Laser rangefinder and field review tests Bushnell Anyone who has used binoculars realize that a steady hand is crucial to see a distant object and the rangefinder with a firm hand is even more important. The best way out is to use the rangefinder to support the elbows on the wheel of a golf cart with his hands and directly targeting the flag (no flag) If you do not keep a steady hand, you can be found the distance from the laser strikes behind the flag. Take two or three readings. If you are without a car, use your golf club as a mono-pod. Although the rangefinder to measure distances up to several hundred meters (I read today a success of 367 meters off the back of an unsuspecting golfer on the green before me) the real value the rangefinder is within 175 yards. Especially in the 120 meters. It is accurate to 1 meter of my experiment.
Overall, we believe that the Bushnell Yardage Pro is a step in the right direction for a company to enter the GPS market. They have high quality and highly accurate GPS unit that is perfect for golfers who play the same course all the time and really want to green distances. However, if you play several courses or new frequently, you may want to wait for some reviews of other GPS Bushnell before making your decision. You can read all about the Yardage Pro on their website Bushnell Yardage Pro Golf. This unit has an MSRP of $ 199.99 and is available now.
The display on the Yardage Pro is pretty basic. There is no layout of the hole or any way to choose the distance you want to measure. It just shows you the distance to the front, middle and back of the green. This is typical of most entry-level GPS rangefinders. You can skip to another screen to calculate distances by car, but it requires a little effort and navigation. The display also requires that you manually change the number of the hole you play. In other words, when you drive to the next tee, the GPS will continue to tell you the distance to the previous green until you press a button to go to the next hole. I found this problem at first, but as IGa‡a–ve used to him, it really is not big deal.
If your eyes do not happen to match the built-in diopter correction in the caption, you're out of luck. There is no way to solve this Bushnell eye, so put up with a blurred view or start shopping for something else.
The more than 150 objects ranging mode which allows at least 150 meters (or 165 meters) with a brush or other echoes of the foreground. The unit simply ignores anything within 150 meters. In this mode "> 150" appears on the LCD. The> 150 mode is selected by pressing the mode button once while looking through the monocular. Note that the legend will return to the last setting whenever the camera is turned on.
GPS and laser range finder (LRF) technologies each have distinct advantages and disadvantages. I chose the LRF mainly because 1) it improved user feedback, 2) he did not need the courses, 3) it requires no annual fees and 4) I was impressed by it when I saw a friend use it. But I still was not sure how his negative vs. GPS (primarily line of sight requirement) would reduce its usefulness in the field.
I had the Bushnell Yardage Pro Sport 450 laser rangefinder for a little over a year now. This is the entry level rangefinder Bushnell. Sport 450 has a range of 5-999 yards. According to Bushnell effective ranges for the Sport 450 is 200 yards for deer and flag pins, golf, 450 yards to trees and 999 meters for large reflecting objects with an accuracy of + / - 1 yard.
Posted on April 28, 2010.