NIKON CALLAWAY RAZR LASER GOLF RANGEFINDER WITH CASE

The Callaway RAZR, manufactured by Nikon, offers some changes from its predecessor devices. The laser is 10% smaller than the prior generation, and ranks as the lightest laser in our tests (though not the smallest). The device offers the standard 6x magnification and focusing eyepiece.Although the Callaway RAZR is marketed as providing faster readings, we didn’t notice an improvement over past Callaway laser rangefinders. We do appreciate, however, the 0.1 yard incremental readings all the way to a maximum of 600 yards. Keep in mind that the level of accuracy is more than likely +/- 1 yard (though not specified by Callaway). The device has a waterproof shell, and comes with a protective pouch to protect the lens and carabiner to clip the device to your bag. The laser will fire for 8 seconds when activated and provide continuous distance readings, the last of which remains displayed for 8 additional seconds after the laser is done firing.The Callaway RAZR has First Target Priority mode (the equivalent of Bushnell’s PinSeeker or Leupold’s PinHunter), which is always on and is intended to pick up the nearest target in your line of sight. Why do we say “intended”? Because we found the RAZR to be one of the least sensitive among the laser rangefinders we have tested at picking out pins at near and far distances alike, necessitating firing only at the flag or, if visible, the base of the flagstick at the hole. The RAZR is slightly below average in cost across laser rangefinders that do not provide slope-adjusted distance information, but the slight discount isn’t enough to make us recommend this device.