I Tried a Rangefinder That Picks My Clubs—It Actually Works

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Choosing the right club is one of the hardest parts of golf—and one of the easiest ways to lose strokes. The Bushnell Golf Pro X3 LINK Rangefinder paired with the Foresight GC3S Launch Monitor aims to fix that by using your actual shot data to recommend the right club every time. By syncing real carry distances and dispersion patterns directly to the rangefinder, this system turns guesswork into a data-driven decision on every swing.

Some range finders will offer a club recommendation, but the difference here is the personalized “play as” distances the Bushnell offers for each club in your bag. Complete an assessment using a Foresight Sports LINK-enabled launch monitor, which measures carry distance and shot dispersion for each club in your quiver, and that data is shared directly to the Bushnell Pro X3 LINK. 

When you’re on the course, the data collected by the Foresight Sports GC3S is delivered to the Bushnell Golf Pro X3 so you can get customized club selections for every shot you measure. Connect the rangefinder with Bushnell’s app, and those club selections get even more customized by taking the current temperature and wind conditions into account for every shot. 

The Pro X3 has largely been considered the best rangefinder in golf, and the updated LINK-enabled version takes the guesswork out of each shot, essentially giving you a caddy in the palm of your hand. It’s the difference between thinking you can reach with a 9 iron, and knowing you need an 8 for that approach shot.

You can bundle the new Foresight GC3S Launch Monitor and the Pro X3 LINK for $3,799. Don’t want to drop that much money? Foresight plans to partner with a national golf retailer soon so you can do the assessment in the store and have the data linked to your own Bushnell Golf Pro X3.