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BigL · 03-26-2006, 05:41 PM

My thoughts exactly. I see no shame in not wanting to carry a heavy bag around for a couple hours. Sure youre not getting a work out but i golf to have a good time, not to shed weight.

stratocastor · 03-27-2006, 02:33 AM

I think this has been said before but gadgets and gizmos are useless and costly. Avoid them, they aren't going to help your game too much.

Nothing will ever beat a solid club and practice.

RYANNNNN · 03-27-2006, 01:18 PM

Although, for putting practice you could always buy those cheap holes for about $20-30 that help your target, some also feed you back the ball if you're lazy. I remember the other day whilst I was at my local golf store there was a new piece of technology being tested, although wasn't for normal course use.

Bigbertha · 03-28-2006, 09:52 PM

I think im going to get one of those holes that hit it back to you when you make it now that you mention it. My short game needs some attention.

GolfLine · 03-31-2006, 04:09 AM

I would get someone to physically help you. forget the videos because its just not the same, and having someone help you is just so much better.

PaulB007 · 03-31-2006, 12:20 PM

A friend of mine bought a yardage viewfinder. Basically its a cheap bit of plastic that when you look through it, its supposed to tell you the yardage, using the height of the pin in the viewfinder.

Its complete rubbish of course, but for some reason he thinks it helps

SportPok · 03-31-2006, 06:44 PM

How much did he buy it for?

I have seen these before and they usually are insanely exspensive. I think if you need something like that to help you to choose you club, you have bigger problems to deal with.

I would never buy anything like that; complete waste of money in my opinion.

gOLfEr056 · 03-31-2006, 07:00 PM

See I love those kinds of things. I am always buying things like that off of the TV and ebay. When I see something like that in an advertisement, I can't help but want to buy it.

The infomercials are misleading, but it gets suckers like me to buy it!

white_tiger_137 · 04-01-2006, 06:25 PM

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A friend of mine bought a yardage viewfinder. Basically its a cheap bit of plastic that when you look through it, its supposed to tell you the yardage, using the height of the pin in the viewfinder.

Its complete rubbish of course, but for some reason he thinks it helps

I agree. Let's say your friend looks through this amazing piece of technology and determines that the top of the pin is 197 yards, 2 feet and 7 1/2 inches away. Now ask him if he has a shot in mind that will travel 197 yards, 2 feet and 7 1/2 inches. Even if he can get close to that distance consistantly, it's not always the best approach. For example, if there's a sand trap in front of the green in the pin is in front, you might want to aim for 205 yards instead.