Customer Reviews for Garmin - Approach R10 Portable Golf Launch Monitor with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
5
Greats launch monitor for the price!
on May 12, 2023
Posted by: Skyler P
This product is phenomenally, accurate and easy to use. It comes with a free driving range and subscription-based courses that you can purchase at any time. I am a single digit handicap and I believe the distances are spot on. Your able to use the machine while it is charging and works great outside. They've recently updated the software to be even more accurate. It's also small enough to fit in all golf bags. Great product.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
Bought ir a month ago and i am quite impressed overall with the unit! The only issue I am experiencing is when playing a simulated round, it does not want to register soft chip shots of 30 yards or less. Hopefully I can figure that issue out, but overall very impressed.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 2, 2023