Blue Tees Captain Air Review: A Tech-Savvy Golfer’s Dream?

Can a $249 rangefinder rival today’s $400+ units? Blue Tees thinks so, and honestly, after testing the new Blue Tees Captain Air, I think so, too.

While there’s one thing keeping it out of my bag, I expect legions of tech-savvy golfers to fall in love with it.

Pros:

• Precision: Accuracy never missed in our test
• Features: Very few competitors can rival the Captain Air’s suite of features 
• Value: Units that offer competitive features typically cost roughly twice as much
• Speed: Measurements in a half-second or less

Cons:

• Ease of Use: I struggled with maintaining connection to the app and pulling club recommendations into the rangefinder on the course
• Subscription: After trial period, subscription is required to utilize the full suite of features

Blue Tees packed countless features into the Captain Air, yet they didn’t lose sight of the core function: accuracy.

In my testing in a premeasured environment, the Captain Air’s accuracy was flawless, scoring a perfect 10 out of 10. Perfect scores in our test are reserved for units that are accurate within one foot or less on every shot across a series of measurements.

Features and ease of use are often in a push-pull relationship. The more features a rangefinder offers, the more difficult it (usually) is to use, and that proved to be the case with the Captain Air. 

Download the app. Create a profile. Connect via Bluetooth. Pair it with the app. 

Want to take advantage of the GPS features? Start your round on the app. Connect Captain Air. Launch Scout AI. Toggle to your desired screen.

And I thought hitting a fairway was the hard part.

Before my first round I got all set up in the app, paired the rangefinder, added my club distances in the app, started my round in the app, but forgot to launch Scout AI, and couldn’t figure out why club recommendations wouldn’t show up.

Before my next round, I made sure to do all that and launch Scout AI, but still didn’t see club recommendations, not knowing that I had to toggle through a menu of app-provided data to get to the screen I was looking for.

When I tried again two holes later, the rangefinder and app had lost connection. So I decided to pick my own clubs.

Personally, I strive to be calm and focused on the course. Trying to figure out why my rangefinder wouldn’t tell me what club to hit was a distraction I didn’t enjoy. 

The functionality is there for the taking, but you need to carve out some time to learn how to use it effectively.