But – to comply with the rules of golf – this feature can be disabled at the flick of a switch when playing in a competition.
It basically relies on the honesty of the user that they won’t use it. This is fine by me as you can pretty much cheat on every shot you play in golf.
But you’re only cheating yourselves kids.
The slope-adjusted yardage appears underneath the non-slope adjusted yardage.
It is a valuable tool in my opinion. If you’re playing a practice round at your home club you’ll get to know how much the various elevation changes have on the yardages.
You can then take that knowledge into your competition rounds.
For me, the Pro X2 incorporates the slope feature much better than the previous Tour X laser
The Tour X had a changeable part at the end of the lens. The red bit had the slope feature, the black bit didn’t. This was to show rules officials (who never seem to be present at my club competitions) that the slope feature wasn’t being used.
The Tour V4 comes in a standard model without slope and then a Switch model which has similar capabilities to the Pro X2.
Anyway, two other great things about the Pro X2 are the red display and the Jolt technology.
You can choose between having the yardages come up in bright red or black. I go for the the red every time as you see it much more clearly when there are trees behind the flag.
For me, it’s the Jolt technology which really sets Bushnell lasers apart. This is a vibration to let you know that you have zapped the pin.
When using non-Bushnell lasers I’m always disappointed to not get that ‘jolt’. It’s a bit like when you’re watching golf on TV when the camera is looking right down the line of a player’s shot but you don’t get the pro tracer.
When you get used to a good thing, you want it all the time.
Bushnell Pro X2 laser review – Results/NCG verdict
There isn’t a huge amount to say on how this performs out on the course other than it does exactly what it is supposed to do. And does it extremely well.
The slope, jolt and red display features along with the really cool looks make this the most desirable laser on the market at the moment.
The one negative is the price. Is there enough on offer to warrant parting with all that cash?
I think it’s definitely a product for an ‘avid’ golfer who likes to spend a lot on their golf equipment.
If you want a very simple laser with no bells and whistles then you may want to look elsewhere.
But if you want the best laser that money can buy, I wouldn’t be looking anywhere else.
Details
SRP: £449
More information ca be found on the Bushnell website.
