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Originally Posted by Mortal1
under $100 are not reliable. You get what you pay for in this case. As to who needs any device that gives the distance to the pin, hazards or other locations? Only someone who truly knows the distance they hit each club and can do so most of the time.
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I have a Nikon LR 1200 Waterproof that I bought about 8 years ago new for $279 on eBay and it listed for $499. My neighbor that I play with just purchased this range finder off Amazon for $149, and it's reading just as accurately as mine, the only negative is the housing is plastic.
Amazon.com : TecTecTec VPRO500 Golf Rangefinder - Laser Range Finder with Pinsensor - Laser Binoculars - Free Battery : Sports & Outdoors
As far as knowing your distance, I don't see how you can break 80, or even 90 for that matter if you don't know your distances. My PW is 103, my 9 is 115, my 8 is 128 my 7 is 135, my 6 is 145, my 5 is 159 and my 4 is 169. If I hit it correctly it will travel the distance I have listed with a normal swing. Last round I played was Evans Prairie (Osprey) just nine holes and shot 37 from the white tees and Friday was very windy. I had played when I was young in the 1960's and then laid off for 40 years and resumed in 2009.