In the past the only way to gauge the distance on a golf course was to rely on your sight and good old fashioned intuition. The best golfers knew instinctively where the hole was and how hard they had to hit the ball to avoid the water hazards or the bunker.
Nowadays the option is there for a new generation to use electronic devices to either tell them accurately the distance between where they are and the various landmarks on the course, or at least calculate it for them. It helps with their choice of club, the strength of their swing etc. It is a whole new way of playing golf, and in this more computerised world it is no surprise that this technology has made its way onto the golf course.
There are two main types of devices that are used -golf GPS systems, and golf rangefinders. But what is the difference between the two?
The GPS system can be likened to a sat nav system in a car, as they both run off the same technology. They are handheld, and within them they store the actual GPS positions of the landmarks on each course. Then, based on where you are standing, it calculates your exact distance from all of the landmarks.
Using a laser range finder is maybe not quite as advanced as a GPS system, but it still does the job required. You fire a laser out of the front at a target such as the pole or a bunker. The lasers hit the target and bounce back, and the device will calculate the exact distance between the start and end points on the screen.
Each of these units can do the job of improving your game in different ways.
Nowadays the option is there for a new generation to use electronic devices to either tell them accurately the distance between where they are and the various landmarks on the course, or at least calculate it for them. It helps with their choice of club, the strength of their swing etc. It is a whole new way of playing golf, and in this more computerised world it is no surprise that this technology has made its way onto the golf course.
There are two main types of devices that are used -golf GPS systems, and golf rangefinders. But what is the difference between the two?
The GPS system can be likened to a sat nav system in a car, as they both run off the same technology. They are handheld, and within them they store the actual GPS positions of the landmarks on each course. Then, based on where you are standing, it calculates your exact distance from all of the landmarks.
Using a laser range finder is maybe not quite as advanced as a GPS system, but it still does the job required. You fire a laser out of the front at a target such as the pole or a bunker. The lasers hit the target and bounce back, and the device will calculate the exact distance between the start and end points on the screen.
Each of these units can do the job of improving your game in different ways.
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