Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Approach R50 Premium Golf Launch Monitor and Simulator - Black
Average customer rating
4.3
(115 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 115 reviews
5 Stars
65
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
5
1 Star
6
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Approach R50 Premium Golf Launch Monitor and Simulator - Black
Customer Rating
4
Great system, well worth the money
on January 10, 2026
Posted by: Caleb LeBow
Works great, easy to use, good graphics
My only complaint is sometime the internal computer lags or glitches. If I try to plug it up to my projector before turning it on the whole thing freezes.
I’ve found easy work arounds but hope that gets fixed in upcoming updates!
I’ve found easy work arounds but hope that gets fixed in upcoming updates!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great Features
on January 5, 2026
Posted by: KjSwing
I spontaneously bought the Garmin R50 a month ago. Was waiting on the golf enclosure to dial it in. The overall experience has been amazing. The Garmin is very user friendly, interactive, and is a great way to explore over 43,000 golf courses. The overall rating is 4 out of 5 stars because I’m still trying to figure out the accuracy from the gaming vs reality yardages. I agree with some of the other comments regarding the inaccuracy yardages are between 10-15 yards variance. I’ve tried to manually compute different elevation and humidity percentages. Still have not been able to dial it in, but I am very hopeful that it is possible. Any suggestions?
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Operation
on January 4, 2026
Posted by: BookemDano
I bought the Garmin and Love it. It is so easy to get up and running. I only wish you didn't need a computer for GSPRO and other apps.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great, fun, easy, accurate.
on January 2, 2026
Posted by: Cole33
Have had a little over a month and completely satisfied. Easy to set up, accurate, and fun with any golf course you can think of. A few wish list items that would be nice: let 1 golfer be able to golf the entire hole then the next rather than alternate shots, if the 2 view screens could be 2 way hdmi external view rather than just one extrnal display and the unit screen, mini games like closest to the pin. Great investment overall.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Gone but not forgotten
on January 1, 2026
Posted by: FV72
I bought this for the features. I love everything thing about the R50. Set up, ease of use, screen. Unfortunately I had to return it. I don’t use it at home since I don’t have a sim. I use it at the range only and after a few weeks it became clear it is just a little too big and bulky to use at the range. I downsized to the flight scope Gen 2:(
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
What I wanted
on December 27, 2025
Posted by: HarleyJohn
This was a Christmas present to myself to help pass the winter and hopefully improve my game. It is a very easy set up and gives all the information on ball strike that I think anyone needs. My only con would be the shot distance seems a little short but it might be a matter of tweaking the system a little. The first golf course that came up was my home course. With Some 43,000 courses to choose from, I don’t think you can get bored.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
The BEST for a reason
on December 27, 2025
Posted by: KPCharlie9216
After doing a lot of research and after already having a Garmin R10, I bought a sim kit with the R50. I LOVE how easy it is to use and the fact that it doesn't require a separate PC like most of the other competitors. The user interface is so intuitive! I also find the accuracy to be very, very good. Home Tee Hero - the course software that comes with the unit - is very well done and there are a TON of courses to choose from. Finally, I like that Garmin can provide additional updates / tweaks in the future. I can heartily recommend the R50 if you are looking for new launch monitor.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Forrrrrrrrrr
on December 26, 2025
Posted by: Mike 15n
Just got it up an running today.Looks like it going to be very good
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin