Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Approach R50 Premium Golf Launch Monitor and Simulator - Black
Average customer rating
4.2
(79 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 79 reviews
5 Stars
42
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
4
1 Star
4
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Approach R50 Premium Golf Launch Monitor and Simulator - Black
Customer Rating
4
Great features and loving the on screen display.
on January 13, 2025
Posted by: Clay@canebrake
I really enjoy my R50. I do wish for one update or improvement. Please add a practice putting green with adjustable stimp and slope. Ex. 20' putt that I set at a 3% slope. The R50 then calculates the aim point above the hole. I putt to the aim point with the correct speed and line and make the putt. All other features are doing great so far. Thanks
Response from GarminBy Garmin, January 17, 2025
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
Wonderful Tool!
on January 15, 2025
Posted by: Billindj
The R50 has so much data, it’s sometimes overwhelming trying to focus on just one. Graphics are great, and data is spot on! I just wish the slow motion impact video would last a little longer, and be clearer, but this is not the camera they use on the PGA.This is a great tool to really get serious about ball flight, angles, and spin. The courses are a lot of fun to play. If you want distance, don’t hit it into the rough!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, January 17, 2025
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
3
Putting has issues
on January 15, 2025
Posted by: Will D
Great product for just having fun playing Home tee Hero in the simulator. Inconsistent ball alignment, putting launch angles, and no putting practice mode is not what I expected for 5K. It makes me sad
Response from GarminBy Garmin, January 17, 2025
Thank you for your review and experience with the Approach R50. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
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Customer Rating
3
Great Potential unrealized
on January 16, 2025
Posted by: Jeffi
I bought this device for competitive juniors so they can practice at home without using the Wifi connection. I do not like having Wifi connection for extended periods of time. As such this is an all-in one device I thought I could minimize that. But later realized that is true only to a point. The provided driving range options could be vastly improved as it is not gamified enough to hold attention of juniors (the range is not junior friendly). Awesome golf works but it requires gaming laptop or mobile device and a wifi and wifi hotspot. So it defeats my original purpose of eliminating Wifi. Not sure why as there is a USB connection but it is only there for software updates not to transfer data from simulator to Awesome golf. I think this is short sighted. This is huge disappointment for me. Also, all the courses provided look exactly the same. Almost all local courses in phoenix are either not properly represented or do not have junior tees. So kids are being forced to play 400-500 yards, which is not fun. Furthermore, the software glitches (I have quite a few examples and videos). All in all it is great concept, but when you contrast value to price, it comes short.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, January 17, 2025
Thank you for your review and experience with the Approach R50. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
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Customer Rating
4
Figuring How to Use the Features
on January 21, 2025
Posted by: Bob GCC
I have had the R50 totally installed with my simulator for about a week and it seems to be a very features oriented device. I am not a "tech guy" so I have had some difficulty figuring out how to use it properly and have not been able to locate a tutorial. I think it is going to be great once I become proficient with its use.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, January 31, 2025
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
Great out of the gate!
on January 24, 2025
Posted by: Jeff W
Still very new to market but so far my experience has been great. Professional feel, as accurate as the industry benchmark BLP and very easy set up to GSPro and other 3rd party software.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, January 31, 2025
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
Great Experience
on January 25, 2025
Posted by: Mac321
Really easy to use, fast boot up, includes a ton of courses without the need for a external PC, good graphics
Response from GarminBy Garmin, January 31, 2025
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
4
Distance Issues
on January 29, 2025
Posted by: TC56
I have found on the longer clubs the distance is off between 10%-20%.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, January 31, 2025
Thank you for your review.
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