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BUSHNELL Medalist Laser Rangefinder with Pinseeker Technology
Bushnell Medalist Laser Rangefinder with Pinseeker Technology With its sleek horizontal profile, the Bushnell Medalist Laser Rangefinder is about two things: lower scores and Pinseeker technology. Quick and natural to the eye, the Medallist acquires flags tucked in the deepest corners of the green, despite background clutter that befuddles lesser rangefinders. Wherever evil lurks anywhere on the course, the Medalist with Pinseeker provides you with the information you want to make the shot you need. Features: Range: 5-1000 yards Power/Objective: 4x 20mm
Average Customer Rating:
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5
(35 Reviews)
31 out of 35(89%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
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Customer Reviews for Medalist Laser Rangefinder with Pinseeker Technology
Review 1 for Medalist Laser Rangefinder with Pinseeker Technology
Overall Rating:
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Date: December 24, 2009
Does what it's supposed to do
Date: December 24, 2009
I've used this range finder for 6 months. Very accurate, very simple to use on the course and the range, highly recommended. The overall quality seems to be good.
The only con is that the battery cover will pop off occasionally on my unit.
Pros: Quality, Easy to Use, Good Value
Reviewed by:
regularhack
Location: Virginia
Skill Level: Intermediate
Gender: Male
Where do you play most often? Other public
How often do you play? Multiple times per month
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Overall Rating:
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Date: September 18, 2009
bushnell
Date: September 18, 2009
very good product. and i'm verry happy is easy to use
Pros: Features, Quality, Easy to Use, Good Value, Durability
Reviewed by:
lalo
Location: california
Skill Level: Intermediate
Gender: Male
Where do you play most often? Municipal
How often do you play? Multiple times per month
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Overall Rating:
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Date: September 15, 2009
Unreliable Display
Date: September 15, 2009
I bought this product a few months ago and had high hopes for it. It worked great for the first week, then out of nowhere the display started fading in and out and the pin seeker option stopped working. The first number and last number on all yardage is not readable making for some tricky guesswork. I would not recommend this product to anyone because I am sure there are things on the market for the same price that are much more reliable than this piece of junk.
Cons: Quality
Reviewed by:
TheDonald
Helpfulness Rating: 1 out of 1
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Overall Rating:
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Date: June 28, 2009
Display goes out
Date: June 28, 2009
I have had this range finder for about six months now. Worked great up unitl the 6th month. The display for the 100 number fades out and does not read. This is very common i hear and they will fix it for you. I going to upgrade to the 1600 and call it a day. I don't have time for things not to work right. Plus the thing is only 6 months old. Not very happy with this product. Works good when it is working but other then that for this one. You can keep it. Bushnell 1600 here i come.
Pros: Easy to Use
Cons: Durability
Reviewed by:
MDMac8
Helpfulness Rating: 0 out of 1
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Overall Rating:
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5
Date: June 20, 2009
Works good, but...
Date: June 20, 2009
We lost the battery cover the 2nd time we took it out to the course. The distance numbers are generated quickly and are accurate. Our speed of play increased by at least a minute a hole.
Pros: Quality
Cons: Durability
Reviewed by:
osu4mul8r
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Overall Rating:
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5
Date: June 11, 2009
Bushnell vs. SG3
Date: June 11, 2009
Just bought a Bushnell for $275 with 15% Father's day discount and went out to the course to play 18 with a buddy who has the Sky Caddie SG3. I was debating wether to keep the Bushnell or get a SG4 Skycaddie, so I leaped at the opportunity to operationally test both of them. Played in the afternoon of a mostly sunny day.
The results after playing 18 : Yardage for both systems was essentially the same +/- 2 yards at any given spot on the course. I liked the SG3's information about distance to bunkers and various other hazards at the tee box. I could range spots on the course with the bushnell, but it was hard to get accurate readings to a spot of grass on the corner of a bunker or other hazard at distances over 200 yards. Bushnell works better when you have something to range like a tree, golfcart, fellow golfer, or pin that gives you a 90 degree angle to reflect against. The GPS was accurate and already had all that information loaded in. So the edge goes to the GPS on the tee box. The bushnell laser rangefinder came into it's own when I needed to know the exact yardage to the pin. SG3 unit only gave yardage to front, middle, and back, so we still had to estimate where the pin was on the green. With hills, sun and shade playing games with our eyes, It was sometimes hard to judge where the pin was located. Laser rangefinder sure took the gueswork out of it. Everyone was looking to me to get them the to the pin distance on every hole. The pinseeker feature worked perfectly and was easy to use. I had no issues getting a reading on any pin. The pinseeker technology overcomes the problem of not being able to hold the rangefinder perfectly steady.
Final decision: Accurate distance to the pin is the most important information you can have on the course, so I am sticking with the Bushnell.
Pros: Quality, Easy to Use, Good Value, Features, pinseeker technology
Reviewed by:
Stuart
Helpfulness Rating: 1 out of 1
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Overall Rating:
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Date: May 4, 2009
Bushnell will try to avoid rebate
Date: May 4, 2009
Got the Bushnell rangefinder for Christmas. It's every bit as useful on the practice range helping you get a better sense of your yardages as it is on the course. Make copies of everything you send to Bushnell when you try to collect your rebate and send it certified. I carefully sent them everything required, but got a card in the mail saying the rebate was not coming because I didn't send the original UPC code. I have a hole cut in the box where I removed this, but they denied my rebate, so plan on spending the full amount. Got no satisfaction form their customer service.
Reviewed by:
JMP3
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Overall Rating:
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5
Date: December 20, 2008
Worthwhile tool for your bag
Date: December 20, 2008
First time I used the rangefinder I shaved several strokes off my card! The only problem I have with it is I"m too shaky, you need a mono stand with it.
Pros: Quality, Durability, Features
Reviewed by:
markbob
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Overall Rating:
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5
Date: October 31, 2008
best golf tool ever
Date: October 31, 2008
I got this range finder because I wanted more than just front, middle, or back of the green. I wanted a more precise distance and this can't be beaten. I like the fact that it can be used in tournaments ,whereas, the one with slope cannot. So don't bother with the extra cost. Others have said they had trouble with fog but I have not.
Pros: Good Value, Features
Reviewed by:
golfnut50
Location: New Jersey
Skill Level: Advanced
Gender: Male
Where do you play most often? Private
How often do you play? Multiple times per week
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Overall Rating:
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Date: August 27, 2008
can break down
Date: August 27, 2008
Works great until it stopped working. I don't know if it was from the golf cart or from a push cart over rough terrain, but it was always in its case when I'm not using it. In either case, it was during normal use and I don't expect to have to baby this thing while trying to focus on playing golf. It just broke down in about a couple of months.
I had the Pinseeker 1500 before I gave it away and bought this one. The Medalist is just made of poorer quality at least from a construction viewpoint.
Pros: Easy to Use
Cons: Quality, Durability
Reviewed by:
herrsonic
Helpfulness Rating: 1 out of 1
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Overall Rating:
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Date: August 2, 2008
Great tool to improve score.
Date: August 2, 2008
The good...
It locks in nicely on the pin. You get exact yardage and it will improve your score, especially if you are accurate inside 100 yards. I would recommend this for all golfers because it's great to know hazards as well as how far the pin is, but I would absolutely recommend this to golfers who can hit accurate distances (essential tool for the better golfer). When I am on my game, there are times I can put the ball within 5-10 feet of the pin (from 100 yards in), which gives me a great chance to birdie putt. I also find that for all golfers this is a great tool for par 3's.
The cons...
Sometimes it takes a few times to make sure that you have the correct distances. It's possible that you are picking up other objects as the distances. It's not a huge deal, you just have to make sure you know where you are on the course so that you are not picking up 35 yards difference on your approach shot. I make sure to look at the markers and use my head to make sure I am not over or under shooting the pin.
Sometimes it takes a few times to make sure that you have the correct distances. It's possible that you are picking up other objects as the distances. It's not a huge deal, you just have to make sure you know where you are on the course so that you are not picking up 35 yards difference on your approach shot. I make sure to look at the markers and use my head to make sure I am not over or under shooting the pin.
Overall...
I would highly recommend this product. It has helped me a lot to improve my game, knowing how far it is to my pin, and how far to obstacles like sand or water. One day I played with a guy that also had a rangefinder without the pinseeker, I was surprised how much more difficult it was to use. I took some abuse one day from a wise guy I was playing with, saying get that (insert explicative) outta here...by the end of the round he was begging me for distances. I told him to respect my authority or no more distances for you! :)
Pros: Quality, Easy to Use, Good Value, Features, gives you clout over your poor golfing buddies
Cons: battery clip falls off sometimes.
Reviewed by:
GolfGeek
Location: Michigan
Skill Level: Intermediate
Gender: Male
Where do you play most often? Other public
How often do you play? Multiple times per week
Helpfulness Rating: 2 out of 2
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Overall Rating:
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Date: July 30, 2008
Shave Strokes
Date: July 30, 2008
This product is awsome. I had been using a GPS unit for 3 years now and questioned it's accuracy. Boy am I glad I switched. This unit quickly zeros in on the pin from 250 yards or less and is deadly accurate, unlike the GPS units out there.
If you are good and can hit the yardage when you need too, this little baby will save you strokes. There's a reason the Pro's use these.
If you are good and can hit the yardage when you need too, this little baby will save you strokes. There's a reason the Pro's use these.
Pros: Easy to Use, Features
Cons: high price
Reviewed by:
WoodyB
Location: Charleston, WV
Skill Level: Advanced
Gender: Male
Where do you play most often? Other public
How often do you play? Multiple times per week
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Overall Rating:
out of
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Date: July 25, 2008
unreliable
Date: July 25, 2008
this product lost the pinseeking mode after a couple uses. which makes it very unreliable. cost to fix even with warranty. peice of junk in my opinion
Cons: Quality, Durability
Reviewed by:
tms420
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Overall Rating:
out of
5
Date: June 15, 2008
worth every dollar
Date: June 15, 2008
this is another great product Bushnell has out out its very reliable. the only problem is that, you may need to check the distance to your target once or twice. but still very reliable. and since i've had this range finder i have dropped a few strokes.
Pros: Quality, Durability, Easy to Use, Good Value, Features, reliability, well designed
Reviewed by:
bossnigga
Location: Caliifornia
Skill Level: Intermediate
Gender: Male
Where do you play most often? No preference
How often do you play? Multiple times per week
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Overall Rating:
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5
Date: May 23, 2008
works awesome
Date: May 23, 2008
Not only can it do everything it says it can, it can also
range find your balls for distance which is why I
bought this one. I could see improvement in my
yardage, it has been a huge help. It has helped my wife see improvement in her distance as well
range find your balls for distance which is why I
bought this one. I could see improvement in my
yardage, it has been a huge help. It has helped my wife see improvement in her distance as well
Reviewed by:
Steve86
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Overall Rating:
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Date: May 20, 2008
Not bad
Date: May 20, 2008
This product does what it was designed to do with nothing flashy. You can find the distance to the pin or to a spot at the touch of a button. It doesn't show elevation or anything, just yardage but overall it is a really good product.
Reviewed by:
rollinac
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Overall Rating:
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Date: May 15, 2008
Yardage Help
Date: May 15, 2008
Very easy to use. My golfing partners have come to rely on my rangefinder for thleir yardages!
Reviewed by:
BASM
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Overall Rating:
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Date: May 7, 2008
Better than expected
Date: May 7, 2008
Based on other reviews of rangefinders, I expected it to be a little difficult to range the pin on longer yardages. However, after using the product I have to say it is easy. It accurately ranges yardages, and is very fast, usually zeroing in on the pin in less than 2 seconds. The pinseeker mode is great to ensure that you are ranging on the pin and not a background object.
Reviewed by:
Ezmezzo
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Overall Rating:
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Date: April 29, 2008
medalist
Date: April 29, 2008
great product...have used product 4 times so far...easy to use,easier than expected to lock on flag, very accurate, no complaints at all!!!!
Reviewed by:
TIMPYR80
Location: GRENADA,MS
Skill Level: Advanced
Gender: Male
Where do you play most often? Private
How often do you play? Multiple times per month
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Overall Rating:
out of
5
Date: April 23, 2008
Ineeded an item like this.
Date: April 23, 2008
The Medalist has already shead 5 strokes off my score. My handicap is shrinking now.
Reviewed by:
Basher
Location: Gilbert, SC
Skill Level: Intermediate
Gender: Male
Where do you play most often? Municipal
How often do you play? Multiple times per month
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