
Garmin Approach R50 Premium Golf Launch Monitor and Simulator
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Specifications
- Tracking
- Camera
- Placement
- Side of ball
- Min room depth
- —
- Min ceiling
- —
- Left-handed
- Yes — must move unit
- GSPro
- Yes
Setup: Official manual: place the unit approximately 1.5 ft (0.5 m) to the side of the tee location, facing the tee, at roughly the same height as the tee; 'ensure there is adequate ceiling height' (no figure published by Garmin). PlayBetter (retailer) estimates about 12 ft of room depth. Target line is parallel to the front of the device by default; target alignment adjustable up to 10 degrees.
Software compatibility
- gsproSupported
- home-tee-hero-on-deviceSupported
Requires: Garmin Golf membership required for virtual rounds (43,000+ courses) - official manual; $9.99/mo or $99.99/yr per PlayBetter
- e6-connectSupported
Requires: third-party subscription costs apply (PlayBetter)
- Garmin GolfSupported
- E6 ConnectSupported
Requires: subscription
Data notes
Camera-based launch monitor with 10-inch touchscreen and built-in sim ('internal cameras' per official manual; '3-Camera System' per PlayBetter). Club data requires the included club stickers on the club face (official manual; no club data on putts). Left-handed: manual documents a per-profile 'Handedness' setting but does not address unit position; as a side-placed photometric unit it must be moved to the other side of the mat when switching RH/LH (Garmin forums and reviews report this, and Home Tee Hero auto-adjusts after the move; users report the auto-switch does NOT work in GSPro). Garmin support article on left-handed detection exists but was not machine-fetchable - flag for human verification. Price from PlayBetter (authorized retailer). Awesome Golf also listed by PlayBetter. Battery up to 4 hr (official specs).
Sources
Every spec above traces to one of these pages, on the date shown.
- https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-D31AA1A2-C026-46EB-9699-FA94F1E8AF0B/EN-US/Approach_R50_OM_EN-US.pdf — accessed 2026-07-02 · official owner's manual PDF v4 Jan 2026 (placement 1.5 ft to side, internal cameras, club stickers, Handedness profile setting, third-party sim connect)
- https://gsprogolf.com/ — accessed 2026-07-02 · official GSPro supported list (Garmin R50 listed)
- https://www.playbetter.com/products/garmin-approach-r50-golf-launch-monitor-simulator — accessed 2026-07-02 · SECONDARY (authorized retailer) - price $4,999.99, 3-camera system, ~12 ft depth estimate, software list (garmin.com product page not machine-fetchable)
- https://rainorshinegolf.com/products/garmin-r50-launch-monitor-and-golf-simulator — accessed 2026-07-07 · Price and og:image read live