Indoors
A golf simulator at home.
The R50 with a SimSpace enclosure, an impact screen and a short-throw projector, so Home Tee Hero plays life-size on the big screen. Seven enclosure sizes, one HDMI lead, no PC.
Garmin Approach® R50 Experience Centre
The simulator is built in.
Your home simulator or your garden cage. No PC.
The short version
One unit.
The whole simulator.
The R50 measures every strike, runs the game and shows it, from a box that stands beside your ball. Tell our sim experts about your room and they will design it around it in 3D, free.
43,000+courses on Home Tee Hero
3high-speed cameras
10"touchscreen on the unit
0PCs to buy or set up
7room sizes, SIM 0 to SIM 6
Outdoors
A golf cage in the garden.
Garmin rates the R50 for indoor and outdoor use. Pair it with our Pro Golf Cage and mat on the lawn: you watch the real ball flight into the net while the R50 reads the numbers on its own screen.
Or the lighter Standard Golf Cage
It also packs into its case for a net in the garage or a session at the range.Room image: Garmin. Cage scene: illustration of our Pro Golf Cage; R50: real product photo.
Plays on
its own screen
Tap, swing, play. The game lives on the unit.
01 / Meet the R50
Every part has a job.
Garmin calls the R50 a premium golf launch monitor and simulator. Tap a number to see what each part does.
- 110-inch colour touchscreenTap into insights, review impact videos or play a round straight from the built-in screen.
- 2One buttonPress to wake it, press again to sleep, hold for a second to turn it off.
- 3Three high-speed camerasBehind the dark glass: they capture every strike and record a slow-motion video of it.
- 4Status lightShows you when the R50 is ready to record your next shot.
HDMI out to a projector or TVUp to 4 hr on batteryIndoors and outdoorsLeft and right handed
The films · from Garmin
See the Approach® R50 do it.
Six short films from Garmin: a tour pro’s favourite features, the unboxing, set-up, the numbers and Home Tee Hero.
Films by Garmin, played from YouTube.
02 / How it measures
Cameras, not guesswork
Every strike, seen up close.
The R50 stands about half a metre to the side of your tee, facing it, so nothing sits behind you and nothing sits in the ball's path. Scroll through what happens in the moment you hit.
Three cameras catch the strike
Three high-speed cameras capture the ball and club at impact, and the R50 keeps a slow-motion video of every strike so you can see exactly what happened.
Ball data, measured directly
Direct measurements of ball speed and launch angle, as well as spin rate, spin axis and more. Spin is measured, not calculated.
- Ball speed
- Launch angle
- Launch direction
- Spin rate
- Spin axis
- Apex height
- Carry distance
Club data, with a sticker
Stick one of the included club stickers on the face and the R50 measures club speed and angles too. Putters don't need one.
- Club head speed
- Club path
- Face angle
- Angle of attack
- Smash factor
Then it tells you what it means
Track stats for each club and get a shot dispersion chart built on an advanced ball-flight model. Tap and hold any number on the screen for Garmin's definition of it.
- Carry and total distance
- Descent angle
- Lateral landing
- Flight time
- Per-club averages
Metrics and wording from Garmin's Approach® R50 owner's manual and product page.
Want to see where the Approach® R50 would stand in your room?
Book a free Approach® R50 Discovery Consultation. Our sim experts capture your space, book a quick call and show you the setup, with a 3D design.
Watch it measure
Example shot · illustrative numbers
Ball datameasured
Ball speed152.0mph
Launch angle12.4°
Launch direction1.2 R°
Spin rate2,650rpm
Spin axis3.1 R°
Club datameasured, with the club sticker
Club speed104.5mph
Club path2.1 R°
Face angle0.9 R°
Face to path1.2 L°
Angle of attack+2.4°
Smash factor1.45
Flightcalculated
Carry248yd
Total271yd
Apex height32yd
Offline6 Ryd
Metrics from Garmin’s R50 owner’s manual. Club data needs the club sticker in the box. Example numbers, not a real reading.
How the setup works
APPROACH® R50 → projector → screen.
The R50 stands beside the ball and measures the shot. One HDMI lead takes Home Tee Hero to the projector, and the impact screen stops the ball. Nothing else sits in between: no PC, no phone.
- 1R50 measures the shot · on the mat, 0.5 m beside the ball
- 2Projector shows Home Tee Hero · ceiling mount (BenQ AH700ST / AK700ST), lens about 2.82 m from the screen. The package’s AH500ST sits in a floor case instead, 2.04 m from the screen
- 3Impact screen takes the ball · ball 2.5 m from the screen
Out of the box
Drawn for SIM 2, our most popular enclosure (3.0 × 2.5 × 1.5 m inside), in the room we plan for it: 3.26 m wide, 4.2 m long, 2.7 m ceiling. The R50 position is from Garmin’s owner’s manual. The ceiling projector shown is the AH700ST or AK700ST, about 2.82 m from the screen (BenQ’s calculator, up to 3.39 m); the package includes the AH500ST in a floor case, 2.04 m from the screen. Other sizes are in the room picker below.
The course is already on the screen.
Home Tee Hero comes pre-installed on the R50, so there is nothing to download and no phone to pair. Course play needs an active Garmin Golf membership.
43,000+ courses
Your home club, a venue the pros play or the course you're visiting next summer. Every course has forward tees for newer golfers.
Realistic simulation
Desert, grassland and tropical settings, with shot physics and green friction fine-tuned by Garmin.
Enhanced courses
15+ courses carry high-resolution lidar data on every green and truer tree cover, so the greens you read follow the real contours.
On-course practice
Drop a ball anywhere on any hole and hit it again, and again. Made for the approach shot that keeps catching you out.
Multiplayer mode
Up to 8 players on one screen in local multiplayer: Stroke Play, Stableford, Match Play or Skins.
Weekly tournaments
A new tournament course each week against golfers around the world. Replay it as often as you like to climb the leaderboard.
Home Tee Hero on film
Screens: frames from Garmin’s Home Tee Hero film. Features as listed by Garmin. Images: Garmin.
03 / The screen and the courses
Real courses in 3D, life-size.
Garmin's Home Tee Hero renders real courses and plays them on the R50 itself. Play on its own screen, or run one HDMI lead to a projector and play on your impact screen.
Life-size on the big screenThe R50 beside the ball, the course on the impact screen.
Or right on the unitThe same round on its 10-inch screen.
More films
Films by Garmin, Garmin's regional team, Lets Play Thru and Joe Lagowski Golf, played from YouTube. Tap one to play it in the films chapter.
04 / Your room
Pick a size
Seven enclosure sizes. Find the one that fits.
For the home simulator, every R50 room package comes in seven SimSpace sizes. Tap through them to see the enclosure, the room it needs and today's price for the complete room. Building in the garden instead? Our Pro Golf Cage is the outdoor partner.
Most popular![SimSpace enclosure in the chosen size]()
SIM 2Most garages
- Inside the enclosure (W × H × D)
- 3 × 2.5 × 1.5m
- In feet
- 9'10 × 8'2 × 4'11
- Impact screen
- 2.8 × 2.3m · 4:3
- Room needed
- 3.26m wide · 2.7m ceiling · 4.2m long
- Projector distance (floor case, AH500ST)
- 2.04m lens to screen
£7,337.98 complete R50 room, today's price
Room sizes are what we plan for: 30cm clear behind the screen and 8cm each side of the frame. Between sizes? Book a Discovery Consultation and send our sim experts a photo or a few numbers.
05 / What's in the box
The complete room
Everything you need to hit your first shot.
The R50 room package arrives as one matched setup: no projector to source, no cable to guess, no PC.
1 · Launch monitorGarmin Approach® R50Three-camera launch monitor with the simulator built in: 43,000+ courses, no PC
2 · Enclosure & screenSimSpace enclosurePush-connect frame with velour side and ceiling panels, in the size you pick; up in 20–30 minutes
3 · Enclosure & screenSimSpace impact screenIncluded with the enclosure, tensioned on all four sides; takes full shots and shows the picture
4 · ProjectorBenQ AH500ST short-throw laser0.499 throw, 4,000 lumens; fills a 2.3m screen from 2.04m, in front of you, so no shadow
5 · ProjectorSimSpace floor projector caseSteel case with a turf top, sits between the mat and the screen; nothing fixed to the room
6 · Mat & cableSimSpace Tee Turf mat · 1.5 × 1.5mTakes a real wooden tee anywhere on the turf; sits inside the bay with the R50 beside it
7 · Mat & cable4K/8K HDMI 2.1 cable · 10mThe one lead you need, R50 to projector, run round the edge of the bay
From £7,337.98 for the complete Garmin Approach® R50 room. Every part is priced on the package page so you can see what each one costs on its own.
See the package ↗
06 / The honest comparison
Why a SIM wants
Why a SIM wants the Garmin Approach® R50.
Garmin makes two launch monitors. The R10 is a brilliant range companion. The R50 is built to be the simulator. Here is the difference, from Garmin's own manuals.
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 Garmin R10 |
Going without | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Beside the ball, about 0.5m to the side, facing the tee | On the floor 1.8–2.4m behind the ball, with the ball at least 2.4m from the net or screen indoors | — |
| What runs the game | The R50 itself, on its own 10-inch touchscreen | Your phone or tablet, with the Garmin Golf app | The range, when it's open |
| The big screen | One HDMI lead from the R50 to a projector or TV | Mirrored from your phone to a smart TV | — |
| How it tracks | Three high-speed cameras; spin measured | Radar; spin calculated | Your eye |
| Club data | Club speed, path, face angle, attack angle (with a face sticker) | Basic | — |
| Swing video | Slow-motion video of every strike, on the unit | Uses your phone's camera | — |
| Courses | 43,000+ on Home Tee Hero, played on the R50 (membership) | Home Tee Hero app on your phone (membership) | Your local course, weather allowing |
| Price today | £4,299 on its own · complete room from £7,337.98 | £421 on its own | Nothing up front |
Choose the R50 if…you want a room that just works when you walk in: no PC, no phone, the game on the big screen and spin measured by cameras.
The R10 suits…practice at the range or in a net, with your phone running it. In a room it needs more depth behind the ball.
Going without means…practice when the weather, the range and the diary allow. A room lets you hit balls on a Tuesday night in January.
Not sure which is right for you?
Book a free Approach® R50 Discovery Consultation. Our sim experts will tell you straight, even if it's not the R50.
Ask what's on this month.
Offers on the Garmin Approach® R50 room change through the year. Book your free Approach® R50 Discovery Consultation and our sim experts will set out the current offer for your room, with its price and end date, alongside your R50 plan.
07 / Real proof
Built, delivered, and looked after.
★★★★★5-star review
“Tom, was excellent with the options he gave me and the Launcher Options he gave me. Everything from the Launcher to the hitting area is really good quality. I did have one minor teething issue with my Garmin R50 Launcher, I reported it to Tom, who put me onto the Garmin helpline and they where excellent too. The issue was resolved promptly and to my satisfaction. I honestly couldn't be happier with the after service and my Sim setup and would highly recommend Tom and OpenGolfer to all golfers looking for an indoor solution.”
Real proposal
What your free design looks likeA 3D CAD drawing of the customer's actual room, with the bay, the R50, the projector throw and the mat placed and every part priced.
Images: Garmin
Your Approach® R50.
Planned with you.
Approach® R50 Discovery Consultation
Book your free Approach® R50 Discovery Consultation
Free · our sim experts, 6am–10pm
Tell our sim experts about your space on WhatsApp. We’ll capture your requirements, book a quick call and show you the right R50 setup, with a free 3D design if you’re building a room.
- 01WhatsApp usOne tap, the message is written
- 02Your space and goalsRoom size, use, budget, software
- 03A quick call15 to 20 minutes, booked to suit you
- 04Your R50 planUnit or full room, with a 3D design
- 05The current offerPrice and end date, in writing
- 06Order when readyInvoice or basket link
08 / Questions
Asked every week
The questions Approach® R50 buyers ask.
Do I need a PC or laptop?
No. The R50 runs its simulator on its own 10-inch touchscreen, and one HDMI lead sends it to the projector. If you later want GSPro or E6, those need a gaming PC; our sim experts can spec one, but you don't need it to start.
How much room do I need?
We plan R50 rooms of at least 3.0m wide, 2.7m high and 4.2m long (4.3m and a 3.1m ceiling for the taller SIM 5 and SIM 6). Use the size picker above to see each enclosure, or read our Garmin Approach® R50 room requirements guide. If your room is tight, tell us anyway: we'll show you the options rather than say no.
What's in the Approach® R50 room package?
The Garmin Approach® R50, a SimSpace enclosure with its impact screen in the size you pick, the BenQ AH500ST short-throw projector in a SimSpace floor case, the SimSpace Tee Turf mat and a 10m HDMI lead. The package page prices every part.
Are there any ongoing costs?
Home Tee Hero's 43,000+ courses and online play use a Garmin Golf membership at £8.99 a month or £89.99 a year. That's the only running cost unless you later add GSPro or E6.
Does it work for left and right handers?
Yes. The R50 stands beside the ball, so a mixed household just moves it across the mat between players.
Where can I use the Approach® R50?
Garmin rates the R50 for indoor and outdoor use. The two setups we plan most are a home golf simulator, with a SimSpace enclosure, impact screen and projector, and a garden golf cage, where you watch the real ball flight into the net while the R50 reads the numbers. It also packs away for a net in the garage or a session at the range.
Can I buy the Approach® R50 on its own?
Yes. The Garmin Approach® R50 launch monitor is sold separately for a garden cage, a room you already have or the range, and you can add a SimSpace enclosure later.
What happens in the Approach® R50 Discovery Consultation?
Message our sim experts on WhatsApp and they capture your space and goals: room size, how you'll use it, budget and software. Then a quick 15 to 20 minute call at a time that suits you, and your own R50 plan, the unit on its own or a full room with a 3D design. You get the current offer with its price and end date in writing, and you order only when you're ready. It's free, with no obligation. Our sim experts are on WhatsApp 6am–10pm.
Your next step
Three ways in.
Approach® R50 Discovery ConsultationFree, on WhatsApp with our sim experts
The complete R50 roomFrom £7,337.98
The R50 on its own£4,299
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