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ARE GOLF RANGEFINDERS REALLY WORTH THE MONEY
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Technology and sport have become intrinsically interwoven in recent times and in no sport is this more evident than golf. All levels of golfer are using watches, apps, launch monitors and rangefinders to make their way to the green in fewer strokes.Get more news about Golf Rangefinder,you can vist our website!
Today we are going to look at Rangefinders and whether they are really worth buying and we believe that they are definitely something that can improve your game if you are playing regularly and practicing.
Whether a rangefinder is suitable for you is a matter of personal preference and in this article we will take a look at the benefits and limitations of these devices and its competitors in the tracking market.Golf Rangefinders basically allow you to measure the distance to the green, hazards, layup positions or even the distance the golfers in front of you so you know when to let rip from the tee box.
I know when I started playing golf, I played all my shots by eye and I never really knew how far I hit each club. I still got good at the game with this approach but when I switched to using a rangefinder, I saw a huge improvement in my game very quickly.
Suddenly, I became strategic with my shots and club selections, laying up into the perfect areas or going for the green when it was on. Most rangefinders come in all different budgets and you can get a pretty decent one for under $100 and you can get a really good one for about $200.
Many superior rangefinder will have pin lock that will tell you exactly how far away the pin is on the green and exactly what club you will need to use.
There are two types of rangefinders worth talking about currently on the market, Laser and GPS. They both offer a different alternative and cater to different types of golfers.
Laser rangefinders work by shooting a beam of light at a target and shooting back the distance of the object it is hitting based on the time it took the beam to come back. Laser rangefinders are no strings attached distance measurement and they can come with slope taken into consideration or without slope.
Rangefinder are easy to use and require no technical skills but they do also come with potential downsides.
GPS rangefinder usually come in the form of a watch or a handheld device and they can host a wide array of features including distance to the front, middle and back of the green as well as the distance to any hazards along the way.
GPS watches can also tracker as fitness watches, can track your shots automatically to measure your performance on an App and are generally a lot more feature heavy than their laser counterparts.
GPS watches and devices also go from inexpensive to top of the range with the features varying greatly as the technology improves and more features are added.
Golf GPS watches work by preloading the course onto the watch. When you arrive at the course, you load up the course on the watch. The watch gets the position of the watch (you) at all times and tells you the difference between you at the preloaded positions on the course.