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Even though every golf
rangefinder
have one common task, which is to provide you
with distance measurements to your required
targets on the golf course, how precise they are
at achieving these results and how easy they are
to use can vary significantly from one
rangefinder to another. |
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How to Choose a Golf Rangefinder - Key Things To
Consider!
To help you
work out how to choose a
golf rangefinder,
so you can find one that will go with your
needs and produce results for you on the
course, we have listed below, some of the
major things that you might want to
consider, before making your purchasing
decision. Apart from price, one of the
first things you should consider is what
you are going to be using your
rangefinder
for.
If you want to use it in competitions or
for tournament play, then you will need to
confirm that you buy a
Tournament Legal
Golf Rangefinder. These are the
only type of rangefinders that are deemed
to be legal for tournament play (under
local rule) as they provide line-of-sight
distance measurements only.
The other types of
golf rangefinders
are called Slope Editions which are not
allowed to be used in competitions or
tournament play because they offer more
advanced features like adjusted yardage
measurements that take into account the
angle of slope, weather conditions and
altitude, some even make club selection
easier by offering suggestions on which
club to take for your next shot.
So just remember that should only buy a
Slope Edition Rangefinder if you are only
going to use it for training and
practicing purposes or for playing casual
golf with your friends. If you want to use
it in competitions then as the golf rules
stand at the moment you will have to buy a
Tournament Edition.
One more important factor to consider when
choosing a
golf rangefinder
is what is their maximum distance range?
And how exact are they? Maximum distance
ranges can be anything from 500 yards to
well over 1,000 yards away, and are
normally accurate to with +/- 1 yard,
although some of the latest models can be
accurate to within 6 inches.
What you need to keep in mind is that this
accuracy and maximum distance ranges have
been tested under optimal weather
conditions and with large, smooth and
reflective targets, so to be safe it is
possibly best to halve that figure in you
head, unless you are lucky enough to be
playing in perfect weather conditions all
of the time!
Other factors you should consider include,
size and weight, magnification capability,
how easy they are to use and whether you
are more comfortable with a horizontal and
vertically-orientated
golf rangefinder. |
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Microglobe Photo Equipments
3 Galen Place (off Bury Place)
London WC1A 2JR
United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7240 6774
www.microglobe.co.uk
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