The Quick Verdict
This one genuinely depends on how you play. If you want a lightweight, always-on wrist companion that shows you the whole hole — hazards, layups, doglegs — without ever pulling anything from your pocket, get the G6. If you want exact pin distance, shot tracking across 100+ stats, and a device that doubles as a serious performance tool, get the PRO LX+. The price gap is real ($150 vs $450), so budget matters here too. But if you can swing both, this is actually a great same-brand pairing — and Shot Scope built them to work together.
What They Actually Do
The G6 is a GPS watch: strap it on, walk the course, glance at your wrist for distances to the front, center, and back of the green — plus hazards, layups, and doglegs on 36,000+ preloaded courses. The PRO LX+ is a laser rangefinder: point it at a flag or a tree, press the button, get an exact yardage in under a second. Both are tournament-legal (with slope disabled on the PRO LX+), and since they're both Shot Scope products, they live in the same app ecosystem.
The Real Tradeoffs
Precision vs. good enough
The PRO LX+ gives you ±1 yard to whatever you're pointing at. The G6 gives you front/center/back distances that are accurate enough for most shots — but "most shots" matters here. On a par-3 over water where the pin is tucked back-left and you're between clubs, ±1 yard might be the difference between a birdie putt and a splash. On a tee shot where you need to know if you can carry the bunker at 210 yards, the G6's hazard distances handle that just fine.
Speed of use
The G6 wins this, and it's not close. Your yardage is on your wrist before you even walk to your ball. The PRO LX+ requires you to pull it from your pocket or bag, find the flag through the optics, get a lock, read the number, and put it away. On a busy weekend round with pace-of-play pressure, that adds up. Not saying it's slow — a good rangefinder read takes maybe 10 seconds — but zero seconds is faster.
What you can see before you hit
This is where the G6 does something the PRO LX+ literally cannot. Standing on a tee box you've never played — a 390-yard par-4 with a dogleg right, water down the left side, and a bunker at 250 — the G6 maps the whole thing for you. Where does the fairway turn? How far is the carry over the water? Where should you lay up if you're not going for it? A rangefinder is a measurement tool, not a navigation tool. It can't answer those questions because there's no flag to point at.
Flip it around: you're 160 yards out, the pin is tucked front-right, and you want to know if you should play to the middle of the green or be aggressive. The G6 gives you front/center/back. The PRO LX+ gives you the exact number to that specific pin. That's the rangefinder's moment.
Shot tracking and stats
This is a big deal for the PRO LX+ and a total non-factor for the G6. The PRO LX+ tracks your shots and feeds data into 100+ performance stats in the Shot Scope app. The G6 is GPS-only — no shot tracking, no tags, no strokes gained. If you want to actually improve your game and understand where you're leaking shots, the PRO LX+ is doing work the G6 can't touch.
The Shot Scope ecosystem
Both devices live in the Shot Scope app with 36,000+ courses. The PRO LX+ can also attach an optional H4 GPS unit (sold separately) that adds course mapping to the rangefinder experience. That's not included in the $449.99 price, but it's worth knowing the PRO LX+ can expand in that direction. The G6 covers the GPS side natively.
Cost over time
Neither device requires a subscription, which is a real differentiator from Garmin Golf's model. The G6 at $149.99 (sale) is straightforward. The PRO LX+ at $449.99 runs on roughly 5,800 measurements per battery — that's a couple seasons of golf before you're swapping batteries. No ongoing cost for either.
Battery reality
The G6 lasts "2+ rounds" in GPS mode and about 4 days in watch mode. That means you're charging it every 1-2 rounds of golf. If you play twice a week, you're charging almost every night. Not a dealbreaker, but it's something you feel. The PRO LX+ doesn't need to think about battery for months.
Who Should Get Which
Get the G6 if: You want a clean, lightweight wrist GPS with full hole maps and zero subscription cost. You play a mix of courses and want to see the layout before every shot. You're not interested in shot tracking right now and just want good yardage information without fussing with a handheld device. At $149.99, it's an easy commitment.
Get the PRO LX+ if: You're serious about your game and want exact pin distance plus the stat tracking to back it up. You play with a group that expects pace, so the rangefinder's speed to a single number works fine for you. You want one device that's genuinely premium and does its job at the highest level.
Get both if: You're already a decent golfer who thinks about course management. The G6 on your wrist handles hole strategy and keeps you oriented all round long. The PRO LX+ comes out when you need the exact number. This is genuinely how a lot of competitive amateur golfers set up their bag — and with the Shot Scope discount code, the combined price gets a little easier to stomach.
The Bottom Line
If budget forces a choice, the G6 at $150 delivers real value with no compromises on course coverage. But the PRO LX+ is a fundamentally more capable device — better precision, real stat tracking, built for golfers who want to get better. The case for both is legitimate when you see how cleanly they divide the job.
G6 for the full picture. PRO LX+ for the exact number.