Leupold - Digital Golf Rangefinder

by Leupold

Product Features

• PinHunter Laser Technology with a Quick Set Menu
• 6X Magnification and 7 Selectable Reticles
• Size: 4" X 2.75" X 1.5", Weight: 6.8 oz,
• Includes: Leupold Laser Rangefinder, Owners Manual, Cordura Case, 1-Year Warranty

Product Description

Leupold?s GX-I is a line of sight rangefinder that complies with USGA rule 14-3, making it tournament legal on many courses.   It has seven aiming reticles that allow each golfer to customize the point of aim to his or her playing style or eyesight, and an easily accessible scan mode that is always at your fingertips.  Each GX-I incorporates Leupold?s proprietary PinHunter? laser aiming system, a combination of advanced hardware and software.  Pinhunter uses a laser that is optimized to range golf features and a software package that maximizes the effectiveness of the laser under golf conditions.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001P82A1S
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,916 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #26 in Sports & Outdoors > Golf > Accessories > Range Finders

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

89 of 90 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Golf Rangefinder on the Market, April 9, 2009

By 

LarryMcJ (TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leupold - Digital Golf Rangefinder (Misc.)

I spent a lot of time researching both the Leupold GX-1 and the Bushnell V2 but all I could find, even in a large city, was the V2 to actually put my hands on. Thus, I had to take a chance and purchase the GX-1 online, but I am SO GLAD I did. If all you want is the short version of this...then go purchase the GX-1 as it's MILES ahead of the V2 in "every" aspect. If you want a few particulars...read on.

In addition to a product "being" right, I want it to "look" right and "feel" right. The GX-1 does these in spades. Just holding it, you know you're holding quality, and not something made of inferior plastic that will likely not look the same in six months of normal, let alone rugged, use. The GX-1 has a very rugged, rubberized feel that simply feels good in your hands.

Reticles. We're all different and we all prefer to view things differently through a rangefinder. The V2 has only one reticle (a small circle), while the GX-1 has seven different reticles from which to choose. I found I was comfortable with the default reticle setting, but for those who are not, there are six other available reticles. As opposed to the V2, the reticles on the GX-1 are very fine in detail...more professionally displayed would be a way to describe them. While the reticle on the V2s that I looked at seemed to have thicker lines and were more distracting, with some jagged edges in some cases. I noticed the same thing about the yardage numbers...they were larger and more defined in the GX-1.

6X magnification (GX-1) vs. 5x with the V2. I think it's just enough of a noticeable enhancement to be worthy of mentioning. I don't see much of a difference in viewing a flag or small target, but there's a big difference when shooting the front/back edges of a fairway bunker that give the GX-1 a big edge here with 17% more magnification.

Speed of acquiring the target. Here's where the GX-1 one absolutely blows away every Bushnell rangefinder on the market. The GX-1 is almost instantaneous, where the V2 won't display the range for what seems like a couple of seconds. That may not sound like much...but it seems like an eternity when you just want to shoot the flag and get on with your shot. The Callaway/Nikon rangefinders are also fast...but they are still no match in the other categories for the GX-1.

If you're a hunter, you know that Leupold has been around for a lot longer than Bushnell, making what hunters think are some the best and affordable optics available. The fact is that Bushnell is a very large company with obviously a large marketing budget, so you're going to see more of them and their products, especially in the retail stores. But that doesn't make them the best...only the biggest with the deepest pockets.

Technical support. I called both companies with a list of pre-sale questions and the person with whom I spoke at Bushnell might easily have been outsourced, though I doubt he was. He simply was not technically conversant in his own products. Contrarily, the person with whom I spoke at Leupold had all the answers, and made me feel comfortable he was an expert in the Leupold products.

If you want a high quality rangefinder that is better in all aspects than its competition, you simply can't do better than the Leupold GX-1 (tournament legal) or the GX-2 (compensates for slope, temperature, and also tells you what club to hit...after you train it).

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product - Best range finder, August 16, 2009

By 

Peter G. Coulter (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leupold - Digital Golf Rangefinder (Misc.)

I did research between multiple range finders and different 3rd party reviews and ratings. This was consistently one of the best according to the reviews and ratings. I love this range finder. My friend has a buschnell and that takes around 30 seconds to get the reading back. This product takes a second to get a reading back which helps out with pace of play. Can't say enough about this product. This is the best range finder out there for its price.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for me, July 8, 2009

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Bart A. Miller - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leupold - Digital Golf Rangefinder (Misc.)

A lazer range finder works on all courses which is why I chose it over a GPS locater. That said this unit is perfect. Crystal clear and accurate it's lowered my strokes bigtime. Some may find it difficult to hold without shaking but propping it on the cart or even a club to gain the steady hand will quickly resolve that issue. It's a rugged little unit which attaches perfectly to my bag and has taken all kinds of gentle abuse.