paw4447 Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Our club has begun to provide carts with state of the art GPS with 9 inch screen. I have found them to be very accurate based on double checks with my optical. The obvious question becomes what is the future of optical hand held devices relative to continuing improvements in the in cart GPS systems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 minute ago, paw4447 said: Our club has begun to provide carts with state of the art GPS with 9 inch screen. I have found them to be very accurate based on double checks with my optical. The obvious question becomes what is the future of optical hand held devices relative to continuing improvements in the in cart GPS systems? All I need to say is: cart path only Dr Tee, Kenny B, barney_bogey and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Render w/VA Composites Baddazz Backup Putters: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe, Milled Collection RSX 2 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, cnosil said: All I need to say is: cart path only Certainly cart GPS is no good for wet locations. Three years ago I played one CPO round in Phoenix of all places; that was miserable. However, no CPO anywhere in my area. TR1PTIK 1 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbgntx Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 The course near Dallas where I play quite often did away with the GPS on the carts. I am not sure if it was the cost, the device ran a lot of ads during the round, or the fact that more players were carrying their own devices. I'd go with my own rather than depend on the course to provide. NRJyzr 1 Quote Callaway Driver, 4 and 7 fairways. Mizuno 923 Hot Metal 6-LW. A friend told me my swing is as smooth as Tennessee Whiskey. If so, I often think it may have come out of the barrel to soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Tee Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Your cart is not always where your ball is, maybe due to cart path only, tee box far away from cart, partner has taken cart while you walk to your ball etc. Therefore GPS watch or handheld clearly better. Rangefinders are usually optically magnified and can give you eyes on exact pin position and green side features or measure distances to various hazards. A new rangefinder, the Caddytalk Cube enables you to triangulate and measure ball to pin distance from wherever you stand (or sit) but is priced at about $400 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NM01 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 It’s expensive to put gps in carts. Handheld isn’t going anywhere anytime soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosey31 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 So being that this is a 2 year old post and most courses in my area do not have in cart GPS, I would think the handheld is going to stay dominant. I would think that in cart units can create extra costs for upkeep and repair that most courses don't want to take ownership. At my home course, where I play 70% of my rounds, I go old school yardage book and range finder for flags when I'm inside 110 yards. If I am playing away I'll use the USGA app for distances to bunkers, etc. and the range finder for the pin. Quote Driver: TSi2 9* Ventus Black 6S Fairway: TSi2 15* Speeder Evo III 70S Utility: T-200 3 Iron Ventus Blue HB-8S Irons: 620CB w/ DGTI X100 4-6 Irons: 620MB w/ DGTI X100 7-PW Wedges: SM9 50/08F 56/12S 60/04T Putter: Super Select Newport 2+ 34" Ball: Pro V1 #31 (Currently Ball Testing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctg44 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) I prefer a magnified handheld laser rangefinder. I love being able to see the wind direction and how the slope of the green is around the flag. I currently use the Nikon CoolShot Pro (gen 1) and it's great. Only negative is no built-in magnet, but the Spigen universal magnet strap fixes that. Edited September 22, 2023 by ctg44 Quote Titleist GT2 8° - 13-gram (+4-gram) rear weight - with Graphite Design Tour AD-VF 6S Stiff (-1/2)" Shaft - Set to B1 Callaway AiSmoke Triple Diamond - 15° 3-wood - Tensei AV Raw 80 Gram X Stiff shaft - Set to N/S Taylormade P-UDI 2 iron (2023) with Recoil Dart F5 shaft (+1/2") TaylorMade P7MC (2020) with DG TI X100 Shafts (+1/2") 4-PW Edison 51° (bent to 50°) / 55° / 59° (bent to 60°) wedges with DG TI Onyx Black X100 Shafts at +1/2" Golf Pride ZGRIP Plus2 on all clubs Sik DW (2.0) C Series Putter in black finish (35") with Ping PP58 Cord (69° lie / 3° loft) Balls: Maxfli Tour or ProV1x Left Dash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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