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Using Measuring Devices

Bob Menges
Posted 6/2/23

If you have been playing golf over the past 7 years, you must have noticed many people using measuring devices on the course to help them find out how far they are from the flag. This practice has …

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If you have been playing golf over the past 7 years, you must have noticed many people using measuring devices on the course to help them find out how far they are from the flag. This practice has been around for quite some time. At one time the flag sticks had a special device implanted in them and you needed a special gun to hit the reflector to give you a yardage. There are many different types of devices used in today’s game.

Many golfers now carry range finders. They were typically used in hunting. You hold this device up to your eye and click a button when the cross hair is focused on the flag, and it will give you a reading on how many yards the flag is away from you. You must hold the gun steady and make sure your cross hairs are focused on the flag and not a tree or object in front or behind the flag. 

The golf watch has become a popular item as well. This works off a satellite and will give you yardages from where you are standing to the front, middle, and back of the green. This is a much faster form of getting your information. 

The new generation of golfers like to play music when they are on the course. The wingman is a combination speaker and measuring device. You connect your phone through bluetooth to play music, and when you want to know your yardage, you press a button on the fob that you carry in your pocket and the wingman will tell you the yardage to the front, middle, and back of the green.

Whichever device you choose to use, remember, you better practice on the range and know what your average yardage is for each club to improve your game.

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