Bushnell Pinseeker 1500
 

I think I posted this to the wrong thread or something, but here goes again.
I got a Bushnell Pinseeker 1500 last Friday and it is pretty awesome. I have bee using a Skycaddie for the past year and have been pretty satisfied.

This ne tool is the bomb. On Friday I used it for the first time at my local muni (which is not skycaddie ready) and shot 75 with two doubles. I was amazed at how quickly it locks on the flag. I reall gives you confidence in the shot.

On Sunday afternoon, I took it to my club and again shot under my handicap. There is a hole with a 43 yard deep green that I advised my playing partner that he was 145 from the pin. "But I'm on the 125 marker." he was two clubs short as they almost missed the back of the green with the pin.

I'm sold.

Real numbers
 

MacParrot,

I was shocked by the kind of numbers you mention when I started as a caddie. I had become a pretty decent player without any idea how much pins changed the yardage. I added some but not nearly enough. It gets really out of hand with diagonal greens where you end up in a trap or hazard with a good shot but the wrong yardage.

We still double check the numbers when we come up with 145 when we are standing by the 125 marker. Big green, back pin. After you have looked at the real numbers for a while, it just sinks in. You get much better at judging them on the fly without the laser.

HB

Should you point the crosshairs at the flag or the base of the flag for best results?

Here ya go.
 

Today, players and caddies on every major Tour in the world either use a clinometer or the pinseeker 1500. Just a small hint, when using the elevation part of the 1500, shoot your target at eye level so that you get a proper reading.


This was the last sentence in posting #9. :)

By elevation I assume you mean slope. I do not have the one with slope as they are illegal for competition play.

Can anyone help with the original question.

Cj

If course you are playing has reflectors on the flag poles, aim at the reflector. if not aim at the flag


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I shoot at the flag and it seems to be easier to hit and just as accurate. I really like the 1500 during practice too. You can get a great feel for distances on the range and build confidence in half and 3/4 swings as well.
Pat

i have the pinseeker with the slope option on it. This is a great tool to use durring practice rounds. If you take the slope difference and write it down then you have a close figure to what the hole will play when you are not allowed to use it. I generally take the yardages from my practice round as well as difference in slope and write it down, then when i get there the next day for a round, i have very similar yardages ( depending on the pins ) to what i have written down and seem to be within 2 to 3 yards of the correct distance.

G

To be as accurate as possible (because of the 3 yd varience when shooting a flag); during your practice round I suggest you take three readings and average them out.

Sorry for being so slow with this, I coudn't get the site to come up while I was in N Y (Barklays) this week

:salut:

clinometer
 

Hi
Are they hard to use ? Say I just have a standard laser no slope feature. I shoot the pin and I get 200 yds uphill. Now I use the clinometer and it tells me its a 10% slope. Would I just take 200 X 10% and play the shot at 220 yds. One more thing how long would it take me to get the slope with the clinometer . I'd love to map out my home course I play at cause it has a lot of elevated tee's on the par 3's.
Thanks
Ralph