GPS & Rangefinders Archive

Whether you’re golfing or hunting, it’s often necessary to know the exact distance to your target. For example, suppose you’re taking a fairway shot at the green. Knowing the exact range could tell you whether you need to use a seven iron or a nine iron. The same type of precision is even more important for long-range shooting. As a bullet travels through the air, …

Smartphones are great for keeping you connected to the world. At least until a mountain range gets in the way, or until you’re wandering off the beaten path. Suddenly cell reception is a distant memory, and it begins to seem like the quickest way to send messages might be smoke-signal or carrier-pigeon. Satellite messengers solve that problem by keeping you on the grid even when …

How far is your next shot? Whether you’re shooting golf balls or live rounds, for taking a long distance shot, it helps to know the distance to your target. Experience and a sharp eye can provide you a decent estimate, but lasers are precise to the yard. Laser rangefinders are extremely common among golfers, shooters, and hunters. Whether you’re playing 18-holes in a professional tournament …

Distance shooting is a science. Successful shots are the collective achievement of the shooter correctly understanding a wide range of variables. And rangefinders give you the equipment to help objectively judge those conditions. Whether you’re shooting for fun or you’ve got an objective in mind, rangefinders make it easier. If you’re experienced at hunting with a rifle, you’re not going to need a laser rangefinder …

For some reason, golf is still considered by many to be a boring sport. Why? Golf has everything you could want out of a sport: fierce competition, agonizingly sweet suspense, gentle claps from the spectators. It’s every professional athlete’s dream, and yet, golf is still treated as if it’s a game that is far beyond its expiration date. The truth is, technology is transforming golf …