The electric velvet company distance finder makes a lot of sense

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Motocaddy recently sent me one of their new ones Motocaddy PRO 5000 Laser Rangefinders to try. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t thinking too much about the delivery. There are a TON of spacers on the market right now, mostly made by the same factories with the same features and benefits, but Motocaddy managed to sneak in a little hidden feature. If you are one Motocaddy push cart or electric user boxit makes a lot of sense.

To clear the basics immediately; The PRO 5000 has all the features you’d expect from a rangefinder in 2026. 6x zoom to see what you’re driving, a slope switch to turn slope math on and off for use in tournament play, the ability to switch between yards and meters with +/-1 yard accuracy, a magnet to set the range sideways quite often, ask me I’d know), a 350 blocker yards with a total range of 1,500 yards and an adjustable diopter to make sure you can actually see what you’re trying to move. It also has USB-C, which is a fantastic benefit that every single distance company, I’m looking at you Bushnell, should implement so we can charge our distances in the car on the way to the course.

I also really like the look and feel of the rangefinder. It’s heavy enough to feel like it’s well built and not plasticy feeling, but small enough to fit in the hands very ergonomically. The storm-style look is cool and the rangefinder comes off as premium, not cheap. I can’t tell you how many rangefinders there are on the market that look like they were made just to be made. They are cheap for a reason. Clearly Motocaddy made some good decisions with their factory when deciding what was important in their new offering, which brings us to the differentiator: the case.

The case appears to be similar to other cases on the market. A beautiful shell with a zipper and a bungee. No matter what terrain you’re fighting, you won’t lose your spacer to chance. But it’s the back of the box that makes this the perfect choice for Motocaddy users. There is a small receiver slot on the back so you can attach the box to the Motocaddy accessory station. The accessory station is the center of the cart up from the power control and where you hold the electrical box. There are several attachment points for sand bottle holders, scorecard holders, phone holders and other accessories, which now include your distance box. A very simple way to keep the rangefinder close to your arm without having to dig it out of your bag pocket or take it out of your bag from a less than ideal position. It may sound silly, but I spent a year pulling my spacer out of its case from hanging in the bag, and once the bag is actually in the Motocaddy, it’s actually pretty annoying to get to the spacer. The new top up positioning is perfect and makes it all make sense.

Now, you may be thinking what I’m thinking. The whole selling point of the range is actually the case. And I can’t blame you for thinking that, I’ve thought it too. This may have been a better purchase of the $50 accessory for the bag than the entire remote itself. But after using the diaspora for a few rounds, there is no harm in it. It does the job well, and for $250 it’s worth buying if you’re looking to buy a new rangefinder that you can trust to be suitable for use with Motocaddy electric box. Plus, they don’t just sell the case.

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