For several reasons, the Garmin Approach R10 has our vote for best golf launch monitor! Aside from a sweet suite of features—including club path metrics—and the fact that it is also a simulator, the price alone is enough flightscope mevo vs rapsodo to make an earnest golfer whip out their credit card.
This 3-receiver Doppler technology launch monitor can go anywhere and requires a mobile device that has the Garmin Golf app downloaded. You can opt for the premium app subscription ($9.99 a month or $99 a year) for access to simulation features, including 42,000 golf courses worldwide.
Garmin Approach R10 Pros
It has club path, club face, and angle of attack metrics that you won’t find on golf launch monitors/simulators for less than $5,000. Yes, that’s a 5 with 3 zeros!
The Approach R10 has all the other metrics you could want, like ball speed, launch angle, launch direction, club head speed, back swing and down swing times, and more! See them all in the comparison table below!
This personal golf launch monitor is highly accurate, especially outside. Our friend Gabe at Let’s Play Thru has tested it against other golf launch monitors and simulators, including SkyTrak, Mevo, and the GC2.
Game modes with rich visual graphics and multiplayer games and challenges.
Garmin’s own simulation on 42,000 courses worldwide and access to E6 Connect (for iOS and PC only).
Super easy setup.
10 hours of battery life.
Did we mention that it is only $600?!!!
Approach R10 Cons
Gabe from Let’s Play Thru found the indoor distances to be a little under what they would be on the range. He and we are confident that Garmin can adjust this with a firmware update.
The R10 does not have putting. If that’s a super important must-have for you on the course simulation, you’ll want to know that.
The E6 Connect simulation is currently not available (this could change) to Android users through the Garmin app. It is, however, available for PCs.
Like some golf launch monitors, the Approach R10 will not automatically recognize you clubs because it uses Doppler-based technology as opposed to camera-based.
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