| Anyone who has used binoculars realizes that a | | | | display also requires you to manually change the |
| steady hand is crucial to see a distant object, and | | | | hole number as you play. In other words, when |
| with the rangefinder a steady hand is even more | | | | you drive to the next tee, the GPS will continue |
| important. The best, most accurate way to use | | | | to tell you the distance to the previous green until |
| the rangefinder is to prop your elbows on the golf | | | | you push a button to go to the next hole. I found |
| cart's steering wheel with both hands and aim | | | | this inconvenient at first, but as IGÇÖve |
| directly at the flag (not the flagstick) If you don't | | | | gotten used to it, it really is not that big of a deal. |
| keep a steady hand, you may be getting the | | | | If your eyes don't happen to match the diopter |
| distance of whatever the laser is hitting behind | | | | correction built into the Legend, you are out of |
| the flag. Take two or three readings. If you are | | | | luck. There is no way to adjust this Bushnell's |
| without a cart, use your golf club as a mono-pod. | | | | eyepiece, so put up with blurry views or start |
| While the rangefinder will measure distances up to | | | | shopping for something else. |
| several hundred yards (I successfully got a | | | | The >150 mode allows ranging objects that are |
| reading today of 367 yards off of the back of an | | | | at least 150 yards (or 165 meters) away through |
| unsuspecting golfer on the green ahead of me) | | | | brush or other foreground clutter. The unit simply |
| The real value of the rangefinder is inside 175 | | | | ignores anything closer than 150 yards. In this |
| yards. Especially within 120 yards. It is accurate to | | | | mode ">150" appears in the LCD display. The |
| within 1 yard by my experimentation. | | | | >150 mode is selected by depressing the |
| Overall, we think the Bushnell Yardage Pro is a | | | | mode button once while looking through the |
| step in the right direction for a company entering | | | | monocular. Note that the Legend will return to the |
| the GPS marketplace. They put out a high quality | | | | last setting selected each time that the unit is |
| and extremely accurate GPS unit that will be | | | | turned-on. |
| perfect for golfers that play the same course all | | | | GPS and laser rangefinder (LRF) technologies each |
| the time and really just need green distances. | | | | have distinct pros and cons. I chose the LRF |
| However if you play multiple or new courses | | | | mainly because 1) it got better reviews from |
| frequently, you might want to wait for some of | | | | users, 2) it doesn't require course loading, 3) it |
| the other Bushnell GPS reviews before making | | | | doesn't require annual fees and 4) I was |
| your decision. You can read all about the Yardage | | | | impressed with it when I saw a friend use it. But I |
| Pro at their website Bushnell Golf Yardage Pro. | | | | still wasn't sure how much its negatives vs GPS |
| This unit carries a MSRP of $199.99 and is | | | | (mainly the line of sight requirement) would |
| available now. | | | | diminish its usefulness on the course. |
| The display on the Yardage Pro is pretty basic. | | | | I have had the Bushnell Yardage Pro Sport 450 |
| There is no layout of the hole or any way to | | | | laser range finder for just over a year now. This |
| choose the distances that you want to measure. | | | | is the entry level range finder from Bushnell. The |
| It simply shows you the distance to the front, | | | | Sport 450 has a range of 5 to 999 yards. |
| middle, and back of the green. This is typical of | | | | According to Bushnell the effective ranges for the |
| most entry-level GPS rangefinders. You can jump | | | | Sport 450 are 200 yards for deer and golf flag |
| to another screen to calculate drive distances, but | | | | pins, 450 yards for trees and 999 yards for large |
| that requires a little effort and navigation. The | | | | reflective objects with an accuracy of +/- 1 yard. |