GPS or Range Finder?

Range finder for me every time, easy to zap pins, rake handles, trees, OB or red/yellow posts. Not sure I need the yardage to two decimal places though

I think a range finder is the way to go. Never have to worry about accuracy.

Range finder every course every round.

My first experience with GPS was with carts that had it and I never liked them, so never bought a device for myself. Prefer the rangefinder, I have a Leupold GX3-i3 which I love. Had a Bushnell previously, I liked it, but didn't find myself using the slope feature (which I couldn't turn off for tournaments since it was an older model) and the Leupold's optics are better in my opinion.

I have used both. Like the range finder for most accuracy but the GPS function is alot quicker.

Prefer the rangefinder but I guess I like the good old days when it was yardage markers on sprinkler heads, knowing the green depth and pin positions, and where not to hit your Titleist!

I used a rangefinder and a pin sheet. I am not really a GPS kind of guy as I need to mentally know the exact yardage (like it matters anyways).

On a day like this I'm glad I had both do any of you still use course guides from time to time?

I like them for notes and old course knowledge.

On the course I need all the help I can get

a dozen years ago or so I used to be a big SkyCaddie user. I got tired of the increasing subscription costs so got a Bushnell v2 and haven't looked back.

Though, I have been exploring the idea of adding a GPS.. either finding a good app for my phone or a handheld unit.

Just ordered a Bushnell Wingman. Heading to Pinehurst and playing a course I've never played there, so figure the GPS will help me navigate the unknown parts of the course you can't see. A little music, and I have a rangefinder for when the pin is in sight.

Use whatever works for you.

GPS on my wrist, walk to ball, look at my wrist gives me three yardages, push a button and gives me hazards or trap, look at the color of the flag, pull my club hit the shot. My discussion with the laser users in my group, if you don’t have that exact yardage shot why are you spending $350 - 500? Most shots bounce or roll through or come up short. I upgraded to the shot sense, and it tracks my performance and keeps score and half as much as a laser. Play to 13 hcp. Just works for me that way..

I like my Bushnell Pro X2, if i am playing a new course i bring our my Garmin GPS watch but it's rare now.

I have both, but use GPS like 95% of the time. Good enough for me since I'm pretty much a beginner.

Apple Watch + GolfShot Pro App
Zoom Focus X Rangefinder

As previously stated rangefinder, but no slope on my Bushnell. Pretty good with elevation and wind on my own. Learned before using technology. Started playing golf late in life (1984) and learned distancing from yardage markers in fairways. Worked for me for years, even in rough. Have deep appreciate for rangefinder. Speeds up game.

I’ve used different GPS apps on my phone for a while, currently the Grint. I’ll echo the earlier comments that it’s never been more than a couple of yards off from a laser, and I never have to worry about replacing the battery.

Also helpful to find lines off the tee and survey the green. Most places don’t have yardage books so it’s nice to use GPS to figure out the side to miss on, etc.

A TWIST ON THE RANGE FINDER vs GPS THEME

Our ex-college roommate takes us to play golf at some wonderful venues; everything from Erin Hills to Shadow Creek to Streamsong to Dallas National. Two years ago, while playing at the Paiute's Wolf Course, just as we were getting to the Par 5, 3rd tee box, he says to me, "Get Iggy's (-- not his real name) attention and distract him for about 30 seconds." I queried, "Why?," but he snapped back with, "Just do it!" So I did. Meanwhile, Ricky (-- pseudonym for the ex-college roomie), quickly changes Iggy's new range finder's calibrations from yards to meters! For the next 15 holes, Iggy couldn't figure out why many of his shots were landing short of their mark. It was one of the better ruses that I have ever witnessed! We told Iggy that evening while dining in Vegas.

For a high handicapper like myself I like using a free gps app on my phone. I'm sure I could get slightly better readings from a range finder but those aren't free and honestly take more time/skill to get a yardage. Other than cost, the other features the app is why I don't switch to range finder

-The guys in my 4 some all have the same app.
-It keeps score- can do score for best ball/scramble/skins or whatever we're playing.
-It saves the profiles and scores so I can look up the scores I've shot with one guy from my group vs with another guy from my group which is nice bc we switch it up every week.
-It does handicap calculations so it's been fun to watch that number drop a little.
-Its accurate enough- we always double check each other's distances with whoever's in our cart and it's always within a yard or 2 which works for me.
-It shows details about the greens too which helps.

Some day I'll probably get a rangefinder so I can more accurately get distances of water/bunkers/etc but right now that hasn't really been an issue for me so I'm good with my free app.

Use both myself. One advantage of a GPS is the shot feature that most have. Super helpful when I hit a blind shot that doesn't land in the fairway. I can push the shot button and, knowing my usual yardage with the club, I have a good starting point to look for my ball. Saved me some AVXs that I may not have found otherwise. Rangefinder is great for pins, bunkers, etc.

For the record I have both. I use a Golf Buddy most of the time and a Bushnell rangefinder when I am in wedge distance. Love them both.

I have an NX7 Pro Slope laser rangefinder (not a Bushnell fan $$$), and I use it all the time: from the tee, second long shots and especially for short shots. I also have a Garmin Approach G10 GPS to verify the distance to the front, middle and end of the green for long shots or whenever I encounter a blind shot.

Some people look at these essential devices as nonsense and silly gadgets that kill the beauty and essence of the game, but they never consider why they cannot break 90 or why their distance control is all over. Well, in some cases it is partially a matter of buying both or at least one.

I feel that if you are able to have access to more distance aides then your game has a better chance to improve.

As a lot of people said both.......but I use the range finder more often.