Nowadays, when I surf to any rangefinder blogs or forums, I find a question often from the golfers especially from the beginners that which one they should buy? A laser rangefinder or a GPS watch?

To know this answer, you need to know the working procedure, pros, cons of both types of golf rangefinder. Let’s see it.

Nowadays, when I surf to any rangefinder blogs or forums, I find a question often from the golfers especially from the beginners that which one they should buy? A laser rangefinder or a GPS watch?

To know this answer, you need to know the working procedure, pros, cons of both types of golf rangefinder. Let’s see it.

GPS Device

That kind of device uses the Global Positioning System to perform an operation. GPS devices are user-friendly. They can be used even in the rainy or foggy days where laser rangefinder can’t be.

Pros

The main reason to buy a GPS device is its cost. You can find a perfect golf GPS device for a reasonable price. $100 would be enough to buy a standard GPS device (yes, there will be more device with great features and qualities, and they are very costly as well). Besides, there is a lot of apps for the smartphone are free.

Another good thing about the GPS device is that you can use this even in the rainy or foggy days. It can have a wider yardage than the laser type. There is two type of GPS device that you can use for golf. One is GPS watch, and another one is GPS handheld.

GPS watches are very convenient to use and light-weight to carry. You can use this type of device on your wrist like a wrist watch. That is one of the biggest plus points of these devices. Who want to play golf without having the tension of carrying an extra rangefinder these devices can be a real choice for them. I used Garmin Approach S4 GPS Golf Watch, and it treats me well. You can also try this.

Cons

The top reason to avoid the GPS devices is accuracy. To tell honestly, a GPS device can not give you an exact yardage. Yes, I mean it. I have a lot of experience about the function and operation of GPS devices, and I always used to get very confusing data.

Another reason is that the devices can only be used where the manufacturer company has mapped before. These devices require a map of the courses. Sometimes you will get them free of cost; sometimes you may need to buy. So you may need to spend more bucks!

You always need to connect to the internet as it uses GPS system. Besides, the operation of these types of rangefinders is difficult to execute.