The world’s number one golfer, Tiger Woods has often said the key to successful golf is being pin high. The biggest difference between an amateur and a pro is the confidence they have in their distances. With the aid of a laser rangefinder or golf GPS amateurs now have the ability to control distance and hit their shots with the same control as a professional golfer.

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The first thing to be aware of is that a laser rangefinder is much different than a GPS. It is an optical device that is a cross between a pair of binoculars and a laser gun that is used to catch speeding drivers by a highway patrol officer. The optical system (like a rifle scope) [...]

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The first thing to understand is that a golf GPS is a satellite based mapping device. It communicates with overhead satellites to pinpoint your exact location on the Earth. It then uses previously recorded, or mapped, locations on the golf course to tell you the distance to any important locations near you like the front [...]

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Consumer Report The Callaway LR550is a premium rangefinder designed to provide provides quick and accurate distance measurement. Callaway calls this its sport model LR550 Women’s Laser Rangefinder Sport, player model.The LR550 is the baby sister of Callaway’s LR1200 model. It has almost all the same features, except only 6x rather than 7x magnification, slightly slower [...]

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Consumer Report The Callaway LR800 is a premium rangefinder designed to provide provides quick and accurate distance measurement. Callaway has licensed the optical technology for this laser rangefinder from Nikon, to ensure an accurate yardage device.The LR800 is the baby brother of Callaway’s LR1200 model. It has almost all the same features, except only 6x [...]

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Consumer Report Callaway LR1200 is a high end rangefinder designed by two heavyweight companies. Callaway has licensed the optical technology for this laser rangefinder from Nikon, to ensure an accurate yardage device.The LR1200 claims to be designed for Tournament Caddies, and it the flagship of the Callaway rangefinder models. It has many carefully thought out [...]

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Consumer Report The Opti-logic brand golf laser rangefinders are new to the market, so actual data and user reviews were difficult to locate. Included below is a synopsis of each of their golf rangefinder models, including price and whatever facts we could locate. As we discover acutal user reviews we will prepare full consumer reports [...]

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Golf rangefinders are designed to improve your golf game by providing accurate distance readings to objects on the course. They use an eye safe laser to target an object and then measure the time it takes for the laser to bounce off the object and return to the rangefinder. Consumer & User Reviews & Ratings [...]

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