Voice Caddie SL2 Active GPS Hybrid Laser Review

Voice Caddie SL2 Active GPS Hybrid Laser Review

Voice Caddie has enjoyed great success in the laser rangefinder category in Korea over the past few years. Last year, it was named the Official Rangefinder of the LPGA Tour, and the cutting edge SL2 Active GPS Hybrid is sure to boost the brand’s popularity both with Tour players and club golfers who are keen to shoot lower scores. 

The attraction lies in how the brand has taken the top technology available for GPS and the best golf laser rangefinders and combined them into one product. There are numerous features to get to grips with in what is a state-of-the-art device, none more impressive than the hole layouts and green yardages. Getting a bird’s eye view of the hole help you to identify danger, and gives you a green light of when to attack. What’s more, you can use your fingers to pinpoint any part of the hole, and it will tell you your distance to the target and how far away it is from the front, centre and back of the green. 

Talking of the green, this is where the SL2 can save you a bunch more shots. Active Green View sees the green rotate according to your location, so you can attack the pin from any location on the course. However, what really sets this laser apart is the undulation data that it provides. Each green looks like a heat map, with different colours highlighting the severity of the slopes up ahead on the putting surface. Obviously you want to hit every approach close, and now you have an additional tool to make it easier to do so. 

It’s an incredible weapon to have at your disposal, especially if you’re playing a course that you’re not familiar with. How often do you think you’ve hit one close, only to discover you’ve been tricked out by a false front? 

You can’t talk about the SL2 without acknowledging its super sleek looks. The design team at Voice Caddie took their inspiration from luxury yachts, and whilst the white leather and aluminium exterior won’t save you shots like the slope and green undulation features, it will impress your playing partners.

We also enjoyed how the carry case makes you turn it on when you pull it out, so you don't have to wait for it to load up like other rangefinders. You can also charge it when housed in the pouch too. Overall, it's surprisingly easy to use given the functionality on offer. Switching from tournament to basic (competition legal) mode is a breeze and the satellite picks up the course you're on in seconds. It will even measure your drives - there's seemingly no end to what it can do and there was really very little we disliked about the user experience, besides fairly regular charging being required between 2-3 rounds.