Equipment

Launch Monitors

The launch monitor decides almost everything else about a simulator room: how deep it must be, whether the ceiling matters, whether you need a PC, and what you pay every year.

Launch monitors fall into three placement families, and each one sets a different room constraint. Radar units behind the ball need to watch the ball fly, so room depth rules. Camera units beside the ball read it at impact and fit shallow rooms, but must be moved for left-handed golfers. Overhead units keep the floor clear and serve both hands, but need a solid ceiling at a stated height.

Then check the spin method. Measured spin produces believable wedge and curve behaviour; calculated spin is an estimate derived from club data. Finally, add five years of any required subscription to the price — it can double the real cost of an entry model.

How to choose

Room depth

Radar behind the ball: often 15–18 ft. Camera and overhead units: about 13–16 ft. Check your room.

Spin method

Measured, measured with marked balls, or calculated. See measured vs calculated spin.

Placement & handedness

Side-of-ball units move for left-handed golfers; overhead and behind-the-ball units don't.

Running cost

Plans range from none to over $1,000 a year. Our five-year cost ranking does the arithmetic.

Every launch monitors product we cover

44 products
Image Product TrackingPlacementDepth (ft)SpinUsePlan/yr Price seen
Rapsodo Mobile Launch Monitor (MLM)
Rapsodo
Radar + cameraBehind the ball18–20Not reportedIn & out— $199.99
Shot Scope LM1
Shot Scope
RadarBehind the ball14.5–16.5Not reportedIn & out$0 $199.99
PRGR Portable Launch Monitor
PRGR
RadarBehind the ball15–17Not reportedIn & out— $229.99
Voice Caddie Swing Caddie SC200 Plus
Voice Caddie
RadarBehind the ball14.5–16.5Not reportedIn & out— $249.99
Ernest Sports ESB1
Ernest Sports
RadarBehind the ball15–17MeasuredOutdoor— $275
Voice Caddie Swing Caddie SC300i
Voice Caddie
RadarBehind the ball15–17Not reportedIn & out— $329.99
Exputt RG EX500D Putting Simulator
Exputt
CameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5Not reportedIndoor— $469
FlightScope Mevo (original)
FlightScope
RadarBehind the ball17–19CalculatedIn & out— $499
Blue Tees Golf Rainmaker
Blue Tees Golf
RadarBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIn & out— $499.98
Garmin Approach R10
Garmin
RadarBehind the ball17–19CalculatedIn & out$99 $499.99
Voice Caddie Swing Caddie SC4 PRO
Voice Caddie
RadarBehind the ball15–17CalculatedIn & out— $499.99
Rapsodo MLM2PRO
Rapsodo
Radar + cameraBehind the ball16.5–18.5Measured with marked ballsIn & out$200 $599.99
Square Golf (Home Edition)
Square Golf
CameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIndoor$0 $699
OptiShot Orbit
OptiShot
RadarBehind the ball17–19CalculatedIn & out— $749
FlightScope Mevo+
FlightScope
RadarBehind the ball18–20Measured with marked ballsIn & out— $1,099
FlightScope Mevo Gen2
FlightScope
Radar + cameraBehind the ball18–20Measured with marked ballsIn & out— $1,299
Square Golf Omni
Square Golf
CameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIn & out— $1,599
SkyTrak ST MAX
SkyTrak
Radar + cameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIn & out— $1,695
Ernest Sports ES Tour Plus
Ernest Sports
Radar + cameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIndoor— $1,795
SkyTrak+ (ST+)
SkyTrak
Radar + cameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIn & out— $1,995
Bushnell Golf Launch Pro i (LPi)
Bushnell Golf
CameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIndoor— $1,999
Uneekor EYE MINI LITE
Uneekor
CameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIndoor$199 $1,999
Red Stakes RSG One
Red Stakes
CameraBehind the ball16–18Measured with marked ballsIndoor— $1,999.99
Uneekor EYE MINI
Uneekor
CameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIn & out$199 $2,999
TruGolf Launch Box
TruGolf
CameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIn & out— $2,999
Bushnell Golf Launch Pro
Bushnell Golf
CameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIn & out$499 $2,999.99
Full Swing KIT
Full Swing
Radar + cameraBehind the ball17–19MeasuredIn & out— $4,999
Garmin Approach R50
Garmin
CameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIn & out$100 $4,999.99
VTrack
VTrack
CameraCeiling, in front of the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIndoor$0 $5,000
Ernest Sports ES Eagle Sim
Ernest Sports
CameraCeiling, in front of the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIndoor— $5,000
Golfin IDRA II
Golfin
CameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIndoor— $5,995
Uneekor EYE XR
Uneekor
CameraCeiling, behind the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIndoor$199 $5,999
Uneekor EYE XO
Uneekor
CameraCeiling, in front of the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIndoor$199 $6,499
ProTee VX
ProTee United
CameraCeiling, in front of the ball16–16MeasuredIndoor$0 $6,500
Foresight Sports GC3
Foresight Sports
CameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIn & out— $6,999
TruGolf APOGEE
TruGolf
CameraCeiling, in front of the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIndoor— $7,995
Uneekor EYE XO2
Uneekor
CameraCeiling, in front of the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIndoor$199 $10,999
FlightScope X3C
FlightScope
Radar + cameraBehind the ball17–19Measured with marked ballsIn & out— $13,495
Trackman iO
Trackman
Radar + cameraCeiling, in front of the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIndoor$700 $13,995
Foresight Sports GCQuad
Foresight Sports
CameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIn & out— $15,999
Foresight Sports Falcon
Foresight Sports
CameraCeiling, in front of the ball14–15.5MeasuredIndoor— $16,999
Trackman iO DUO
Trackman
Radar + cameraCeiling, in front of the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIndoor— $18,995
Foresight Sports QuadMAX
Foresight Sports
CameraBeside the ball13.5–15.5MeasuredIn & out— $19,999
Trackman 4
Trackman
Radar + cameraBehind the ball18–19MeasuredIn & out— $25,995

Prices are the lowest listed configuration from the lead seller on the date shown on each product page. Room depth uses the FOREference method described in the room size guide.