I use my PinSeeker “with Slope” 99% of the time. You’ve got to be careful to avoid overhanging limbs, though, as occasionally the laser will bounce light off of them and you’ll get an unusual yardage. The theory makes sense, and in practice that theory held up. It does so by acquiring multiple signals and then displaying the distance to the shortest. PinSeeker mode attempts to find the flag among a sea of highly reflective trees. The real gem is the PinSeeker mode, or the PinSeeker with Slope mode.
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This mode is useful if you’re standing on the tee looking for a good yardage to a tree line, a creek, or a series of fairway bunkers, but won’t be terribly useful on courses with which you are familiar. Scan mode allows you to scan slowly along a tree line while the LCD updates its measured yardage. It also features three different modes: Scan, PinSeeker, and PinSeeker with Slope. The PinSeeker measures in yards and meters (pushing MODE for five seconds toggles between the two) to within +/- 1 yard or meter. The diopter can be adjusted to +/- 4 points, so even those with poor vision should be able to view their target clearly. The single-lens eyepiece features 7x magnification and an LCD that overlays the view and upon which numbers and graphics appear. The two buttons provide for a simple interface and easy operation. The PinSeeker has only two buttons – a Power button and a MODE button. Mine has lasted through 10 rounds and shows no signs of losing power. The PinSeeker uses a single 9-volt battery. In reality, you’ll never need it for anything over 400 yards. The PinSeeker can find a flag from up to 400 yards, and trees from up to about 1000 yards.
The range finder is accurate to up to 1500 yards, though only with the use of a reflector. It weighs only 11.9 ounces, so those that carry their bag won’t notice the additional weight. The PinSeeker measures 1.7″ x 5.1″ x 3.7″ – about the size of two sleeves of balls. Some simple math that includes the speed of light (which is constant) yields a yardage. The PinSeeker measures the amount of time the light takes to bounce off of the object and return. You look through the PinSeeker and aim the LCD crosshairs at an object – a tree, the flag, the face of a bunker – and the unit sends a pulse of light. Unlike the Sk圜addie, which uses a satellite-based global positioning system (GPS), the Bushnell PinSeeker uses a laser to calculate distances.
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In fact, if you attend a professional tournament during a practice round, you’ll see plenty of caddies using the PinSeeker to double-check yardages. Though devices such as the Bushnell PinSeeker 1500 (and the Sk圜addie) are illegal for competitive play, they’re acceptable and legal for informal and handicap play. You may miss right or left, but if you don’t short side yourself, you’ll likely be putting most of the time. When you’re pin high, you don’t have to worry about water hazards, bunkers, or steep slopes beyond the green. Tiger Woods has long said that the secret to good golf is always being pin high.
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