BEST GOLF LAUNCH MONITORS UNDER $600!

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► In the market for a portable launch monitor but not sure which one to go for? In this video, Joel Tadman tests five of the leading models (listed below) under $600 to help you find the one that best suits your needs and your budget. Whether you want basic feedback on your shots or something that provides a greater wealth of information, this video has all the details you need to make an informed purchase. Be sure to stick around for the accuracy test when Joel gets all the launch monitors firing at the same time on the same shot and compares the distances to a leading rangefinder to see which model is the most accurate!
00:00 Intro
00:24 PRGR Portable Launch Monitor - hawk.ly/m/prgr-portable-launc...
01:45 Rapsodo MLM - hawk.ly/m/rapsodo-mobile-laun...
03:21 Flighscope Mevo - hawk.ly/m/flightscope-mevo-pe...
04:54 Garmin Approach R10 - hawk.ly/m/garmin-approach-r10...
06:17 Swing Caddie SC300i - hawk.ly/m/swing-caddie-sc300i...
07:46 Accuracy Test!
11:24 Verdict & Winners Selected
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@andy66l97 Год назад

I’ve used the mevo for a year & it very rarely misses a shot, on top of which the video taken automatically is fantastic👍

@johnreedy6930 Год назад

Good concise evaluation. Narrows the field down to two for me. Thanks very much.

@chaotic_elegance-qp7hh 7 месяцев назад

Great video. Really appreciate the accuracy test conducted at the end.

@Golfzilla70 Год назад

fun test to watch, but i've heard that these doppler radar units MIGHT interfere with each other if used simultaneously so close together. Also, you missed a really good one - the Ernest Sports ESB1. I believe the current price on it is about $500. I've had one of them for over a year now, and it's really impressive. And if you think it isn't measuring quite right, you can "tune" it a bit with altitude settings to get #'s that are more in line with reality. Plus, it gives you some sort of calculated spin # too.

@gethindobbs-evans5352 Год назад

Brilliant video! Really helpful! 👍🏽

@colcadman2475 Год назад

I have been using the SC300I for about 6 months. I beginner, so I have not been too concerned about the precision but more just relative feedback. I would thoroughly recommend this product. It fails to measure on only a very few shots, and 90% of those are bad strikes. The data collection is very good, so comparisons over time are useful. It has made the process of improving my swing a very positive experience.

@golfrep2584 11 месяцев назад

I went from the SC200 to the SC300 because the literature promised the SC300 would give you accurate distances on shots 50 years and above, which the SC200 would not. Unfortunately, I have found that statement to be incorrect as the frequency of "no data" shots and/or inaccurate distances convinced me that the SC300 did NOT accurately read shots 50 yds and above. What has your experience been with shot data on shots in the 50 to 100 yard "scoring range". Thank you.

@colcadman2475 11 месяцев назад

@golfrep2584 I am now a beginner + 7 months, so not really the best to speak on this matter. However, I would not change my recommendation other than give more support for the product. I generally hit about 70 balls about 3-4 days a week in my own net. I now have no data on 1-5 shots each session. Of those, I think about 99.9% are miss hits, generally topping the shot. I occasionally hit a very good shot, feels good, sounds good etc., but does not record. It is difficult to test my SC300I against a base with known distances to fully answer your question. I have found that when I am practising, I will often guess what the distance is before the measurement comes up on the unit. I am pleasantly surprised when I am generally within 2-3 m of the measured distance. I would say this would occur on more than 75% of my guessed distances. So, for me personally, I am very happy with the feedback the SC300I gives me.

@garyking1705 Год назад

Solid and useful review, much appreciated.

@MaartenAnna Год назад

Great video! I own the Garmin R10, and I love it, love it, LOVE IT. I put it on range mode, take it with me on course when I play a quick nine holes on a piece of laminated sheet of paper, play two balls & get a great reading of my averages, with my proper golf balls. Got my handicap down from 27 to 13.6 this year. Especially, with “gapping” my wedges, using 3 different swings, I can hit 12 different distances.

@golfrep2584 11 месяцев назад

Are you saying that the Gramin R10 gives you accurate shot data on shots in the 50 to 100 yard "scoring range". I have the SC300 and while the literature said the SC300 would give me accurate data within that distance range, it did not turn out to be the case. Thank you in advance for your reply 😁 Thank you.

@MaartenAnna 11 месяцев назад

Yes, the distance between 40m and 100m is excellent 19 out of 20 shots, to within 1m. However, spinrates are way WAY off, it estimates them between 1000 to 3500 rpm, but I know I spin my lobwedge just under 10,000 on full shots (75m). The R10 seems to have trouble with P to lob wedge due to the steep launch angle. Also, with driver spin rates seem a bit off. When I completely pure it, it often estimated my spin rate around 2800, whereas I think it’ll be closer to 2100.

@jacplanespotting314 3 месяца назад

gotta ask - why did you not buy the PRGR (lowest price) monitor? Thank you in advance for your reply.

@MaartenAnna 3 месяца назад

@@jacplanespotting314 Hi mate, when I got interested in a launch monitor the one you mentioned wasn't available in the Netherlands. I'd have to import it, then with shipping and import taxes, I'd be about the same price, plus I like thd form factor of the R10.

@jacplanespotting314 3 месяца назад

@@MaartenAnna what do you mean by “form factor” please?

@bertofehr Год назад

Bought the PRGR this week. It'll be here tomorrow. Exited!!! I'm just using it for the basic's, that's all I need. Cool video, Thanks!

@bertofehr Год назад

@mikenike3950 , It Works great! I use it a ton too...

@nobrien1 Год назад

A very good video! A great follow-on would be to do it indoors, too!

@trevorkemp5882 Год назад

Great comparison. Was waiting to see someone stand on the range at carry distance to actually see yardages rather then using other launch monitors.

@legend9018 Год назад

Good video, have to disagree though with the Rapsodo portion of the review. I found the app very clunky and counterintuitive. My phone would also often disconnect and I had to repair and restart the sessions multiple times. Worst part was trying to use this in the hot Florida sun my phone would overheat quite often so more suited for indoor use. The Garmin is great but requires a bit of work to get the set up right plus the extra fees. You should’ve included the Garmin G80 as well. Solid unit

@member805639 10 месяцев назад

Excellent review, thank you.

@1NATURELOVERJ 3 месяца назад

Great comparisons. Thank you for the information.

@jacplanespotting314 3 месяца назад

Very informative video, including the fact that you mention the cost of each monitor "immediately"!!!

@papab3272 Год назад

If you read the Mevo manual it states that you can't have anything between the unit and the ball. Having one of the monitors in front of it would impact the numbers.

@richardjacobs7632 11 месяцев назад

Cool the Full Swing (expensive) unit, Garmin R10, Rapsodo MLM, Bushnell Pro X3 Laser were the most accurate. Thanks for the review.

@phehir9010 Год назад

Nice video. I live in Southern California and mainly practice on an open range. I have an older SC 300 (not 300i) and I notice on sunny days or hot days, I am not sure the accuracy is there and also the device fails to pick up many shots. Do you think the Garmin Approach R10 would do better in sunny conditions?

@WaterlooCranium Год назад

How did they compare on the other swing stats? Swing speed, launch angle, club path, face to path etc?

@usa4x4trucks Год назад

Can you operate all the launch monitors next to each other like that without some interference that would affect the readings? From personal experience, I have had a hard time getting good readings with the R10 hitting into a net from 10’ behind. The carry distance based on ball speed and launch angle seem a bit low (10-15 yds off) compared to similar launch angles and ball speeds on the local retailer’s trackman.

@gh50hill1 7 месяцев назад

great video, thanks.

@liangwang6282 Год назад

Have you tried Yupiteru GST-7? It’s only $150 but can track club speed, ball speed and carry distance.

@matthewkodamaADG Год назад

You may also get some wonky numbers with the PRGR positioned in between the others.

@orbits2754 9 месяцев назад

For the accuracy test are you using total distance for rhapsodo and full swing instead of carry bc those are massive differences btn monitors

@danielcohen3159 Год назад

Great round-up, Joel! I'm probably an anomaly among people looking at these devices, because what I really want is accurate (or close to accurate) club data rather than ball spin or speed numbers. Those things are important, of course, but for the things I'm working on I need to know club path and dynamic loft. As I understand it, the technology just isn't there yet to get those numbers in a small-form device that costs less than several thousand dollars. But it would be interesting to compare club data with the R10 against the Full Swing.

@fuzzybanana9128 Год назад

The tech is there with the R10. I own it and its very accurate with all numbers. Garmin has been good about updates and improvements since launch. This video covers very little of what R10 does.

@CrestRising Год назад

My hunch is that the technology is there but if it's made available at a significantly lower price, it will hurt the premium product which probably has a humongous margin on it. Just a hunch.

@golfrep2584 11 месяцев назад

@@fuzzybanana9128 Are you saying that the Gramin R10 gives you accurate shot data on shots in the 50 to 100 yard "scoring range". I have the SC300 and while the literature said the SC300 would give me accurate data within that distance range, it did not turn out to be the case. Thank you in advance for your reply 😁

@fuzzybanana9128 11 месяцев назад

@@golfrep2584 all i can tell you is this. Myself and buddy hit thousands of balls last winter and i feel extremely confident the info we saw is very accurate because its same thing i see on course when we play. I/we hit very few shots that i scratched my head and wrote off as misread. I hit my 7i 167 on course and R10 shows me hit 7i 165-167. Same with all clubs. Imo its extremely accurate. I have hitting zone 9 1/2 ft from screen and 7 1/2 ft to R10. I think most ppl dont give enough distance for it to read and it could mess with it maybe. For me its awesome.

@enzy6434 Год назад

PRGR is more for just getting your ball speed and swing speeds, not so much carry / total distance since it doesn't read spin overly accurately. Its good for being able to see how fast you're swinging, and how hard you're hitting the ball.

@golfrep2584 11 месяцев назад

I agree. I wouldn't waste my money on the PRGR is you want anything other than swing speed

@kingperformanceideology Год назад

Hi, great review thanks. Sorry probably a silly question that I've missed the answer for, but does the likes of the Garmin still give you ball path and carry etc if you're using a golf net in front of you? If yes, is there a minimum distance the net should be away to ensure it's valid?

@deltaops50 3 месяца назад

Net distance doesn’t matter at all😂 The second the club makes impact everything is calculated

@mikerodrick2430 Год назад

When using a monitor at the range, there's 1 thing you might not be figuring into your numbers & that's the balls you're using. Range balls are made for durability & depending on your swing speed, you're getting inaccurate numbers. Range balls will fly 15-20% less than the ball you use to play & will change other numbers as well because the average player can't compress a hard ball nearly as much as a softer one so the spin rate will be off as well. No matter if you spend $100 or $50,000 on a monitor, your numbers will be off with range balls. I don't use a monitor but I know my numbers are off just because of the differences between my range numbers & those on the course. On the range I thought I was carrying a 7 iron 125-130 but when playing am carrying 135-140s. Quite a difference. Just keep this in mind for range sessions with your monitor.

@cosmicheretic8129 11 месяцев назад

Good point which is why I'm close to buying club sensors instead.

@danarcotta1283 4 месяца назад

You just convinced me not to bother. I'm not rich enough to consistently play at upper class clubs which always have new Callaway or Titlest balls

@deltaops50 3 месяца назад

You can still use a monitor fine… Some of them have options to pick what kind of ball you’re hitting if you’re looking to see exact distance.. Otherwise it just has a standard ball set for any type you hit. It’s mainly for looking at stats other than distance like club speed, ball speed, attack angle, launch angle, smash factor, and spin rate for better players not so much about dialing in distances because we generally get a feel for that stuff through playing and know when we’re hitting it better or worse than usual and adjust accordingly.

@CShowtime Месяц назад

Top Golf balls were tested to fly 8% shorter, I’d assume they would be worse than range balls….

@natemilleractual Месяц назад

@@CShowtimethat’s not true brother. I don’t believe that any tour player would play a ball that goes 8% shorter than a range ball. For example. Pro V1 is such an elite ball used by many many tour golfers, if this was true they would all use a range ball instead of

@williamdenton5716 7 месяцев назад

Interestingly the 3 which read the lower numbers all seemed to agree with one another. If you remove the Bushnell as the control, then the lower reading numbers agreed 3 to 2 over the higher reading number monitors.

@jeffreyness355 12 дней назад

Brilliant video

@mondon656 6 дней назад

Hi - do you know which ones of these would work with softer balls used in a net? I assume anything that needs to follow a ball won't work, but don't totally understand the technology - many thanks

@bernard0camp0s Год назад

have the rapsodo and really don't like the fact that you have to keep your phone on the unit. after a few minutes, sunlight overheats the phone and screen dims. also, it misses a lot of shots for me. i find the swing caddie to be a lot more reliable

@ianshepherd6476 11 месяцев назад

All of those radars together probably messed with each other’s readings also you were way way right of way the swing caddie. You were right in front of the rapsodo. Not sure if that would make a difference to a good reading

@Jarhead0331 Год назад

What about a video of mevo plus vs bushnell launch pro vs skytrak

@thegolfingmusician6345 Год назад

I have hundreds of hours using the SC300i and it rarely picks up the driver regardless of where and how I set it up behind the ball. That’s very disappointing. Irons and fairway woods are usually always registered.

@peterstepaside Год назад

Hi. I was wondering if the Garmin and Rapsodo can be used at an indoor driving range or does it have to be outdoors? And also can they be used at night? Thanks a mill. Peter

@alexpollington5337 Год назад

I have the garmin r10 and yes you can use indoors and can be used at night

@YKATO871 Год назад

@@alexpollington5337 How do you rate the R10? Worth it? Accurate? Cheers.

@alexpollington5337 Год назад

@@YKATO871 hi mate yeah it's decent. You have to tweak the settings around a bit but you do get accurate numbers for sure. Especially for the price

@matthewkodamaADG Год назад

On the all unit comparison, is your buddy standing at the finish yardage or is he standing at the carry distance?

@GolfMonthly Год назад

He was standing at the carry distance of the ball for our measurements!

@Jindsing Месяц назад

are these compatible with gaming PCs and golf games/software?

@stiffshaft4060 Год назад

Were all of them updated?

@roadtoscratchgolf3481 Год назад

Rapsodo is good but not in my part of the world. Having to use your iPhone in the Phoenix, AZ, USA your phone won't last 15 min in the heat. This is why the Garmin R10 is head and shoulders above the Rapsodo.

@tmua23 Год назад

I’m wondering about how this might work in Oklahoma for this reason. I suppose I could shade the phone but that’s just one more thing to pack.

@lilbrusselsprout8261 4 месяца назад

FYI the rhapsodo video feature is useless due to the fact it’s way too low for the angle to be of any use.

@WaterlooCranium Год назад

Not ready to buy yet, but Rapsodo would be my pick from seeing this. I love the idea of having the video and shot tracer to match the stats. I assume it keeps all the video for later analysis? When ‘trying things’ this would be invaluable. The automated ‘club changer’ looked like a huge time saver too.

@fuzzybanana9128 Год назад

You would be making a mistake, the R10 is miles above any of these other units. Problem with doing quick little tests like this and not knowing how the units actually work. Go watch David Maxfield Golf on the R10 and come back and tell me you would still buy Rapsodo. I own R10. I bought a package bundle from Spornia golf which includes hitting net, mat, and sim screen for $850. I then bought a cheaper $200 projector and now have a full blown simulator in my garage for about $1500. R10 also comes with E6 license with practice range and 5 real courses to play amongst other features. Spornia net is 8x8x8 and easily movable to use outside or wherever. By far best set up you can buy for the money.

@stephendibari5010 Год назад

Interesting test/comparison but did you laser carry distance ? That’s all that matters. Total distance depends on slope and ground conditions (wet/soft or dry runout etc. ) if you lasered your partner where the ball came to rest and not where it landed I don’t think the data is accurate.

@GolfMonthly Год назад

Yes, we measured carry distance with the laser (where the ball landed).

@stephendibari5010 Год назад

@@GolfMonthly great 👍

@SaucyProxy Месяц назад

hey man! nice shot! gg

@NonnyStrikes Год назад

I like your swing m8

@golfrep2584 11 месяцев назад

I went from the SC200 to the SC300 because the literature promised the SC300 would give you accurate distances on shots 50 years and above, which the SC200 would not. Unfortunately, I have found that statement to be incorrect as the frequency of "no data" shots and/or inaccurate distances convinced me that the SC300 did NOT accurately read shots 50 yds and above. What would be your recommended launch monitors you reviewed that gave the best shot data on shots in the 50 to 100 yard "scoring range". Thank you.

@rdub907 4 месяца назад

And now the rapsodo mlm is half the price so that’s gonna be the one for me

@geraldlapalme4510 Год назад

I have the sc300 and compared to the trugolf e6 simulator it is way off. After 3 years of E6 winter training the sc300 has been shelved for ever.

@jayrose9463 Год назад

So you’re saying the E6 and sc600 aren’t comparable? Prices tell me that

@barrydesmond9288 6 месяцев назад

Could it have been the slope on the grass the monitors loose track of the ball at a certain angle that’s why you are getting inconsistent distance

@ohCorz Месяц назад

10 yards is a huge difference and deal tbh

@mlfpv7025 Год назад

R10 only needs 6’ behind the ball

@enigmarocker Год назад

Rapsodo MLM was insanely dumb making it only work with Apple products...talk about losing more than half the market segment. I was going to buy the Rapsodo MLM2Pro or whatever their new model is, which DOES support android, but aside from it costing $600 as of July 2023, its getting poor reviews on Amazon so I'm passing. Too bad because I REALL wanted to buy the Rapsodo MLM for my android phone...

@matthewshepherd826 Год назад

Why are the prices in dollars??

@alanking5001 Год назад

Were in England 🇬🇧 why are you quoting the price in dollars???

@andygreen1677 Год назад

Probably pretty much the same in £’s as our retailers do like to overcharge us in the UK

@alanking5001 Год назад

@@andygreen1677 fair comment 😁

@clintsanderson6019 Год назад

I went with Garmin. Use my iPad (saves my phone & bigger screen). Very accurate outdoors on the range but big selling point is using indoors during winter using e6 connect (not mentioned). Way better than home-tee-hero

@davisj3920 Год назад

Because the world revolves around The United States of America 🦅🇺🇸

@rza123rza Год назад

If u were in England why does it matter you’re not there anymore 😂😂😂😂

@BENOITBO Год назад

Garmin R10 = annual fees !!!

@SilveryFoxster Год назад

Why are you quoting prices in dollars ?

@petekenny3774 Год назад

The take away from this ...these devices are not there yet I'd save my money tech will get better ...in years to come...I think golfers will find this not helpful numbers are off may not help you at all . ...the r10 seems best but I woukdnt spend on one yet

@petekenny3774 Год назад

Why we using dollars 🤣🤣🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ it's £s please