Bushnell 5x20 Golf Scope Rangefinder (Silver)

by Bushnell

Product Features

• 5x20 golf rangefinder that estimates distance to flag from 50 to 200 yards/meters
• Etched rangefinder reticle with numbers that align with top of flagstick
• Focus-free design provides close-up view of the course
• Also ideal for gauging distance to hazards, such as sand traps
• Compact housing fits easily in a pocket or golf bag

Product Description

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Compact and affordable, the Bushnell 5x20 golf rangefinder estimates the distance to the flag from 50 to 200 yards/meters, so you can always choose the right club for the situation. The rangefinder is a low-cost alternative to GPS rangefinders, yet still delivers the accuracy you've come to expect from Bushnell. Simply line up the base of the flag to the bottom line of the reticle, then read the numbers on the reticle that align with the top of the flagstick. It's an easy way to determine whether your 7-iron will reach the green safely, or whether you can clear the sand trap with your 5-wood. The focus-free monocular design also gives you a close-up view of the course, so you can see obstacles from a distance with crisp precision. Plus, the monocular fits easily in a pocket while you walk to the next shot.

About Bushnell
Bushnell has been the industry leader in high-performance sports optics for more than 50 years. The company's guiding principle is to provide the highest quality, most reliable, and most affordable sports optics products on the market. Bushnell product lines enhance the enjoyment of every outdoor pursuit, including nature study, hunting, fishing, birding, and stargazing. Indoors, the company's binoculars bring the audience closer to the action in fast-moving sports or the fine arts at theaters and concerts.

Product Details

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• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B006M7609U
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,088 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT FOR HUNTING, November 20, 2004

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KRASSEL (SPANAWAY, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bushnell 5x20 Golf Scope Rangefinder (Silver) (Electronics)

Very lightweight and compact. Also very fast to use. No battery's to go dead and no waiting for warmup. They have this advertised as a "laser" range finder but it is not. It uses the old tryed and true "line" method, such as is seen in very high quality rifle scopes. I have found it to be very accurate out to 200 yds. You place the base line at the hooves of the animal and read the line that is at the top of the animals body..that gives the range. Slight adjustments must be made for differant animals, deer are shorter than elk. But one trip to the rifle range will make this very easy to do. I have found it to be much quicker to use than a laser type and it is not affected by rain and snow. Also I don't have to remove my gloves to use it. No battery's to worry about, it weighs almost nothing and fits in any pocket. If you want a range finder that really works well and is easy and fast to use this is the ticket. I bought 3 more for xmas gifts for my hunting partners. Can't recommend it high enough.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's as accurate as any sextant could be, May 13, 2011

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L-C "Larry C." (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bushnell 5x20 Golf Scope Rangefinder (Silver) (Electronics)

Ok, reading the other reviews makes me think of my grandmother, rest her soul, trying to program a VCR, only backwards. Clearly, the 1 and 2 star ratings have 'old-knowledge' blinders, and don't understand how MOA (minutes of angle) work. Meanwhile, the 4 and 5 stars look at this scope as I do, a good way to measure distance.
Oh, and for those saying "it only works for 50-to-200 yards/meters", well, that's not true...just 'double' or 'half' your image relative to the distance marks...or inversely, 'double-or-half' your distance.

The technology involved on how this works is about 2000-years old. The marks in the lens is keyed to the idea that the golf pennant is 6-ft above the cup. So, if your pennant is 6-ft out of the cup, then you just base the bottom line on the bottom of the pole, at the cup, and the top line gives your distance reading. Again, if you assume a deer is 3-ft tall at the shoulders, and an elk is 6-ft, then you can still use the monocular for hunting, too...even bow hunting! Just take that deer, put the bottom mark at the hooves, then at the shoulder blade you just take the reading...and then half it...since the deer is only HALF of 6-ft tall at the shoulders. So, if that reading was 100yds, then he is really only 50-yds away. Simple.

Nope, its not a laser unit...then again, I don't have to lose the trophy of a lifetime because my primo batteries just ran out, or my clumsy dropping of a 600-dollar unit into a stream in the high-country caused my super-special digital unit to stop working.

It works, it works well, and its made well. Learn how to take a distance-reading using size and angles, and you'll see how easy it actually is. Knowing that it is calibrated to a 6-ft pennant is all you need to know...the rest is just a matter of scaling.

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Only good with flagsticks!, January 5, 2009

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initself (Tustin, CA USA) - See all my reviews

The design of this product is based around measuring the distance to a flagstick, so you won't be able to use this product to measure distances to any random object. It also will not measure distances less than 50 yards.

My unit did not come with any instructions, so here they are:

Instructions: Within the golf scope is an etched rangefinder reticle. Once you have the base of the flag lined up to the bottom line of the reticle, simply determine distance to the flag by reading the numbers on the reticle that align with the top of the flagstick.

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