| The following outlines the pluses and minuses of both | | | | evaluate speeding on the street and a pair of |
| golf GPS units and laser range finders, illustrating their | | | | binoculars. This optical system is essentially like a rifle |
| assistance. Regardless of which type of yardage tool | | | | scope, and allows you see, choose, and lock on to |
| you use, they can give you an correct indication of | | | | the target area you want to meter the yardage to |
| distance, but they follow various design concepts | | | | (for example, a bunker up on the green). The golf |
| that can be both good and bad. | | | | range finder will flash a 'safe for the eyes' laser at |
| How a Rangefinder Works | | | | the chosen point, and is able to measure the time it |
| There are major differences between a GPS based | | | | takes the laser to rebound off the object and return |
| and rangefinder. A range finder is sort of like a | | | | to the rangefinder. The device measures at this delay |
| combination between a radar gun that police use to | | | | between firing and returning to measure the distance. |