What Golf Technology Do You Use On The Course?

[Tkdblackbelt]

Arccos and a range finder 

[Nick_D]

This year I plan to walk most of my rounds and will use my Bushnell Tour V4 range finder and the GHIN app for anything I want to see an overhead view of. I just like the simplicity of grabbing a rangefinder and shooting a couple yardages.

[TJ Hall]

Man, after looking through all of these comments I have determined I am still in the Stone Age!

The only item I use is a rangefinder and that was just within the last 2 years…

[Barrio6]

GPS app the Grint, a solid GPS with few popup ads and a very good stat tracking feature

[Mr_BogeyPro]

I use the Sky Caddie GPS Watch. It is accurate with the yardage (I couldn't tell if it is a yard or two off), and it has a nice, detailed color map of the course that you can drag to a point you want to hit. It syncs nicely to their online tracking. 

I also use the Birdies18 app, which is a great GPS. I use it more to see how well my buddies are playing and bust their b*lls.

[KC Golf]

1 hour ago, Tkdblackbelt said:

Arccos and a range finder 

Why Mess with something that works!  
I have this combo and it’s awesome.

[Jim N]

Bushnell V6 shift rangefinder (thank you, Costco, for the excellent price on this), and the free version of the Golf Pad app. I haven't gotten into tracking individual club usage on the app, but may in the future. Someone already posted screenshots of the Golf Pad app in use, and the data it provides at the end of a round, on page 1 of this thread. The yardages to front/middle/back tend to be pretty close to what the Bushnell tells me, but on doglegs it gives "as the bird flies" yardages, which isn't too useful when the inner half of the dogleg is OB with trees and buildings stopping you from trying to cut the corner.

[The Stig]

Range finder and App on watch are my go too’s.  I like to have front middle and back yardages plus pin yardage.

[MLBoulder]

Garmin Z82 and Arccos

 

I've tried so many options, but those 2 just work the best for me and make golf more fun. 

 

With the 2D map overlay on the range finder, how could you do any better? I wish the image was as sharp as the high end rangefinders, but I get yardage data that I can trust and it lets me play more strategically. 

 

Gps by itself is sometimes incorrect. Byhaving a lasered measurement, I know I have the right measurement. 

Being able to see front/back/pin on the 2d map, I just feel more confident on my club choice. 

I try to use Arccos as little as possible while I'm playing. It's really for afterwards. The stats make golf more fun and knowing what I need to focus on has helped me improve. 

 

 

Edited March 8 by MLBoulder

[JeremyD]

18birdies GPS. on it's basic form, it's free. I'm not shooting at pins. I'm barely hitting greens. I do like the distance showing front, middle, back of greens. I've just gotten used to it, that I prefer it over my range finder. I'm always afraid it's going to pick up something in the distance, and it'll make me hit it worse than I already do.

[trap23]

Arccos. On my 5th season. Works great. Provides excellent data. Helped me realize my true club distances. 

[EMacK1961]

I use a FitBit, Range Finder, and Shot Scope X5

[Shannon Severson]

Bushnell Prox7 Jolt and a Samsung Galaxy 5 watch with Smart Caddie for those times that a range finder cannot be used.....Then I rock out a Bose Sound Link Flex to get into a rhythm......

[boylerz1]

All I use is a range finder. 

The shot tracking apps are cool, but I haven't found one that hits all the marks for me in performance and cost. 

[ChuckZ]

5 hours ago, Nick_D said:

This year I plan to walk most of my rounds and will use my Bushnell Tour V4 range finder and the GHIN app for anything I want to see an overhead view of. I just like the simplicity of grabbing a rangefinder and shooting a couple yardages.

Also like the Bushnell rangefinders.  Mine is an older Tour XE and I love it.  Very dependable and use the the slope if not playing in an event.  Only Tech item I use.  Wish I could walk but due to medical issues, I cannot.  Have used Bushnell for years but the Tour model is by far the best.  A bit expensive, but at 77 and retired, I earned it.  Hakuna matata.  

[appletonjim]

I use a Precision Pro rangefinder with slope for daily rounds. Had a garmen GPS for years and liked it but it quit working and was out of warranty and not fixable and garmen offered 5% on a new one so I thought I would try the laser rangefinder method. I really like it's accuracy when you can mark the flag but sometimes you are still walking off yardage (if I hit em in the fairway every time that wouldn't be a problem). I enter scores in the WI/USGA handicap tool and enter the details when I can.

[mywong23]

I use my Garmin watch for distance to the center of green...

[ParFore74x]

I use my phone and watch for distances, shot tracking, and scorecard. 

[sirchunksalot]

I have a Bushnell range finder I use to get precise yardages to the pin and also have ShotScope. I'll sometimes just the Golfshot app to get F/M/B on the green. 

 

[Dead Solid Bogey]

96.43% of the time I ride in an electric/gas golf cart. Use a rangefinder. Since the wife person put an air tag in my bag, I leave the iPhone locked in my truck while playing. 

[William P]

I use range finder and just purchased H4 for club tracking. Wife person doesn't track me yet, at least I don't think. 

[Bronco]

Bushnell Pro X7, old but still works great. Also, a Shot Scope X5 which also works great. I love the info I get from the X5.

[RitchQB]

I use several bits of technology when I play.  I keep score using the GolfPad app, which I've upgraded to premium.  This has been an invaluable tool that helps me keep a detailed record of my game, especially with premium.  It's almost all I need for my rounds, but I supplement it with a Blue Tees Series 3 Max+ rangefinder which helps me get more added details.  

[Tom the Golf Nut]

I started off with a Bushnell Pro 500 laser. The dam thing was a two hander ship binoculars type. Then the Golflogix came out but it only held 5 courses and you had to pay a subscription every year. You had to plug into your computer, delete and upload courses all the time. Turned into a pain in the ass.

Then I moved onto a TecTecTec laser which worked well for several years. I kept it in my golf bag when flying. I guess the lack of pressurazition in cargo  weakened a seal and the optics would fog up and you couldn’t read some of the digits. Then moved on to the TecTecTec GPS watch. You got key yardage to traps, water and front middle and back of greens. Having small greens this worked fine but I realized I hate wearing a watch.

Finially moved back  to a laser and use the Cobalt this is by far the best laser I ever had or tried. Only draw back is they are useless on foggy days. I just have to remember to keep my GPS watch in my bag for those foggy mornings.

[VistaKing]

I use a Callaway GPS watch. It saves time in club selection, and I like to keep track of my driving distance. This watch has a lot more bells & whistles, but I find them to be a waist of valuable time. Most of the other technologies are way too expensive.   

[evkel]

I use a a range finder w/slope from amazon on the course to get my distances (consistently gives the same reads +/- a yard as friends expensive stuff). Good enough for me since I'm not accurate to +/- a yard...

Keep my score in the Golf Canada app and that's where I get my course GPS if need to locate hazards etc. Links to my watch for a quick look at front/centre/back of green which has been a good and functional combo.

Lastly, sometimes on course to stick with this thread (but also often after the round), I track strokes gained using the Golfity app to confirm what I already know and figure out where to focus my limited practice time.

[Dweed]

On 3/8/2024 at 2:09 AM, GolfSpy_APH said:

There are so many options out there and available for us. 

What technology do you use on the course? Range Finder? Shot Tracking? Apps? Anything else? 

Why do you use that vs some of the other options?

I'm a pretty simple guy. I use a Swammi 6000 GPS. It gives me rough distance to front, middle and back of green. Some ostacle data. What i like is I can set my location and it will track how far I hit it. It appears to be accurate to with in 2 or 3 yards which is morre than enough for me.

[unccross]

Just got a shotscope h4 on eBay a couple weeks ago and so far I really like it.  
 

I usually also have TheGrint app or SwingU on my phone and watch to show distance also. They seem to be 5-10 yards different than the Shotscope at times.  
 

Hope to invest in a decent rangefinder at some point. 

[B-rad]

SwingU app with yardages and wind adjustments.   Then range finder with slope for pin location or carry yardage.  That’s about it.  

[Solowgolfer]

I have used a Garmin watch for years and love it.  Light weight and find it to be very accurate for front-middle-back distances when comparing to friends using rangefinders.  As an 11 handicap, I don't really feel like I need to know more than those 3 distances.  A friend telling me a number that is 3 yards difference does not make me adjust clubs typically.
I also periodically use my Arccos system.  Sometimes checking to make sure it has recorded each shot becomes too distracting to my round, or maybe I forgot to charge the little device that clips on my belt.  I think it is probably a good system if I could get consistent with it.
I also typically will use the free version of 18Birdies.  Less for distance info and more for data collection.