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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
5
Best training tool for beginner and intermediate golfers
on September 11, 2024
Posted by: Clay C
from Columbia, SC, US
I've been golfing seriously for less than a year. I do not have the time or always spare finances to go golfing or a driving range every weekend or even once a month. I am in a smaller dimension garage than ideal for this device, but I have just enough room to make it work. With this device and the free driving range, I take anywhere from 10 to 50 practice swings most mornings before getting ready for work. This can take me anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes. I practice in the evenings as well if I have down time. This has made golf much more accessible for someone like me, and increased my enjoyment of the sport tremendously.
Some things to note.
1. It took me a few months to get my space set up so I could comfortably swing. My ceilings are just short of 9 feet, so every now and then I'll catch the ceiling but no holes so far.
2. Shanking a ball is always a risk. Get a wide net. Tall is great. Wide is a must because it saves drywall. I have patched a few holes but thats all simulators, not just this. Side nets will be in my future for certain.
3. I am inside a concrete garage. This unit can already be a little finicky to set up correctly. Sometimes, it reads distances pretty short. Could be my bruised ego, but I have found that several people suggest adjusting the altitude settings up to a few thousand feet instead of sea level due to radar signals bouncing off walls and sometimes limited space for ball flight.
4. This one is a luxury option. This unit will work with regular golf balls. I do personally suggest the titleist PRO V1 RCT balls. They're expensive. But the RCT ball does help a lot with spin rates. This is useful for shot shaping work if you're ready for that. Also, striking a high end ball like the Pro V1 for practice improves your performance on the course. This isn't some super soft ball thats going to help you like a nitro in my opinion. I don't play with Pro V1 balls on the course.
5. Buy a good mat. Some people say turf makes you feel better about yourself as you hit nicer off turf than grass. That's all well and good, but if you're properly hitting your irons down into the matt, you're going to want one with good padding. A poor matt or zero cushion between you and a concrete or other solid floor is going to hurt. You will be sore.
6. This unit does work with everything from driving to chipping. Sometimes a really short chip wont get picked up. The unit does miss reads sometimes. Every now and then, I'll hit a ball and get no data. This could be because distances in my space or the unit isn't set up perfectly in line with the ball. But this is not a foresight 10k+ unit. I'll take a few missed reads every now and then. It does read the majority. And it reads the majority of these well. Nothing more confidence crushing than shanking the ball sideways and dodging it as it comes back at you, then seeing the Garmin say you hit it 40+ degrees right and getting all the data on the ball that almost hit you in the face. And that it only went 30 yards. Makes you feel like a real winner there.
1. It took me a few months to get my space set up so I could comfortably swing. My ceilings are just short of 9 feet, so every now and then I'll catch the ceiling but no holes so far.
2. Shanking a ball is always a risk. Get a wide net. Tall is great. Wide is a must because it saves drywall. I have patched a few holes but thats all simulators, not just this. Side nets will be in my future for certain.
3. I am inside a concrete garage. This unit can already be a little finicky to set up correctly. Sometimes, it reads distances pretty short. Could be my bruised ego, but I have found that several people suggest adjusting the altitude settings up to a few thousand feet instead of sea level due to radar signals bouncing off walls and sometimes limited space for ball flight.
4. This one is a luxury option. This unit will work with regular golf balls. I do personally suggest the titleist PRO V1 RCT balls. They're expensive. But the RCT ball does help a lot with spin rates. This is useful for shot shaping work if you're ready for that. Also, striking a high end ball like the Pro V1 for practice improves your performance on the course. This isn't some super soft ball thats going to help you like a nitro in my opinion. I don't play with Pro V1 balls on the course.
5. Buy a good mat. Some people say turf makes you feel better about yourself as you hit nicer off turf than grass. That's all well and good, but if you're properly hitting your irons down into the matt, you're going to want one with good padding. A poor matt or zero cushion between you and a concrete or other solid floor is going to hurt. You will be sore.
6. This unit does work with everything from driving to chipping. Sometimes a really short chip wont get picked up. The unit does miss reads sometimes. Every now and then, I'll hit a ball and get no data. This could be because distances in my space or the unit isn't set up perfectly in line with the ball. But this is not a foresight 10k+ unit. I'll take a few missed reads every now and then. It does read the majority. And it reads the majority of these well. Nothing more confidence crushing than shanking the ball sideways and dodging it as it comes back at you, then seeing the Garmin say you hit it 40+ degrees right and getting all the data on the ball that almost hit you in the face. And that it only went 30 yards. Makes you feel like a real winner there.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Worth every penny
on August 27, 2024
Posted by: Anonymous
Easy to install and use, it's surprisingly quick to set up on the course to check actual distances
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great device
on July 31, 2024
Posted by: Joshua T
from San tan valley, AZ, US
This is an awesome unit and helps with a lot of great metrics
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
on July 18, 2024
Posted by: Rob N
It doesn't seem to work perfectly at the driving range where the mat is a different height than the device, or where the sometimes isn't quite enough room to put it a full 7 feet behind the ball. However, it does get most of the hits from a mat and it seems to get just about every ball from grass. It also seem very accurate. I have taken it to a full simulator and it was typically within a few yards of what the sim showed. I love having this handy and recording videos to evaluate my swing. Would definitely recommend.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
on July 12, 2024
Posted by: Barry C
Great product overall but have seen issues with accurate yardages on driver shots. Highly recommend though for performance and value.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great for its price!
on June 23, 2024
Posted by: Ethan B
After setting this up at my own home and my work, I have been able to practice seamlessly from home and use the data it supplies to help fit other golfers. Compares to a true launch monitor, for a fraction of the price. Only reason it's marked at an 8/10 is because you need to put the R10 on the same level as where you're hitting it; for example my turf mat is higher than ground level, so if I don't elevate the R10 it will become inconsistent and not pick up some shots. Overall great product, would highly recommend!!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Easy to set up and spot-on accurate
on June 21, 2024
Posted by: Adam G
from Sussex, WI, US
I brought this to the range to see how accurate it is against the range's yardage, and sure enough it's pretty dead on. I'm beyond impressed with its accuracy and its potential to allow me to tweak my swing as I hit the ball. Maybe a little excessive if you have easy access to a driving range, but otherwise well worth it if you can afford the steep price tag.
The real magic is in the Garmin golf app, which lets you see where your strokes land in a simulated range or course. If you use other Garmin golf devices, it's a one-stop-shop for golf metrics.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
on May 18, 2024
Posted by: luke K
I use this only at the driving range to get a better idea of my distances for each club. While I feel like the distance for each club is usually pretty accurate the garmin has trouble reading a fade vs a draw and will normally project the ball left or right regardless of sidespin or perhaps it just doesn't pick up the sidespin. Additionally, the other thing I like is the home tee hero function that comes with the subscription that lets me play almost every course imaginable. One frustrating thing though is that sometimes the garmin can miss the shots since I use it at the range and not all range balls are glossy and easy to pick up.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin