congratulations buddy...

I use a SkyCaddie G4, and really like it, though a friend I play with often uses a Bushnell laser that helps us zero in on the pin. I guess that's my only issue with the SkyCaddie's front/middle/back yardages. Seems like a lot of courses I play have HUGE greens, and the laser helps a lot.

Beej, are you telling me that there WAS a reason to pay attention in Trig in high school? And hats off to rjkickers for making Ambassador so quickly -- but shouldn't you be studying. Like maybe trig?

agree with golfchick, the GPS is good for front middle back but not exact to pins -- some units can move the pin on the green which would than give better yardage to the pin but unless you have pin sheets telling you the +/- from the middle it doesn't serve any purpose.

congrats rjkickers on making Ambassador...welcome!!!

I know what you are saying... sometimes it's a between distance (i.e. not in the front but not in the middle) on a large green but I usually just go off of how close I am to the pin and if the ball is going to spin or release. 

I still don't think anything beats a good yardage book though.

EMKelly0106

I know what you are saying... sometimes it's a between distance (i.e. not in the front but not in the middle) on a large green but I usually just go off of how close I am to the pin and if the ball is going to spin or release. 

I still don't think anything beats a good yardage book though.