Customer Reviews for Garmin Approach R50 010-02542-00 Premium Golf Launch Monitor and Simulator, Black
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Most helpful positive review
Posted Oct 26, 2025
Garmin continued excellence
As a golf pro and surfer Garmin has been instrumental to my success. Their technology is unparalleled and user interface is excellent. They do the hard work that makes my work and play easier and safer. Thank you Garmin.
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Most helpful critical review
Posted Aug 13, 2025
Don’t waste 5k on this
I watched tons and tons of videos trying to find the best launch monitor. I ended up going with the R50 because I own the R10 as well and have loved it. Once I started playing on the R50 I noticed every shot was 10 yards shorter than normal. Then it kept having me 20-30 yards off center and when I would hit my driver it would have me slicing it. I’m a 11 HC and haven’t ...
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Posted Oct 26, 2025
Garmin continued excellence
As a golf pro and surfer Garmin has been instrumental to my success. Their technology is unparalleled and user interface is excellent. They do the hard work that makes my work and play easier and safer. Thank you Garmin.
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Andy0525
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Posted Oct 25, 2025
Wonderful Tool
It’s everything I hoped it would be, easy setup, great battery life and once you play around with it you’ll love all the features it has to offer
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Big John Big Back Golf
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Posted Oct 23, 2025
R50
This system is awsome, love it, great graphics, great putting, it dose everything i need it to do, thank you again , Big John Big Back Golf
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JayC
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Posted Oct 8, 2025
So Far, So Good!
I've had my Approach R50 for about a month, and I have been using it nearly every day. The ease of use is remarkable - one afternoon I found my 12 year old son was in there hitting balls and had no problem getting it up and running by himself. I also absolutely love the HomeTown Hero feature. I've been playing not only local courses, but Pebble Beach, Augusta, and St...
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Bradcjbasso
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Posted Oct 6, 2025
Amazing!
I bought the Garmin r50 for my garage home simulator and the thing works amazing. No need for internet connection. No need for a PC to run. You can turn it on and be playing on a golf course within 3 minutes. Well worth the money
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Posted Oct 2, 2025
as advertised
we had this installed 2 weeks ago and it has been busy ever since-works as advertised-accurate and fun for all ages
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The Hawk
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Posted Sep 18, 2025
R50 Carry Yards
Had R50 for a couple weeks, getting adjusted by using practice range, one major issue I've noticed is the carry yards is not even close to the ball speed or, club speed numbers.
Ex: I know I actually carry 7 iron around 140 yrds on real golf course and the R50 shows Yrds Carry of approx 70 yrds. This will be a problem when I start playing virtual golf courses.
Ex: I know I actually carry 7 iron around 140 yrds on real golf course and the R50 shows Yrds Carry of approx 70 yrds. This will be a problem when I start playing virtual golf courses.
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Response from Staples :
Thanks for the review! We recommend using this Support Center article, which should help with improving the accuracy of your Approach R50: http://ms.spr.ly/6422sowjo
If you continue to see discrepancies, please use the "Contact Us for More Help" link at the bottom of that Support Center article. It will get you in touch with the Garmin Product Support team for further troubleshooting and discussion.
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PeteG
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Posted Sep 7, 2025
Great Value
Tested the R50 with my head pro for chipping. He was impressed and it was very accurate! I took it to the range and worked through my bag. Distances and shot shape were again very accurate. Easy to operate and having an onboard display is a game changer!
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Killerbones19
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Posted Aug 25, 2025
Great unit with everything you will need.
I purchased this just a little bit ago for the golf shed. Has everything you will need to get up and going, and works great with the projector against the screen. Found a great feature for our area when I signed up for the yearly subscription. They have most of the local courses in our area to work on. Great feature.
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ab124267
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Posted Aug 21, 2025
Amazing
I hit side by side with a trackman and distance accuracy was within a yard for 50 hits. Interface works amazingly well with little to no lag. Broke 80 for the first time in years
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KFrench22
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Posted Aug 13, 2025
Don’t waste 5k on this
I watched tons and tons of videos trying to find the best launch monitor. I ended up going with the R50 because I own the R10 as well and have loved it. Once I started playing on the R50 I noticed every shot was 10 yards shorter than normal. Then it kept having me 20-30 yards off center and when I would hit my driver it would have me slicing it. I’m a 11 HC and haven’t ...
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Daddyshack LA
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Posted Aug 10, 2025
Excellent simulator
I bought this for my business and it has been a great success so far
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torchred2002
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Posted Aug 4, 2025
Great Unit
I bought this unit to upgrade me old golf simulator system and I couldn't be happier. The biggest feature is I have 2 places to use it which gives me the ability to take it and not have the cost of 2 units. I love being able to play pretty much all the courses I currently play and ones I wouldn't be able to. Honestly the upfront costs are expected but the low yearly...
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POCONO MIKE
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Posted Aug 1, 2025
Ultimate golf shed
Played my first full round today. It took a bit to get used to. Iron play was really true to form. Even putting seemed pretty accurate. I was have challenges with my driver and woods. Maybe being indoors made me feel a bit constrained. I finally managed to get a couple of drives out to 270/280. The missed were awful. Fairway woods were tough to elevate. S...
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Jumbo
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Posted Jul 28, 2025
Distance is a little off
I believe the distance is a little off. Is there anyway to calibrate the unit? I would think for what it cost the distance would be correct.
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Tiger155
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Posted Jul 11, 2025
Good for two weeks then died
Had a great start. The simulator was very fun to use giving plenty of data to help analyze my swing and contact. But after 2 weeks the unit stopped “seeing” the ball. I have an open job with Garmin to see what they will do. So best I can say right now is “fun while it lasted”. Now I get to see how they do dealing with a problem.
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Joeyc585
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Posted Jul 9, 2025
Quality, but glitches
I'm overall happy, I do wish hometee hero offered better graphics, the glitches in gameplay are annoying, but the mulligan feature is easy enough
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We'd be happy to take a look at the glitches you are experience so we can improve your experience. Please reach out to our product support team Monday through Friday 7a-7p at 800-800-1020.
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Mcbiscuit
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Posted Jun 29, 2025
Works great wish it integrated into connect+
I am a garmin fanboy with many many premium garmin devices that all integrate into garmin connect. I’m also a connect+ member, and still this very shot monitor does not show up in garmin connect. Big miss!
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Joe1966
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Posted Jun 20, 2025
IPad Connectivity Issues
The launch monitor is pretty decent. I wanted to be able to control the r50 using my iPad but can't get the two to connect together. Called tech and was told that it is not possible to control the Garmin r50 using my iPad instead of the Garmin screen. Also when I try to connect the two I get a "connect launch monitor" message even though my iPad is connected to the r50 ...
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HBGolfer
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Posted Jun 15, 2025
Loving the R50
I've had the R50 for about a month and it's been a great purchase. I can swing clubs between meetings, over lunch or relaxing at night. The real-time swing feedback is incredible. The club speed, ball speed, and L/R spin have been the most helpful as I've gotten started but once the basic issues are worked out I expect the more obscure readings will begin to help.
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