Birdie or bogey? The smallest of margins

If you think about it, the closer you get to the hole, the greater the margin for error matters.

What do we mean by this?

Well, picture yourself standing on the tee of a par-5 hole. You’ve got close to 500 yards until you reach the green. You get the big stick out and hammer your driver down the middle.

At least your shot seems to start heading right down the middle. As the seconds tick by with your eyes fixed on the ball, you notice it fade a little, and come to rest on the right-hand-side of the fairway.

No harm done right? You didn’t hit it perfectly straight but it’s come to rest in a decent stretch of fairway. You might not even think about it, but the reality is your ball has travelled 5-10 yards off-center.

It might not seem like such a big deal when you’re teeing off, for many of us it’s a relief to be landing on the fairway in the first place. But being off-target to the same degree when hitting into the green can be disastrous.

Imagine a green where the flag happens to be placed close to a greenside bunker (like above). You’ve hit a cracking shot and the ball is sailing merrily towards the pin. Unknown to you from where you stand hundreds of yards out, there’s a slight lip in the ground that the ball catches at an angle, and your stellar shot trundles into the bunker. What should have been a birdie score has just become a rather sandy bogey.

It's a horrible feeling when you feel you should be celebrating then a slight change in fortune has you very annoyed. Thankfully, with the latest Bushnell Golf GPS devices ready to go in your bag, you’ll be fully clued up on your yardages and content to fully commit to each shot.

Golf GPS device

When it comes to getting your yardage readings on the course, you can’t go wrong with a Bushnell distance measuring device.

77% of our readers said they make use of a distance measuring device to get reliable yardage readings.

These fantastic golf GPS devices take all the uncertainty out of your game. Think how frustrating it is to have the perfect lie sitting up in the fairway but you misjudge the distance and end up either coming short or walloping your ball past the green. Bushnell’s range of gadgets will give you pinpoint accuracy to the flag no matter where on the hole you’re standing.

The latest Bushnell Laser Rangefinders

The first thing you're going to notice when you pick up your new laser is just how easy it is to use in your hand.

Bushnell has a whole range of Golf GPS devices to help you measure your yardages, from handhelds, to watches and laser rangefinders. If you’re a single-figure handicap player, you’ll want gear that’s the absolute cream of the crop to help you succeed in competitions. So we’d like to offer you our recommendation of the Tour V6 Laser Rangefinders.

The Tour V6 from Bushnell is the ultimate in distance measuring tech. This dependable laser rangefinder gives you incredibly accurate readings from over 500 yards away. The device has Visual Jolt feedback tech and gives you a little vibration when you’ve locked onto the flagstick to reassure you its focused on the correct target.

You can also pick up the Tour V6 Shift variation. This rangefinder has all the great features found in the Tour V6 but also includes Bushnell’s Slope technology that takes into account the rising or descending contours of the ground to give you realistic readings. It’s pretty special and will have you fully clued up on all of your approach shots!

If you’re looking for a Golf GPS to add to your arsenal but you’re uncertain of what to look for or which one will best suit your game, please contact us in the pro shop and we’ll be happy to lend you a hand.