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
Best All in One solution!
on June 22, 2026
Posted by: Richard the Great
The club and ball data is great. The enhanced courses are very nice looking on Home Tee Hero. The subscription is very reasonable. It’s 95% there, they just need to fix the distances a bit. I had to mess with the humidity and elevation settings to get my clubs to read right but that was a relatively easy fix. Overall, I am very happy and glad I went with this product!!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Worth every penny
on June 16, 2026
Posted by: Cmur
I’ve had mine for a couple months and absolutely love it
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
The Video Viewer
on June 3, 2026
Posted by: LuckyDraper
I really appreciate the fact that the instrument works right out of the box! The video gallery answer a multitude of questions. This is so much better than their competition, who send you a monitor with little if any direction. I am not completely satisfied with the accuracy of the function s however it does serve as a benchmark to work with.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Fantastic Unit!
on May 7, 2026
Posted by: gsupike
Great product. Super easy to use. Fantastic selection of courses with Home Tee Hero. I have a couple of minor gripes/wish list items for future updates: 1) I wish i could interact with GSPRO without needing to use a computer at all. 2) adjustable mulligan timer - timer is just too quick for my guests using the machine. 3) gender and tee assignment in my profile, so I don't have to assign it every time I start a round. 4) when playing with a left-handed player, have them go last on a hole and then start the next hole to minimize the number of times to move the r50 during a round.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Poor repair suporty
on May 5, 2026
Posted by: N710
Bought an open box. Turned out to be faulty. 1 month later no resolution. Well built but support has been difficult. I’ve since returned the r50.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Garbage
on April 24, 2026
Posted by: Airborne89
Bought this to a little relaxing golf in the garage. Club distances are 50-80 short on driver and 3 wood, over 30% of hits aren't recorded making you hit multiple times till it reads the shot and chipping is so far off it's not worth doing. It also won't read club metrics on chips. Putts are way off too. I've updated the software, use new clean white balls, tried six different lighting options and nothing fixed any of the issues. Will be returning it tomorrow and will get a Foresight instead.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Quite accurate
on April 23, 2026
Posted by: James64
Love it i see and feel myself getting better every time.I use it
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Awesome Launch Monitor
on April 17, 2026
Posted by: Mac34
Have had my R50 for about a month & I absolutely love the features! I’ve taking it to the range and it works great there too. The only issue I’m seeing is if you hit in a penalty during a round on Home Tee Hero it doesn’t give you the option to do a proper drop. It will automatically put you on a downslope and it’s near impossible to get over the hazard. This issue needs to be addressed. Other than that I would recommend this to anyone in the market for a launch monitor.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin