use both Rangefinder and GPS?

[ALPINE240]

I use both during the round!

so I just downloaded the SkyDroid Golf app on my phone (only $1.99).
Just got a used Bushnell V2.

I found my self using both during the round and I think I like this.

Basically from 150 yards out, Will use the GPS to get a general idea on the yardage to the green.

150 yards in, I used the Rangefinder.

Seemed to work good for me.

Anyone else use both during a round?

By the way, if you want a no frills GPS on your phone for cheap, gotta go with the Skydroid!

[Dasenergi]

Yes I love having both I'm a sgx and v2 user

[KPH808]

I have a SG5 and was thinking of getting a bushnell and using both. Like you mentioned, it would be ideal for 150 yards and in, maybe 175 and in.

[G-Bone]

[quote name='ALPINE240' timestamp='1315082984' post='3539749']
so I just downloaded the SkyDroid Golf app on my phone (only $1.99).
Just got a used Bushnell V2.

I found my self using both during the round and I think I like this.

Basically from 150 yards out, Will use the GPS to get a general idea on the yardage to the green.

150 yards in, I used the Rangefinder.

Seemed to work good for me.

Anyone else use both during a round?

By the way, if you want a no frills GPS on your phone for cheap, gotta go with the Skydroid!
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Use both in a similar manner.

[Redskinsfan]

I have the Golf Guru 4 that I mapped my course then I also have a V2. I use the laser from 150-175 also but every par 3 I shoot with the laser. The gps I use in blind shots and longer shots.... works great for me as well

[avgjoe]

used to, just rangefinder now... few blind shots or hard doglegs and some issues w/ gps

[mhj202]

Happy user of both here-- Approach S1 for front, middle, back of green and Leupold GX-3 for exact pin and targets. Really pleased with the results so far.

[brushie]

Use a GX-1 to get distance to the pin, distance to bunkers, etc. Use the GPS for blind shots and layups to creeks, lakes, etc.

[greglarson2]

Recently starting used both as well. Bushnell 1500 and Golfshot GPS on my Android phone. Depending on the situation I use one, or sometimes both to find carries to the front or over a bunker. Golfshot also keeps all my stats.

[TJCDAS]

Watch out with phone apps if your phone is not WAAS capable the accuracy is not that great.

[tekman]

I pretty much only use my V2. I have some phone apps, but they take too long and I've found that they are not as accurate. Sure, I don't get a front, middle and back reading with only the lazer unless I have line of sight, but I can scope pins and targets I want or need to carry which is enough for me.

[ugggh]

I started out with a phone GPS but moved to a rangefinder due to the lag. I find myself using the GPS less and less now... rangefinder is a godsend, especially for those partial wedge shots.

[Burns]

I use a SG5 and an old Bushnell laser (that needs upgrading).

[Preduck]

I use a Upro and a 1600. Great for playing on new courses especially with the greens. Can figure out how much play you have in the front or back of the pins. Helps in deciding what club to use.

[BCShak]

Started with Golfshot on my iPhone, which was good but slow, inconsistent, or inaccurate. Now I use it for when I can't see the pin or want an overview of the course. When I have a clear view, I use my GX3. The combination really helped me get a fix on where I am and what my options are.

[Redsnap5]

Some days I think I get behind some of you guys using a gps and rangefinder hence the 5 hour rounds.

I tried the phone apps and they were just too slow for me. I'm a big fan of a simple point and shoot rangefinder. I got behind some guys a few weeks ago that were 20-25 handicappers at best and they were using a rangefinder/skycaddie combo. They would spend 5 mins on each shot getting yardages and then duff the shot time after time. If no one is behind you then by all means use what you want but if the course is crowded please pick one and keep the pace up.

[SwingBlues]

SGX and a Medalist, I love the Medalist - theres been twice where I forgot to charge the SGX and the Busnell saves the day! The SGX is awesome for new courses, it cannot be beat for the map and yardage to points.

[dcmidnight]

[quote name='Redsnap5' timestamp='1316232849' post='3569746']
Some days I think I get behind some of you guys using a gps and rangefinder hence the 5 hour rounds.

I tried the phone apps and they were just too slow for me. I'm a big fan of a simple point and shoot rangefinder. I got behind some guys a few weeks ago that were 20-25 handicappers at best and they were using a rangefinder/skycaddie combo. They would spend 5 mins on each shot getting yardages and then duff the shot time after time. If no one is behind you then by all means use what you want but if the course is crowded please pick one and keep the pace up.
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I always will strenuously disagree with this. I'll take my way of getting a yardage over guys who spend a minute or two searching for plates in the fairway and then spend a minute or two pacing it off - or disecting a yardage book like they are on tour. Using my gps or laser takes a max of 15 seconds.

If guys spend 5 minutes getting a yardage using a laser then they are probably idiots. I highly doubt they spent 5 minutes on every shot.

[puttingmatt]

[quote name='dcmidnight' timestamp='1316374029' post='3572072']
[quote name='Redsnap5' timestamp='1316232849' post='3569746']
Some days I think I get behind some of you guys using a gps and rangefinder hence the 5 hour rounds.

I tried the phone apps and they were just too slow for me. I'm a big fan of a simple point and shoot rangefinder. I got behind some guys a few weeks ago that were 20-25 handicappers at best and they were using a rangefinder/skycaddie combo. They would spend 5 mins on each shot getting yardages and then duff the shot time after time. If no one is behind you then by all means use what you want but if the course is crowded please pick one and keep the pace up.
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I always will strenuously disagree with this. I'll take my way of getting a yardage over guys who spend a minute or two searching for plates in the fairway and then spend a minute or two pacing it off - or disecting a yardage book like they are on tour. Using my gps or laser takes a max of 15 seconds.

If guys spend 5 minutes getting a yardage using a laser then they are probably idiots. I highly doubt they spent 5 minutes on every shot.
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I am afraid I must disagree !!! I have seen as well got stuck behind guys that take longer to play a shot after one player using
his GPS, discussing yardage with a player using his laser !!! I thought the whole premise of GPS, and laser was to give distance
to allow a better informed golfer to score better, saving time . Unfortunately, it appears that having the yardage causes more
golfers, to have more questions about a given distance !!!

[Fetch07]

Golf shot on iPhone 4 and leupold gx-4, works great

[huskerblue]

Yup, Cally laser and G5 gps.

I use the laser 90% of the time but am quite happy to know the carry over that finger of the lake or the distance to the green over that rise, etc. the other 10%.

[offapex]

I use a Garmin G3 for general distance and a Bushnell V2 Slope for approach shots. Love it.

[BlackDiamondPar5]

[quote name='offapex' timestamp='1316488403' post='3576084']
I use a Garmin G3 for general distance and a Bushnell V2 Slope for approach shots. Love it.
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One of my best friends that I golf with regularly uses GPS and laser in a similar manner. It works out well. It doesn't slow us down and we are quick golfers.

As for me, I have found that with the F-C-B info and being able to move the pin around the green on my G2 Golf Guru, that I can almost always estimate the lasered pin distance to within 0-2 yards from less than 200y out.

[nitram]

Garmin GPS and Leupold GX2. I play alot of new courses and find the GPS invaluable for a quick study in course knowledge. If I'm playing a course with which I'm familiar, I'll turn to the GX2, more often.

[EdMan63]

Been seriously considering getting a Bushnell V2 to go along with my SGX. The other day my SGX 's battery died on me on the course. My fault for not charging it, but sometimes having to keep charging the damn thing after every round can be a pain. Thought I could make it but it only went 9 holes after a full round before hand.

I have a Laser link that is reflector dependent which is hit or miss at most courses I play so a V2 should fill in the gaps nicely.

[FatMan]

[quote name='Fetch07' timestamp='1316375833' post='3572114']
Golf shot on iPhone 4 and leupold gx-4, works great
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+1. It's good to have the option to use either as the situation warrants.

[iamhuey]

garmin g5 and bushnell 1500. mostly garmin on courses i have never played before to get idea of layout. bushnell for approach shots

[tod071]

I have the Bushnell Hybrid, GPS and Laser all in one. Not as colorful and fancy as the Skycaddie, but I like it because I can just view the screen for approximate distances and shoot the laser for exact yardages. I don't have to worry about battery drainage on my phone or carrying 2 devices. Wonderful device.