Is this really the “World’s Ultimate?”
Golfers love distance like teen-aged girls love selfies – it’s a quest that pre-dates the gutta percha. But the ability to dial in exactly how far you need to hit the ball is a more recent technological blessing.
Whether you’re a GPS guy or a laser lover, there’s a tool out there with your name on it.
If you are a laser lover and want features, well, there’s an embarrassment of riches available. Some rangefinders ping or vibrate when you lock on to your target. Facing an uphill approach or a downhill Par 3? Lasers can tell you much yardage to add or subtract for slope. And if you suffered through excessively ridged early toilet training, you can find a laser that’ll measure your distance down to 1/10th of a yard.
Because of course, you have to know.
Laser lover no doubt know the laser playahs – and one of the big dogs in rangefinders is Bushnell. If you want to see stuff that’s far away, whether it’s a deer you want to shoot or a pin you want to cozy up to, Bushnell makes something that’ll help you do that.
THE TOUR X
Bushnell touts its flagship unit, the new Tour X, as “the world’s ultimate laser rangefinder.” That’s quite a claim, and while the Tour X fared reasonably well in this year’s Most Wanted Rangefinder testing, we’d like to know what you think.
Thanks to Bushnell, we’re giving 5 MyGolfSpyers the chance try out the Tour X for yourselves, and let us know what you think.
Here’s what Bushnell says about its Tour X Rangefinder:
- Exchange technology – you can turn the “slope” feature on and off by swapping out faceplates, making it “tournament legal”
- Dual Display Technology – red or black graphics for all lighting conditions
- S.P.2 – for Extreme. Speed. Precision. That means it finds the pin fast.
- JOLT technology – it vibrates when you lock into the pin.
We have 5 Tour X Rangefinders for testing, and we need 5 of you to do the legwork. We want you to give these things a workout and tell us if it is, in fact, the world’s ultimate laser rangefinder. Is it easy to use? Is it accurate? Does it help your game? Is it worth the price?
HOW TO APPLY:
- You MUST be a member of the MyGolfSpy Forum to apply. If you aren’t, sign up here.
- In the Bushnell Tour X Testing thread (CLICK HERE), tell us the following:
- Your name and home state
- What you use to measure distance now
- What one feature is most important to you in a rangefinder
We’ll choose 5 of you to test the Bushnell Tour X laser rangefinder.
For more information:
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Bullwinkle Moose
9 years ago
I play golf around Georgia, and I use the Bushnell Z6 Jolt Slope edition. I’m probably not a candidate to test this puppy, since it is an upgrade to the Z6 which is the most accurate Laser I’ve ever touched. One of the clubs I play a lot used a professional Laser to re-calibrate the 200, 150, and 100 yard markers at our course. They paid a lot to rent the professional laser, the Z6 was dead on with the expensive Laser and it killed the Pro. He ordered his Bushnell the same day, not sure of the model. I previously owned a Bushnell Pinseeker 1200 Slope, and both my Lasers are used for hunting as well as golf. Try that with a GPS, ha. Seriously I’m 65 but I do not have a problem using my Z6, it focuses quickly, and I love the 98.2 yard readings when at that distance.
I’d like to protest, MGS keeps offering for trial equipment I already use. When there is a shaft or new Wedge I never qualify for some reason. Ah I see it all now, MGS being a bunch from out west is biased against old Southern Golfers. Seriously, really enjoy the information you guys provide even if you don’t like old Southerns, ;-)