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
Dead Simple To Use
on November 29, 2024
Posted by: Rusworks
Really happy so far with the R50. The set up and and response time after hitting a ball is super good and fast! I would love to see you guys add total yardage to each tee during game play set up .
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 18, 2024
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Just Does it All
on December 4, 2024
Posted by: Reaper
Plug and Play. It really is an easy to use, intuitive product. Home Tee Hero upgrades make it comparable to the other sim software.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 18, 2024
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Perfect Practice!
on December 6, 2024
Posted by: Dgolf12
I bought the Garmin R50 a few weeks ago and it has changed the way I practice. It is an excellent practice tool, especially when it’s cold outside.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 18, 2024
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Amazing launch monitor with great feature set!
on December 6, 2024
Posted by: GolferTed
I've used the R50 extensively, playing many rounds with Home Tee Hero and using an external computer with GSPro. The accuracy of the system looks great and GSPro plays virtually identically to my local courses.
The main area for improvement is with the included Home Tee Hero. The putting speed setting seems to be ignored and all putts are treated as though you're playing on very slow greens. If they improved this, it would be practically perfect.
The main area for improvement is with the included Home Tee Hero. The putting speed setting seems to be ignored and all putts are treated as though you're playing on very slow greens. If they improved this, it would be practically perfect.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 18, 2024
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Back in the Game!
on December 9, 2024
Posted by: AWA369
I was in the market for an affordable 'at home' golf sim about a year ago, but then I let the search fade off as most of the options felt a little flat in my price range. Then about a month ago, I got a review from the 'Breaking80' channel on YouTube, for the new Garmin R50. I barely let that review video finish before I had already decided this was my jump-on point! I've now logged a couple weeks of practice sessions and I'm continuously impressed by the start-up time and reliability of data that the R50 gives me. I believe this to be a valuable tool for dissecting, addressing and optimizing key swing points for better efficiency. The portability aspect of this sim was another great feature I didn't know I wanted/needed.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 18, 2024
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Garmin R50 - love it!
on December 10, 2024
Posted by: Thomaspp
I have really enjoyed the Garmin R50! It is easy to set up and turn on when in use. The fact that you can just walk to it and be up and hitting balls in less than a minute is a huge value add for busy folks. The readings on it are very accurate and the putting is great and fun but took some getting used to. It is also very versatile - i have used it with just a net and also full projector set up.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 18, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
4
It's great!
on December 15, 2024
Posted by: Drizz
The hardware and software are great. Easy to use and quick to set up. Home Tee Hero, while fun, could use more game modes, customization, and QOL improvements that I hope come in future updates.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 18, 2024
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Cool Product, Just didn’t work out how I expected
on December 20, 2024
Posted by: Mr. K
I ended up returning the R50 after one use. I had a lot of issues with the R50 not tracking strikes with balls tee’d up for the driver. I also had to turn off the putting tracking feature while playing Home Tee Hero. I had to hammer putts to get the ball to track 1yd on the green.
Just out of the box I was very bummed I payed that much for the product, so I initiated the return.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, January 17, 2025
Thank you for your review and experience with the 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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