Your Outdoor Practice Range — Prepared for Rachel

Prepared for Rachel · September 2026

Your outdoor practice range

A bay, a mat and a Garmin — all at the same time.

You asked for a complete outdoor setup — a practice bay you can hit driver into, a good-sized standard mat, and a Garmin launch monitor to measure launch angle and distance. Here it is, with every cost on the table, and both options planned to your 3m-wide outdoor space.

Your space

3m wide, with a 6–9m run — here's the layout

You mentioned both 9m and 6m for the length — happily it doesn't change a thing. The plan below is drawn at 6m, the tighter case, and everything fits with room to spare; if it's the full 9m you simply get more space behind the Garmin. The one measurement I'd like to double-check with you is the 3m width (more on that below).

Plan view, drawn at the tighter 6m length. The cage sits at the far end; the mat sits at its mouth so the ball flies straight into the netting; the Garmin R10 sits about 2m behind the ball on its little stand — exactly how Garmin designed it to be used. If your run is the full 9m, everything simply breathes more.

Height

Open sky — perfect · the cage stands 3m tall and outdoors there's nothing above your swing to think about

Length

6m already ideal, 9m even easier · 3m cage + mat at the mouth + ~2m behind the ball for the Garmin, with room to walk around at either length

Width

3.0m cage in a 3.0m space · the cage fills the width exactly. That's fine in an open garden — but if a wall or fence runs hard down both sides, tell me and we'll check access around it

Garmin's requirements

All comfortably met · the R10 wants 1.8–2.4m behind the ball and a few metres of ball flight. Your 6m run gives it both

The launch monitor

The Garmin you asked about — and an honest note on price

The Garmin Approach R10 is exactly the right instrument for what you described. It's a small radar unit that sits behind you on a stand (included) and sends every shot to the free Garmin Golf app on your phone.

Launch angle and carry distance — the two numbers you asked for — plus ball speed, club head speed, spin and shot shape, on every swing.
Built for outdoors. Radar loves open air; your cage setup is its ideal home. Battery lasts around 10 hours.
No subscription needed. Everything above is in the free app. (The £8.99/month Garmin membership some shops quietly add is only for indoor simulator courses — for your practice range you simply don't need it.)
On price: £421. Garmin's RRP is £499 and most retailers sit at £489–£529.99. We've matched the lowest UK price we know of, so you don't have to shop the Garmin around separately — though you're always welcome to check.

The decision

Two complete setups — one lands right on your £1,000

Both include the same Garmin R10 and the same good-sized 1.5m × 1.5m standard turf mat, sitting on its rubber base — one honest detail here: outdoors, a mat really does need the base underneath it for a stable, dry stance, so I've included it in both rather than leave it as a surprise later. The only question left is the cage: light and movable, or heavy steel that lives outside all year.

Forza portable golf practice cage in a garden

Right on your £1,000 · £1,050.98 of kit

The Complete Range

Forza Portable Cage (3m × 3m × 3m) · FORZA Mat with Rubber Base · Garmin R10

Everything you asked for — bay, mat and Garmin — landing exactly on your budget

Full-size 3m cage that takes full-power driver; sets up in an afternoon

1.5m × 1.5m standard turf mat on its rubber base — stable, dry footing outdoors

Garmin R10 with launch angle, carry distance and spin in the free app

Light enough to reposition, or take down for winter if you ever want to

Delivery to mainland UK included

Complete setup, all-in

£1,050.98£1,000.00

cage £269.99 + mat & base £329.99 + Garmin R10 £421.00 · £50.98 bundle saving · delivery included

Secure checkout — £1,000.00 Only if and when you're ready — the link just saves you typing; your price and delivery are already applied

FORB heavy-duty steel golf practice cage outdoors

The buy-once upgrade, if the budget ever stretches

The Forever Cage

FORB Pro Steel Cage (3m × 3m × 3m) · FORZA Mat with Rubber Base · Garmin R10

Heavy-duty galvanised steel frame that stands outside in British weather year-round, pegged and permanent — the cage we'd build for ourselves

Same mat & base, same Garmin R10, same included delivery as the option above

Mentioned in case it's useful, not to talk you past your budget — the portable above does the job well

Complete setup, all-in

£1,240.98£1,149.00

cage £459.99 + mat & base £329.99 + Garmin R10 £421.00 · £91.98 bundle saving · delivery included

Secure checkout — £1,149.00 Same deal — price and delivery already applied, no obligation

An honest word on the two cages

You told me £1,000, and I'd rather respect that than talk you past it — the portable cage is a genuinely good full-size cage, and the complete setup lands on your number with nothing missing. The steel cage is simply the buy-once version: heavier gauge, permanent, no seasonal take-down. It's there if the budget ever has £149 of give in it, and it's just as good a setup if it doesn't.

Running costs

What it costs after day one: nothing

Cost	Per year
Garmin Golf app launch angle, distance, spin, session history — all free	£0
Software subscriptions none needed for outdoor practice — the paid Garmin tier is for indoor sim courses only	£0
Our 90-day structured practice programme included free — a week-by-week plan so the range actually lowers your scores	£0
Total running cost	£0 / year

No rush at all, Rachel

Have a think, measure up, chat it over — these prices are held for you for 14 days, so there's no hurry. If anything's unclear or you'd like to talk any of it through, just message me on WhatsApp; that's genuinely what I'm here for. And if you do decide to go ahead, the checkout buttons above simply save you some typing — your price and free delivery are already applied.

— Tom, OpenGolfer

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