Tuesday 5 August 2008

A gadget of contemplation

Seriously looking into this right now:











Bushnell PinSeeker 1500 Tournament Edition.

FEATURES:
-+/- one yard accuracy
-PinSeeker mode - zeros in on flag
-Standard SCAN mode
-Built-in reflector / Reads distance in both yards and meters
-Ranges (5 yards minimum)
-Reflective surfaces: 1,500 yards
-Trees: 1,000 yards
-Flag: 400 yards
-Fully multi-coated optics
-Twist-up metal eyepiece with oversized ocular and ±4 diopter setting
-Completely waterproof
-Rainguard® coating
-Dimension 1.7x5.1x3.7
-Weight 11.9 oz.
-9-volt battery
-Premium carrying case

One of the problems I am facing right now in golf aside from my many other problems (ie: inconsistent back swing, inconsistent follow through, a lack of discipline in looking at the ball whilst hitting it, a shank, the ability to just feel like whacking, stamina, thicker eyeglasses, and lack of time to play) is the problem of distance.

Having gotten used to the distance measured in metres rather than yards, I am still having a tough time deciding what clubs to use despite fellow players telling me that metres is just 10% more than yards. Cheeach right....with the calculations going onto my head, then bothered by the clubs to use, the distance to the green, peer pressure as they watch you snickering away in the background and all...it all adds up to a "wonderful" hit....70% of the time the golf ball could still be there where you left it, may have rolled a few metres ahead, shanked it into the OB (out of bounds) or the wrong club used. That just saps the joy of golf out of you as you walk to your golf cart or towards the ball with your head looking to your feet bewildered on your mistakes, and if the ball is still laying around...highly likely to have disappeared and lost forever...one of the normal attributes to a high scoring round of golf!

With the Bushnell Pinseeker (TE) at my disposal, I will be able to eliminate the distance factor, the time wasting factor, the wrong clubs factor and most of all, the pleasure of having a new gadget!

I really need to up my golf game as its getting really embarassing. Prolly the gadget might help a tinge more, but a little more help is needed especially in a sucky game I got. Maybe I should do the voting thingamajigga like kambomambo and gadgetski did...haha!

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