How can you make the right shot if you don’t know the correct distance to the hole? Our extensive selection of rangefinders will ensure you have exact distances on the fairway. With better information, you can make more informed decisions on which club to use. Our selection of name-brand rangefinders for golf like Bushnell, Garmin, Golf Buddy, and more ensures quality and reliability on every hole.
They allow the golfer to know the precise distances to the hole from where they are on the golf course.
Golf rangefinders also enable you to find the actual distance to hazards or trees on the course.
Using information from the golf rangefinder, you can make better decisions about what clubs to use, knowing the exact distances of how far the ball has to go and what to look out for.
Golf rangefinders offer a high level of accuracy. They can measure the distance down to a few yards or less.
Golf rangefinders start in the low hundreds and go up to approximately $600 or 700 dollars. The approximate median price is about $300 to 400 dollars for the average rangefinder.
The Precision Pro Golf- NX2 Rangefinder is a simple model priced under $200. The Precision Pro Golf- NX2 Rangefinder offers surprisingly robust features at a low price point. The device is also compact and easy to carry.
The Voice Caddie Golf- SL2 Active Hybrid GPS/Laser Rangefinder is an example of a more expensive and feature-intensive golf rangefinder. In addition to the base functionality of less expensive models, it offers additional features. This includes things like a color touch screen, two-color OLED for low light situations, and a continuous scan mode, to name a few.
Many golf rangefinders are very simple to use, requiring a simple process of aiming the device in the given direction and getting a distance reading. Often it's aimed at the pin flag but it can be aimed at almost anything to determine the distance to that object.
A golf rangefinder uses a laser to calculate the distance from your position to whatever you're pointing at, most often the green.