Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Approach R50 Premium Golf Launch Monitor and Simulator - Black
Average customer rating
4.3
(116 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 116 reviews
5 Stars
66
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
5
Amazing
on August 21, 2025
Posted by: ab124267
I hit side by side with a trackman and distance accuracy was within a yard for 50 hits. Interface works amazingly well with little to no lag. Broke 80 for the first time in years
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Don’t waste 5k on this
on August 13, 2025
Posted by: KFrench22
I watched tons and tons of videos trying to find the best launch monitor. I ended up going with the R50 because I own the R10 as well and have loved it. Once I started playing on the R50 I noticed every shot was 10 yards shorter than normal. Then it kept having me 20-30 yards off center and when I would hit my driver it would have me slicing it. I’m a 11 HC and haven’t shot anything like it was saying in years. It also froze up 5-6 times in the 4 days that I owned it. The numbers and letters would blur as well. There was one time that it did not read my ball at all. In every single case I had to reset the unit. Awesome Golf wouldn’t link to it ether. Home Tee Hero was fun and I enjoyed the putting but this unit is not at all worth 5k. I ended up sending it back. Tried to reach out to Garmin but received no response.
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Customer Rating
5
Excellent simulator
on August 10, 2025
Posted by: Daddyshack LA
I bought this for my business and it has been a great success so far
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Unit
on August 4, 2025
Posted by: torchred2002
I bought this unit to upgrade me old golf simulator system and I couldn't be happier. The biggest feature is I have 2 places to use it which gives me the ability to take it and not have the cost of 2 units. I love being able to play pretty much all the courses I currently play and ones I wouldn't be able to. Honestly the upfront costs are expected but the low yearly subscription makes it worth it.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Ultimate golf shed
on August 1, 2025
Posted by: POCONO MIKE
Played my first full round today. It took a bit to get used to. Iron play was really true to form. Even putting seemed pretty accurate. I was have challenges with my driver and woods. Maybe being indoors made me feel a bit constrained. I finally managed to get a couple of drives out to 270/280. The missed were awful. Fairway woods were tough to elevate. Something I'll work on am sure will improve over time. Still very excited over the purchase and fully expect my goals will be realized.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Distance is a little off
on July 28, 2025
Posted by: Jumbo
I believe the distance is a little off. Is there anyway to calibrate the unit? I would think for what it cost the distance would be correct.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Good for two weeks then died
on July 11, 2025
Posted by: Tiger155
Had a great start. The simulator was very fun to use giving plenty of data to help analyze my swing and contact. But after 2 weeks the unit stopped “seeing” the ball. I have an open job with Garmin to see what they will do. So best I can say right now is “fun while it lasted”. Now I get to see how they do dealing with a problem.
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Customer Rating
4
Quality, but glitches
on July 9, 2025
Posted by: Joeyc585
I'm overall happy, I do wish hometee hero offered better graphics, the glitches in gameplay are annoying, but the mulligan feature is easy enough
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Care, July 10, 2025
We'd be happy to take a look at the glitches you are experience so we can improve your experience. Please reach out to our product support team Monday through Friday 7a-7p at 800-800-1020.
-Garmin
-Garmin
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