Bushnell Medalist Laser Rangefinder, Silver

BEST GOLF-RELATED PURCHASE I HAVE EVER MADE!!! After spending a great deal of time weighing the pros and cons of the Medalist vs. a GPS unit (SkyCaddie)... I 100% made the right choice in going with the Medalist. It's accurate, easy to use, no annual fee and you can get any measurement you want ANY TIME you want it. It has taken 4 strokes (on average) off of my game b/c I'm pulling the proper club from the bag each time. Folks who have commented about needing a "steady hand", are likely not using the Medalist the way it was designed. The Pinseeker mode is phenomenal... and requires the user to scan for the pin rather than click right on it. Trees or other objects in the background are no problem... b/c once the unit finds the pin/flag, it by default becomes the nearest target/yardage, so the user is never left wondering you've gotten the right yardage (or if you have picked up a yardage beyond the flag). No steady hand required! The other mode allows for yardages to bunkers, hazards, trees - any object you can view with the lens. The 9 volt batter is a plus b/c it lasts forever and they cost substantially less than the lithium batteries. Additionally, there is never the problem of forgetting to charge the battery (as some of my friends with GPS units have dealt with). Just keep an extra battery on hand... problem solved.

I have used the Medalist for five rounds now, and I'm very happy with the results. On the first outing I was having the same difficulty with stability that others have reported. I found it a bit inconvienient to have to rely on bracing against the cart, especially since there were cart-path-only restrictions in place. Being an advanced amature photographer, I've often used a mono-pod to support my cameras. I gave it a try with my Medalist and it proved to be the ideal solution. The pod with Medalist attached, slips easily into a club slot in my bag, but I need to be careful about slinging the bag around, or letting it drop. I attached the case, using a lanyard, to the mono-pod, and slip the case off and on the Medalist, just as I would a club cover. This offers some protection, but the case is not extremely padded, so I still need to take care. When needed, I pull the unit out like a club, flip the lever to extend the leg, and take my reading with perfect stability. Throw it back and the bag and grab the correct club. Works very well for me! I love that I can read distances to pins and bunkers on any course without ever having to purchase gps downloads. Plus I can read distances to fronts and backs of bunkers, trees, rocks or what have you. And it works whether I have a tree cover or cloud cover as well. All I need is a line of sight. The Pinseeker function seems to work nicely also. I am still taking a couple of readings at the pin, just to build confidence that I am actually reading the pin and not something else. All in all, I am very happy with my purchase. (7/19/11 addition) Three years later my Medalist is still working great. I believe I have only changed the battery at the start of each season. Not because they were dead, but because I figured 1 year/battery was pushing it. I also lost the dang cover during the 1st year of ownership. I now tape the battery in place instead of replacing the cover. It looks funky but hey, so do the people I play golf with haha. Besides, from all of the reviews stating loss of battery covers, I figure the odds are that I will find another one somewhere, sometime. If I had another cover, I'd tape it down anyway.

I love this thing! It works just as advertised. The pinseeker mode is intuitive and accurate. It has definitely increased my confidence in club selection, even on a course I play nearly every day. Since I received my Bushnell Medalist my golf GPS unit has been gathering dust in the garage. (For reference, my index is 8.5 and I usually score in the mid to high 70's.) The pinseeker mode is what really makes this rangefinder so useful. It has no problem at all picking out the flag from the background. On my course there is a large metal-sided maintenance building about 40 yards behind the 18th green, and when I range the flag for my approach, this metal building is nearly always directly behind the flag. Even with this worst-case scenario the Medalist has no problem giving me the correct yardage. (One caveat: you need to be able to see most of the flagstick. If there is a hill between you and the flag, and you can only see the top of the flag, then the Medalist has a little more trouble, probably due to the reflections being scattered by the crest of the intervening hill.) Overall, I am completely satisfied with this rangefinder, and I highly recommend it!

I purchased the Bushnell Medalist Laser Rangefinder in January and have been waiting for the weather to warm up to finally use it. I've played three rounds with it so far and I can say that I am very satisfied with the product and have noticed an improvement in my golf game. It's compact and solid; I leave it in its case in the front pocket of my bag so it's easy to grab and I don't worry about it breaking, scratching, etc. As far as use, it's simple, easy, and accurate. In a few instances where the green was crowded with trees, shrubs, and other background "noise" I had to shoot the target a few times before I felt I had an accurate number. This literally took less than five seconds and it's still much more efficient than walking off your yardage from markers, or guessing. When I used it at a new course I had never played before, it was super helpful and made the round more enjoyable, knowing how far I had to certain markers. I had been debating between this product (for the price and reputation) and a GPS unit. I decided on the Bushnell Medalist because to me it was more accurate and reassuring to know that I could shoot different objects and get accurate distances. Plus, with a rangefinder you don't have to pay for course downloads. Great product. I'd buy it again in a heartbeat. -Dave from Boston

Indispensable à la pratique du golf . Ce télémétre est d une précision extraordinaire, fiable et facile d'utilisation et à un bon prix ... Le fait de connaître les distances éxactes m'a permis de progresser et de baisser mon index trés rapidement ( de 13.5 à 11 en 2 mois ) En ayant le bon club pour le bon coup, la confiance s'en ressent et le résultat est là . Je vous le recommande . Golfiquement votre

but to say this has 'pin seeker' technology? Meh .. not so much. When playing courses that don't have reflectors I need to bounce the laser off the green at the base of the pin to get a reading. That's not what I would call 'pinseeker' technology.

Ho regalato questo telemetro a mio marito: avevo già regalato della stessa marca l'orologio e questo è un ottimo integratore. Riesce combinando i due oggetti ad avere un quadro sempre puntuale del suo gioco ... e non ha più scuse se sbaglia!

J'ai choisi la marque pour sa réputation et je n'ai pas été déçu. Utilisation simple et intuitive. Prise en main agréable. Si on est très tatillon, on peut dire que la visée du drapeau exige un minimum de dextérité pour ne pas trembler. Je garde 5 étoiles

Bought for husband for Christmas 2011, he tried it out right away not on the golf course but just outside and found it worked great, says it will improve his game alot.