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4.5
For a couple of hundred dollar investment, you want to be pleased with your purchase... I sure am and have nothing but good things to say about this Rangefinder, though I do have 1 observation that may help you. First, I really thought that the 'top-line-brands' that cost 1.5x to 2x more had some intrinsic quality/feature that distinguished it from the NX9. After 10 or so rounds, I can't imagine what they'd be. This product does just what it says it will, quickly, easily, and with accuracy about 98% of the time (probably 1 or two times a round, I'll shoot a number that is wildly and clearly wrong; without having to move or turn on/off or re-focus I can re-shoot and get the real number - - - I reckon I can chalk this up to 'operator error').My observation is that the slope/distance calculator is an extra that one day will actually benefit me (at this point, I'm not good enough to take advantage of knowing my approach is 163 yards but it 'plays like' 158... interesting, yes. Actionable, not really. It has validated that my perception of needing to drop or add a club due to large elevation changes is pretty accurate. So consider, based on how many different courses you play, whether this is really needed and worth the extra $.Finally, FOR YEARS, I debated whether I really needed a range finder given fairway markers and a very simple (old) Garmin watch that gave me front/middle/back distances. I now know that the answer is 'yes'... in one simple, 7 second, step I know how far I need to hit it, eliminating a) the time expended finding stakes/fairway markers, walking off steps, getting center-of-green distance and then TRYING to account for + or - for pin locations to choose the right club and b) knowing where NOT TO HIT IT to safely stay out of creeks, bunkers, trees (which too shoots accurately).
