Bushnell 205107 Manuel D’Utilisation

the POWER button to obtain distance to the flag or other objects. Once the range is displayed, continue to hold the 

POWER button down for approximately 2 seconds while holding the aiming circle on the flag and keeping the unit 

as steady as possible so as to allow the inclinometer enough time to measure slope. Then release the POWER button. 

Once you have released the power button, a degree of angle and compensated range will be displayed beneath the 

standard distance as seen below.

In this example, the true distance is 162 yards, slope is +4 degrees, 

and the compensated range is 173 yards. The “ ” symbol means 

“Play-As”, so instead of playing as 162 yards, “play-as” 173 yards.

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!

 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!!!

Ever have trouble getting distance to the flag? This advanced mode allows easy acquisition of the flag without 

inadvertently getting distances to background targets (i.e. trees) that have stronger signal strength. 

 

To use, align the aiming circle reticle onto the flag that you want distance to. Next, press and hold the POWER button 

and move the laser slowly over the flag or desired object until a circle surrounds the flag indicator. If the laser beam 

recognized more than one object (i.e. flag and background trees), distance of the flag will be displayed and a circle will 

surround the PinSeeker™ indicator informing the user that distance to the flag (i.e. closer object) is being displayed in the 

VDT™ (as seen below). There may be times when only the laser beam only sees one object in its path. In this case, the 

distance will be displayed, but because more than one object was not acquired, a circle will not surround the flag indicator.

This advanced patented mode will be found only on model 20-5108 (Pro™ 1M Slope +/-™). Model 205108 features a 

built-in accelerometer-based inclinometer that digitally displays the exact slope angle from -20 to +20 degrees of elevation 

and is +/- 1.0 degree accurate. The Slope +/-™ mode will automatically compute an angle compensated range based upon 

distance and slope angle determined by the laser rangefinder and built-in inclinometer. This data is then combined with 

internal algorithmic formulas dealing with average club use and ball trajectories. The angle compensated range provides 

direction on how to play the shot (i.e. add distance if an incline, subtract distance if a decline).

Once in this mode, you will see a  “ °  ” in the field of view informing you that you are in the Slope +/- Mode. Press