Approach R50
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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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 shot anything like it was saying in years. It also froze up 5-6 times in the 4 days that I owned it. The numbers and letters would blur as well. There was one time that it did not read my ball at all. In every single case I had to reset the unit. Awesome Golf wouldn’t link to it ether. Home Tee Hero was fun and I enjoyed the putting but this unit is not at all worth 5k. I ended up sending it back. Tried to reach out to Garmin but received no response.
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Excellent simulator
I bought this for my business and it has been a great success so far
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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 subscription makes it worth it.
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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. Something I'll work on am sure will improve over time. Still very excited over the purchase and fully expect my goals will be realized.
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