Bushnell Pro X7 Jolt 201400 Manual page 9

HOW TO USE SLOPE +/-
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Once in this mode, you will see a " ° " in the field of view informing you that you are in the Slope +/- Mode. Press
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 ADVANTAGE OF SLOPE +/-
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The distance to flag A in the drawing below is 1 62 yards. It is also 1 62
X
yards to flag B although it is on a slope. However, if you were to play this
hole as 1 62 yards, the ball (X) would fall short of the hole/flag because
you did not take slope into account.
4°
162 YARDS
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!
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