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Anyone have any recommendations on these? I notice quite a range in price. Some of the Bushnells are over $400 then you have a Galileo on the low end at $50. Is there a big difference, or does the low end do the job just as well?

The maximun range you can get a reading to a flag, will vary for laser range finders. Go to the websites and see how far you can get a reading to a flag. Pick the model with enough range for your game, No need to be able to get a yardage to 350 yards if you can't hit the ball close to that with your approach shots. The more powerful the range finder, the higher the price. Check out the hunting models also. as the price of these models tend to be less than similar models sold to golfers.

I went with the Bushnell X500 for price adn distance concerns. Post above mentions that you really only need a limited range. Most obstacles won't be beyond the range of most of the models.

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Some models only good to 200 yards to a flag. If you can hit an approach shot from more than that, you might want a more powerful model. The one I have is good to at least 275 yards, as I've gotten a reading from that far out. I have a Bushnell Yardage Pro 500, and it's good to at most 200 yards, which is why I got a new one with more range. Buy what you need, and don't waste money on a model that goes out to 400 yards, if you don't need it.

My Nikon 440 is a good compromise between price and performance. At under $200, it is in the low end of the price spectrum (there are laser rangefinders out there for more than $1000) for a laser rangefinder, but has an 8x optic and a scanning laser. It does sometimes have trouble picking out the flag itself from the background clutter, but I can always still get a pretty good reading from a bunker lip or a grassy slope, or off of one the players in the group ahead on the green. I like it best for getting the exact distance to various hazards and obstacles for tee shots and layups.

The $50 one I would NOT recommend. There are some that are nothing more than a monocular with a scale inside.... they are generally useless. Get a laser rangefinder with a scan feature at the very least.

How did Hogan ever play without these scopes lol................

I have been in major debate on these things - gps or laser is one question. I think probably the rangefinder is more universal (albeit without the find of knowing your driver distance). Then the precise models - it depends how much you want to spend. It seems to me that you are probably sensible getting one which has a pinseeker (or similar) feature. The upper bushnells have it, so do the callaways and presumably the nikon from which the callaway is derrived. I was fixed on the bushnell 1500 but at $400 it really is pricey. Looking at the range, I think the bushnell medalist does basically the same as the 1500 but ranges only to 300 and not 400 - more than enough I would imagine!

So I think that is what I will get, bushnell medalist - pinseeker technology, up to 300 yards - $300. Does anyone have any good reason not to get this? My main concerns are the water resistance (some say it is not waterproof whereas the 1500 is) and the magnification only being 4x (as opposed to 7 on the 1500). I am unsure whether those features make the 1500 worth the extra $100.

I got my Pinseeker 1500 off Ebay, only $324.00. I first ordered the hunting version, but it didn't pickup the flag very well. The place I got it from did an exchange, no problem.

Which model did you get that didn't pick up the flag very well?

The Bushnell Elite 1500. It had a setting for brush, but didn't seem to work well on the flag.