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
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
Customer Rating
4
R50 review
on March 20, 2026
Posted by: Al Marne
R50 is excellent but can stand a few upgrades: 1.being able to connect to an iPhone/iPad so I can hear the shot readout instead of having to look at the unit. 2. In home tee hero in order preview holes on my downloaded home course holes I have to put in a score or pick up the ball instead of just being able to progress or choose a hole. 3. Adding dynamic loft to the features.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Just a lot of fun and helpful
on March 19, 2026
Posted by: golfergettingbetter
We have had the R50 for three weeks and it has been great. The ability to play almost any golf course around the world is a lot of fun. In less than a week I was able to bring my average score down a good ten strokes. Now I want to see if it will translate to a real course. In short, I can not recommend the R50 more.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
on March 16, 2026
Posted by: ccounselor13
I bought my R50 about a month ago. It has really been enjoyable dissecting the data as I complete more practice sessions!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Amazing!
on March 11, 2026
Posted by: Tito7
Easy on your eyes… Excellent and exceptionally accurate
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
on March 10, 2026
Posted by: JT34
I bought this product a month ago and it has been amazing far Superior to my last simulator
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Good features, but not very realistic courses
on March 9, 2026
Posted by: JLLJR
It works great except after I turn it off. I have to reset it, to get it to restart every time. Also not much detail on the courses or graphics to make it look more realistic
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Approach R50
on February 24, 2026
Posted by: Chief 10 Beers
Best simulator I've ever used in my basement.
Does everything I need.
Does everything I need.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin