Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Approach R50 Premium Golf Launch Monitor and Simulator - Black
Average customer rating
4.3
(110 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 110 reviews
5 Stars
63
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
5
1 Star
5
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Approach R50 Premium Golf Launch Monitor and Simulator - Black
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
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
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
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
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
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