Garmin R10 - Personal Launch Monitor

[ChetlovesMer]

On 8/30/2021 at 11:18 AM, pganapathy said:

That seems to be the reason people are getting varied readings and accuracy, according to the video

This wasn't the issue for me. I tried to line it up, I even used my alignment sticks to try to get it perfect. I had a terrible experience and I tried it for almost two weeks. Read my review above. As I mentioned mine was so bad that I almost think I may have gotten a "bad one". I hear there's a world wide shortage of micro-chips, perhaps my unit had to use one that was salvaged from a TI-64 Calculator?🤪

I can tell you this. I've been to the range almost every day now for the past 2 weeks and I've been using my SC300 again. MAN, is it nice to use. I never loses connection with my phone. I hit a shot that lands on or near the 150 marker, the distance shows 150. I hit one to the 250 marker, it shows 250, and so on and so on. I'll hit a bucket of 75 balls and then when I finish the device shows that I've hit 75 shots. It almost never "misses" a shot. 

I get that it doesn't show side-spin or how far off line I may be. But it never misses a shot, it never loses blue-tooth connection to my phone (even when I take video with the same phone). I can't tell you that it's GC4 accurate, but it's pretty damned good. I wrote up a thread on this thing one time a couple years back where I took it out on the course and stuck stakes in the ground where I hit from and where the ball landed and measured with my rangefinder and it was always within a couple yards, and often dead nuts. 

That's why I had high hopes for the R10. The SC300 is so good, I figured if the R10 just did equally as well and then added in the left/rightness of the shot, Bob's your Uncle. But man, I was really, I mean REALLY disappointed. 

[pganapathy]

9 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

This wasn't the issue for me. I tried to line it up, I even used my alignment sticks to try to get it perfect. I had a terrible experience and I tried it for almost two weeks. Read my review above. As I mentioned mine was so bad that I almost think I may have gotten a "bad one". I hear there's a world wide shortage of micro-chips, perhaps my unit had to use one that was salvaged from a TI-64 Calculator?🤪

I can tell you this. I've been to the range almost every day now for the past 2 weeks and I've been using my SC300 again. MAN, is it nice to use. I never loses connection with my phone. I hit a shot that lands on or near the 150 marker, the distance shows 150. I hit one to the 250 marker, it shows 250, and so on and so on. I'll hit a bucket of 75 balls and then when I finish the device shows that I've hit 75 shots. It almost never "misses" a shot. 

I get that it doesn't show side-spin or how far off line I may be. But it never misses a shot, it never loses blue-tooth connection to my phone (even when I take video with the same phone). I can't tell you that it's GC4 accurate, but it's pretty damned good. I wrote up a thread on this thing one time a couple years back where I took it out on the course and stuck stakes in the ground where I hit from and where the ball landed and measured with my rangefinder and it was always within a couple yards, and often dead nuts. 

That's why I had high hopes for the R10. The SC300 is so good, I figured if the R10 just did equally as well and then added in the left/rightness of the shot, Bob's your Uncle. But man, I was really, I mean REALLY disappointed. 

Either you got a lemon or the device isn't all it is cracked up to be.  I guess the only way to know is for some others to test it and see the results 😊

[iacas]

 

[chihwah li]

I have tried the Garmin R10 today in the driving range. Pure as a fast ball speed, direction, carry, total distance measuring device. don't calibrate anything, just place it down and guess the alignment with eyesight.

My furthest was today with my 3 wood. It went 155 meters total. With my eyes I cannot guess how far it goes. Maybe I would guess and be 10~20 meters off? because I cannot see distant balls roll over the grass.

So far, I like this thing. I am a beginner, but I like the idea that I am able to play golf in my backyard using a net. on top of that get data. Of course it is not as accurate as the $ 20.000 devices, but I don't care. If the data gives my a good enough reflection of the real data, then I am happy. And it does. When my ball is topped right. Garmin does see it, even if I placed the garmin about 1/2 inch lower then the driving range mat. At the driving range I do not perfectly calibrate it horizontally and aligned with my striking direction. That I would do at home.

Totally I placed 2.5 hours at the driving range. No idea how long the battery life is.

Garmin logs the data, very handy. I can review the data afterwards. Which I still have to do...

Edited January 30, 2022 by chihwah li