@@golfinginparadise Every once in a while here in Wisconsin USA you get stuck behind several 5 and 6 ball groups. Most of the time it turns out to be a bachelor party so there is more drinking then golfing.
@@JayCHales Haha good to know I'm not the only one going through this pain! Its unfortunately very common on the weekends in Thailand so I have to be strategic about when to film course vlogs on the weekends.
I have the Bushnell myself and it works great in most conditions. Used to have a cheaper one, but it had lots of trouble locking on the target in less than perfect conditions like rain and haze etc.
I bought a cheap one 2 years ago. It was hopeless, it would only lock in on trees or a bunker. Then it broke. I returned and bought the Busnell V4 job done fantastic machine. You get what pay for with measuring equipment. I'm a surveyor by the way. Great video Simon.
Just to clear up the slope function, there are two versions of this range finder. The one in this video is not tournament legal, it is always in slope mode and you can't turn it off. There is also a red and white version, that one has a switch to turn it on and off inside the battery door and that one is tournament legal.
@@connectlogic It's actually a really good range finder, and nobody is going to check that shit in the average comp, you're good. It's a stupid rule anyway.
I use BOTH GPS and Bushnell laser. The new Skycaddie SX500 has a feature in the "top down" hole-vue where if you zoom in enough, the distances to reach/carry hazards, end of fairway, etc., appear on the image of the hole, much like the look of a yardage book page.
Had a Callaway 200, and a Nikon cool shot 20. Got a Gogogo Sport Laser for christmas from my mother-in-law who didn't know I already had 2 others. The Gogogo was only $70, the other 2 cost $200. The Gogogo matched the other 2 by 1 yard, and my buddies Bushnell by 1 yard. Glass was just as clear, and now I get slope readings too. I sold the 2 expensive ones, kept the Gogogo, and spent the extra cash on a new wedge.
I've just bought a Peak Pulse for £95 from Macleonard golf, Hollywood, Birmingham. UK. An awesome bit of kit A 3rd of the price for the same kit from eg Bushnell. Other makes available of course. Vibrates when on the flag stick, Also has the option to switch to slope so in effect it adds or reduces the yardage if it's up hill down hill.
Good review. I think the slope on off switch is in the battery compartment. I am getting a Mileseey for Christmas. I use the Golfpad app on my phone which is great for finding out how far you hit your clubs. I will be using both on the course
This is a great video. I am in the market to get a rangefinder and this helps a lot. I liked your analogy on Rolex vs G shock. You really do get what you pay for but for most of us who aren’t scratch golfers, getting something close enough may be a good guide. Thank you friend for your video. Great info!
Thanks for the video. Just bought a Mileseey to use mainly at the driving range. The one I go to has flags but they're not marked. Wanted something inexpensive to use on flags or trees.
I bought the same Mileseey last week for £64, tested it out the weekend and its spot on, will use it along side my GPS watch (which i sometimes forget to charge)
Brilliant review. I just bought the Milessey myself, I'm a mid 20's handicapper with no aspirations to play competition golf myself so its perfect for me. I'd only play tourneys if i was serious and creeping to a sub 18 hcp in which case I would probably upgrade.
Splashed out on the top of the range Garmin that has the gps built in as well and have to say it's brilliant. To be able to see where on the green the pin is located from 150-200y out instead of just getting a distance number gives you the info on how to best play the shot to avoid sucker pins etc. Of course it still needs you to actually hit it, but for me it paints a clearer picture in my head. Also helps you when you cannot actually see the pin by giving you direction marker, excellent feature for us wayward hitters...
Great bid. I bought a £80 one. You can turn slope off. Also vibrates when locked on. Not as quick as bushnell but I'm new and a bit shakey. Works well plus I don't mind so much if I damage a 80 quid device. Use it in conjunction with GPS watch and zapping hazards. Quite impressed with it.
My distance and reading eyesight are both poor but I can not were glasses on course as my iron shots are all fat due to ground looking closer. From 120 yards I can not tell if a pin is front, center or back of green but with magnification in Tour v4 I can read distance no bother. It is only after getting tour V4 I new my distances with each club especially from 130 yards in for wedges. Good to know I can tell my daughter she bought me a Rolex for fathers daythree years ago.
I've never used a blazer range finder as I dont properly know the distance or the dispersion of my clubs. Awesome that your putting it in the dream bag.
Simon hope Mum and smallie are all good. I prefer my Golf Buddy GPS since 08, I've been Cat 1 player for years, the + or - 2 yards never cost me not tour standard😁😁. I love that I have yardage to Front Middle and Back, have yardage if I haven't a clear view of pin and its quicker just a glance at the screen. I've tried Laser but find it difficult to lock the target I've a shake in my hands (Surgeries) As for charging I do it at the same time as my buggy so it's never gone off on me mid round.
Great vid Simon the only flaw the range finders have is they don’t work great in early morning fog or mist , the watch comes in handy for that or a blind shot
My wife bought me an ‘Easygreen 1300’ for £105 off of groupon for my birthday present when kept going on at her that I wanted a £400 model! I can honestly say compared to my friends expensive models there is NO difference in measured distance up to 200 yards, maybe a yard either way which isn’t gonna make a world of difference anyway Great bit of kit and feel like it’s taken 3/4 shots a round off my game Great vid mate 👍🏻
Brilliant video I have been searching for one of these and dont think I'm good enough to by a bushnell and dont play in competition . and you never know if you should trust these reviews thanks very much Simon
I had a £350 Bushnell it worked great, when it got nicked I got an Easy green 1300 of Experian £140 it is just as quick and accurate as the Bushnell and it has pinlock at a third of the price
LOL like any information more than "you're trying to hit a green" actually matters : Virtually guaranteed that the one place the ball will not go is on the green.
The things work in tandem The Rangefinder works best when you are in range of hitting the green and it can also be incredibly useful when trying to lay up to an appropriate distance on a Par 5 or for a hazard The watch also has its benefits Use both
Sunny golfer Mesa AZ. It's up to the eye of the beholder no pun intended. Yard to yard depending what again suits your eye they both work. And then there's the money thing that determines what you get for most people I think. Hit them straight
I have a miliseey and it vibrates when locks on flag. Has slope switch on or off. It’s right in front of the battery. I love it. Never had a moments trouble with it. And I didn’t break the bank to get it. Why spend more for something when you don’t have to? Foolish.
Tbf for 70quid that's spot on, my garmin gps, gives front-middle- back, so to be able to point at pin and get 3-4 yard ball park is very good for that price, also that would come in handy at range to check pins ur aiming at, cant do that with a GPS
I got a Boblov which I bought at the end of last year. I use the phone/gps app for most, but sometimes I can’t see if a pin is front/back/middle and just lasering it in seconds give confidence. It is accurate enough, at least compared to my swing.
Got the boblov myself. Has the vibration on it as well. Tried it against my friends busnell and there is literally no difference. That cheaper one seemed to take an age to get the yardage!!!
Friend has a Bushel Tour 4v and Ive a wogo amazon one that cost a fraction of my mates one. The differences pretty much are its easier to find the target on the Bushnel (locks on much quicker than mine), a bit easier to use in dull light (yellow rhetorical vs black) but other than that they are essentially the same performance wise. Distances are pretty much the same (my game doesn't notice the one or two yard difference between the units) BUT on the plus side...I saved several hundred quid that I then didn't use on golf lessons! :)
I have GPS and a cheap one, like the blue one. Can turn slope off on mine though. One advantage of range finder is if you are unsure of pin position on a green, you dont have to guess.
Brilliant. I've been thinking about a range finder to complement my Garmin watch for picking out landing areas and fairway bunkers etc. You have just saved me a lot of money. Thanks Simon.
I did a different version of this using a Garmin watch (Fenix 6 Sapphire) and Arccos on my phone (bought a set of Cobra clubs so got a free trial) and the difference was between 5 and 10 yards every time with the Arccos being slightly under meaning you may always end up short. Think this is due to the poor GPS receivers in phones. Garmin was always within 1 yards of my friends Bushnell. Amazing for GPS as we all know a good rangefinder will always be more accurate.
Great video Simon, I use a Bushnell Tour V4 with slope (cost around £300) and I love it, however I also use a GPS app on my phone called SkyDriod which cost £1:50 which works perfectly when playing playing a blind 2nd shot!!
Bought SkyDroid for Android 9 years ago, still use it today. Crazy value. Gives me very similar yardage to my friends Garmin GPS Watch, usually within 2-3 yards of each other. Just a flaff pulling phone out and then waiting for it to refresh. Courses can also be out of date if layout changes.
This came at a good time for me because I was looking to get a rangefinder for the next golf season but wasn't sure if the cheap ones were worth it. I might have to give that one I try especially since it is supprisingly cheap in Canada (we normally get screwed with the exchange rate).
When playing with my friends that have rangefinders I will always guess the yardages before they take their readings. I am within 5-10 yards of their readings. Like you said, most golfers do not have the accuracy to hit closer than 5-10 yards. I can't make myself spend the money to buy a rangefinder. Would rather buy better golf balls. Most of the guys I play with play with lower end balls and complain about not holding greens, etc. Thanks for you vids, really enjoy
Is the bushnell accounting for slope and the cheap one not? That could result in different distances. I have a cheap lazer myself and it works fine for me by the way. Im not consistant on my distance so being a few yards off doesnt realy hurt me, it just helps plan a hole out when you know how far it is to the bunker, or to carry water, to the middle of the green, or whatever.
I got a Boblov range finder for about the same price as the cheap one in the video. Rechargeable via USB, battery life is huge. Boblov seems pretty accurate to me. It does not have all the bells & whistles of a Bushnell, in fact it is basic. I could do with some sort anti-shake system for me, but I have been impressed with the Boblov. I also have a Bushnell Excel GPS watch - it is great when it works, but fundamentally it is a really bad product (it cannot even tell the time accurately)
I got a 60 quid laser off Amazon in the Black Friday sale last year. Never had one before always used a GPS watch. Love the laser, check distance to hazards, marker posts anything. Much more useful than the GPS. BUT I still wear the GPS as its a great ‘guide’ device, if your on the fairway and can see all of the green the GPS is good enough for me as a 14 Hcp. If I’m inside 150 then I’ll laser as I know my SW to 8 distances are +/- 5 and where the flag is exactly will make a big difference between clubs. Go cheap, 4 for the price of 1 !
Great video bud. I don’t use the hand held devices as I really don’t like them and was always a bit sceptical as to their worth. Last year my significant other and my children bought me a SkyCaddie SX500 for my birthday. I absolutely love it!! I just attach it to my trolley, turn it on, it uses it’s GPS to find the course and away I go. I know that it’s expensive and I wouldn’t have it if I had to buy it myself, but it is the bees knees!! Lol.
For anyone struggling with keeping range finders still. Tuck you grip into your belt and place the device on the shaft with it at a 45 degree angle will make it easier to keep still. Old shooting trick.
I actually have never used a range finder on the course. Not that I don't need it but on my home courses I have a real good idea how far I am no matter my first shot. Great video Simon. Peace Love Respect
Never been able to use a rangefinder and so never thought of paying the prices they are. However this is almost at a price that can learn with it without breaking the bank. Thanks for the video
good comparison there , when you say both tell the time well its true , however when it comes to everything , the price as to do with build quality also so id say the reason in the price could also be linked to longevity and durability , id rather buy something one time and not have to buy again after, as always thanks for the honest review
I have two gps units ,a watch type and hand held. both take a few moments to find the satellites . sometimes the course is not in the memory.the watch type is agonizing slow to find the sat.
I have a callaway range finder that was about 150 a few years back my mate has a top of the range bushnell stood side by side the numbers are very similar within a yard or 2 certainly near enough for an amateur and of course there's no guarantee that it's the callaway one that's out perhaps it's the bushnell
I bought the cheapest Nikon one I think it’s called the i10. It’s within a yard of my friend bushnell. Only negative is it doesn’t have the vibration and also it’s a little bit light in the hand.
Great vid Simon. Once again proving the amateur golfer doesnt need to be spending fortunes. Unless you are low single or plus golfer 2 yards doesnt matter.
I owned a Bushnell Z6 jolt and loved it. Worked for 4 years then stopped working, just loads of error codes. I called Bushnell agent in UK (called UMAX) and was told to toss it in the bin as it was a non repairable item. However they were prepared to kindly give me a 25% discount on a new one...no thanks. Not happy. Bought an easygreen that American golf sell for £170. Managed to get via Groupon for £126 with free delivery. Works great, very fast, so far so good. If it packs in after a few years i'm not so bothered.
If you really want to improve your accuracy hitting into flags (when it really counts) then having an accurate yardage to the pin is essential. Hence rangefinder for me. I bought a secondhand bushnell for £120 😉 keep up the great vids Simon thanks
I've used a laser rangefinder for 3 years now. A couple of points. You need line of sight for the laser to work. Pins without reflectors on them are hit and miss whether you get a reading. Even if it locks on the target, you don't know if it's locked on the flag or the bushes behind the green so you have to use your judgement. Next point, the info you really need is front and back yardage and the yardage of the pin. With the laser you're guessing front and back particularly if the green is elevated. With the GPS you're not getting the yardage of the pin. Lasers tend to be more accurate +/- 1 yard vs +/- 3 yards. You can now buy a device that has both the laser and GPS but they're expensive. More so than if you buy a basic laser and basic GPS......pick your poison. They really help you to understand how far you really hit your clubs which will help your game a lot.
Like you say,, the people who are serious about there sport are likely to buy the bushnell I got the slope switch version for Xmas and tbh I wish I had got one a lot sooner.. I also have a garmin watch but now find it redundant, there’s something about having an exact distance to the flag rather than a front middle back number.. takes out the guess work.. also bushnell advertise that 99.3 percent of the pga pros use there equipment👍🏻
I’ve always wanted a range finder and I’m shopping for one now at a price I can justify. I’m reading the online manual for the Mileseey and it says to short press the “M” button to switch from golf slope to pin lock mode. So if following the rules of golf was the dealbreaker, +1 to Mileseey!
I’d like the see this video again with these 2 range finders and an app such as 18Birdies. I’m struggling with even seeing the need for a range finder because I have an app that tells me distances
Every time you shot it they varied within 1-3 yards on both devices anyway so between the 2 value for money the cheap one is better. However the slope point was good.
You make good points, but I still prefer the golf watch, a quick gance gets me as close as I need. I walk uo to my ball and hit it with confidence, no need to stand there sighting a yardage and then making my shot, speed matters to many people.
I've got the GolfPad app on my phone. GPS available and I can tap to any spot on the hole to get a distance. Plus stats for club distances, driving accuracy etc. Much less than both of the lasers.
If I were to buy one, I'd probably not spend more than £100.. nice to know the 'cheaper' options are accurate. Good vid. I just use an app (GPS) on my mobile, works great an I can track my scores and other info.... 🏌🏻♂️⛳👍🏻
Great 👍 been looking around at rangefinders and always wondered if I would be chucking money away on a cheap one. Wouldn’t use it enough to warrant £300
I’ve one of the first Bushnell’s made. Actually works more like the cheaper one you’re reviewing. Great review. Going to tech up to your Bushnell (which I purchased a few years ago as a gift for my brother’s 50th birthday) soon. Btw. I’m here in the states and your elocution is so cool!
I can't see the point in these devices for the average golfer who probably doesn't hit each club the same distance on consecutive occasions. They are OK if you're a consistent ball striker, but as a mid handicapper how far I hit each shot depends on the time of day, the phase of the moon, what I had for breakfast etc. I'll carry on doing it by eye a I've always done.
Peter Molyneux I get that, but I use it to get more of an idea of how far each club goes. I feel I know better now which club will be too much if I really get a hold of it. Even at the range you can get a fairly close distance to a group of balls you’ve hit from one club.
Great video. I'm new to golf so something like this would be perfect for me to check my yardage. I currently play off about 18 and a half million so I wouldn't want to spend much more that £80 on something to tell me how far away the water hazard is! Thanks mate 😊👊🏻
Good blog thinking of trying one out hitting my yardage with with 5 yards each club at the moment so do you think the cheaper one would be ok the starter 🏌️⛳👍
Good vid. Thanks. As you say is the slight variation and the vibration when the Bushnell locks on worth £200? Don't thinking so. I am pleased that you continue to try and find different companies out there which try and make golf more affordable to the general Joe blogs. thanks
@sconterboy Have you remembered how to turn it off? I have the Pf210 & our Club Championships are on over the next two weekends. Rules stipulate no slope adjustment can be used. I don't look at the slope number anyway, but both numbers are on the screen & I can't turn it off. Cheers!
Bushnell Phantom does the job for me, attached to my trolley it's nice & discreet plus gives me all the measurement I need. I'm not at the level yet for a £400 v4, as I'd probably check the yardage looking like I know what I'm doing then proceed to fold a large sod over the ball from 100 yds to obvious hilarity from my mates! 😂
I got a cheap device on amazon after reading reviews. I bought it for 79 us dollars and it has flag lock on and has hill/slope adjustments for more accuracy. It's almost as accurate as my buddies bushnell within a yard of each other!
Thanks For Watching Guys! Don't forget to leave this video a like if you don't want to get stuck behind a 4 ball this year!
hahaha... between this and the Hole in One I'm going to get, it's going to be quite a year!
We have 5 & 6 ball groups in Thailand! Imagine that!
@@golfinginparadise Every once in a while here in Wisconsin USA you get stuck behind several 5 and 6 ball groups. Most of the time it turns out to be a bachelor party so there is more drinking then golfing.
@@JayCHales Haha good to know I'm not the only one going through this pain! Its unfortunately very common on the weekends in Thailand so I have to be strategic about when to film course vlogs on the weekends.
I refuse to spend good money on something that just tells me how far I CAN'T hit the ball ! 👍😁
SuperDuper Awesome hah 😅
then why don't you just stop spending good money playing golf, dude
SuperDuper Awesome they should make “game improvement” edition that just adds 15 yards to everything.
@@puttputt524 or you could just go out and actually play golf for real.
(slaps forehead)...what am I saying!
I have a rangefinder from hunting/shooting I bring golfing. Works quite well
I'd love it to be legal to hunt the hunters. Would gladly shoot the shit out of you all.
Tony Reeve WTF
Tony Reeve so it’s not ok to kill animals but it’s ok to kill people? You PETA members are fucking insane.
Tony Reeve slag
I have the Bushnell myself and it works great in most conditions. Used to have a cheaper one, but it had lots of trouble locking on the target in less than perfect conditions like rain and haze etc.
I bought a cheap one 2 years ago. It was hopeless, it would only lock in on trees or a bunker. Then it broke. I returned and bought the Busnell V4 job done fantastic machine. You get what pay for with measuring equipment. I'm a surveyor by the way. Great video Simon.
Can't wait to actually watch this, as I am 95% certain from the thumbnail that the cheap one is the one I just bought
Lmao same I just bought it today and this vid popped up
Good review the white one for the compaction player. The blue one for everybody else. That’s my thoughts
Thanks i have the same chep one it shuts off automatically after 8second when not used. its avery good product for the mony
Just to clear up the slope function, there are two versions of this range finder. The one in this video is not tournament legal, it is always in slope mode and you can't turn it off. There is also a red and white version, that one has a switch to turn it on and off inside the battery door and that one is tournament legal.
Just bought one. Will be using it in comps. If it can't be turnes off Tough tities I've bought it now.
@@connectlogic It's actually a really good range finder, and nobody is going to check that shit in the average comp, you're good. It's a stupid rule anyway.
I use BOTH GPS and Bushnell laser. The new Skycaddie SX500 has a feature in the "top down" hole-vue where if you zoom in enough, the distances to reach/carry hazards, end of fairway, etc., appear on the image of the hole, much like the look of a yardage book page.
Had a Callaway 200, and a Nikon cool shot 20. Got a Gogogo Sport Laser for christmas from my mother-in-law who didn't know I already had 2 others. The Gogogo was only $70, the other 2 cost $200. The Gogogo matched the other 2 by 1 yard, and my buddies Bushnell by 1 yard. Glass was just as clear, and now I get slope readings too. I sold the 2 expensive ones, kept the Gogogo, and spent the extra cash on a new wedge.
I've just bought a Peak Pulse for £95 from Macleonard golf, Hollywood, Birmingham. UK.
An awesome bit of kit
A 3rd of the price for the same kit from eg Bushnell. Other makes available of course. Vibrates when on the flag stick, Also has the option to switch to slope so in effect it adds or reduces the yardage if it's up hill down hill.
Good review. I think the slope on off switch is in the battery compartment. I am getting a Mileseey for Christmas. I use the Golfpad app on my phone which is great for finding out how far you hit your clubs. I will be using both on the course
This is a great video. I am in the market to get a rangefinder and this helps a lot. I liked your analogy on Rolex vs G shock. You really do get what you pay for but for most of us who aren’t scratch golfers, getting something close enough may be a good guide. Thank you friend for your video. Great info!
Thanks for the video. Just bought a Mileseey to use mainly at the driving range. The one I go to has flags but they're not marked. Wanted something inexpensive to use on flags or trees.
I bought the same Mileseey last week for £64, tested it out the weekend and its spot on, will use it along side my GPS watch (which i sometimes forget to charge)
Brilliant review. I just bought the Milessey myself, I'm a mid 20's handicapper with no aspirations to play competition golf myself so its perfect for me. I'd only play tourneys if i was serious and creeping to a sub 18 hcp in which case I would probably upgrade.
Splashed out on the top of the range Garmin that has the gps built in as well and have to say it's brilliant. To be able to see where on the green the pin is located from 150-200y out instead of just getting a distance number gives you the info on how to best play the shot to avoid sucker pins etc. Of course it still needs you to actually hit it, but for me it paints a clearer picture in my head. Also helps you when you cannot actually see the pin by giving you direction marker, excellent feature for us wayward hitters...
Great bid. I bought a £80 one. You can turn slope off. Also vibrates when locked on. Not as quick as bushnell but I'm new and a bit shakey. Works well plus I don't mind so much if I damage a 80 quid device. Use it in conjunction with GPS watch and zapping hazards. Quite impressed with it.
My distance and reading eyesight are both poor but I can not were glasses on course as my iron shots are all fat due to ground looking closer. From 120 yards I can not tell if a pin is front, center or back of green but with magnification in Tour v4 I can read distance no bother. It is only after getting tour V4 I new my distances with each club especially from 130 yards in for wedges. Good to know I can tell my daughter she bought me a Rolex for fathers daythree years ago.
U just got the cheap one before watching this review....now I feel much better
I've never used a blazer range finder as I dont properly know the distance or the dispersion of my clubs. Awesome that your putting it in the dream bag.
Simon hope Mum and smallie are all good. I prefer my Golf Buddy GPS since 08, I've been Cat 1 player for years, the + or - 2 yards never cost me not tour standard😁😁. I love that I have yardage to Front Middle and Back, have yardage if I haven't a clear view of pin and its quicker just a glance at the screen. I've tried Laser but find it difficult to lock the target I've a shake in my hands (Surgeries) As for charging I do it at the same time as my buggy so it's never gone off on me mid round.
I currently have a bushnell v2 and have lost the battery cap and cannot find a replacement ANYWHERE.So will give the mileseey a look.
Great vid Simon the only flaw the range finders have is they don’t work great in early morning fog or mist , the watch comes in handy for that or a blind shot
My wife bought me an ‘Easygreen 1300’ for £105 off of groupon for my birthday present when kept going on at her that I wanted a £400 model!
I can honestly say compared to my friends expensive models there is NO difference in measured distance up to 200 yards, maybe a yard either way which isn’t gonna make a world of difference anyway
Great bit of kit and feel like it’s taken 3/4 shots a round off my game
Great vid mate 👍🏻
Brilliant video I have been searching for one of these and dont think I'm good enough to by a bushnell and dont play in competition . and you never know if you should trust these reviews
thanks very much Simon
I work for Bushnell Golf, great test.!
Can u get me one then please good ££😏👍
I had a £350 Bushnell it worked great, when it got nicked I got an Easy green 1300 of Experian £140 it is just as quick and accurate as the Bushnell and it has pinlock at a third of the price
Great video. I think the Mileseey one is a good choice for a beginner training. cheap but same accuracy!
For me just a simple GPS watch to tell me front, center and back of the green will do.
For me just thinking about swinging a golf club while wearing a watch makes me uncomfortable.
LOL like any information more than "you're trying to hit a green" actually matters :
Virtually guaranteed that the one place the ball will not go is on the green.
Jay C. Hales that guy is an ass
The things work in tandem
The Rangefinder works best when you are in range of hitting the green and it can also be incredibly useful when trying to lay up to an appropriate distance on a Par 5 or for a hazard
The watch also has its benefits
Use both
@@jackkinoff6943 I don't have a steady hand to shoot a laser to be close enough. Just might get a simple hand held.
Sunny golfer Mesa AZ. It's up to the eye of the beholder no pun intended. Yard to yard depending what again suits your eye they both work. And then there's the money thing that determines what you get for most people I think. Hit them straight
I have a miliseey and it vibrates when locks on flag. Has slope switch on or off. It’s right in front of the battery. I love it. Never had a moments trouble with it. And I didn’t break the bank to get it. Why spend more for something when you don’t have to? Foolish.
Tbf for 70quid that's spot on, my garmin gps, gives front-middle- back, so to be able to point at pin and get 3-4 yard ball park is very good for that price, also that would come in handy at range to check pins ur aiming at, cant do that with a GPS
I got a Boblov which I bought at the end of last year. I use the phone/gps app for most, but sometimes I can’t see if a pin is front/back/middle and just lasering it in seconds give confidence.
It is accurate enough, at least compared to my swing.
Got the boblov myself. Has the vibration on it as well. Tried it against my friends busnell and there is literally no difference. That cheaper one seemed to take an age to get the yardage!!!
Friend has a Bushel Tour 4v and Ive a wogo amazon one that cost a fraction of my mates one. The differences pretty much are its easier to find the target on the Bushnel (locks on much quicker than mine), a bit easier to use in dull light (yellow rhetorical vs black) but other than that they are essentially the same performance wise. Distances are pretty much the same (my game doesn't notice the one or two yard difference between the units) BUT on the plus side...I saved several hundred quid that I then didn't use on golf lessons! :)
I have GPS and a cheap one, like the blue one. Can turn slope off on mine though. One advantage of range finder is if you are unsure of pin position on a green, you dont have to guess.
Brilliant. I've been thinking about a range finder to complement my Garmin watch for picking out landing areas and fairway bunkers etc. You have just saved me a lot of money. Thanks Simon.
bought one on Amazon last summer, $65!! works great!!
I bought a cheap rangefinder with slope and vibration. It works perfect. Was $119 and saved me hundreds over the top rangefinders.
I did a different version of this using a Garmin watch (Fenix 6 Sapphire) and Arccos on my phone (bought a set of Cobra clubs so got a free trial) and the difference was between 5 and 10 yards every time with the Arccos being slightly under meaning you may always end up short. Think this is due to the poor GPS receivers in phones. Garmin was always within 1 yards of my friends Bushnell. Amazing for GPS as we all know a good rangefinder will always be more accurate.
Great video Simon, I use a Bushnell Tour V4 with slope (cost around £300) and I love it, however I also use a GPS app on my phone called SkyDriod which cost £1:50 which works perfectly when playing playing a blind 2nd shot!!
Bought SkyDroid for Android 9 years ago, still use it today. Crazy value. Gives me very similar yardage to my friends Garmin GPS Watch, usually within 2-3 yards of each other. Just a flaff pulling phone out and then waiting for it to refresh. Courses can also be out of date if layout changes.
This came at a good time for me because I was looking to get a rangefinder for the next golf season but wasn't sure if the cheap ones were worth it. I might have to give that one I try especially since it is supprisingly cheap in Canada (we normally get screwed with the exchange rate).
I think as long as it gives you a good indication it should help. I have had one for the last year and has helped massively with club selection.
When playing with my friends that have rangefinders I will always guess the yardages before they take their readings. I am within 5-10 yards of their readings. Like you said, most golfers do not have the accuracy to hit closer than 5-10 yards. I can't make myself spend the money to buy a rangefinder. Would rather buy better golf balls. Most of the guys I play with play with lower end balls and complain about not holding greens, etc. Thanks for you vids, really enjoy
Is the bushnell accounting for slope and the cheap one not? That could result in different distances. I have a cheap lazer myself and it works fine for me by the way. Im not consistant on my distance so being a few yards off doesnt realy hurt me, it just helps plan a hole out when you know how far it is to the bunker, or to carry water, to the middle of the green, or whatever.
Ahhh, well question answered later in the video. Lol.
I got a Boblov range finder for about the same price as the cheap one in the video. Rechargeable via USB, battery life is huge. Boblov seems pretty accurate to me. It does not have all the bells & whistles of a Bushnell, in fact it is basic. I could do with some sort anti-shake system for me, but I have been impressed with the Boblov.
I also have a Bushnell Excel GPS watch - it is great when it works, but fundamentally it is a really bad product (it cannot even tell the time accurately)
I got a 60 quid laser off Amazon in the Black Friday sale last year. Never had one before always used a GPS watch. Love the laser, check distance to hazards, marker posts anything. Much more useful than the GPS. BUT I still wear the GPS as its a great ‘guide’ device, if your on the fairway and can see all of the green the GPS is good enough for me as a 14 Hcp. If I’m inside 150 then I’ll laser as I know my SW to 8 distances are +/- 5 and where the flag is exactly will make a big difference between clubs. Go cheap, 4 for the price of 1 !
Great video bud. I don’t use the hand held devices as I really don’t like them and was always a bit sceptical as to their worth. Last year my significant other and my children bought me a SkyCaddie SX500 for my birthday. I absolutely love it!! I just attach it to my trolley, turn it on, it uses it’s GPS to find the course and away I go. I know that it’s expensive and I wouldn’t have it if I had to buy it myself, but it is the bees knees!! Lol.
For anyone struggling with keeping range finders still. Tuck you grip into your belt and place the device on the shaft with it at a 45 degree angle will make it easier to keep still. Old shooting trick.
I have the milessey one, and for me, as a beginner, it does the job.
I actually have never used a range finder on the course. Not that I don't need it but on my home courses I have a real good idea how far I am no matter my first shot. Great video Simon.
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Never been able to use a rangefinder and so never thought of paying the prices they are. However this is almost at a price that can learn with it without breaking the bank. Thanks for the video
Tony Lewis took me ages to get used to keeping a steady hand with mine. But find it easy now. Thanks tony. 👍
good comparison there , when you say both tell the time well its true , however when it comes to everything , the price as to do with build quality also so id say the reason in the price could also be linked to longevity and durability , id rather buy something one time and not have to buy again after, as always thanks for the honest review
The optics look a lot brighter on the Bushnell which is where some of the cost is going
it might just be the camera
Golf sidekick uses Decathlon’s Inesis V900 £129. It’s got a vibration lock on and the slope can be turned off. Has anyone else tried it?
I have two gps units ,a watch type and hand held. both take a few moments to find the satellites . sometimes the course is not in the memory.the watch type is agonizing slow to find the sat.
I got a wosports 800 with slope and vibration for 90.00 amazon sale last year and it’s fast and accurate.
I have a callaway range finder that was about 150 a few years back my mate has a top of the range bushnell stood side by side the numbers are very similar within a yard or 2 certainly near enough for an amateur and of course there's no guarantee that it's the callaway one that's out perhaps it's the bushnell
I bought the cheapest Nikon one I think it’s called the i10. It’s within a yard of my friend bushnell. Only negative is it doesn’t have the vibration and also it’s a little bit light in the hand.
Great vid Simon. Once again proving the amateur golfer doesnt need to be spending fortunes. Unless you are low single or plus golfer 2 yards doesnt matter.
Thank you mate! definitely wouldn't make a difference to my game haha
I owned a Bushnell Z6 jolt and loved it. Worked for 4 years then stopped working, just loads of error codes. I called Bushnell agent in UK (called UMAX) and was told to toss it in the bin as it was a non repairable item. However they were prepared to kindly give me a 25% discount on a new one...no thanks. Not happy. Bought an easygreen that American golf sell for £170. Managed to get via Groupon for £126 with free delivery. Works great, very fast, so far so good. If it packs in after a few years i'm not so bothered.
Trying to find a reference to what model the cheap range finder is.
I hqve that exact cheap model as a new golfer it is fine.
I also use 18birdes a superb combo.
Gps watch convient some even come with slope. Some come with many more features that’s useful
If you really want to improve your accuracy hitting into flags (when it really counts) then having an accurate yardage to the pin is essential. Hence rangefinder for me. I bought a secondhand bushnell for £120 😉 keep up the great vids Simon thanks
Thanks for the great video. I have a Bushnell but can see where the cheap one is a good option for the average player as a time saver.
Just got the Inesis 900 rangefinder. £129.99 and I love it. GPS is plus or minus 4 metres. Not very accurate if you are taking on tight flags.
I've used a laser rangefinder for 3 years now. A couple of points. You need line of sight for the laser to work. Pins without reflectors on them are hit and miss whether you get a reading. Even if it locks on the target, you don't know if it's locked on the flag or the bushes behind the green so you have to use your judgement.
Next point, the info you really need is front and back yardage and the yardage of the pin. With the laser you're guessing front and back particularly if the green is elevated. With the GPS you're not getting the yardage of the pin.
Lasers tend to be more accurate +/- 1 yard vs +/- 3 yards.
You can now buy a device that has both the laser and GPS but they're expensive. More so than if you buy a basic laser and basic GPS......pick your poison.
They really help you to understand how far you really hit your clubs which will help your game a lot.
Arccos!!! it is the bomb. everyone, leave the ego at the door and use Arccos. it will smash your handicap down, regardless of how good you are.
Like you say,, the people who are serious about there sport are likely to buy the bushnell
I got the slope switch version for Xmas and tbh I wish I had got one a lot sooner.. I also have a garmin watch but now find it redundant, there’s something about having an exact distance to the flag rather than a front middle back number.. takes out the guess work.. also bushnell advertise that 99.3 percent of the pga pros use there equipment👍🏻
I’ve always wanted a range finder and I’m shopping for one now at a price I can justify.
I’m reading the online manual for the Mileseey and it says to short press the “M” button to switch from golf slope to pin lock mode. So if following the rules of golf was the dealbreaker, +1 to Mileseey!
You can generally find a Tasco for under $100. Bushnell is the parent company of Tasco.
How about a review of the vice, oncore, cut golf balls to see if they are worth the savings over a pro v or similar ball.
I’d like the see this video again with these 2 range finders and an app such as 18Birdies. I’m struggling with even seeing the need for a range finder because I have an app that tells me distances
My problem in the woods it always seems like mine is reading further idk because all the brush and trees but idk I got to find something I can trust
Every time you shot it they varied within 1-3 yards on both devices anyway so between the 2 value for money the cheap one is better. However the slope point was good.
You make good points, but I still prefer the golf watch, a quick gance gets me as close as I need. I walk uo to my ball and hit it with confidence, no need to stand there sighting a yardage and then making my shot, speed matters to many people.
I've got the GolfPad app on my phone. GPS available and I can tap to any spot on the hole to get a distance. Plus stats for club distances, driving accuracy etc. Much less than both of the lasers.
Got a Boblov from Ebay in China. £65. Highly recommended. USB charge, lasts for weeks!
If I were to buy one, I'd probably not spend more than £100.. nice to know the 'cheaper' options are accurate. Good vid. I just use an app (GPS) on my mobile, works great an I can track my scores and other info.... 🏌🏻♂️⛳👍🏻
Great 👍 been looking around at rangefinders and always wondered if I would be chucking money away on a cheap one. Wouldn’t use it enough to warrant £300
On lazada special promotion day, the cheap one is even much cheaper than 60 pounds. It works very well. Very smart buy.
I own this rangefinder as a backup for my Garmin watch and realy like it, workshop great!
I’ve one of the first Bushnell’s made. Actually works more like the cheaper one you’re reviewing. Great review. Going to tech up to your Bushnell (which I purchased a few years ago as a gift for my brother’s 50th birthday) soon. Btw. I’m here in the states and your elocution is so cool!
Mileseey's laser is accurate then?
I need a new tape measure with laser (mine got lost) and Milesseey has a tape measure as well.
Thank you.
As always, great work. Even with the cheap one. It's better than having a phone gps. I use it and sometimes it's better to disconnect.
Just picked one up works great no problem I’m very happy
Why are we using whatever unit that is - Yards (?!) - instead of blessed meters?
I can't see the point in these devices for the average golfer who probably doesn't hit each club the same distance on consecutive occasions. They are OK if you're a consistent ball striker, but as a mid handicapper how far I hit each shot depends on the time of day, the phase of the moon, what I had for breakfast etc. I'll carry on doing it by eye a I've always done.
Peter Molyneux I get that, but I use it to get more of an idea of how far each club goes.
I feel I know better now which club will be too much if I really get a hold of it.
Even at the range you can get a fairly close distance to a group of balls you’ve hit from one club.
Great video. I'm new to golf so something like this would be perfect for me to check my yardage. I currently play off about 18 and a half million so I wouldn't want to spend much more that £80 on something to tell me how far away the water hazard is! Thanks mate 😊👊🏻
Slider plate onside switches it off. Bushnel gave different yardage ,millesey came up with same every time lol.
Good blog thinking of trying one out hitting my yardage with with 5 yards each club at the moment so do you think the cheaper one would be ok the starter 🏌️⛳👍
Good vid. Thanks. As you say is the slight variation and the vibration when the Bushnell locks on worth £200? Don't thinking so. I am pleased that you continue to try and find different companies out there which try and make golf more affordable to the general Joe blogs. thanks
There are quite a few of the cheaper ones that have the jolt feature, and a lot of those don't have slope.
You can turn the slope reading off but I can't remember how. I just don't turn it back on!
@sconterboy Have you remembered how to turn it off? I have the Pf210 & our Club Championships are on over the next two weekends. Rules stipulate no slope adjustment can be used. I don't look at the slope number anyway, but both numbers are on the screen & I can't turn it off. Cheers!
was the slope feature on, on both
Great video, are you able to turn off the slope function?
Great tool, easy to use, reliable
Bushnell Phantom does the job for me, attached to my trolley it's nice & discreet plus gives me all the measurement I need. I'm not at the level yet for a £400 v4, as I'd probably check the yardage looking like I know what I'm doing then proceed to fold a large sod over the ball from 100 yds to obvious hilarity from my mates! 😂
I got a cheap device on amazon after reading reviews. I bought it for 79 us dollars and it has flag lock on and has hill/slope adjustments for more accuracy. It's almost as accurate as my buddies bushnell within a yard of each other!
And you can turn the hill/slope mode off! It's called kotso g1s
So what is the model of both of them?