I find it amazing when I play with my group(s), most people can tell you the distance to the front, back and middle of the green, while i stand up there with my Bushnell Calloway rangefinder and say it is XXX yards to the PIN rather than guessing where the pin is located.
Range finders are great for the executive courses or on Championship courses within 200 yards of the green. The key is keeping the crosshairs steady on the pin and of course the further out you are the harder it is to keep it steady and get an accurate reading.
The courses as marked are for the most part accurate or within a yard of 2, but there are times when tees are moved back or forward and the pin placement has not been moved accordingly.....when that happens you can easily have a 10 yard difference or 1 club.
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