Garmin have made serious waves in the golf equipment game in recent years, producing some of the best golf watches, best launch monitors and other gadgets and gizmos for the golf nerd to feast on. However, their latest eye-catching product may be about to make the biggest splash yet!
Released in early November, the new Garmin Approach R50 is a world-first combination between a launch monitor and a simulator. It’s 10-inch screen displays all the information you need and more – metrics, video of club impact and even the simulation graphics of your shot.
It has caused quite a stir in both the launch monitor and simulator industries, sitting at a price point right in between the two – so here is all you need to know about the product itself and how to buy.
Can you use the Garmin R50 as a golf simulator?
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Approach R50 has a range of features to give us golfers the luxury of teeing it up 365 days a year, whatever the weather, thanks to its simulation capabilities.
Using the 10” built-in, color touchscreen display, players can virtually tee it up on preloaded golf courses worldwide on an improved version of Home Tee Hero which now allows up to four players to play together.
You can play these courses whilst analyzing your swing data thanks to the three built-in, high speed cameras that capture more than 15 ball and club metrics. What’s more, the R50 can be connected to a monitor or projector for the ultimate simulator experience in addition to simply using the R50 on its own.
A training mode simulation is another in-built option, with sessions and specific statistics for each club being saved and allowing players to see and understand improvements over time.
Can you play golf courses on the Garmin R50?
Yes… Lots of them!
In fact, you have over 43,000 preloaded golf courses to choose from and no, that wasn’t a typo.
We don’t think the biggest golf addict in the world could play every course on the R50, but we would like to see them try!
How much room does a Garmin R50 need?
Another impressive feature of the R50 is how easy it is to setup.
In terms of space, it’s no different than any other launch monitor of simulator – as long as you have the room to swing and hit the ball a few feet in front of you into a net for example, you’re good to go.
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