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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580
I agree. But, I always considered any device that takes away the players natural ability and replaces it with technology is a kind of cheating. Like buying a device that can be programmed to launch a ball at the pin rather than having to swing the club yourself. Jmo.
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Well, you can pace off the distance and take 10 minutes to get your distance and really slow things down. Most courses have yardages on sprinkler heads, I played a course that had not only 150 yard markers but 100 and 200 markers. Caddies used to walk the course before tournaments to gather many obstacle distances.. I use my range finder to get bunker carry, distance to water hazards and even to the players in front of me to see if they are out of range… all to speed up play. The USGA has started allowing range finders (no slope feature) at various events. All tour events provide yardage books for distances to various obstacles as well as pin distances from edge of greens.