Reviews - Nikon LaserCaddy 500G Golf Laser Rangefinder 8351 Reviews - NI-RF-8351-EE

Author: Dianne Galloway from Arlington, VA on Oct 14, 2010
Pros:  compact, easy to use.
Cons:  no longer measures more than 60 yds.
Would recommend:  no

Dianne Galloway wrote:

Until it stopped working a few weeks ago, I would have rated the 500 a straight "5". Now it will not measure more than about 60 yds. At about $250, that's pretty pricey. Reading other reviews, Nikon not standing behind this flawed product.

Author: OrthoPA from California on Jul 24, 2008
Pros:  Very easy to use. Quick. No need for satellite coverage
Cons:  Does not read yardage beyond 60 yards now.
Would recommend:  no

OrthoPA wrote:

This worked great for about a year. I have a skycaddie and used this more often as it was less finicky but now it will not read anything over about 60-70 yards. Changed battery with no change. Buy something more reliable.

Author: Joe from Hampton, VA on Jul 17, 2008
Pros:  Small, light and easy to get range as far as 240 yards out.
Cons:  Maybe 8 power so I can also use it to scope out the beer cart gals.
Would recommend:  yes

Joe wrote:

On third year of use and no problems. Two playing partners sold their useless Busnells and bought a Nikon G like mine. Anoter sold his GPS. It is that good, accurate, simply, and quick to use. It will cut stokes off from around the green by knowing excatly what club to hit without guessing. Don't buy a new driver, buy a Nikon G.

Author: golfnhi , love to golf, from Hawaii on Jun 24, 2008
Pros:  Worked fine until it stopped catching distances > 100 yards
Cons:  Even brand new it was difficult to hit yardages outside of 160 yards
Would recommend:  no

golfnhi wrote:

Worked as advertised. Problem is after about 2 years it will not catch a yardage > 90 yards. Note I have not dropped the thing. I called Nikon they said it generally cost $150-200 to fix. Surfing others comments I see someone else has a similar problem with a Nikon 440 with a similar estimate to fix. I would not purchase Nikon range finders.

Author: larry989 (verified customer) from bend or on Aug 20, 2007
Pros:  Easy to use, accurate, gives range to anything
Cons:  Need a steadt hand for long ranges (200+ yds), but I can be done
Would recommend:  yes

larry989 wrote:

Works like a charm. I can get ranges to the green, trees, water, sand traps or places in fhe fairway where I need to know the range. Doesn't have to have the course loaded in, works everywhere. I had a GPS and slod it after I got this. Works much better for my golf game.

Author: Dodo (verified customer) from SK on Jul 30, 2007
Pros:  Extremely easy and quick to use.
Cons:  none
Would recommend:  yes

Dodo wrote:

As in my review Titel: I will never more play a round of golf without my LaserCaddy 500G Golf Rangefinder 8351. It's even easy to "shoot" at the flag when it's pretty dark. Simply Super! And hey, it got really wet one day of all rain, but my LaserCaddy didn't mind.

Author: BoomBoom (verified customer) from Kaneohe, Hawaii on Jul 26, 2007
Pros:  easy to use, and handle, accurate
Cons:  sometimes a little difficult to site crosshairs and hold steady
Would recommend:  yes

BoomBoom wrote:

Overall the Nikon Laser Caddy works excellent. At first a little difficult to hold steady, but once you learn how to site and click, pretty easy and fun. Pretty accurate.