Garmin Approach R10 Launch Monitor review

The Garmin R10 Approach is one of the leading portable launch monitors on the market. Coming in at around the £500 mark, you get a lot of tech for your money. I put it to the test to see how it performed.

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Garmin Approach R10 Launch Monitor review: NCG Summary

NCG SUMMARY

Ridiculously easy to set up, it is literally plug and play. Extremely good when using a premium golf ball especially indoors or in a net. Very portable and not intrusive or showy at the range. Surprising amount of club and ball data which is great feedback for working on swing changes. Like all Garmin stuff it looks cool, if that is possible for a launch monitor.

NCG Review

To operate the R10 you need a device such as a phone or tablet that can display the information that is generated as there is nothing shown on screen. This is then displayed on the Garmin Golf app. You will need to create an account if you don’t already have one so that your data can be saved after use. Your devices will need to be paired via Bluetooth when placed in connecting mode. This was a very straightforward process where you simply connect the two and you’re good to go. Also, once the devices are paired there is no need to re-pair them as they will automatically connect.

The Garmin Approach R10 launch monitor only has one button that controls all features such as turning on and off and a longer press helps with the pairing process.

The app has many different scenes and features. I found myself sticking to the driving range mode and in the screen that purely displays numbers as that was all I really needed the R10 for. For a little device, it gives you way more data than I was expecting. Carry distance, total distance, ball speed, club head speed, I guess are to be expected but the R10 also tracked club path, face to path, launch direction, club face angle, attack angle, launch angle and spin axis. I would say these are hugely helpful metrics for what is essentially a gadget to enhance practice. A huge win at this price point.