Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Approach R10 Portable Golf Launch Monitor with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.2
(513 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 513 reviews
5 Stars
295
4 Stars
108
3 Stars
65
2 Stars
23
1 Star
22
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Approach R10 Portable Golf Launch Monitor with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
4
Is it me or the R10
on May 1, 2023
Posted by: Reimburse
Hello fellow golfers! The Garmin R10's features that work correctly and are great are the stats it provides; club head speed, ball speed, club face angle at impact, carry, total distance, and on and on. Another great feature is the auto swing video, when you set up your capable phone or iPad. My problem is distance numbers are not correct. I believe it's just a set up issue but I don't know. I say for the money it does a lot but not all the data is correct.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 2, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
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Customer Rating
5
Blown away by this little unit!!
on May 3, 2023
Posted by: BirdieManDan
I’m continuing to be surprised how awesome this R10 is. I honestly can’t believe it’s been out for a couple years and I missed it.
I just recently got into shopping for a launch monitor and first tried a smaller basic unit from another vendor with less than impressive results. Inaccurate reads or complete misreads.
I just recently got into shopping for a launch monitor and first tried a smaller basic unit from another vendor with less than impressive results. Inaccurate reads or complete misreads.
A month later I thought I’d give the Garmin a try and was completely blown away by the results. I purchased the recommended Titleist RCT golf balls for added accuracy and realism. The R10 is now reading much more accurate spin and side spin rates.
The RCT balls introduced my ‘normal’ fade on most every shot which tells me the R10 unit is reading quite accurately. I have the R10 paired with E6 Connect and it is quite close to my real course results and quite fun to play. I’ve since put a large driving cage with impact screen in the garage and have a nice simulator set up.
The only downside of this is trying to keep everyone else from playing the darn thing. I’m about ready to begin issuing tee times to family and neighbors.
If you want a quality launch monitor and a good sim experience, you can’t go wrong with the Garmin R10
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 5, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
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Customer Rating
2
Accuracy way off
on May 7, 2023
Posted by: MikeVas
I bought 2 thinking the first was defective. But both were not even close. Crazy short.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 9, 2023
Thank you for your review and experience with the Approach R10. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Thanks Jenny
Thanks Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Desyncs and Needs 'Wake Up"
on May 10, 2023
Posted by: Tim I
It rarely works.
It takes me longer to set it up and get it to actually read my shots than it does to hit 50 balls.
I hit in the small amounts of free time I can find and don't have the time to waste setting it up.
I have to 'forget device' and reregister it every time I want to use it and even then sometimes it will not read. Sometimes I have to uninstall the app alltogether.
So the thing just sits on the shelf.
I've managed to get it to work MAYBE 2 times in the year since I bought it.
It takes me longer to set it up and get it to actually read my shots than it does to hit 50 balls.
I hit in the small amounts of free time I can find and don't have the time to waste setting it up.
I have to 'forget device' and reregister it every time I want to use it and even then sometimes it will not read. Sometimes I have to uninstall the app alltogether.
So the thing just sits on the shelf.
I've managed to get it to work MAYBE 2 times in the year since I bought it.
They want you to purchase simulators and course packages...and I might have if the thing worked reliably.
I just don't have the time to debug and troubleshoot this thing every time.
I just don't have the time to debug and troubleshoot this thing every time.
Similarly, I have a Garmin watch that sits unused for similar reasons.
I wanted to like Garmin - local campus and everything. There is an almost zero chance I ever purchase another one of their products and that actually makes me sad.
I wanted to like Garmin - local campus and everything. There is an almost zero chance I ever purchase another one of their products and that actually makes me sad.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 10, 2023
Thank you for your review and experience with the Approach R10. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Thanks Jenny
Thanks Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great value
on May 11, 2023
Posted by: BKevinL45
Love it works as it should super accurate Ana such an amazing value for the money
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 11, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
The R10 is great! App, not so much.
on May 11, 2023
Posted by: Chamtw01
I've had my R10 almost a full year and love it. For the price range it's in, I feel it still covers all the important stats I'm looking for and accurate. The app has had many issues and fixes, so if you dont use it in Awesome Golf or GSPro you may or may not have issues. I would definitely recommend this launch monitor!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 11, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
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Customer Rating
5
Easy and Accurate
on May 13, 2023
Posted by: Bemo
Needed a setup where I could groove my swing in - I love it with the iPad or iPhone and how it tells me immediately how far it went, and I enjoy the "home tee hero" app and being able to play my home course in my back yard!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 22, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Best value launch monitor on the market
on May 15, 2023
Posted by: BK AZ
This launch monitor is the easiest to use that I’ve ever owned. I’ve also had Bushnell Launch Pro and SC Swing Caddie 3. The Garmin Golf phone app is simple and fast to use. It gives you rich virtual ball flight, Club and ball data, and video swing analysis. The data is accurate enough for most golfers. May not be enough for pro or pro am players. I can play 18 in about an hour. I’d strongly recommend this product to anyone in the market.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 22, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
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