Bushnell 20 5106 - Manual (Page 11)

The Advantage of Slope+/-™
The distance to flag A in the drawing below is 162 yards. It is also 162 yards to flag B although it is on a slope.
However, if you were to play this hole as 162 yards, the ball (X) would fall short of the hole/flag because you did not
take slope into account.
The Truth about Slopes
Trying to determine slope angle with the naked eye can be rather deceiving. Most are not well versed to accurately
determine slope angle. For example, most golf courses average slope is approximately 4 degrees. A large slope at a golf
course is generally no more than 8 degrees. Of course this can vary, and that is why this device will measure slope
from -20 to 20 degrees.
Some real world examples may help clarify. A moderate roof pitch is 6/12, which means that the roof rises six inches
for every 12 inch horizontal distance. That equates to 26.5 degrees. You can scramble up this pitch when hanging
Christmas lights, but climbing that slope for the distance of a good golf shot on a course would be exhausting. To
retrieve a 200 yards shot, you would climb 300 feet up!
Golf Example: Let’s say you are a strong golfer with a 300 yard shot. At a 20 degree slope the Pin would be 50 feet
above you. In other words, you be driving the ball to the top of a 5 story building!!!
NOTE: For your convenience, the Slope +/- ™ Mode also contains the PinSeeker ® Mode/feature. If at any time
you prefer not to use the Slope +/- ™ Mode, simply press the MODE button to get to PinSeeker ® or Standard with
Automatic SCAN Mode. ™
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162 YARDS
162 Y
ARDS
X
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