Garmin Approach R10, Portable Golf Launch Monitor, Take Your Game Home, Indoors or to The Driving Range, Up to 10 Hours Battery Life - 010-02356-00

After 11 months using this product inside and outside, comparing data side by side to Trackman at Club Champion, this product is more than worth its price and is nearly identical to trackman #’s. When using the simulator indoors, I highly encourage the Titleist RCT golf balls or any other simulator radar ball, as it accurately tracks spin due to the reflective layer underneath the balls cover. If you don’t have these balls, it’s an algorithm to estimate spin which can be misleading to true spin numbers. If you’re trying to fit yourself for a new driver, you need those golf balls. Without these balls, my spin was estimated to be around 4,000 RPM which i know is inaccurate. Once i put the balls in play, my spin dropped to my expected 1900-2200 number at 114 mph club head speed. I was using the r10 with the E6 simulator software and it’s fantastic. The interface is already built in the garmin app, you just need a computer that can run the software. I’ve used awesome golf and it wasn’t realistic enough for me. E6 is LIDAR based and has a yearly subscription that is reasonable. I’m using a gaming computer and have no issues. Again, the RCT balls accurately track spin, even on chips via the E6 or GSPro software. It wasn’t tracking this on chips (showed 0rpm spin) until I put these balls in place. I now use GSPro with my gaming PC. Another fantastic software. I feel it’s more up to date and more realistic than E6, but the data output to ball flight is the effectively the same. While there is not a direct API connection via the app, the garmin unit supports Bluetooth connection via PC, and GSPro has created an interface that allows you to connect everything via PC. It works flawlessly. The attached video is running GSPro My yardages are spot on to my exact carry numbers. I don't ever focus on total distance as that is always misleading for any simulator. I have found that optimal indoor lightning is absolutely necessary for the simulator to capture each swing. I also have found over time that indoors, a fan or ceramic heater causes connectivity issues / reading issues. I’m not sure if this is just me, but is something to note. You need ample room (about 8 feet) for the garmin to be able to capture the RCT ball spin #. The further out you’re able to go, the more accurate the reading. The best thing about the garmin unit is ability to modify elevation, humidity, and temperature within the garmin app when using the garmin range or built in garmin courses. If using E6 software or GSPro, you can only modify elevation which is still hugely important. This is BIG!!! Golfers underestimate all three of these factors when playing golf. There are a lot of weekend hacks on youtube that can't use launch monitors to their fullest capacity, and I can genuinely say this is a great unit as I’ve been using it since it was released. I feel you can benefit from this unit and would highly recommend if you’re a data golfer like myself.

I'm writing this after initial setup and first use. The setup took longer than it should have because either my app didn't show the "Add Device" button or I just didn't see it when I first opened to the correct screen. Once I did find the button it connected right away. I did need to charge it as it was down to almost 1-2% out of the box, which is unusual for my experience with Garmin devices. I've always had them near a full or at least over half charged at unboxing. The carry case is well made and feels secure except for the cord which comes out easily. The estimated flight path while hitting into a net was exactly what my on-course shots looked like yesterday and I think the data has pointed out what I need to work on. I haven't had the chance to use any of the paid/subscription portions yet, but I am interested in the virtual course simulator. I've heard recent updates have enhanced the available features. I used my mixed bag of practice balls and the only 2 it didn't pick up are very old, nearly antique. I have ordered a sleeve of RCT balls to try and see if there is any difference in the readings. Update 1: I signed up for the 30-day trial subscription and have played a round on a local course that I've recently played in real life. It was not part of the "enhanced" courses, but that's not unusual since it's just a small public course and nothing special. Still, the graphics were decent enough only using my phone screen (I don't have a good indoor space to set up my projector and have room to swing just yet). I shot within about 5 strokes of my actual score, played generally the same. A few visual cues were tougher to make out from the small screen and would affect shot or club choice. Things such as knowing where a creek with a narrow crossing was. There are also a few areas where a real life wooded area really meant hitting more than a few yards off the fairway would leave you in an unplayable lie because of the overgrown brush, but in the simulator you could play out because there were just a few trees. Regardless it was a decent representation and I could easily figure out if playing certain clubs on certain holes make sense. The virtual caddy would have likely helped me more if I paid attention to what it was saying, but I was playing the round with the same strategy I had 2 days before on the real course to see how it played. Next time I'll listen to the caddy more and adjust my shots. I'm hoping to get back into playing a bit more often, as it's been at least 10-15 years since I played consistently so I have lost some of my familiarity with my clubs and distances. So maybe being able to use the R10 to hit into the practice net at home will help me get my swing and distances dialed back in.

Surprisingly accurate and easy to operate. Works great with GSPro. I know there are many other options as this has been out for awhile, but I can’t really see spending more for my needs, which is to improve my game and have fun with my son in the winter. Really a game changer for us at a low entry point- couldn’t be happier. Only concern is slow connectivity at times/ can miss tracking some shots, and distance appears less than reality as compared to real course performance. Regardless, this is a great little tool at a terrific price.

This thing sucks. Period. Calibrated every time, have the perfect setup, plenty of room. Used the stupid $12 radar proV1 ball. $60 laser alignment stand and this thing is off and wrong 90% of the time. Been playing for 35 years and know my distances and hardly ever matched up. Now I'm stuck with this junk. No way I would pay for the subscription. Ever.

You have to like the price of this device and it is good Garmin is finally getting them back in stock. Now that I have used the product outdoors at the range I am updating my review and have added another star. The R10 works very well as long as you take the time to set it up properly which is true of all launch monitors. I did not have any other monitors to check the results but had a friend use a range finder to check distances and they were very close. I did not pay for the subscription yet but I believe it could be used to simulate play at a course in Home Tee Hero with good results. I also want COMMEND the product support team they have worked with to attempt to resolve the issues I have had using the monitor indoors. Using the Garmin Approach R10 indoors returns data well under what I should be seeing, by at least 20%. I am an older golfer and the one time I had access to a TrackMan it clocked my swing speed between 65 & 70mph so maybe the algorithms used in R10 penalize slower swings compared to others. If so, I can hope a firmware or app update fixes addresses this. Another shortcoming I have found is how many missed shots there are when the clubs speeds drop below 30mph. I think that it tries to allow for a pre-swing waggle and as a result ignores short, slow chip like swings. Even below 40mph some the data that is calculated can be missing but it usually captures most shots above 30mph. This could really impact the ability to use this device in an indoor simulation as chipping would be much more difficult. The R10 has no way to capture putting so in the simulation it assigns a number of putting strokes based on distance from the pin, I knew this ahead of my purchase and have no issue with it. (I forgot to check this on the range so not sure if it is an indoor only thing or something I am doing wrong, the YouTubers don't seem to have this issue) If I get that fixed it will be 5 stars for sure. On the plus side other than distance and carry being short, the data the R10 spits out is consistent and appears to be correct based on what I am seeing while using it. Shots that go to the right of my target are reported as that direction, same for pulled shots that go to the left. On the driving range app it is a little difficult to tell if there is a draw or a slice, just that it was offline and by how much. Since it is radar-based lighting has no effect, so using it in a dimly lit garage should not be a problem or affect the data since technically you should be able to use it in the dark. In the end I am glad that I bought it and will continue to use it during practice. At this price point I doubt there is a better product for the mid to high handicapper looking for feedback on how they struck the ball. If you buy one make sure you update the firmware as that can make a huge difference depending on when the device was built. And once again product support has been excellent and continues to be quite responsive.

Great monitor. Easy set-up. Small enough to store in a golf bag. Battery life is strong. I measured the data from this Garmin against my Pro's much more expensive model, and it was spot on. No more just banging balls on the range; the distance and ball-speed feedback is making my practice much more productive.

I am a scratch golfer with 30yrs experience. This is a great little device for entry level shot statistics. It sets up quickly and easily. The Garmin app is required for use with optional subscription for additional features. I have now used this device enough times to test different clubs. I find that the carry distances are quite accurate with wedges and short irons. Longer clubs read short. I hit a bucket of balls of Drivers today and compared a $3000 Bushnell Foresight unit to the R10. It picked up every shot, even poor ones. I found the ball speed to be spot on. The launch angles were very close also. The big discrepancy comes with the back spin; the R10 had readings ranging from 500-1700RPMs too high. This caused the carry distance readings to be short. All in all a nice unit at this price point, but will not provide accurate spin measures so calculated carry distance will be off. So if you’re looking for accurate carry numbers, you will need a higher quality launch monitor. I was really only interested in ball speed measurements and this unit does the trick for that well.

For the price, this device is not worth it. It only picks up about 1/5 of the shots, which is incredibly frustrating. The app is also quite unreliable. You’ll spend more time trying to calibrate the device than actually hitting balls. I contacted Garmin customer support and had them replace the device for me because it became so unreliable that I thought it was faulty. However, it turned out that it wasn’t faulty; it’s just an unreliable tracker.

Très belle achat. Le simulateur est très bien et reproduit assez les coups frappés dans la vraie vie. Seul les slide et hook que ceci n'est pas toujours aussi réel mais lorsque ton coup est manquer ceci ce reflète assez bien. Pour les approches de moins de 30 verges ceci n'est pas évidant mais peu jouer de belle partie et te pratiquer

a veces parece que no da la distancia correcta

Great little launch monitor's. Really good price for what you get and easy to set up for use indoors or out, combined with external simulation play virtual courses or see club to path and swing path data ro really drill your swing in. Also using the practice the function by Garmin is free and simple and also provides courses to purchase

Muy util para la practica, facil de usar, datos precisos

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