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Bushnell Pro 1600 Slope Edition Laser Rangefinder with Pinseeker Reviewed!

If you want to make sure you have the advantage to make your golf game better, then you need to have a tool that will give you pin point accurate yardages from anywhere on the course.  You will never have to guess or walk off a yardage hoping you are correct again.  It is very important that you have the best and most trusted and that is exactly what the Bushnell laser rangerfinder is.

The inclinometer is an amazing feature that you just cannot get with a GPS device or with another type of rangefinder.  This feature allows you not only to get accurate yardages, but also to get the yardages with inclines and declines.  This means you never have to guess whether a shot is going to play 5 yards longer or 10 yards longer. 

Once you put this device in your hands you will have more confidence than you can imagine.  When you use the Bushnell Pro 1600 Slope Edition Rangefinder you will be making your life on the golf course easier and you will never guess about a yardage again.

Let’s take a look at all the Bushnell Laser Rangefinder features:

* Ranges (5 yards minimum) : Reflective surfaces: 1,600 yards, Trees: 1,000 yards, Flag: 400 yards
* PinSeeker mode- zeros in on flag, built in slope compensator
* Reads distances in both yards and meters
* Fully multi-coated optics, Twist up metal eyepiece with oversized ocular
* Standard Scan mode, built in Reflector

If you compare the other GPS or even the other laser rangefinders to the Bushnell Laser Rangefinder, then you will know that Bushnell is the best and the only real choice if you want to improve your golf game.  Why should you always need to walk off a yardage or guess when your shot could be helping you get on the green and down in less strokes?

Let me show you what current owners have to say:

G. Nelson

I used a SkyCaddie for about 3 years and was paying annual fees for downloads for my state. I started traveling out of state and wanted something I could use without added fees. This device was perfect for my needs. It allows me to shoot distance to any object. It is easy to use.

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While meeting with Bushnell at the 2009 PGA Merchandise Show, we learned that the company had partnered with iGolf to offer downloadable course files from the world’s largest GPS golf course database. Because of that partnership, Bushnell is able to jump right into the GPS competition without waiting to grow a library of their own. We really liked the thought of that, because we thoroughly enjoyed the iGolf GPS units we had tried in the past.

The most important information to any golfer is the distance from your ball to the hole. In my opinion, global positioning devices are the ultimate tools for informing players of that most important information. The Yardage Pro from Bushnell is a great option for any player who is looking for a leg up on the competition thanks to the deadly accurate yardages that GPS rangefinders offer. Bushnell makes three levels of Yardage Pros and also a smaller, more basic GPS called the Neo. The Yardage Pro XGC is the top end system that they offer. It has many of the same characteristics as the XG model, except that they XGC model has a color display. The entry level Yardage Pro is the one that I will be reviewing.

This unit has a simple and easy to see display. It tells you the three most important yardages (front, middle, and back) with deadly accuracy. The battery life is perhaps the best part of this unit as you can easily play four rounds without worrying about hooking up the charger. You are required to purchase a subscription in order to download courses, but the charge is only dollars for a 12-month subscription.

NO rangefinder, monocular, binocular, or telescope should ever be sold with a fixed focus eyepiece. You can skate by with a fixed focus eyepiece on a 1x optical system, such as the viewfinders of most cameras. But with a magnifying optical system (in other words a telescope), and you are looking through a small telescope when you use any laser rangefinder, a focusing eyepiece is simply a requirement. Everyone’s eyes are different and few people actually have “20/20″ vision, so a fixed focus eyepiece means that the majority of users are going to see an image that is out of focus to some extent.

The Legend is accurate to within one yard even if you’re measuring through rain or snow, due to its built-in rain and reflective modes. In Western Oregon, where I reside, it often rains during deer season, so this is an important feature for hunters.

There are some points to remember that are common to all laser rangefinders. Don’t look directly into the emitting laser for long periods, especially with a magnifying optical device. Also, the ambient lighting conditions can influence the Legend’s range. Very strong sunlight decreases the maximum ranging capability, and dim ambient light increases the maximum ranging distance.

The Sport 450 is compact and light weight. It is easy to carry and the battery life of the 9 volt battery that powers it is excellent. I have been using mine for over a year without having to change the battery yet. I have noticed that as the battery gets lower the effective range does begin to shorten. TheSport 450 is easy to use and can be operated in either a horizontal or verticle orientation. I have tried both orientations and got the same readings each time. the one button to activate the laser on the top (if held horizontal) of theSport 450 is large enough to be easy to find quickly without having to look away from your target to find the trigger. The 4X20 optics gives enough magnification to easily locate your target and still give alarge enough field of view to quickly pick up targets even at close range.

Check out more optical rangefinders advice at opticalrangefindes.com. You can also read some great reviews on the Bushnell Pinseeker 1500 there as well.

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