Headhammer Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Range finder on the course, though one of the courses I play just went to GPS on their carts. Rapsodo on the practice range. Tried ARCCOS, but it just wasn't for me. Rob Person and William P 2 Quote Driver: Speed Zone 9* HZRDUS Smoke Yellow Shaft 3 Wood: King Speedzone 13.5* HZRDUS Smoke Black Shaft 2 & 3 Hybrids: Speedzone Recoil 480 ESX Shaft Irons: Speedzone 5-GW Recoil 460 ESX Shafts Wedges: PM Grind 54* & 58* Putter: Dual Force Rossi II Ball: Whatever I find in the woods HCP:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeGee Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I use two Garmin products, a Z80 (awesome unit with the GPS hole layout) when I want to know exact distances and a G6 that sits on my push cart for when I want quick info to the Front/Middle/Back. I just purchased the Shot Scope H4, I want to see where I can improve and I'm interested in the ability to view the course ahead of time with my tendencies to plan my attack for tournaments before playing a practice round. William P, Rob Person and VernL4 3 Quote Mavrik Driver 9* Mavrik 3 Metal Mavrik 5 Metal JPX 923 Hot Metal 5-Gap 54* Sand Wedge 60* Lob Wedge Scotty Phantom 5.5 Putter Golfer BG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex_D Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I use a Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 and Golf pad Gps app. I find it reliable, it tracks every shot and learns how far I hit each club so it recommends which club to hit. Rob Person and William P 2 Quote Bag: Ping 425 sft, TM BRNR Mini Driver, XXIO 12 irons, XXIO 5 wood, Cleveland wedges, 20 year old Nike putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesjosh Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I use a range finder and a Garmin watch. I find the watch just helps me make sure I am picking up the flag and not a tree behind. I must say though if I was only to get one or the other it depends if I am playing the same course every week or not. If you know the course a range finder is perfect but if you play different courses each week, maybe a golf watch is better as it gives you hazards etc. Rob Person, VernL4 and William P 3 Quote D -TSR2 3 wood - TSR2 Apex tour 22 irons Mixture of wedges Odyssey putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallsLeon Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I use a rangefinder, and used GHIN last season for stat/score entry. Thinking about just keeping it to pencil/paper on the course, and recording rounds to the app later to stay off my phone. Rob Person and William P 2 Quote Driver : GBB Epic, 10.5° loft, autoFlex Dream7, SF405x flex (44.75") 3-Wood: Rogue ST LS, 15° loft, MCA TENSEI AV Blue 65g, Reg flex (42.25", tipped 0.5") 3-Hybrid: Z H85, 19° loft, HZRDUS Black 85g, 5.5 flex Irons: T350 5i & T200 6i-GW, 23°-48° lofts, Nippon Modus3 120g, Stiff flex (+0.5”, 1° upright) Wedges: JB Forged Raw 54° & 58° lofts, Nippon Modus3 120g, Reg flex (+0.5/0.25", 0.5° upright) Putter: DS72 C, 35”, PP60 grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marchetto Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 All of it. Lol. Bushnell V5 slope , Phantom 2, Wingman & Alphard electric push cart. I need a watch or may use the Grint or GHIN app on my Apple Watch. I like to know distance to hazards so the GPS is necessary and laser to the pin because my depth perception isn't the best. Rob Person and William P 2 Quote Take it back and let it go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomdisy Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) I have a Garmin range finder that incorporates gps to provide a yardage book view of the hole and overlays an arc across the green to show pin position based on laser. It can be a little frustrating when gps and laser yardages conflict. It’s not perfect technology. I also use Roundabout app for hole displays, yardages and round tracking. I find it really useful. I tried Arccos. Didn’t work for me. Edited March 8 by tomdisy Rob Person and William P 2 Quote Beat Army! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJeb67 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I was using an old Bushnell Bowhunter Rangefinder. It stopped working after golfing through a monsoon last summer. Since I can't trust myself not to play in a monsoon again, I replaced with a $40 cheapie from Amazon. It's golf specific and has a flag finding option. I also use the SwingU app. I like the app overall, especially being able to map yardages to traps and trouble. For me, the app downside is having to unlock my phone. The phone doesn't always recognize my face to unlock. In late fall I'm wearing gloves on both hands, so the fingerprint is out. William P and Rob Person 2 Quote Driver - Stix Compete 7W - G5 9W - Big Bertha War Bird 5H/SW - Edge 6H - G15 5-PW - MT-86 OS 56 - Kirkland Signature Putter - White Hot Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VernL4 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Wow! Lots of Garmin users on here! I'm always looking for more connections on there- My name is Tom Lohrman. I have a Garmin Fenix 7 Solar. It's a one-stop-shop. It gives me distances, club suggestions with the caddy feature (if you want to use it), shot tracking, and all of the stats I could possibly want. I like the leaderboards, tournaments, and challenges as well. Aside from golf, I use it for Mountain Biking and Hiking. Best part is no monthly fees! William P, Rob Person, BallsLeon and 2 others 5 Quote M6 clubs in the bag and a GARMIN Fenix 7 on the wrist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmen082 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I use a Garmin Approach G80. This device gives me accurate yardages and allows me to move the flagstick around on my display to adjust for front, middle, and back locations. Also, it gives me a "low cost" launch monitor option. I use it on the range to look at swing speed and ball speed during practice sessions to determine how well swing changes or fixes are working. I'm a 0.2 handicap and I'm satisfied with the information my G80 provides. William P, ZJeb67 and Rob Person 3 Quote Always looking for that competitive edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrueda91 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I usually use gos apps on my iPhone and Apple Watch. The two apps I use the most are Golfshot and 18Birdies, depending on the area one works better than the other one I’d rather use the Golfshot app, but some golf courses in the US won’t work with this app so I use 18Birdies Rob Person, William P and ZJeb67 3 Quote JCR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Person Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I may have to unfollow this topic! I have plenty of analog watches, and 1 smart watch that is junk (s3 gear) But after reading through some of these golf specific watches being listed, I may have to start rethinking my tech side a bit more! My friends watch features sounds alot like @VernL4 watch. I'm going to have to ask him about his next time we play VernL4, ZJeb67, BallsLeon and 2 others 3 2 Quote WITB- Driver -Titleist 910D, 3w- Titleist 910F, 5hy/7hy- Titleist 910H, 6-PW - Stix , 52⁰, 56⁰, 60⁰ - Stix , Putter- AI-ONE DB / Lombardi Tour 34 custom Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US_Navy_Retired Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I use my Garmin Marq Athlete watch for yardages and The Grint app for keeping my score. One feature I really like about the Grint is you can set it up to automatically upload a score to your GHIN. Garmin makes a golf specific version of the Marq, but I didn't care for the green color it came in. Then of course after I buy the Athlete version Garmin releases a carbon fiber version of the Golf that looks amazing....lol BallsLeon, William P, ZJeb67 and 2 others 4 1 Quote Driver: Callaway Paradyme Smoke Max, 9* stiff flex 5 wood: Sub 70 7 wood: Sub 70 Driving 2 iron: PXG 0311 X, reg flex steel 5-PW: Callaway Paradyme, 1/2" over, neutral lie, reg flex. 50/54/58 deg wedges: Sub 70 Putter: PXG GEN 1 Brandon, 35" shaft. Ball: Vice Pro Zero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US_Navy_Retired Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 20 minutes ago, VernL4 said: Wow! Lots of Garmin users on here! I'm always looking for more connections on there- My name is Tom Lohrman. I have a Garmin Fenix 7 Solar. It's a one-stop-shop. It gives me distances, club suggestions with the caddy feature (if you want to use it), shot tracking, and all of the stats I could possibly want. I like the leaderboards, tournaments, and challenges as well. Aside from golf, I use it for Mountain Biking and Hiking. Best part is no monthly fees! I live about a mile from the Garmin world headquarters in Kansas.....lol VernL4, William P, tdc1 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Driver: Callaway Paradyme Smoke Max, 9* stiff flex 5 wood: Sub 70 7 wood: Sub 70 Driving 2 iron: PXG 0311 X, reg flex steel 5-PW: Callaway Paradyme, 1/2" over, neutral lie, reg flex. 50/54/58 deg wedges: Sub 70 Putter: PXG GEN 1 Brandon, 35" shaft. Ball: Vice Pro Zero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VernL4 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 2 minutes ago, Rob Person said: I may have to unfollow this topic! I have plenty of analog watches, and 1 smart watch that is junk (s3 gear) But after reading through some of these golf specific watches being listed, I may have to start rethinking my tech side a bit more! My friends watch features sounds alot like @VernL4 watch. I'm going to have to ask him about his next time we play I still have two analog watches, but I use them less and less. Battery life on the Garmin is great- mine gets around 18 days per charge. It's been very reliable and tough. Rob Person, US_Navy_Retired and William P 3 Quote M6 clubs in the bag and a GARMIN Fenix 7 on the wrist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shapotomous Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 On the course I have the shotscope h4 which has gps for shots over 160. For 160 and in i use a cheap laser i bought from mg. After the round i use the shotscope data for distance and dispersion trends. William P, Hacker60521 and Rob Person 3 Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Mavrik 18* 5w; JPX 919 HM Pro 4i; JPX 900 Forged 5 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msanagustin Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I started using just the simple app on the Garmin watch and loved it, the GPS is pretty accurate when I compare to my friends rangefinder. Last year got the shot scope x5 and a year into it..... money should've went to a newer Garmin watch....now usually wear both but the amount of work extra work I have to do for the shotscope is really more of a pain in the area.. William P, VernL4 and Rob Person 3 Quote msanagustin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostcause105 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I use a blue tees pro range finder that I've had good luck with, other than occasionally wishing it had pin lock. I just recently started using the smart caddie app with my galaxy watch and have had a great experience so far. It does an excellent job with distance not quite as well at counting strokes. Rob Person and William P 2 Quote Sim 2 irons, paradym driver 5wood and 3 hybrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalessit Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 NX9 rangefinder, does the job at a decent price. Use that when sighting flags to get exact pin position. I have tested out pretty much every mobile app that will work on my Apple watch and I settled on GolfPad. It's definitely not as flashy as others but it does exactly what I need. It has a GPS app on the phone so I can get an idea of what the hole does, hazards, traps, etc, gives me distances to all of that. The big thing I like is the simple watch interface. Shows me distance to front, middle and back, suggests the club I should used based on my averages, I hit the screen once and it asks what club I'm hitting, (defaulting to the club it thinks I should hit) I pick the club and hit. When I get to the next shot it tells me how far I hit the previous club. All the apps do this, but I found the Golfpad interface the quickest to interact with on the course, you don't want to be sitting there for 30 seconds between shots clicking buttons. Rob Person and William P 2 Quote I play golf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker60521 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I’m using the ShotScope X5 (after having tried and tossed Garmin and Arrcos) for my general reference and for the post round data. I also carry a Bushnell laser when I’m trying to figure out odd distances — like a punch out from the rough to mid fairway or something. I don’t laser to the pin as I’m better off aiming for the center of the green so front/middle/back is all I need. That said, I’m also like @berkeleybob in that I still use a paper scorecard, and even carry a PuttView yardage book for the courses I regularly play. berkeleybob, Rob Person and William P 3 Quote Driver: Stealth2 3W: Stealth2 4H: Stealth 2 Irons 4I-9I: T200 Wedges P, 48: T200 Wedges 54, 58: Vokey SM9 Putter: O Works #1 Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdc1 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 In order of usage: Shot Scope G3 watch, Nikon Coolshot 50i rangefinder, and Swing U app. I was a dedicated find-the-yardage-brick/sprinkler-head-and-walk-it-off guy until I started to do course ratings in 2022. I had to have a significantly more accurate way to measure distances. When I'm playing, I rely on the watch, rangefinder and app in that order. I will use the watch on pretty much every hole. I will use the rangefinder especially to confirm carry distances to/over penalty areas or to holes on narrow/oddly shaped greens. I will use the app when I am playing alone or my group is not in a rush or being pushed from behind -- I like the app but the data gathering/input is cumbersome and not always intuitive, IMHO. William P and Rob Person 2 Quote Driver: Ping G425 Max (10.5º; Regular ) Fwy: Cobra King SZ (3; Regular); Ping G410 (5; Regular) Hybrids: Ping G410 (22º and 26º; Regular) Irons: Cleveland Launcher XL (6-U) Wedges: Ping Glide 3.0 (54º/12º), and Ping Glide 3.0 Eye2 (58º/8º) Putter: Ping Karsten Anser X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Leighton Reid Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I use the Alphard Club Booster V2 electric push cart, which makes walking more enjoyable; a Bushnell Tour X range finder, and whatever tech is built into my clubs. Rob Person, William P, StrokerAce and 1 other 4 Quote Ping G430 Max 10k 9° w/ProLaunch 45 S Ping G425 3 wood 14.5° w/Ventus Velocore Blue-6R tipped 1" Ping G430 Max 5 wood w/Ping Tour 2.0 65 R Ping G430 Max 7 wood w/Ping Tour 2.0 65 R Ping G430 4 hyrid w/AltaCB 70 R Toura Golf CB 6-PW Recoil 95 regular Toura Golf 48° GW and Vokey Sm10 wedges 52° and 57° Scotty Cameron Phantom X 11.5 putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker60521 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 24 minutes ago, Rob Person said: I may have to unfollow this topic! I have plenty of analog watches, and 1 smart watch that is junk (s3 gear) But after reading through some of these golf specific watches being listed, I may have to start rethinking my tech side a bit more! My friends watch features sounds alot like @VernL4 watch. I'm going to have to ask him about his next time we play When I retired, the first thing I got rid of was my Apple Watch. My “daily wear” watch is now my Omega Speedmaster because I think analog watches are just more elegant and my phone keeps me connected more than I need - Haha. When I’m on the course I wear a ShotScope X5. William P, Rob Person and tdc1 3 Quote Driver: Stealth2 3W: Stealth2 4H: Stealth 2 Irons 4I-9I: T200 Wedges P, 48: T200 Wedges 54, 58: Vokey SM9 Putter: O Works #1 Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I have had a Garmin Approach S62. It has been a great watch. I have had only one real issue. I got a small burn on my wrist when my sweat got into the charging port. Garmin replaced the watch and sent covers for the port. The other issue was not really with the watch but with the GPS mapping. The course had made significant changes and failed to have the course remapped. I find the watch to be accurate and easy to use. I would lose a range finder as it is not attached to me. LOL. I sometimes like to walk between shots to clear my head. tdc1, VernL4, Rob Person and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamviper Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Golf pad on my Samsung golf watch and a leuepold range finder. GPS is sometimes off, added the range finder this year. Rex_D, William P and Rob Person 3 Quote LTDx driver and 7 wood Pxg 0211 3 wood, 5wood, irons Vokey 56 m grind Taylor made 7 putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerAce Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I have a shot scope v3 watch - can't say that I always wear it though... it's really bulky. I have a COOLSHOT PRO STABILIZED rangefinder that I got on a big discount. I thought it would be better than it is and I'm kind of disappointed in it. Sometimes I'll use the course GPS feature on the GHIN app to get an overview of the hole. I have an airtag that I have taped to my rangefinder because I've left 2 of them at the course and never got them back. ----- things I wish I had - an electric powered push cart, a better gps watch, a better LRF. tdc1, Rob Person and William P 3 Quote Driver- Titleist TSR3 10* Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19* Irons- Titleist 718 AP2 (5i-50*) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Wilson Infinite Grant Park Ball- Maxfli Tour X Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Beach Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) I like to play fast so I rely on my Garmin watch mostly. I can do the math. I use the range finder on a Par 3. Too many slow players pulling range finders on every shot, when they can't hit a specific location on a fairway much less the fricking green! Edited March 8 by Sonny Beach VernL4, Rob Person, William P and 1 other 4 Quote Driver Ai Smoke Max 9* set at 8* 3 FW Ai Smoke HW Ai Smoke Hybrid G430 Irons Callaway Apex 21 Forged CB Putter Ping Answer 2 PLD Wedges Titleist Vokey SM9 56M and 60S Ball, Vice Pro-Plus Handicap 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerAce Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 1 minute ago, Sonny Beach said: I like to play fast so I rely on my Garmin watch mostly. I can do the math. I use the range finder on a Par 3. Too many slow players pulling range finders on every shot, when they can hit a specific location on a fairway muchness the fracking green. I get a kick outta people that use the rangefinder when they're less than 50 yards away.... VernL4, Sonny Beach, William P and 1 other 2 2 Quote Driver- Titleist TSR3 10* Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19* Irons- Titleist 718 AP2 (5i-50*) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Wilson Infinite Grant Park Ball- Maxfli Tour X Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Placasse61 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I have used 18 birdies the past 6 years for yardage and scoring. I did use diablo for keeping my handicap, but there were some technical issues and all my rounds were lost 2 years ago so I just keep it on 18 birdies now. I am thinking about using Arccos to monitor club distances, because I did not like how cumbersome 18 birdies is with tracking that data. Any thoughts on Arccos ease of use on the course. William P and Rob Person 2 Quote 4-PW and UW Ping G710 Ping Glide 54 degree wedge 1,3,5 Taylor-Made Titanium bubble shafts (24years) Top-Flite Gamer Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericduffett Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 3 minutes ago, StrokerAce said: I get a kick outta people that use the rangefinder when they're less than 50 yards away.... I’d actually argue that the range finder is most important once you get inside the number for your highest lofted wedge. Especially if you’ve been hitting on a launch monitor, you learn how to dial in your wedge swings based on the number, rather than a visual. GolfBetterTucson just talked about this on the Ping Proving Grounds pod and how he uses his rangefinder quite a bit around the green because he’s dialed in his feels for a bunch of short yardages based on the # William P, Rob Person and Preeway 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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