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      By Ty_Webb ·

      I would typically use my rangefinder from outside about 40 yards. Inside that I'll go by sight. I think the difference there is from say 60 yards, I'm generally expecting the ball to stop fairly close to where it lands. From 30 yards, I'm thinking more about where I want to land it to have it move the right way after that. That could be as close as 10 yards away or even potentially less if there is some interesting land between my ball and the hole. At that point it's more of a "I want to hit it to there" with there being close enough that the visual is good enough. From 60-70 yards, I'm trying to land it pretty much by the hole, so it matters quite a bit more how far away it is. If I'm not landing it by the hole I'm more thinking I want to fly it 5 yards short so it can bounce up or something like that.
    • TapOut64
      At What Distance do Your Pull Our Your Range Finder?

      By TapOut64 ·

      I am a huge numbers guy and if a number can be applied to something, I want to know what it is.  Even in golf, I will pace off short chips as I have a 10 yard, 20 yard, and 30 yard shot whereas I take the club back a certain distance for each.  I have heard the comparison to basketball players that they do not know their exact distance to the basket, they just use their eye sight and adjust which I know a lot of golfers do as well when within a certain distance to the pin.  My question is, what is that distance for you?  I was at the range today and was hitting wayward  balls to a flag that I had no idea what it's exact distance was, I estimate that I was at times as close as 40 yards and as far away as 70 yards.  I was amazed at how accurate I was having not known the distance to the flag.  Temps me to not use my range finder within say 70 yards and go by look and feel.  What say you?
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