Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Approach R10 Portable Golf Launch Monitor with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.2
(607 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 607 reviews
5 Stars
343
4 Stars
126
3 Stars
78
2 Stars
29
1 Star
31
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Approach R10 Portable Golf Launch Monitor with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
4
For the Price it's Great
on April 20, 2025
Posted by: Dan77
I have used this now for 3 months, everything works as it should. My only complaint is on short chip shots, getting no reads. Other than that very happy.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
First Use
on April 16, 2025
Posted by: CarolinaBoy
Since I have only used it once and was learning how to set up, this is a basic review. I found the physical setup to be very easy. I was at an outside range, yet the unit picked up my shots very well. They were displayed very clearly on my phone screen. I haven't used enough yet to comment on accuracy of distance, etc, but am confident it will be as accurate as a Trackman in a bay hitting off mats that don't quite replicate hitting off turf.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Approach R10
on April 15, 2025
Posted by: BigSteve
This is a replacement to the first one. This one seems to work a little better. The biggest issue is on short chips, the R10 doesn't seem to pick them up very well; chips around 20 yds. This one still has some issues with missing shots, although I think all launch monitors miss shots now and again no matter what the cost.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Perfect for price
on April 13, 2025
Posted by: BFCLUBWORX
Used for a few years and it is awesome. In combination with the application I have 1000’s of shot records to review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great small monitor
on April 11, 2025
Posted by: Btag
I’ve now used it a few times and keep getting surprised how accurate it is. It has a miss read here and there, but all in all it’s great. Very simple to set up.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Problems with Indoor Use
on April 10, 2025
Posted by: BarryC
The Garmin R10 is a product that you should only inside. Too many issues in trying to set-up in a basement or garage. Many things can interfere with how the doppler works like metal, concrete, heating system, and other environmental conditions. You have to play around with heights, aligment, distances to the net and R10, and others to make it work. It does work pretty well at the range or outside. The range software that comes with the unit is not very good, so you have to buy Awesome golf or other software to make the metrics work even when hitting indoors or outdoors. I am still using the R10 for outdoor use, but bought another unit for inside use.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Initial use impressions
on April 8, 2025
Posted by: MarkedMan
I used for the first time Saturday, primarily to learn how to operate it with my phone, etc. In short order, I managed to get it aligned and placed within the detection parameters. After that, it performed as designed. The graphics in the app displayed very clearly and legibly on my phone screen. I didn't have a chance to really determine the accuracy of the stats versus what my eyes, range markers, and feel were telling me. But I sense that all will be good. Happy with the prospects for dialing in my clubs.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
For the Price, Can't be beat
on April 3, 2025
Posted by: Slick_Nick
For reference, I'm using the R10 with a Spornia 8 net in a garage. Distances are OK when I raise the elevation and temperature, if I don't do this, drives are off by about -25yds verified at course and range. The app is OK, I don't use their paid service as I find that "Awesome Golf" is better. The "E6 Connect" free courses that Garmin gives you are pretty good but a pain to connect if you're using a PC. Running from an iPad or iPhone is easier but an iPad unfortunately doesn't project full screen on my monitor, only 4:3.
I've heard that Garmin is no longer updating software/Firmware for this as there new product came out. This is a shame if its true, I'd like to see some better implementation in the app regarding navigation, settings. etc. and it would sure be nice to be able to have settings to change distances by percentage instead of having to mess with altitude and temperature to get it correct. Also, a bit of a pain that when you plug the unit into a USB cord, it powers on and you have to power it off if you want it to charge faster. Battery life is excellent, BTW.
I've heard that Garmin is no longer updating software/Firmware for this as there new product came out. This is a shame if its true, I'd like to see some better implementation in the app regarding navigation, settings. etc. and it would sure be nice to be able to have settings to change distances by percentage instead of having to mess with altitude and temperature to get it correct. Also, a bit of a pain that when you plug the unit into a USB cord, it powers on and you have to power it off if you want it to charge faster. Battery life is excellent, BTW.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin