- The new Precision Pro R1 rangefinder combines the functions of a laser, GPS and cell phone.
- The R1 gives targeted yardages, plus front/middle/back GPS measurements.
- New MYSLOPE™ feature incorporates environmental and swing data to give club suggestions during play.
The new Precision Pro R1 rangefinder may be the most technologically advanced rangefinder ever. At its core, the Precision Pro R1 is a laser rangefinder but once you pair it to the Precision Pro app on your smartphone, the R1 becomes a complex data-crunching machine.
Sure, lots of laser rangefinders can give you a slope-adjusted reading but how many will also adjust the yardage for air density, air pressure, altitude and wind? The data digested and delivered is substantial and it all starts with the R1’s MYSLOPE™ algorithm.
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MYSLOPE™ Functionality
Not content with just adjusting yardages for slope, the data analysts at Precision Pro have taken environmental measuring to the next level with MYSLOPE™. This proprietary algorithm taps into the endless streams of data provided by our smartphones. Once you load and launch the Precision Pro app, the MYSLOPE™ system will compile environmental data and give you a yardage that factors in the influences of slope, elevation, humidity and wind. You won’t even need to have your phone out as all the numbers are delivered directly into the viewfinder of the R1.
On top of this, the display will also feature front/middle/back of green yardages based upon GPS measurements. So, in the display, you have the yardage you shot with the laser, the adjusted laser value for environmental conditions and the GPS values. At that point, if you don’t hit the green, it’s not because you didn’t have a good number.
The crazy thing about the R1 is that the MYSLOPE™ information doesn’t stop there. Once you enter your personal swing data into the app, it will also suggest a club for you to hit. Granted, other golf apps also have similar functionality but the data you can enter into the Precision Pro app is unusually extensive. The app does feature a simple data entry mode but it really shines in its detailed data mode. In this mode, you can enter your launch angles, ball speeds, spin rates and so on, providing the digital caddie with even more data to integrate into its club recommendation.
Obviously, you will need to know these data points and take the time to enter them into the app. Once you do, though, you have a tool for truly personalized yardages.
Precision Pro R1 Pricing
One of the market separators for Precision Pro is their ability to deliver a high-quality laser rangefinder at a price below the competition. The Precision Pro lasers always score well in the MyGolfSpy Buyer’s Guides while costing much less than other units. That theme continues with the R1. At $319.99, it will become the most expensive rangefinder in the Precision Pro line. However, that price is well below similar units from competitors. The Bushnell Hybrid laser/GPS unit runs $399.99 and the Bushnell XE costs $550. Neither one of those units integrates all of the data that the R1 does.
The R1 will also come with Precision Pro’s standard 90-day money-back guarantee and lifetime free battery replacement.
Infinite Information
OK, so maybe the Precision Pro R1 doesn’t provide infinite information but it definitely chews on unusually large bytes. For some players, this may sound like information overload. For others, it’s the level of detail they have been searching for. If you are looking for the most complete data story for your yardages, the Precision Pro R1 should check all your boxes. If you’ve ever wondered the quantitative effect of humidity on your golf ball, wonder no more.
You may be thinking, “that’s nice in theory but how does it really work?” We will have that answer for you in just a few days in our much-anticipated 2021 Rangefinder Buyer’s Guide.
Until then, dive deeper into the data digestion of the R1 and MYSLOPE™ at precisionprogolf.com.
P.J.
5 days agoDefinitely cool – as a self-professed “gadget guy”, I’d love to try it out. Realistically, probably way more data than I need. My handicap stays around 10, I hit the ball fairly consistently, but not sure all that data would really help me. Again, pretty cool, though!
RyanO
5 days agoI’d say that the garmin z82 is far more advanced than this thing.
Also, the precision pro devices are quite slow to get a reading and are terrible at getting a pin lock.
Having owned a PP unit, I ended up going back to my $70 boblov after a few months after realising how much easier and quicker it was to get a reading + pin lock.
Jon
17 mins agoValid point the Garmin z82 is more technically advanced with everything “all in one” and not reliant on a cell phone. Comparing feature to feature the $300 price difference cannot be overlook. I would argue the pin lock precision having owned both a Z82 and PP devices at one point. I do like that the z82 includes yardage to hazards as well.
Mike
6 days agoLove this concept and really hope it can execute what it says it can. I’d like to see how this affects battery on the phone. I already have my Arccos unit and Bluetooth speaker on my phone during a round lol.
TR1PTIK
6 days agoI love the idea of this rangefinder. Not sure if I’d purchase this or go for something more basic myself, but the technological improvements would certainly be good in helping someone who struggles to make adjustments for environmental factors.
Mike
6 days agoI imagine that the second next upgrade will include hitting the shot for us. Then we can play golf from the comfort of our armchairs.
Seriously, the golfer does need information, but is required to use his/her brain to play. It’s the old question: should you do what you can do? I feel the data deluge is going too far.
Wanger Michael
6 days ago…another useless gimmick, they should improve their software for iPhone first (many bugs). A combination with iPhone is a good idea, as long as you improve the usability and time consumption. All we need is fast yardage and fast score input! Big numbers please and easy to read!
Tinman
7 days agoI’m with Stuts. While all this technology is cool. All its going to do is slow the game down. Do you really need some rangefinder to tell you its windy, or if you live in the southeast in the summer it’s humid. All this will do is slow done the game and cause people to quit playing. Just go play!!!
RyanO
5 days agoYes and no… If it’s used properly, you’ll have people finding more greens and taking less time in sand traps and taking additional shots to get on the green.
Its far quicker to look at a screen and see the information then and there rather than picking up blades of grass and dropping the grass in the wind to gauge the speed, then working out club distances.
Linton
7 days agoNo mention of the fact that this device CONTRAVENES the Rules of Golf in terms of Distance Measuring Devices, Rule 4.3a.
The device is fine for Social rounds but playing in any Competition or Handicapped round would be Illegal.
This should be clearly stated in the review.
May not impact US golfers much but does impact golfers in other countries who play competition golf nearly every round, eg Australia .
Les
6 days agoIf only there was something like a switch on the side that can turn all that off.
Stuts
7 days agoThis is the dumbest, idiotic idea I have ever heard of. Talk about beating the horse dead….it’s enough that we have to know the exact yardage to the “flag”, how much it takes to fly a trap, lay up to the water, etc. But now it’s important for the average weekend or even daily golfer to know the air density, pressure, etc. Come one give me a break….this kind of information isn’t going to take 1/1,000th of a stroke off most people’s game.
Unfortunately, this toy is actually going to slow the game down more. I’ve never approached a shot and had to back away 2-3 times because I was concerned with the air density and pressure. I’m a 11.8 handicapper and I’m just glad if I make solid contact. However, this idiotic new toy will now have golfers first checking their yardage; then for the discerning “expert” weekend golfer they will then be checking the air density and pressure on their cell-phone….and if they are out of signal range (temporarily) perhaps they can sit in the fairway and wait for the signal to “maybe” come back.
I’m disappointed that you would even put this in your email letter. No one should be encouraged to purchase this device. It’s as worthless as worthless can get. My opinion.
Stuts
Ian
7 days agoI understand your concern for the potential delay in play with all this data/information this rangefinder produces. It is an added feature, you don’t need to have your phone out to use it and play golf. Honestly, I range every shot just to try and bee consistent with my setup when I walk up to the ball.
Andrew
6 days agoPerhaps you should have read the article before blowing your lid.
“MYSLOPE™ system will compile environmental data and give you a yardage that factors in the influences of slope, elevation, humidity and wind. ** You won’t even need to have your phone out as all the numbers are delivered directly into the viewfinder of the R1. **”
It will function the exact same as any other laser. Point and click, number appears on the screen but also factors in environmental data.
How is an improvement on current technology that’s overall better AND cheaper “dumb and idiotic”?
Van Dyke Walker
7 days agoNeed a simpler explanation.
Mahons
7 days agoWhile the technology is interesting, it is only as good as the initial rangefinder reading. My experience with Precision Pro is that their rangefinders are poor and inaccurate. After using Bushnell since the 1500, I was used to quickly picking up a target and trusting the reading. I thought I’d support the newcomer and bought a NX7 slope and it struggles to read anything over 100 yards accurately. A reading I can’t trust is worth less than no reading at all.
Eide Pål Otto
7 days agoWould have loved an @ArccosGolf version of this integrated with their AI capability.
F D Little
7 days agoSign me up
lgv
7 days agoI have the Garmin equivalent. Way too much information to digest when you are playing a fast round. Oh, and it doesn’t measure the wind. It is pulling from the weather forecast. Not useful when gusting, but does give you the direction.
Jon
7 days agoUse your senses like a real golfer
Whitey
6 days agoExactly , high tech aids? Green reading books and now a device tells you what club to hit. This isn’t golf. As Jack said , “I always thought being able to figure it out on your own was the challenge”. Or something like that. How about low tech? See it feel it, hit it.
Jason
7 days agoWill the app cost anything or will it have different cost for different levels of use
Doug
7 days agoIf you pull this out with your phone on every shot, my golf group will throw it into the lake. TMI.
Mike
7 days agoLove your comment. Just shoot the freakin pin & swing. Info overload IMHO.
Brandon
7 days agoAgreed. If you are crunching numbers for 5 minutes staring at your phone with an open green and people on the tee behind you then you better be prepared to get hit into.
Tim
7 days agoAs someone who has his PP range finder and GPS app opened at all times, this sounds terrific. Definitely on the Father’s Day gift list. 😉
Ian
7 days agoI look forward to selling my current NX9 slope for this nice upgrade. Just downloaded their app as well and it looks/functions incredibly well even without this new rangefinder! Also there is a sneak peak for their next released product on their, people should go check it out. *cough* – ace
G Money
7 days agoNo MyGolfSpy coupon?
Ian
7 days agoIt isn’t even available yet and you already want a discount?
Hunter
1 week agoPretty cool. Would be awesome if there was a way to export your data from arccos, shot scope, or Garmin. Then you don’t have to go through it manually or start over. Very interested to see the review on it as I’ve been looking for either a GPS to pair with my current precision pro or a combo GPS rangefinder and this may fit the bill.
John Lohmann
1 week agoThe rangefinder featured doesn’t appear on the company website. Can someone help?
Jonah Mytro
7 days agoThe R1 rangefinder is live on our website:
https://www.precisionprogolf.com/product/r1-smart-rangefinder/
John Lohmann
6 days agoThanks
leon
1 week agoNow if it will just hit it for me! lol
Will
1 week agoDoes this have a tournament mode?
Rob
7 days agojudging from the toggle switch shown on the side of the unit in the above picture, I would guess that it does have that. I think it would be a bad idea for any company to release a rangefinder that doesn’t’ have tournament mode available.
Jonah Mytro
7 days agoThe slope switch can be turned off for tournament mode. The R1 also works without the app and will provide slope and non slope distances.
ClutchNJ
1 week agoThis story cries out for a picture of the display!!!
Walter
7 days agoConcur 100%
xBAGGS
1 week agoGood looking range finder! pretty awesome with all the new add ons. What stinks is unless I lose my RF, I am probably not in the market for a new one…but if I am this would be one I would be very interested in…
Golfinnut
1 week agoThat’s a lot of data for one little unit to digest It’s awesome if it truly works. But now players will be using the laser on Every single shot …. talk about slow play.
tscdave
1 week agoThat’s quite a rangefinder! Seems to have it all, seriously consider when my current model fails.
MAC25
7 days agoAbsolute information overload. I have a basic rangefinder and it does the job.