Jhigdon13 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Good morning all, Last weekend I left my rangefinder on the course and it was not turned in, so yesterday I purchased the Precision Pro NX2 as a replacement. I had an older Bushnell before. I have read the articles on here ranking rangefinders, so I was confident in this purchase, but was curious if anyone here has the model I purchased? If so curious what your thoughts are on it? Playing in a tournament this weekend so had to bite the bullet and purchase haha Thanks in advance for your responses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Good morning all, Last weekend I left my rangefinder on the course and it was not turned in, so yesterday I purchased the Precision Pro NX2 as a replacement. I had an older Bushnell before. I have read the articles on here ranking rangefinders, so I was confident in this purchase, but was curious if anyone here has the model I purchased? If so curious what your thoughts are on it? Playing in a tournament this weekend so had to bite the bullet and purchase haha Thanks in advance for your responses! Not familiar with he 2. I've had the NX 7 Pro and currently have the HD. Both are very accurate and quickly pick up the pin. Best feature is the customer service which I would rank as outstanding. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofPenick Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I just bought the NX7 as I did the same thing leaving my Nikon at the course. They are highly rated and great reveiws in other places too. It's supposed to show Wednesday and I'm playing Thursday so fingers crossed. And hopefully I have good news to report on Thursday afternoon. Take Dead Aim Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: Titleist 714CB 4-PW Wedges: Vokey SM5 & SM6 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregGarner Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 23 hours ago, Jhigdon13 said: Good morning all, Last weekend I left my rangefinder on the course and it was not turned in, so yesterday I purchased the Precision Pro NX2 as a replacement. I had an older Bushnell before. I have read the articles on here ranking rangefinders, so I was confident in this purchase, but was curious if anyone here has the model I purchased? If so curious what your thoughts are on it? Playing in a tournament this weekend so had to bite the bullet and purchase haha Thanks in advance for your responses! I just picked up the NX7 (non-slope) a few weeks back, so I'd love to hear how it goes for you. I've not owned a rangefinder before (they weren't that common/affordable when I was in college playing competitively and I definitely couldn't afford one on a teacher's salary). For the NX7, the display is clear and crisp and other than my shaky hands, pretty easy to use. No frills, just the crosshairs and a + to aim at the flag and yardage displayed in the corner. When I lock onto the pin, it's quick and accurate. Couple of things to watch out for: If you play courses where the green will be surrounded by trees (basically all of them in central NC), it's remarkably easy to get a vibration lock and a yardage that is clearly wrong. It took me quite a while to realize it wasn't picking up the flag, but the trees behind the green. I'm a slow learner... The site recommends "sweeping" so that it can pick up the flag, but that did not work for me. At all. This is my least favorite thing about this rangefinder: I often need to shoot 5 or 6 times to get the flag itself. Pro tip: if playing into a group ahead of you, it picks up players standing near the hole very well. Probably just me, but I frequently find myself holding it with the carry strap tucked under (I don't like it hanging down on my face) and occasionally it blocks the laser. The rangefinder doesn't display an error or anything, it just doesn't give you a yardage. This also took me a few rounds to figure out. The battery door is pretty finicky. Took me a few tries to get it back on. I'm not sure how much of these issues apply to other rangefinders (all of them, I'm sure) but they were part of my learning curve. YMMV. 2 Quote Driver: ZX5 LS MkII 9.5* with 46.5" Ventus Blue 6X 3-wood: SIM 15* with Diamana Limited 75S 5-wood: RADspeed 18.5* with Motore X F3 60S 2i: ZX with SteelFiber i95 Stiff 4hy: TS3 23* with Tensei AV Blue 70 S 4i-7i ZX7, 8i-PW Z-Forged, Modus3 Tour 120 S 50* RTX ZipCore Modus3 Tour 115 55* RTX 6 Modus3 Tour 125 60* RTX Full Face ZipCore DG Spinner S400 Putter: Toulon Chicago Ball: ProV1x Left Dash, Chromesoft X LS Bag: Ltd Edition Tartan, blue/green/yellow Using to keep track of my shots and Fit for Golf Tested: D7 Forged 3i-PW, KBS Tour-V 110S - Official Review Blind Ball Test (Ball #3 vs Ball #4) - Unofficial Review V3 GPS Watch + Tags - Official Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhigdon13 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Not familiar with he 2. I've had the NX 7 Pro and currently have the HD. Both are very accurate and quickly pick up the pin. Best feature is the customer service which I would rank as outstanding. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpyAwesome! Thanks for the feedback. I think the 2 is a new model so I am excited to try it out. I have heard nothing but great things about customer service and the free batteries for life is great too. Looking forward to giving it a shot! Driver: Callaway Epic Sub Zero (Fujikara 62g Stiff Shaft)Irons: Mizuno MP63 (stock length & lie) Wedges: Mizuno Blue T7 (60,56,52 degree)Location: Lexington, KYHandicap: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhigdon13 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 I just bought the NX7 as I did the same thing leaving my Nikon at the course. They are highly rated and great reveiws in other places too. It's supposed to show Wednesday and I'm playing Thursday so fingers crossed. And hopefully I have good news to report on Thursday afternoon. Take Dead AimThanks for the feedback. I get mine Friday and am playing Saturday and Sunday so hopefully we both have a a great experience this week with them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhigdon13 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 I just picked up the NX7 (non-slope) a few weeks back, so I'd love to hear how it goes for you. I've not owned a rangefinder before (they weren't that common/affordable when I was in college playing competitively and I definitely couldn't afford one on a teacher's salary). For the NX7, the display is clear and crisp and other than my shaky hands, pretty easy to use. No frills, just the crosshairs and a + to aim at the flag and yardage displayed in the corner. When I lock onto the pin, it's quick and accurate. Couple of things to watch out for: If you play courses where the green will be surrounded by trees (basically all of them in central NC), it's remarkably easy to get a vibration lock and a yardage that is clearly wrong. It took me quite a while to realize it wasn't picking up the flag, but the trees behind the green. I'm a slow learner... The site recommends "sweeping" so that it can pick up the flag, but that did not work for me. At all. This is my least favorite thing about this rangefinder: I often need to shoot 5 or 6 times to get the flag itself. Pro tip: if playing into a group ahead of you, it picks up players standing near the hole very well. Probably just me, but I frequently find myself holding it with the carry strap tucked under (I don't like it hanging down on my face) and occasionally it blocks the laser. The rangefinder doesn't display an error or anything, it just doesn't give you a yardage. This also took me a few rounds to figure out. The battery door is pretty finicky. Took me a few tries to get it back on. I'm not sure how much of these issues apply to other rangefinders (all of them, I'm sure) but they were part of my learning curve. YMMV.Thank you for all of this info Greg. All was really helpful. The one I left at the course was an older Bushnell and had some of those same issues from time to time, so I am excited to give this one a try and compare the 2. Thanks again! Playing this weekend so I will know soon enough haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofPenick Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Just got the out for delivery notification on my phone, should have the NX7 this afternoon!Take Dead Aim 4 Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: Titleist 714CB 4-PW Wedges: Vokey SM5 & SM6 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofPenick Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 A little unboxing goodness...Take Dead Aim 4 Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: Titleist 714CB 4-PW Wedges: Vokey SM5 & SM6 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhigdon13 Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 Looks awesome! Got my NX2 in today and took it to the range. So far I love it. Picked up everything I shot and picked it up quickly. Very short sample but so far so good! Got a full weekend of golf ahead of me so we will see how it does on the course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotland blue Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Sorry to hear that the OP did not have his rangefinder turned in......but we know that any driver, fairway, hybrid, putter or wedge found on the course is usually not turned in. While maybe there is a chance that a 7 or 9 iron will be as it doesn't fit into the finders bag in order. When range finders first came around I bought a Bushnell 400 and used it for a while and then sold it to a buddy to buy another Bushnell ???? model. After about a year it started to not display correctly so I called Bushnell. I was told the warranty was only for a year but they would give me a 20% discount off suggested retail which brought the price down to the street value which translates into.....outa luck buddy!!!!! I do some long range shooting and hunting and recently picked up a Vortex 1800 for around $425. It functions up in the mountains and on the golf course with ease and the best thing about Vortex products ?????.......................lifetime warranty. Check them out when shopping. 2 Quote SIM2 Max Driver 10.5* Ventus 5-S Cobra Rad Speed 3W 14.5* Evenflow Riptide CB Stiff Ping G 4W 17.5* Ping Alta Reg TM Ti 5W 19* Diamana FW 65 Reg Titleist T-300 5-PW Amt Red Stiff Vokey SM7 Wedges 46* 56* 60* Ping Zing/Anser putter 85020/85029// TM Spider SR#9 Flo Neck Titleist Pro V-1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofPenick Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I got to take it out on Thursday. It's pretty nice, and gave accurate yardages, including a decimal. It was a little odd having to push the button twice, once to activate and again on the target, but I'll get used to it. The vibration helps a ton to let you know it's locked on. Overall happy with the purchase. Note, you need to register the item online to activate the warranty and battery replacement. Take Dead Aim 1 Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: Titleist 714CB 4-PW Wedges: Vokey SM5 & SM6 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhigdon13 Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 Hello again all, So I got the NX2 on Thursday and played 2 rounds over the weekend. To be quite honest, I was not a fan of this model’s performance. I had a LOT of trouble getting the correct yardages, and any time there was a tree or anything behind the flag it would give me that yardage. Often times even 100+ yards behind the flag. It does GREAT at giving distances to sand traps, front of greens, other trees, etc and ergonomically it was great. I still have faith in the precision pro brand, so I’m going to return this one and upgrade to a higher priced model to test it out. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyWifesSwingCoach Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Jhigdon13 said: Hello again all, So I got the NX2 on Thursday and played 2 rounds over the weekend. To be quite honest, I was not a fan of this model’s performance. I had a LOT of trouble getting the correct yardages, and any time there was a tree or anything behind the flag it would give me that yardage. Often times even 100+ yards behind the flag. It does GREAT at giving distances to sand traps, front of greens, other trees, etc and ergonomically it was great. I still have faith in the precision pro brand, so I’m going to return this one and upgrade to a higher priced model to test it out. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy I know it might be a pain but I wonder if steadying your hands against your bag or cart while measuring would help your readings with trees and things behind the flag? Things like that usually help me when looking down any type of scope. 1 Quote Driver - R9 Superdeep TP 10.5* - Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana 65g XStiff Shaft 3 Wood - 2020 Tight Lies 16* - Aldila Synergy Red 50-S Shaft 2 Hybrid - Idea Pro - Aldila VS Proto+ 'By You' 80-S Shaft 3 Iron - R7TP DGTT SL S300 Shaft 4-9 Irons - R7TP DGTT X-100 Shafts (6i has mismatched Project X 6.0 shaft) Sand Wedge - Adams GT XTreme 2 SW Putter - Heppler Tomcat 14 Ball - Tour Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Not sure about the NX2 - but the NX7 spotted the pin (vibrated) before my eye did (re: shaky hands). 2 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotland blue Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 To steady my rangefinder while on the course or out hunting/shooting I've started grabbing the bill of my hat' if I'm not by a cart then it's grab a piece of the cart to steady. One time I was in a hurry and ranged what seemed like a 135-140 yard shot but kept getting readying of 160-170 and was dead sure on the flag..........................of the green behind the green I was playing. I did hit the wrong club on that one. 2 Quote SIM2 Max Driver 10.5* Ventus 5-S Cobra Rad Speed 3W 14.5* Evenflow Riptide CB Stiff Ping G 4W 17.5* Ping Alta Reg TM Ti 5W 19* Diamana FW 65 Reg Titleist T-300 5-PW Amt Red Stiff Vokey SM7 Wedges 46* 56* 60* Ping Zing/Anser putter 85020/85029// TM Spider SR#9 Flo Neck Titleist Pro V-1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyWifesSwingCoach Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 6 hours ago, Scotland blue said: To steady my rangefinder while on the course or out hunting/shooting I've started grabbing the bill of my hat' if I'm not by a cart then it's grab a piece of the cart to steady. One time I was in a hurry and ranged what seemed like a 135-140 yard shot but kept getting readying of 160-170 and was dead sure on the flag..........................of the green behind the green I was playing. I did hit the wrong club on that one. How was the shot to the second green though? lol Quote Driver - R9 Superdeep TP 10.5* - Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana 65g XStiff Shaft 3 Wood - 2020 Tight Lies 16* - Aldila Synergy Red 50-S Shaft 2 Hybrid - Idea Pro - Aldila VS Proto+ 'By You' 80-S Shaft 3 Iron - R7TP DGTT SL S300 Shaft 4-9 Irons - R7TP DGTT X-100 Shafts (6i has mismatched Project X 6.0 shaft) Sand Wedge - Adams GT XTreme 2 SW Putter - Heppler Tomcat 14 Ball - Tour Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhigdon13 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 I know it might be a pain but I wonder if steadying your hands against your bag or cart while measuring would help your readings with trees and things behind the flag? Things like that usually help me when looking down any type of scope.I actually did steady my hands against my cart and used two hands. I tried everything to be honest. I sometimes had to shoot the flag 8-10 times before it would give me the correct yardage. And with my last 2 rangefinders I’ve never had to steady my hands to get a yardage. All this said, I was not mad and am not trying to bash the product, it just wasn’t the performance I was wanting. I returned this model and have purchased the NX7 so I’m excited to try it out! I have faith in their products, just looking for the best fit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhigdon13 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 Not sure about the NX2 - but the NX7 spotted the pin (vibrated) before my eye did (re: shaky hands). I am glad to hear this! I ended up swapping out the NX2 for the NX7 so I’ll be getting out on the course with it as soon as it arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotland blue Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 On 8/25/2020 at 6:25 AM, MyWifesSwingCoach said: How was the shot to the second green though? lol Perfect....had about a 20 footer that I missed for the bird but got the par !!!! Lesson learned. 1 Quote SIM2 Max Driver 10.5* Ventus 5-S Cobra Rad Speed 3W 14.5* Evenflow Riptide CB Stiff Ping G 4W 17.5* Ping Alta Reg TM Ti 5W 19* Diamana FW 65 Reg Titleist T-300 5-PW Amt Red Stiff Vokey SM7 Wedges 46* 56* 60* Ping Zing/Anser putter 85020/85029// TM Spider SR#9 Flo Neck Titleist Pro V-1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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