If you’re a dedicated golf player, you’ve almost certainly already heard of the GPS golf rangefinder.  This handy device combines a GPS system with a range finder, which allows you much greater flexibility in planning out your next shot.  How so?

With a regular range finder, you can determine how far you are from the hole.  This distance can help you determine which club you use, as well as how hard you need to swing.  You use a range finder like a pair of binoculars.  By looking through it, you line up the next target.  The rangefinder shoots out a laser beam, which bounces back and tells you the distance to the next whole.

A GPS unit looks at the course as a whole, and tells you exactly where you are on it.  But if you combine the best of both worlds, you get a unit that both determines where you are and how far you have left to go on the course.

The very best golf caddy GPS units let you know the slope and distance to the hole.  All that remains is for you to determine the strength of the wind.  And I’m sure that if they could figure out how to incorporate that in, they would!

So will a golf caddy GPS unit perk up your game?  The answer is a resounding yes.  The only system used by professional golfers, as well as allowed in tournaments, is the sky caddy system.  They were the first players on the market, but now there are comparable models available for less.  No other company has yet matched the accuracy of the Sky Caddy, but most come close enough to not make a difference to the game of the casual golfer.  The other models do not have the monthly subscription fee, which can save you a significant amount of dough.  However, if you golf frequently at courses around the world, you may want to consider getting the best model available.

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