Best Golf Launch Monitors

Best overall

Bushnell Launch Pro

Why it's the pick

The Launch Pro's three cameras photograph the ball at impact, so the Launch Pro measures ball speed, launch angle, spin rate and spin axis (the tilt of the spin that curves the shot). Those numbers show on the unit's own screen and in the Foresight app with Foresight+ Free, the membership that costs nothing.

With Foresight+ Silver and a sticker on the clubface, the Launch Pro also measures club speed, club path (the direction the club travels through impact) and attack angle (whether the club is moving down or up at impact). Foresight Sports makes the Launch Pro for Bushnell, with the same three-camera design as Foresight's own GC3.

For the differences between the two, see Bushnell Launch Pro vs Foresight GC3.

For launch monitors that show every number they read with no membership, see our best launch monitors without a subscription.

What owners say

10 owners on Reddit say they trust the Launch Pro's ball and club data, and 55 owners in retailer customer reviews praise the accuracy, 5 of them after checking the Launch Pro beside a Foresight GCQuad or a TrackMan. The most common complaint, from 14 owners on Reddit, is the cost of the membership, above all Foresight+ Gold for GSPro, and 5 report bugs in Foresight's software. In retailer reviews, 9 owners say the Launch Pro misses shots or stops seeing the ball, 7 report hardware failures such as a unit that stopped powering on or charging, and 6 report dropped connections.

Worth noting

On the Launch Pro, Foresight+ Free shows ball data but no club data. Club speed, club path and attack angle need Foresight+ Silver at $199 a year, and connecting to the GSPro simulator program needs Foresight+ Gold at $599 a year plus a GSPro license.

Best for long sessions at the range

Garmin R10

Why it's the pick

The R10 shows ball speed, launch angle, club speed, club path, face angle (where the clubface points at impact) and attack angle in the free Garmin Golf app. The battery runs for 10 hours, the longest of the picks.

The R10 connects to the GSPro, E6 Connect and Awesome Golf simulator programs with only the simulator's own license, and E6 offers R10 owners a 5-course license. Because the R10 sits behind the ball, left- and right-handed golfers can take turns without moving the unit.

For what GSPro costs and the computer it needs, see our GSPro guide.

On a tighter budget, see our Best Golf Launch Monitors Under $1,000 roundup, where the R10 is the Best overall.

Into a backyard net the R10 calculates spin unless you hit Titleist RCT balls; for the range and a backyard net, see our best launch monitors for outdoor practice.

What owners say

On Reddit, 21 owners say R10 carry distances match what they see at the range and on the course, most reliably with irons and wedges. On Amazon, more R10 reviews criticize accuracy than praise it (84 mentions against 57), mostly because driver distances read short indoors. Owners on Reddit also report shot shapes that show wrong, such as a hook shown as a slice, because the R10 calculates spin axis.

Worth noting

Outdoors, the R10 measures spin directly when the R10's radar follows the ball for at least 20 meters (about 65 feet) and the ball leaves at 90 mph or faster. Indoors, the R10 measures spin only with Titleist RCT balls, which carry a mark the radar reads for spin, and at least 8 feet between the ball and the net. In every other case the R10 calculates spin from its other radar readings, and the app shows calculated spin in italics.

Best for swing video

Rapsodo MLM2PRO

Why it's the pick

The MLM2PRO records video of your swing after every shot with its own camera, so you can see what your body did beside the numbers. With Premium, the MLM2PRO also records slow-motion video of the clubface meeting the ball, and measures spin rate and spin axis with RPT balls, which carry a printed pattern the cameras read.

Among the other picks, the Garmin R10 records swings with your phone's camera and stores the clips only with a Garmin Golf membership, the Uneekor Eye Mini records impact video and needs add-on cameras for swing video, and the Bushnell Launch Pro captures swing video only with Foresight+ Gold.

For the MLM2PRO and the R10 side by side, see Garmin R10 vs Rapsodo MLM2PRO.

What owners say

Owners on Reddit who set the MLM2PRO up away from bare concrete and in good light say distances match their outdoor numbers, and owners who checked the MLM2PRO against a Foresight GC3 or a FlightScope Mevo Gen 2 found the numbers close. The most common complaints are dropped connections, which some owners say a firmware update fixed, and distances that read short indoors from the pitching wedge up to the driver.

Worth noting

Spin, club path, attack angle, impact video, Rapsodo's courses and third-party simulator software need the Premium membership at $200 a year, and spin also needs RPT balls.

Best for putting practice

Uneekor Eye Mini

Why it's the pick

The Eye Mini's two cameras photograph the ball at impact, so the Eye Mini measures ball speed, launch angle and spin rate with ordinary golf balls, and reads putts as well as full shots. With the included stickers on the club, the Eye Mini also measures club speed, club path and attack angle, and every number shows in Uneekor's free Player package.

The Eye Mini also records high-speed video of the club meeting the ball, and a small screen on the unit shows your numbers when you practice without a computer or iPad.

For more launch monitors that sit beside the ball, see our best launch monitors for a garage or room with limited depth.

What owners say

Owners of the Eye Mini and the Eye Mini Lite (Uneekor's lower-priced version with the same two cameras) on Reddit say the Eye Mini reads virtually every shot, several say carry distances match their course numbers or a TrackMan or Foresight GCQuad, and a few single out putting and chipping as accurate. Retailer customer reviews and Golf Simulator Forum owners, most of them with the Lite, agree: 11 praise the accuracy, and 4 say readings run off in some setups, including one who found the Lite reading low beside a TrackMan and a Foresight GCQuad. The most common complaints are slow replies from Uneekor support and wedge distances that read short, and a few owners, mostly of the Lite, report the Ethernet port failing.

Worth noting

Connecting to GSPro or E6 Connect needs Uneekor's Pro membership at $199 a year plus the simulator's own license. Uneekor asks for at least 10 feet of ceiling height and 10 feet from the ball to the screen.