Darrell Survey shows 99 percent of players use Bushnell
Overland Park, KS, June 12, 2018 – Bushnell Golf has remained the preferred distance-measuring device on the PGA Tour. The Darrell Survey Company, the golf industry’s leading independent and impartial arbiter of equipment use, reports 99 percent of the 2018 PLAYERS Championship field used a Bushnell laser rangefinder to obtain accurate yardages.
Surveying 144 players during THE PLAYERS Championship, 143 of those players confirmed Bushnell is their preferred distance measuring device, and Bushnell can now lay claim to being the preferred distance measuring device of PGA Tour players for well over a decade.
For the second year in a row the Pro X2 has led the way for Bushnell. Constantly thinking outside the box, Bushnell’s innovation and advanced technology provides the most accurate yardage readings needed by the tour’s world-class fields, to execute precise shots needed to capture victories.
“Bushnell tirelessly works on its craft of building the most trusted distance measuring devices in golf and this year is no different. The Darrell Survey shines a gleaming light on Bushnell’s ability to be the chosen DMD on tour,” said John DeCastro, Global Product Lane Director at Bushnell Golf. “Our passion is not only with Tour players, but golfers in general, and we always look for ways to create the best solution for golfers to get precise distance measurements.”
Bushnell introduced the Pro X2 as the most advanced rangefinder, which is designed to cater to the avid golfer. In addition, Bushnell has a stable of DMD’s that will provide the most accurate yardage readings from the avid golfer to the weekend warrior.
The Pro X2 features include:
• Slope-Switch Technology lets the golfer easily toggle in and out of Bushnell’s patented Slope function. This allows the golfer to conveniently utilize Slope to get compensated distances around the course when they it and have a USGA-conforming device that is legal for tournament play when they need it.
• Dual Display Technology (DDT) allows users to easily toggle between the bright red display featuring Vivid Display Technology or a crisp black display.
• PinSeeker with JOLT Technology provides the golfer with short vibrating bursts to reinforce the laser has locked onto the flag.
• Incredible ranging capability of up to 1,300 yards (450+ yards to a flag).
2nd Generation E.S.P. (Extreme. Speed. Precision.), provides yardage five times faster and more accurately than ever before. Not only has the acquisition speed been increased to a lightning fast level, E.S.P. provides ½-yard accuracy from 5 to 125 yards.
Bushnell, the No.1 choice of professional golfers, offers a full collection of rangefinders, which continue to transform and improve the golfer’s ability to assess distances, ultimately improving performance.
Bushnell, a Vista Outdoor brand, is the #1 electronic measuring device choice of golfers, offers a full array of rangefinders, which continue to change and improve the way golfers assess distances, ultimately improving performance. For more information on the Bushnell Golf family of rangefinders, visit the company’s website at www.bushnellgolf.com.
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Contact:
Derek Schuman – Bushnell Golf
(913) 752-3426 / dschuman@bushnell.com
