Range Finders Legal ? I Thought ? Help

**ROLLMSTR8** · 06-06-2006

Whats the deal on Range finders ?? I thought thet were going to be legal as long as slope wasn't built in ?? I dont see anyone using them on tour at all ? Help me out ?

**amer1cangolfer** · 06-06-2006

I think it's kinda like the brush-tee thing. Legal, but not conventional. Pros would probably get joked on for using them so they don't. That's what they pay their caddies for anyway. I think the caddies should use them to back up their yardages. I think they'll make their way on tour, but probably later than sooner.

**doogie0070** · 06-06-2006

the USGA said they would be legal by local rule only. so u can use them in a tournament round only is the committee allows them or in a round counting for handicap if they club permitted them

**LyleG** · 06-07-2006

Yes they are legal as per USGA rules. The PGA however, does not yet allow them to be used during tournament rounds. Go to the tuesday, wednesday, practice rounds and everyone has one.

**pingman360** · 06-07-2006

Originally Posted by LyleG

Yes they are legal as per USGA rules. The PGA however, does not yet allow them to be used during tournament rounds. Go to the tuesday, wednesday, practice rounds and everyone has one.

i think that the PGA lets them use them even in the tournament rounds as long as the tournament commitee alows it, for instance earlier this year Sergio was using one i do not remember the tournament though.

**emc** · 06-07-2006

Seems a wate of money when you have a caddy. If you don't trust him then who do you trust?

**PA Jayhawk** · 06-07-2006

Originally Posted by emc

Seems a wate of money when you have a caddy. If you don't trust him then who do you trust?

I believe in most cases, or at least the ones I have seen. It is in fact the caddy using the range finder in the practice rounds. Granted, in Sergio's case it is probably him because he has a paid endorsement for the Pinseeker, and Bushnell would probably rather see him using the device, or I should say, rather see the cameras seeing him using the device as opposed to his caddy.

**pingman360** · 06-07-2006

my thought are that you should take every advantage that you can. in this case why not double-check the caddie and make sure he is right. in the PGA there is a ton riding on every shot you take so why not be 100% sure of the yardage???

**LBCGolf** · 06-07-2006

Originally Posted by pingman360

my thought are that you should take every advantage that you can. in this case why not double-check the caddie and make sure he is right. in the PGA there is a ton riding on every shot you take so why not be 100% sure of the yardage???

Because there is such a thing as "pace of play"

Caddies get paid to do their advance scouting, taking notes and distances down early in the week. If that info cannot be accurately relied on, then they get fired.

Distance is only 1 of the variables you have to take into account, albeit an important one. Beyond that you have to compensate for wind, slope, the lie of the ball and execute your shot.

**pingman360** · 06-07-2006

Originally Posted by LBCGolf

Because there is such a thing as "pace of play"

Caddies get paid to do their advance scouting, taking notes and distances down early in the week. If that info cannot be accurately relied on, then they get fired.

Distance is only 1 of the variables you have to take into account, albeit an important one. Beyond that you have to compensate for wind, slope, the lie of the ball and execute your shot.

i have one it tales 2 sec. to press a button and read the screen.

**LBCGolf** · 06-07-2006

Originally Posted by pingman360

i have one it tales 2 sec. to press a button and read the screen.

Do you play golf with that thing dangling from your neck? Must be tough to swing...

Also it takes a little longer if the person using it has Parkinsons'.

Oh scheisse! That wasn't very PC...

**emc** · 06-07-2006

And some people will probably look at the distance, not be satisfied, and then try and pace off to make sure it's wrong.

**Mward2002** · 06-08-2006

Exactly. The players and caddies get 2 full days of practicing on the course. That's the time to take 5-6 hours to play your round and get all the information you need. Caddy makes a note on the yardage and gives the player another sprinkler head on the book. It wouldn't surprise me to see in that book a note of what club they took and what the results were when they played X type of shot at it.