A golf simulator enclosure is the frame, the black surround and the impact screen your shots hit and the picture lands on. Its width and height set the size of the picture, and the surround catches the shots that miss. Here are the 5 enclosure ranges we sell, what comes in each box and what it costs, then the room each one needs with space left to swing. Quick summary For most UK garages and spare rooms our pick is the SimBox, an aluminium frame in 7 sizes from 2.6m to 4m wide with a choice of 3 impact screens, at £1,161 to £1,709. The EasySim is £999 with its Lite screen and stands only 1m deep, and the 24/7 enclosure starts at £599 while its limited stock lasts. The Lux comes in 4 sizes at £2,295 to £3,695, and the retractable Vanish winds up to the ceiling for £3,359 to £5,279 in a room at least 5.18m deep. In a SimBox, the PRO+ screen adds £159 to £180 over the LITE and scores 10 for durability on our grades, against the LITE's 6. Whatever the frame, the room needs 2.8m of height for a full driver swing, 3m of width, and 4.5m of depth with a camera launch monitor beside the ball or 5m with radar behind it. Keep 30cm clear behind the screen, and in a 2.5m-high SimBox hit from about 2.5m off the screen so wedges stay out of the surround. What is the best golf simulator enclosure? The SimBox, for most UK garages and spare rooms. It comes in 7 sizes with 3 screens to choose from, at £1,161 to £1,709. The EasySim at £999 suits a first bay on a budget. The Lux is for a room that stays a golf room, and the Vanish for a garage where the car has to come back in. Our golf simulator enclosures come in 20 sizes and models across 5 ranges, from £599 to £5,279. Enclosure Sizes Frame depth Screen Best for Price SimBox 7, from 2.6m to 4m wide 1.5m or 3m LITE, Close-Knit Baffle or PRO+ Most garages and spare rooms £1,161–£1,709 EasySim 1, 3.3m wide and 2.5m high 1m Lite A first bay on a budget £999 Lux 4, from 2.8m to 4.5m wide 1.5m to 2.3m Ask us A room that stays a golf room £2,295–£3,695 Vanish 4 models Hung from the ceiling, with 1.5m side screens Front screen 3.1m to 4.7m wide A garage that keeps the car £3,359–£5,279 24/7 Golf Simulator Enclosure 4, from 3m to 4m wide 1.6m or 3m Ask us The lowest price, in limited stock £599–£899 Whichever one you like the look of, the tape measure gets the final vote. 1. SimBox: best for most rooms Shop now → The SimBox is our pick for most rooms, because with 7 sizes there's usually one that fits. Its aluminium frame clicks together without tools in under an hour, and nothing gets drilled or fixed into the walls or the ceiling. That's more than most garage shelving can say. In the box are the frame, a black velvet surround, your choice of impact screen and step-by-step instructions. The surround keeps light off the edges, so the projected picture looks crisp. Hitting mats, lighting and projector mounts are sold separately. Of the 7 sizes, 4 stand 2.5m tall and 1.5m deep, at 2.6m, 3m, 3.6m and 4m wide. The 3.8m-wide size stands 2.8m tall, and the 2 walk-in sizes are 3m tall and 3m deep, at 3m and 4m wide. Custom builds are available on request. On the 1.5m-deep sizes you hit from behind the frame, at least 2.5m from the screen. The 2.6m and 3m widths fit a room 3m wide, and the 3.6m to 4m widths need a room at least as wide as they are. The walk-in sizes need a room at least 3m high. The picture is a little smaller than the frame. The 3m x 2.5m size gives a visible screen 2.7m wide and 2.2m high, and the 4m sizes give a picture 3.7m wide. It takes launch monitors from "SkyTrak, FlightScope, Garmin, Uneekor, TrackMan and Foresight Sports", so the frame stays when you upgrade the launch monitor. The SimBox enclosure costs £1,161 to £1,709, and £1,214 at 3m wide with the LITE screen. Shop now →The SimBox is also the frame in 20 of our packages, from £1,910 to £19,715. The SkyTrak ST+ SimBox package is £2,540 at 3m, with the SkyTrak+, a PRO+ screen, a Standard hitting mat and a year of SkyTrak Core. It's our pick of the packages for most garages and spare rooms. The catch: the LITE screen in the starting price is the lowest graded of the 3 SimBox screens, with 6 for durability and 5 for noise and bounce back. Price the PRO+ version before you compare the SimBox with anything else. 2. EasySim: best for a first bay on a budget Shop now → The EasySim is the simplest way into a projected bay, and it was the first enclosure we brought out for DIY home simulator golfers. It comes in a single size, 3.3m wide, 2.5m high and 1m deep, with all the poles, an integrated black fabric surround and our Lite impact screen in the box. The frame is aluminium clicker tubing, and the screen is 4:3, a shape that makes the projector easier to choose. The Lite screen's impact sound is quiet enough for a garage. On our own screen grades it scores 5 out of 10 for noise and bounce back, so next door may hold a different view. At 1m deep, it's the shallowest enclosure we sell. The less room you have, the closer to the screen you hit, and the 1m depth allows for that. The saving is in floor space around the screen. Your swing and the launch monitor still need 4.5m of room depth with a camera unit beside the ball, or 5m with radar behind you. Across the room it needs at least 3.3m of width, and 2.8m of height for a full driver swing. The EasySim enclosure is £999. It's also the enclosure in 5 EasySim packages, from £1,657 with a Garmin R10 to £2,559 with a SkyTrak+. At £1,657, the R10 version is the cheapest complete package we sell. The catch: it comes in a single size, 3.3m wide, so a garage 3m wide can't take it. The 2.6m and 3m SimBox sizes both fit that garage. 3. Lux: best for a room that stays a golf room Shop now → The Lux is our enclosure for a room that's going to stay a golf room, and it now comes in 4 sizes. The smallest 2 share a 2.65m height and a 1.5m depth, and the bigger 2 grow taller and deeper as they get wider. Lux size (W x H x D) In feet Price 2.8m x 2.65m x 1.5m 9ft 2in x 8ft 8in x 4ft 11in £2,295 3.3m x 2.65m x 1.5m 10ft 10in x 8ft 8in x 4ft 11in £2,495 3.8m x 2.85m x 1.8m 12ft 6in x 9ft 4in x 5ft 11in £2,795 4.5m x 2.95m x 2.3m 14ft 9in x 9ft 8in x 7ft 7in £3,695 The 4.5m size is the widest free-standing enclosure we sell. The 2.8m Lux fits a room 3m wide, and the 4.5m Lux needs a room at least 4.5m wide and 2.95m high. The Lux enclosure costs £2,295 to £3,695. It's the enclosure in our Full Swing KIT, ProTee VX and Trackman iO Lux packages, from £10,840 to £23,860. The ProTee VX and Trackman iO packages put the launch monitor on the ceiling, so they belong in a room that's staying put. Ask us which screen and surround come with your size before you order. The catch: the 2 bigger sizes stand 2.85m and 2.95m tall, so they need a room taller than our 2.8m minimum just to go up. Order one taller than the ceiling and it stays in its boxes. 4. Vanish: best retractable enclosure for a garage Shop now → The Vanish is the enclosure for a garage that still has to take the car at night. It hangs from universal ceiling brackets and retracts by hand crank or remote control, so the whole bay goes up to the ceiling when the session's over. It arrives as a ready-to-use enclosure and bracket system, with a front screen, 1.5m side screens, and ceiling and corner protection. It comes in 4 models: the Vanish 11, Vanish 13H, Vanish 16 and Vanish 16H. Each model suits a range of room widths and heights. Model Picture Front screen Room width Room height Hand crank Remote Vanish 11 4:3 3.12m 3.43m to 3.73m 2.74m to 3.2m £3,359 £4,319 Vanish 13H 4:3 3.73m 3.96m to 4.34m 3.19m to 3.65m £3,839 £4,799 Vanish 16 16:9 4.72m 5.03m to 5.33m 2.74m to 3.2m £4,319 £5,279 Vanish 16H 16:9 4.72m 5.03m to 5.33m 3.05m to 3.51m £4,319 £5,279 The 13H and 16H suit taller rooms than the 11 and the 16. The picture area runs from 3.05m x 2.29m on the Vanish 11 to 4.65m x 2.59m on the 16H. Every model needs a room at least 5.18m deep. The screen hangs 20cm to 30cm off the back wall, with 15cm to 20cm clear at each side. Remote control adds £960 to the price of every model. The catch: the price buys the enclosure only, and the room has to be 5.18m deep, more than the 4.5m we'd plan for a camera unit. It's an answer for a deep garage, so measure with the bikes in. 5. 24/7 Golf Simulator Enclosure: lowest price, in limited stock Shop now →The 24/7 Golf Simulator Enclosure is the lowest-priced enclosure we sell, from £599, and it's in limited stock in every size. It comes in 4 sizes: 3m x 2.6m x 1.6m at £599, 3.6m x 2.6m x 1.6m at £699, 4m x 3m x 1.6m at £799, and 4m x 3m x 3m at £899. The last one is 3m deep, like the SimBox walk-in sizes. The projector arm in the photos is there "for illustration purposes only", so budget for a mount of your own. Ask us what comes in the box at your size before you order. The catch: stock is limited in every size. The size you want may not be there when you come back for it. Which impact screen should go in a SimBox? The PRO+, if the budget stretches. We grade it 10 for durability, 9 for picture and 10 for noise and bounce back, and it adds £159 to £180 to the SimBox, depending on the size. The Close-Knit Baffle trades picture for toughness, with 9 for durability, 5 for picture and 8 for noise. It costs £45 more than the LITE, or £90 more on the 4m x 2.5m, and it isn't offered on the 3.8m size. The LITE is graded for light home use, with 6 for durability, 6 for picture and 5 for noise. We grade 6 of our impact screens out of 10 in 3 areas: durability, picture, and noise and bounce back, with 10 the top score. Noise counts for more than it sounds when the garage shares a wall with next door. Screen Our label Durability Picture Noise and bounce back Replacement for SimBox LITE Light home use 6 6 5 £329–£379 Close-Knit Baffle Heavy home or commercial use 9 5 8 £379–£429 PRO+ Heavy home or commercial use, HD and 4K picture 10 9 10 £399–£469 Here's every SimBox size with each screen, cheapest first. SimBox size (W x H x D) LITE Close-Knit Baffle PRO+ 2.6m x 2.5m x 1.5m £1,161 £1,206 £1,320 3m x 2.5m x 1.5m £1,214 £1,259 £1,376 3.6m x 2.5m x 1.5m £1,259 £1,304 £1,424 4m x 2.5m x 1.5m £1,304 £1,394 £1,471 3.8m x 2.8m x 1.5m £1,358 Not offered £1,528 3m x 3m x 3m £1,439 £1,484 £1,614 4m x 3m x 3m £1,529 £1,574 £1,709 Shop now →You can replace a worn screen on its own and keep the frame. A PRO+ screen for the SimBox is £399 to £469, or £419 at 3m. A SimBox screen can't be rotated, so clean balls and strikes on the centre of the screen make it last longer. Not sure which enclosure fits your room? Send us the room's height, width and depth, and we'll tell you which sizes fit, where the mat goes and where the projector hangs. It's free. Book a free consultation How big should a golf sim enclosure be? As wide as the room allows with space to build it, and short enough to stand under the ceiling, with 30cm clear behind the screen. Your swing needs more room than the frame does, so plan on a room 3m wide, 2.8m high and 4.5m deep with a camera unit beside the ball, or 5m deep with radar behind you. Enclosure width and room width For the SimBox we recommend a room at least 3m wide, which takes the 2.6m and 3m frames. A wider frame wants a room at least its own width, plus a little space to build it in, and the Vanish hangs with 15cm to 20cm clear at each side. Plan on 4m of width if left and right-handers share the bay. A left-hander stands on the other side of the mat, and their swing needs the same room as yours. GolfBays tip If the room takes the 3m SimBox, buy it over the 2.6m. The 2.6m saves £53 with the LITE screen, but its picture is 2.3m wide against the 3m's 2.7m. The picture is the part you look at all winter. Enclosure height and ceiling height Our free-standing frames run from 2.5m to 3m tall: 2.5m: the EasySim and the 2.6m, 3m, 3.6m and 4m-wide SimBox sizes 2.6m: the 3m and 3.6m sizes of the 24/7 enclosure 2.65m to 2.95m: the Lux, depending on the size 2.8m: the 3.8m-wide SimBox 3m: the 2 SimBox walk-in sizes, and the 24/7 in both its 4m-wide sizes The frame only has to stand under the ceiling. Your swing is the bigger ask, because the room needs 2.8m for a full driver swing whatever frame stands in it. Under a 2.44m (8ft) ceiling, none of our free-standing enclosures fits, because the shortest stand 2.5m tall. In a garage, measure with the door open. An up-and-over door hangs below the ceiling when it's up, and it's often the lowest point in the room. Enclosure depth and room depth Keep 30cm clear behind the screen. Hit from about 2.5m off the screen in a 2.5m-high SimBox, and from up to 3m in a 3m-high one. Watch out: standing too far back Stand further back than 2.5m in a 2.5m-high SimBox, and a wedge can climb over the screen into the black surround, which is there to catch the odd stray shot and protect the room. Shots into it time after time can make the enclosure fail, and that isn't covered by the 6-month screen warranty. Add the 30cm, the 2.5m to the ball and about 1.7m to stand and swing, and that's why a camera unit beside the ball needs about 4.5m of room. Radar behind the ball needs more. Garmin's manual puts the tee at least 2.4m from the net and the Garmin R10 1.8m to 2.4m behind the tee (Garmin). Rapsodo asks for "a little more than 14 total feet", about 4.3m, for the MLM2PRO (Rapsodo). So we plan on 5m with radar. Every Vanish model needs 5.18m, whatever the launch monitor. Which enclosure fits which room? The table gives the smallest room for each frame we stock. Width is 3m or the frame's own width, whichever is bigger, plus a little to build it in. Height is 2.8m or the frame's own height, whichever is bigger. Depth is set by the launch monitor, because the room runs from the wall to behind the golfer and every free-standing frame here is 3m deep or less. Enclosure Frame (W x H x D) Room width Room height Room depth SimBox 2.6m 2.6m x 2.5m x 1.5m 3m 2.8m 4.5m camera, 5m radar SimBox 3m 3m x 2.5m x 1.5m 3m 2.8m 4.5m camera, 5m radar SimBox 3.6m 3.6m x 2.5m x 1.5m 3.6m 2.8m 4.5m camera, 5m radar SimBox 4m 4m x 2.5m x 1.5m 4m 2.8m 4.5m camera, 5m radar SimBox 3.8m 3.8m x 2.8m x 1.5m 3.8m 2.8m 4.5m camera, 5m radar SimBox 3m walk-in 3m x 3m x 3m 3m 3m 4.5m camera, 5m radar SimBox 4m walk-in 4m x 3m x 3m 4m 3m 4.5m camera, 5m radar EasySim 3.3m x 2.5m x 1m 3.3m 2.8m 4.5m camera, 5m radar Lux 2.8m 2.8m x 2.65m x 1.5m 3m 2.8m 4.5m camera, 5m radar Lux 3.3m 3.3m x 2.65m x 1.5m 3.3m 2.8m 4.5m camera, 5m radar Lux 3.8m 3.8m x 2.85m x 1.8m 3.8m 2.85m 4.5m camera, 5m radar Lux 4.5m 4.5m x 2.95m x 2.3m 4.5m 2.95m 4.5m camera, 5m radar 24/7 3m 3m x 2.6m x 1.6m 3m 2.8m 4.5m camera, 5m radar 24/7 3.6m 3.6m x 2.6m x 1.6m 3.6m 2.8m 4.5m camera, 5m radar 24/7 4m 4m x 3m x 1.6m 4m 3m 4.5m camera, 5m radar 24/7 4m walk-in 4m x 3m x 3m 4m 3m 4.5m camera, 5m radar Vanish, 4 models Hung from the ceiling 3.43m to 5.33m 2.74m to 3.65m 5.18m Matching an enclosure to 3 example rooms A single garage: say yours is 3m wide, 2.6m to the lowest point and 5.5m deep. The 3m x 2.5m SimBox fits, the 3.3m EasySim doesn't, and the depth takes a radar unit behind you. At 2.6m it's an irons room, with the driver allowed in after a slow test swing. A double garage the car comes back into: say it's 5.3m wide, 2.8m high and 5.6m deep. A Vanish 16 suits a room 5.03m to 5.33m wide, 2.74m to 3.2m high and at least 5.18m deep, so it fits. It winds up out of the way after a session, for £4,319 with a hand crank. A ground-floor games room staying a golf room: say it's 4.2m wide, 3.1m high and 6m deep. The 3.8m Lux stands 2.85m tall and leaves 25cm under the ceiling, for £2,795. With 6m of depth, the room takes any launch monitor on the floor. Shop now →If you'd rather see the bay drawn into your own room, our virtual CAD design service draws floor plans for £400, or floor plans and 3D renders for £900, normally within 48 hours. Do you need an enclosure for a golf simulator? No. A launch monitor works with a practice net, or with an impact screen hung from a frame of your own. An enclosure holds the screen with the right amount of slack, and its dark border makes the projected picture look crisp. The surround is there to catch errant shots and protect your room. Hanging an impact screen without an enclosure Shop now →Our LITE impact screen is a single layer of tight-knit polyester blend with eyelets every 8in, about 20cm, on all 4 sides. It comes in 10 sizes at £199.99 to £279.99. Shop now →The DIY pelmet kit puts a black foam edge border around the screen. It's made to fit your screen size, so allow 10 working days. It costs £340 to £670. For a home-made frame, bungee the top and sides, leave the bottom loose, and keep a 5cm to 7.5cm gap left and right of the screen. The frame itself is the hard part, because a home-made frame has to hold the screen with enough slack to take the strike and stay square to the projector. Shop now →Side protection is on you as well. Our heavy-duty curtains start at £239.20 for a 2.3m drop and 1.3m width, made to order in 5 to 7 days. A 3m x 3m screen without an enclosure LITE impact screen, 3m x 3m £209.99 DIY pelmet kit for a 3m x 3m screen £400 Total £609.99 Add a frame or batten to hang it from, bungees, and side protection, from £239.20 a curtain. The 3m SimBox with its LITE screen, frame and surround is £1,214. A practice net and a launch monitor A practice net and a launch monitor give you real yardages in a room too low or too short for a projected bay. There's no big picture, so the shots go on a phone or tablet. Shop now →The TrueStrike TS-5 net is 1.7m x 1.7m x 1.7m with a ball return, for £229. You lose the picture and keep the numbers, and the numbers are the part that tells you the truth about your 7-iron. How long does it take to put up a golf simulator enclosure? Under an hour for a SimBox, without tools. Its click-tube design lets you "set it up, take it down, or move it whenever you like", with no damage to walls or ceilings. Because nothing is fixed to the house, a SimBox comes down without tools and moves house with you. The EasySim goes together the same way, on click-together aluminium poles. Each SimBox kit comes with a step-by-step video guide. The fiddly part is the screen, which wants the right slack before the first ball hits it. The Vanish goes up once, on its ceiling brackets, and after that it winds up and down by hand crank or remote. If you're after a portable golf enclosure, that makes the SimBox and the EasySim the 2 to look at, and the Vanish the one that clears the floor. ✓ Do this Keep about 30cm clear behind the screen with nothing stored there, and leave enough slack that the centre gives about 25cm when you push it. ✕ Not this Lean the spare mat and the boxes behind the screen, and pull every strap tight so it sits as flat as a drum. A tight screen sends the ball back faster, so make sure yours isn't tensioned too tightly. What else do you need with a golf simulator enclosure? A launch monitor, a hitting mat, a short throw projector with a mount, and a phone, tablet or PC to run the software. A short throw projector sits close to the screen and out of your shadow: at 0.5:1 it fills a 3m-wide picture from about 1.5m. It can hang from the ceiling or from the enclosure itself. Shop now →Our enclosure mounted projector arm is £249 in its 1.5m length, for 1.5m-deep enclosures, and it takes Optoma and BenQ projectors with a 0.5 throw ratio. Shop now →A blackout screen fixes behind the impact screen and stops the projector's light coming through the back. It comes in 7 sizes that match the SimBox, at £199 to £319. The room lights matter too: lights over the mat pointing down at the ball and away from the screen keep the ball lit for the launch monitor and the glare off the picture. A 1.5m x 1.5m hitting mat sits in front of a 1.5m-deep frame with room for both feet and the ball. A 3m SimBox bay for a launch monitor you already own SimBox enclosure, 3m x 2.5m, PRO+ screen £1,376 Optoma GT2200HDR short throw projector £899 Universal projector mount £39.99 10m HDMI 2.1 cable £29.99 Standard hitting mat, 1.5m x 1.5m £199 Total £2,543.98 Add the launch monitor and something to run the software on. Nobody forgets the launch monitor, and plenty forget the 10m cable. If you're buying the launch monitor too, price the package first. The SkyTrak ST+ SimBox package at 3m costs £330 less than the same parts bought one at a time. Golf simulator enclosure FAQs Is a 12x12 room big enough for a golf simulator? It's wide enough for an enclosure, but short of the depth a projected bay needs. 12ft is 3.66m, so a SimBox up to 3.6m wide, the EasySim or the 3.3m Lux fits across it, while the bay wants 4.5m of depth with a camera unit beside the ball. A practice net fits easily, because the TrueStrike TS-5 is 1.7m deep. Is 10 ft wide enough for a golf simulator? For a single golfer, yes. 10ft is 3.05m, which takes the 2.6m or 3m SimBox, the 2.8m Lux or the 3m 24/7 enclosure, though the 3.3m EasySim is too wide for it. If left and right-handers share the bay, plan on 4m. What size of room do I need for a golf simulator? 2.8m high, 3m wide and 4.5m deep with a camera launch monitor beside the ball, or 5m deep with a radar unit behind you. Make it 4m wide if left and right-handers share the bay, and allow at least 5.18m of depth for any Vanish model. Is a 9 foot ceiling enough for a golf simulator? For the enclosure, yes, and for the driver it depends on your swing. 9ft is 2.74m, so our free-standing frames up to 2.65m tall fit under it. It's 6cm short of the 2.8m we plan on for a driver, so try a slow swing in the room first. Is an 8-foot ceiling enough for a golf simulator? For irons and wedges with a net, yes, but it's too low for any enclosure we sell. 8ft is 2.44m and our frames start at 2.5m tall, so the bay becomes a practice net with a camera launch monitor beside the ball and the numbers on a tablet. Is there a portable golf simulator enclosure? Yes. The SimBox and the EasySim both click together without tools, so they come apart again and move house with you. The Vanish retracts to the ceiling after every session, but its brackets stay where they're mounted. Is there a retractable golf simulator enclosure? Yes, the Vanish, in 4 models at £3,359 to £4,319 with a hand crank or £4,319 to £5,279 with a remote. It hangs from ceiling brackets and winds up out of the way, and every model needs a room at least 5.18m deep. How far should you stand from a golf simulator screen? About 2.5m in a 2.5m-high SimBox, and up to 3m in a 3m-high one. Stand further back and wedges can go over the screen into the black surround, which is there to catch the odd stray and protect the room. How long does a golf simulator enclosure screen last? We don't put a number of years on it. Every screen we sell carries a minimum 6-month warranty, and clean balls and centred strikes make it last longer. A SimBox screen can't be rotated, and a replacement costs £329 to £469 depending on the screen and size. What is the cheapest golf simulator enclosure? The 24/7 Golf Simulator Enclosure, from £599 while its limited stock lasts. A LITE impact screen with a pelmet kit comes to £609.99 at 3m x 3m if you build your own frame. At £999, the EasySim comes with its frame, surround and screen in the box. Want the launch monitor in the same box? Our packages put a launch monitor in a SimBox, EasySim or Lux, from £1,657 for the Garmin R10 EasySim. See golf simulator packages

Spornia makes pop-up golf practice nets in 3 sizes, and we sell all 3: the SPG-5 at £249, the SPG-7 at £359.99 and the SPG-8 XL at £559.99, plus 6 bundles built on the SPG-7. Each one goes up faster than it goes back in the bag. Here's each size in metres against a British ceiling, set-up and folding, garden or garage, what each bundle saves, and the known problems. Quick summary The Spornia SPG-7 is a pop-up practice net about 2.1m (7ft) wide, deep and high, 2.4m with its roof on, and it costs £359.99, with the SPG-5 at £249 and the SPG-8 XL at £559.99. Spornia says all 3 take a driver and roll the ball back to you, and each comes with a target sheet that takes some of the noise. Under a standard 2.39m British ceiling the SPG-7 stands up with its roof off, the SPG-5 with its roof on, and the 2.45m SPG-8 not at all. Spornia puts set-up at about 2 minutes, Plugged In Golf took about 3 with a helper the first time, and Golf Monthly found the SPG-8 needs 2 people to fold away. Spornia's own warranty terms leave out wind and rain damage, so in a British garden the net comes down after each session. Our 6 SPG-7 bundles save up to £64.99 on the parts, and the Garmin R10 bundle at £905 comes to £1,174.97 over 3 years with Garmin Golf. Is the Spornia SPG-7 worth it? Yes, if you want to hit full shots, driver included, in a garage or the garden. It pops up in a couple of minutes, rolls the ball back and folds away after. It's a weaker buy if the net has to stay up outside all season. Spornia gives all 3 sizes a pop-up frame, a ball return and a target sheet. Shop now → The Spornia SPG-7 is £359.99. A noise reduction target sheet, a roof attachment and a chipping basket come in the box. It's a good buy for: A garage with a standard ceiling: it stands about 2.1m high with the roof off, under the 2.39m of a typical British room. The garden, between showers: it goes up for a session and folds down after. A launch monitor, now or later: every Spornia bundle we sell is built on the SPG-7. Wedges and chips: the roof keeps the high ones in, and the chipping basket gives chips a target. It's the wrong buy for: A net that lives on the lawn: weather damage sits outside Spornia's warranty terms. A golf course on a big screen: that takes an enclosure with a full-width impact screen and a projector. The catch: the roof takes it to 2.44m, taller than a standard 2.39m room, so under a standard ceiling it goes up without the part that's there for short irons and wedges. What is the difference between the Spornia SPG-5, SPG-7 and SPG-8? Size, weight and price. Spornia says all 3 pop up, take any club including a driver, and send the ball back to you. Spornia's spec for the SPG-7 is a 7ft (2.13m) cube with a 1ft roof on top, 2.44m in all. Spec SPG-5 SPG-7 SPG-8 XL Price £249 £359.99 £559.99 Footprint About 1.67m (5.5ft) square 2.13m (7ft) square 2.45m (8ft) square Weight 7kg 11kg 15kg Target sheet (Spornia's sizes) 1.27m (50in) square 1.63m (64in) square 1.91m (75in) square In the box Chipping basket, poles, ground stakes, carry bag; no hitting mat Target sheet, roof attachment, chipping basket Black bulls-eye target sheet, chipping basket, poles, ground stakes, carry bag Ball return (Spornia) Yes Yes Yes The SPG-7 costs £110.99 more than the SPG-5 and is 46cm bigger in every direction, with 36cm more target sheet. The SPG-8 XL costs £200 more again for another 32cm each way and 28cm more sheet. Spornia SPG-5: the compact net Shop now → The Spornia SPG-5 is £249. Spornia sells it as the Compact Edition, about 1.67m (5.5ft) square, and it weighs 7kg. Plugged In Golf's 2021 review was of a compact Spornia the same size. It's the only one of the 3 whose roof fits under a standard British ceiling, at under 2.2m with it on. The catch: its target sheet is 1.27m across against the SPG-7's 1.63m, so a wayward driver has less to land on. Spornia SPG-8 XL: the simulator-sized net Shop now → The Spornia SPG-8 XL is £559.99. It's made for a launch monitor, a simulator and a projector, with a black bulls-eye target sheet about 1.9m square in the box. In a 2023 test of 3 nets, Golf Monthly found the SPG-8 the sturdiest and the quickest to go up. MyGolfSpy named the SPG-8 XL its best golf hitting net of the same year. The catch: at 2.45m it's taller than a standard British room before the roof goes on, so indoors it needs a high-ceilinged golf room, and the roof takes it up to 3.2m. Is a Spornia net difficult to set up and take down? It's quick to put up and slower to put away. Spornia puts set-up at about 2 minutes, and the set-up video on its Net Instructions page shows how to do it in under a minute. The first time, Plugged In Golf put the compact net up in about 3 minutes, with a helper and in a stout breeze, and got quicker after. In Golf Monthly's SPG-8 review, the net "literally self assembles" from a disc, and then 2 fibreglass side poles and a roof pole go in. How do you fold a Spornia net back into its bag? Follow Spornia's pack-away video for the SPG-7, which calls the fold the "taco". Spornia lists a carry bag for that net. Golf Monthly's one reason to avoid the SPG-8 was that it needs 2 people to take down, though it folds up small. An owner commenting under Plugged In Golf's review said it wasn't easy to fold up and put away, though nothing too difficult. Folding it is closer to an OS map than an umbrella. Watch out: it springs open The frame is folded under tension, and Golf Monthly warns it comes out of the bag with enough force to catch you on the shin. Open it in a clear space, away from children and pets. How does the Spornia ball return work? The floor of the net slopes back towards you, so a ball that hits the target sheet drops and rolls down to the front. Spornia says the return catches the ball's impact and lets it roll down without bouncing on the floor. Plugged In Golf found every ball came back near his feet on the compact net, where a small lip stops it. Golf Monthly's SPG-8 sent the balls back much closer to the tester too. No more walks to the back of the net, which used to be most of the exercise. The return and the chipping basket are both removable, and Spornia's Net Instructions page has a video on fitting each. How much space do you need for a Spornia golf net? You need the net's footprint, room to swing in front of it, and enough ceiling for the swing. Spornia asks for at least 10ft (3.05m) of hitting space for the SPG-7. A launch monitor behind the ball sits 3.8m to 4.8m from the target sheet. How tall is a Spornia net with the roof on? Net Roof off Roof on Under a standard 2.39m ceiling SPG-5 About 1.67m Under 2.2m Fits with the roof on SPG-7 2.13m 2.44m Fits with the roof off SPG-8 XL 2.45m Up to 3.2m Doesn't fit Whatever net is in front of you, a full driver swing needs 2.8m (9ft 2in) of ceiling, and 2.4m (8ft) does for irons and wedges. A standard British room is about 2.39m, so under a standard ceiling the swing runs out of room before the net does. GolfBays tip Swing first, then buy. Stand where the mat will go and take a slow, full swing with your driver. If it clips the ceiling or the light, plan the net for irons and wedges and keep the driver for the range. How much room do you need for a Spornia net with a launch monitor? Measure back from the target sheet, where the ball stops. Launch monitor Where it sits Ball to the target sheet Target sheet to launch monitor Garmin R10 1.8m to 2.4m behind the ball At least 2.4m 4.2m to 4.8m Rapsodo MLM2PRO 2.29m (7.5ft) behind the ball At least 2.44m (8ft) About 4.7m Shot Scope LM1 1.4m behind the ball No minimum from Shot Scope; allow 2.4m About 3.8m The distances are Garmin's, Rapsodo's and Shot Scope's own. The SPG-7's sheet hangs in the upright frame at the back of its 2.13m depth, so for the R10 and the MLM2PRO the ball sits about 30cm in front of the net's mouth. Add room beside the line to stand and swing. We plan 5m of room depth for a launch monitor behind the ball, and the R10 at its furthest back uses 4.8m of it. Not sure a net fits your garage? Send us the room's height, width and depth, and we'll tell you which net, mat and launch monitor fit and where each one goes. It's free. Book a free consultation Is a Spornia net better in the garden or the garage? The garden gives it the roof and the room, and the garage keeps it dry. If you have both, use the garden on dry days and the garage, roof off, on wet ones. Can you leave a Spornia net up outside? For a session, yes. Left up for days or weeks, it's at the weather's mercy, and Spornia's warranty terms exclude damage from wind, rain, sun and snow. Spornia sells a weather cover for the SPG-7 and SPG-8 to keep the net covered between sessions. It describes the cover as water-resistant and tells owners to move the net in heavy rain. We don't stock the cover, or Spornia's sandbags, which hold up to 15lb (about 6.8kg) of sand each for windy gardens. The SPG-5 and SPG-8 come with ground stakes. Of the launch monitors in our bundles, the R10 is rated IPX7 and the LM1 IPX3 for light rain. Add a Garmin R10 and a hitting strip, and a pack-away garden setup on the SPG-7 comes to £820.98. ✓ Do this Put it up for the session, weight the base if it's windy, then fold it and bag it dry. ✕ Not this Leave it standing on the lawn all week, where the wind and rain do the damage Spornia's warranty terms leave out, and the grass under it turns yellow. Will a Spornia net fit in a garage? Yes, if the ceiling clears 2.13m for the SPG-7 with its roof off, or 2.2m for the SPG-5 with its roof on. Measure with the door open, because up-and-over and sectional doors lie under the ceiling when they're up, and an electric opener adds a rail. The net folds down and the mat stands against a wall, so the car goes back in. Spornia says the target sheet helps cut the noise, and the neighbours through the party wall will still hear the driver. Which Spornia bundle should you buy? The one with the launch monitor you'd buy anyway. Every bundle is the SPG-7 kit, with its target sheet, roof and chipping basket, plus a mat, a strip, or a launch monitor with a mat. The Garmin R10 bundle saves the most on the parts, £64.99. Bundle What's in it Price Bought separately Saving SPG-7 + Golf Hitting Strip SPG-7 kit, a GolfBays hitting strip £398.99 £359.99 for the net alone The strip adds £39 SPG-7 + Golf Mat SPG-7 kit, Basic 1.5m mat £529 £548.99 At least £19.99 SPG-7 + Teaching Mat SPG-7 kit, Teaching 1.5m mat £579 £598.99 £19.99 Shot Scope LM1 + SPG-7 LM1, SPG-7 kit, 1.5m mat £699 From £743.98 At least £44.98 SPG-7 + Garmin R10 R10, SPG-7 kit, Basic 1.5m mat £905 £969.99 £64.99 SPG-7 + Rapsodo MLM2PRO MLM2PRO, SPG-7 kit, Basic 1.5m mat £1,080 £1,097.99 £17.99 Bought on their own, the R10 is £421, the MLM2PRO £549, the LM1 £194.99, the Basic mat £189 and the Teaching mat £239. The R10 and MLM2PRO bundles carry the same net and mat, so the R10 bundle costs £385 less over 3 years once each membership is paid. 3 years of a Spornia launch monitor bundle Shot Scope LM1 bundle, nothing to pay after the box £699 Garmin R10 bundle, £905 + 3 years of Garmin Golf at £89.99 £1,174.97 Rapsodo MLM2PRO bundle, £1,080 + 3 years of Rapsodo Core at £159.99 £1,559.97 Cheapest to dearest, over 3 years £860.97 With no membership the R10 shows all its shot numbers and the MLM2PRO 11 of its 15. The yearly fee buys courses, plus spin and club path on the MLM2PRO. Spornia SPG-7 and Garmin R10 bundle Shop now →The Spornia SPG-7 Garmin R10 bundle is £905, for the R10, the SPG-7 kit and a Basic 1.5m hitting mat. From 1.8m to 2.4m behind the ball, the R10 shows spin rate, club path, attack angle and face-to-path in the Garmin Golf app on your phone or tablet. Those numbers are free. Home Tee Hero's 43,000+ courses need Garmin Golf, at £89.99 a year. The catch: it wants 4.2m to 4.8m from the target sheet to the R10, so measure the garage before you order. Spornia SPG-7 and Rapsodo MLM2PRO bundle Shop now →The Spornia SPG-7 Rapsodo MLM2PRO bundle is £1,080, with the same net kit and a Basic mat, and it saves £17.99 on the parts. The MLM2PRO films each impact with its camera, and with Rapsodo's RPT balls and a Core membership it reads spin into a net. Rapsodo Core is £159.99 a year after a 21-day trial. Watch out: the MLM2PRO is a dry-day launch monitor Rapsodo says it isn't water-resistant and shouldn't be used in rain, and it works from 5°C. In a garden net it comes indoors when the weather turns, and an unheated garage can drop below 5°C in a January cold snap. Shot Scope LM1 and Spornia SPG-7 bundle Shop now →The Shot Scope LM1 Spornia SPG-7 bundle is £699, with a 1.5m hitting mat, and it saves at least £44.98 on the parts. Set on the floor 1.4m behind the ball, the LM1 shows 5 numbers on its own screen with no subscription: club speed, ball speed, smash factor, carry and total. The catch: it shows no spin and plays no courses, so this bundle is for learning how far your 7-iron really goes. Spornia SPG-7 golf mat and hitting strip bundles Shop now →The Spornia SPG-7 and golf mat bundle is £529, with the GolfBays Basic 1.5m hitting mat. Shop now →The Spornia SPG-7 and teaching mat bundle is £579, with our Teaching 1.5m mat. Shop now →The Spornia SPG-7 and hitting strip bundle is £398.99 with a GolfBays hitting strip. Both mats are 1.5m square. The Basic mat is 27mm of turf on a rubber bottom, while the Teaching mat has nylon sport turf on a foam base, 29mm deep, with a tee hole on each of its 4 edges. What accessories can you add to a Spornia net? Wider side nets, a replacement target sheet and a white sheet for a projector. Shop now →Spornia Side Net Extensions for the SPG-7 are £59, as are the SPG-5 and SPG-8 versions. Spornia's own FAQ answers "What if I shank the ball?" with these nets, which widen the hitting area. Shop now →The black Spornia Bulls-Eye Target Sheet is £54 for the SPG-5 and SPG-7 and £59 for the SPG-8. Spornia says every new net already has one, and sells replacements for when the original wears out. Shop now →The white Spornia Golf Simulator Target Sheet is £59 for the SPG-7 and £69 for the SPG-8. Can you use a Spornia net as a golf simulator? Yes, with a launch monitor, the white sheet and a projector, as a small screen inside the net. The projector and its mount cost extra, and the picture has to fit the SPG-7's 1.63m sheet. An enclosure gives the projector a full-width impact screen, and our cheapest complete simulator package is £1,657. What are the Spornia net's known problems? It leans, it's a job to fold, it moves in the wind, the target sheet wears, and shanks miss it. Problem Who reported it What helps It leans Spornia, which publishes a fix video for the SPG-7 and SPG-8 Spornia's fix, which it says takes under a minute The big one takes 2 people to fold Golf Monthly, on the SPG-8; an owner under Plugged In Golf's review Learn the fold from Spornia's pack-away video before you need it It moves in the wind Spornia, which makes sandbags for windy gardens Ground stakes, weight on the base, or take it down The target sheet wears Spornia, which sells replacement sheets A new sheet, £54 or £59 Shanks miss the sheet Spornia's own FAQ Side net extensions, £59 The lean and the fold come down to a video and a second pair of hands. How does the Spornia compare with other golf practice nets? Spornia's case is the ball return, roof and chipping basket in one pop-up net, and our TrueStrike nets cost less. Shop now →The TrueStrike TS-5 is £229, £130.99 less than the SPG-7. It stands about 2m tall with its roof and 1.7m deep, and it returns the ball too. Shop now →The TrueStrike TS-8 is £359, £200.99 less than the SPG-8 XL. It's the same 2.45m cube and weighs 10kg, and it comes with a target sheet, ground stakes and a carry bag. The net that suits a garden, a garage or a spare room depends on the ceiling over it and how often it has to come down. Spornia golf net FAQs How much does a Spornia golf net cost in the UK? £249 for the SPG-5, £359.99 for the SPG-7 and £559.99 for the SPG-8 XL. The SPG-7 bundles run from £398.99 to £1,080, and the side nets and target sheets from £54 to £69. Can you hit a driver into a Spornia net? Yes. Spornia says all 3 sizes take any club, driver included, and Plugged In Golf hit full drivers into the compact net indoors with no extra weight on it. Indoors, the ceiling decides: a driver swing needs about 2.8m. Does a Spornia net catch shanks? The side netting catches some. Spornia's answer for the rest is its side net extensions, £59 for each size here, and Golf Monthly found the SPG-8's standard side netting enough on its own. Is the Spornia SPG-7 big enough for full swings with a Garmin R10? The net is, at about 2.1m wide and high. The room is the limit: the R10 sits 4.2m to 4.8m from the target sheet, and a driver wants 2.8m of ceiling. Does a Spornia net come with a hitting mat? No. None of the 3 nets comes with a mat. Our SPG-7 bundles add a GolfBays 1.5m mat or a hitting strip, and we don't sell Spornia's own mats. Can you use a Spornia net indoors? Yes. The SPG-7 is made for inside or outside, and under a standard 2.39m ceiling it goes up with its roof off. See every practice net we sell Pop-up nets in 3 sizes, a steel-framed garden net and nets with a launch monitor in the box. See golf practice nets

The Garmin Approach R50 is a launch monitor with the simulator built in. It reads the ball with 3 high-speed cameras from beside the tee and plays Home Tee Hero's courses on its own 10-inch touchscreen, so there's no PC or tablet in the chain. It's £4,299 from us. Here's what it measures, what independent tests found, the room and membership it needs, and what a full R50 bay costs in the UK. Quick summary The R50 is worth it if you want real courses on a big screen without a PC, and at £4,299 it costs more than 10 times a £421 Garmin R10. It's £4,299 on its own and £5,499 to £5,908 in our SimBox package, and a 3m SimBox bay with a full HD projector, mount and cable comes to £6,526.98. It tracks more than 15 ball and club metrics with 3 high-speed cameras from about 0.5m beside the tee, and the club numbers need a sticker on the clubface. Plugged In Golf's indoor test found the ball data close to a Foresight GCQuad and the club data hit and miss. Home Tee Hero's 43,000+ courses need a Garmin Golf membership at £89.99 a year or £8.99 a month, and the driving range and shot data work without one. A bay for it wants 3m of width, 2.8m of height and 4.5m of depth, and since it sends out 1080p at most, a full HD projector shows everything it draws. Is the Garmin R50 worth it? Yes, if you want to play real courses on a big screen with nothing in the chain but a projector and a membership. If you mainly want your numbers, a Garmin R10 at £421 gives you ball speed, carry and spin for about a tenth of the price. Shop now → The Garmin Approach R50 is £4,299. The box holds the unit, a carrying case, 250 club tracking stickers, and the mains adapter and power cable. The screen is built in, which saves a fight over the family iPad. What it does well Where it falls short Plays 43,000+ courses on its own screen, no PC needed The courses need Garmin Golf, £89.99 a year Ball data close to a GCQuad in Plugged In Golf's test Club data less consistent, and it needs a sticker Sits about 0.5m beside the ball, with nothing behind you A left-hander moves it to the other side of the mat Up to 4 hours on the battery, for the range too £4,299, more than 10 times the price of the R10 What does the Garmin R50 measure? Ball, club and result numbers, more than 15 metrics in all, from 3 high-speed cameras beside the ball. After each shot it also plays back a high-speed video of impact. Garmin's launch release says it measures spin rate and spin axis. Group What it measures What it needs Ball Ball speed, launch angle, launch direction, spin rate, spin axis Nothing extra Club Club head speed, face angle, club path, face to path, angle of attack, smash factor A sticker on the clubface, with club data switched on Result Carry, total distance, apex height, deviation The ball data For club data, Garmin's owner's manual has you stick one of the included stickers on the face of each club you want numbers from, and replace it when it's worn or dirty. The putter needs none, because club data isn't recorded for putts. With 250 in the box, you'll run out of clubs long before you run out of stickers. Golf Monthly's tester found club data switched off out of the box. The catch: once you switch club data on, the area the ball has to sit in gets smaller, so on a worn mat there's less room to find a fresh spot. How accurate is the Garmin Approach R50? Both independent tests below found the ball data accurate, and the one run beside a Foresight GCQuad found the club numbers less reliable. Matt Saternus tested the R50 indoors beside a GCQuad for Plugged In Golf's review (2 January 2025). The ball numbers almost matched the GCQuad's, while the club data was "hit and miss", with angle of attack the weakest. In the comments, a reader's 7-iron angle of attack read 2 to 4 degrees steeper than on a Trackman 4, and Saternus agreed. Golf Monthly's Joel Tadman tested it at the indoor studio at Peterborough Milton Golf Club (6 February 2025). He found the data accurate and the simulator close to faultless. He couldn't run it beside a GCQuad, because interference stopped both units tracking. Garmin's manual lists what throws the readings off: Ball flight conditions that don't match where you play. Low sun on the unit or the clubface. The ball's logo turned away from the unit, which matters most on a matte ball. A sticker on or near white decoration on the clubface. Anything reflective in the cameras' view. Indoors, that means you light the ball from above and keep anything glossy out of the cameras' sight. The full-length mirror you check your posture in goes on another wall. How much space do you need for a Garmin R50? A room 3m wide, 2.8m high and 4.5m deep takes a full R50 SimBox bay. Garmin's manual puts the R50 about 0.5m to the side of the tee, facing it, at about the same height as the tee, with no levelling needed. Height: 2.8m lets a full driver swing clear the ceiling, 3m is comfortable, and at 2.4m you're down to irons and wedges. Width and handedness: the R50 sits across the mat from the golfer, so a left-hander moves it to the other side. A room shared by a left- and a right-hander wants 4m of width, and 4 of our 7 SimBox sizes are 3.6m wide or more. Depth: nothing goes behind you, which is why 4.5m is enough where a radar unit wants 5m. Aim: you can adjust target alignment up to 10 degrees left or right by placing 2 balls in the areas shown on screen. If the tee isn't in the middle of the screen, an external display setting shifts the picture sideways. Power: on the mains it runs without the battery, and it can't charge from a USB-C cable, so plan a socket within reach of where it stands. ✓ Do this Stand the R50 about 0.5m to the side of the tee, facing it, level with the hitting surface, with the ball's logo towards it and nothing shiny in front of its cameras. ✕ Not this On the floor below a raised mat, angled at the screen, with a glossy floor, a mirror or low sun in the cameras' view. The R50 crosses the mat every time the left-handed mate steps up. Do you need a projector for the Garmin R50? No. It plays on its own 10-inch screen, which is plenty for your numbers and a squint for a par 5. A projector or TV on its HDMI port adds the big picture, and it can mirror the R50 or show a different view. The R50's maximum output is 1080p, according to Garmin's manual, so a full HD short throw projector shows everything Home Tee Hero sends. Shop now → The Optoma GT2200HDR is £899, a full HD short throw with 3,300 lumens and a 4LED light source rated for 30,000 hours. Full HD is plenty on most home screens, and 4K pays off when a PC runs the software in 4K. Shop now →Garmin doesn't put an HDMI cable in the box. Our 10m HDMI 2.1 cable is £29.99, long enough to reach a projector on the ceiling. In-game sound needs a Bluetooth speaker or the speakers in your TV or projector. Watch out: a 4K projector on a 1080p launch monitor A 4K laser short throw at £2,374 costs £1,475 more than the GT2200HDR, and on Home Tee Hero the R50 sends out 1080p at most. The extra pixels only show when a PC runs third-party software in 4K, so price the PC first, then decide on 4K. Does the Garmin R50 require a subscription? For Home Tee Hero's courses, yes. Garmin's manual asks for a Garmin Golf membership to play or practise on a virtual course and to enter the weekly tournament. The driving range and your shot data need none. Garmin's golf simulator, Home Tee Hero, runs on the R50 itself, and the manual has you download the courses you want over Wi-Fi. Up to 4 players can share a round, according to Garmin's launch release. What you want to do Garmin Golf membership? What it costs Driving range, shot data and impact video No Nothing A Home Tee Hero round on 43,000+ courses, up to 4 players Yes £89.99 a year or £8.99 a month Practice on a virtual course, or the weekly tournament Yes The same membership GSPro on a PC No, GSPro has its own £250 a year, plus a Windows PC How much does a Garmin R50 subscription cost? Garmin Golf costs £89.99 a year or £8.99 a month on Garmin's UK site, and both plans renew automatically. Paying monthly for a year comes to £107.88, £17.89 more than the annual plan. The catch: Home Tee Hero is on the R50 from day one, and without the membership you can't play a round on it. Do you need a PC for the Garmin R50? Only for some third-party software, GSPro among them. The R50 sends every shot over Wi-Fi to compatible simulator software, and you can drive that software with a Bluetooth keyboard paired to the R50. GSPro is £250 a year on a Windows PC, and it lists the R50 among its supported launch monitors. Awesome Golf also works with the R50, and it runs on a Mac or an iPad. Shop now →If you go the GSPro route, our HD Spec gaming PC is £1,790, with an NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti graphics card. 3 years of courses on an R50, 2 ways Home Tee Hero, Garmin Golf annual plan, 3 years £269.97 Home Tee Hero, Garmin Golf monthly plan, 36 months £323.64 GSPro, 3 years £750 Gaming PC HD Spec for GSPro £1,790 The GSPro route over 3 years £2,540 The R50 itself isn't counted. For the price of the GSPro route over 3 years, Garmin Golf would run for 28 years. How much does the Garmin R50 cost in the UK? £4,299 on its own, £4,649 with an EazyNet practice net, £5,499 to £5,908 in a SimBox package, and £6,526.98 for a 3m SimBox bay with the projector kit. The Garmin R50 SimBox package Shop now → The Garmin Approach R50 SimBox package puts the R50 in our SimBox enclosure, which clicks together without tools in under an hour. At 2.6m wide it's £1,200 more than the R50 on its own. Size (W x H x D) Price 2.6m x 2.5m x 1.5m £5,499 3m x 2.5m x 1.5m £5,558 3.6m x 2.5m x 1.5m £5,608 4m x 2.5m x 1.5m £5,658 3.8m x 2.8m x 1.5m £5,708 3m x 3m x 3m £5,808 4m x 3m x 3m £5,908 The jump from the smallest frame to the biggest is £409, which is nearly an R10. The Garmin R50 EazyNet practice net package Shop now →The EazyNet Golf Practice Net Package with the R50 is £4,649. The R50 plays its courses on its own screen, so you can still play Home Tee Hero in a net bay. The catch: the picture is 10 inches across, and the ball stops in the net before you see it fly. How much does a complete Garmin R50 bay cost? £6,526.98 at 3m wide with the projector kit, or £6,796.95 with 3 years of Garmin Golf. A 3m Garmin R50 SimBox bay, priced Garmin Approach R50 SimBox package, 3m wide £5,558 Optoma GT2200HDR short throw projector £899 Universal projector mount £39.99 10m HDMI 2.1 cable £29.99 To buy £6,526.98 Garmin Golf, 3 years £269.97 Over 3 years £6,796.95 The GSPro route adds £2,040 in year 1: £1,790 for the HD Spec PC and £250 for a year of GSPro. That £6,526.98 is the top of the mid-range band for a UK golf simulator, which starts at £3,508.98 with the same projector kit. Not sure your room fits an R50 bay? Send us the room's height, width and depth, and tell us if a left-hander will use it too. We'll suggest the SimBox size and the projector that fit. It's free. Book a free consultation What problems do Garmin R50 owners report? Owners on Garmin's forum raise the pace of firmware updates and a few reading quirks, on top of the club data above. Firmware: in an autumn 2026 thread on Garmin's Approach R50 forum, one owner complained that months had passed without an update, and another said an update in January brought a putting bug. Ball type: one owner's list of gripes on the same forum says spin seemed wrong with yellow balls, and range balls read nowhere near the right spin off a wedge. False shots and mulligans: the same owner had white socks or white shoes read as a shot, and could only take a mulligan within 5 seconds. Battery and settings: Plugged In Golf found only a short gap between the low-battery warning and shut-off, and Golf Monthly's tester had to bend or kneel to change settings. GolfBays tip Once the R50 reads every shot, mark the tee spot and the unit's spot on the mat with a strip of tape, so it goes back to the same place after a left-hander's turn or a trip to the range. Dark socks are cheaper than a firmware update. Is the Garmin R50 better than the R10? Yes, if you want cameras reading the ball at impact and courses on the unit's own screen. If you only want the numbers on a budget, the R10 does the job for about a tenth of the price. Shop now →The Garmin Approach R10 is £421, and its radar sits 1.8m to 2.4m behind the ball, with the numbers on your phone or tablet.   Garmin Approach R50 Garmin Approach R10 Reads the ball with 3 high-speed cameras Radar Where it sits About 0.5m beside the tee 1.8m to 2.4m behind the ball Room depth 4.5m 5m Screen 10-inch touchscreen on the unit Your phone or tablet Putting in Home Tee Hero Live putting, or switch it off Putts added automatically Battery Up to 4 hours Up to 10 hours Price £4,299 £421 SimBox package at 3m £5,558 £1,969 The gap between them is £3,878, enough for 9 more R10s with £89 left over. Garmin R50 alternatives Where a launch monitor sits decides the room: camera units beside the ball need 4.5m of depth, radar units behind the ball 5m to 6.1m, and a ceiling unit leaves the floor clear. Which is better for golf, the Garmin Approach R50 or the Full Swing KIT? The KIT if club data comes first and the room is at least 5.5m deep, and the R50 if you want courses on its own screen in a 4.5m room. Shop now →The Full Swing KIT is £5,999, £1,700 more than the R50. It's a radar unit that sits about 3m behind the ball, so indoors the room wants 5.5m to 6.1m of depth. Its app runs on iPhone and iPad, and it plays E6 Connect and GSPro for simulator golf. Plugged In Golf rates the KIT the better buy at the price if club data is your priority. A cheaper camera unit: the SkyTrak ST MAX Shop now →The SkyTrak ST MAX is £1,695 with a year of SkyTrak Core. It pairs a camera with radar and sits beside the ball, so 4.5m of depth is enough. Its app runs on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. The catch: it has no screen of its own, and Core is £249.99 a year from year 2. Who should buy the Garmin R50? Golfers who want courses without a PC: Home Tee Hero runs on the unit, and a projector adds the big picture. A garage or spare room 4.5m deep: nothing goes behind you, so you don't need the 5m a radar unit wants. The range and the garden too: up to 4 hours on the battery, with a carrying case in the box. Households taking turns: up to 4 players in a Home Tee Hero round, and a profile each that keeps its own handedness. Who should skip the Garmin R50? Numbers on a budget: the R10 at £421 gives you the shot numbers. Club data first: the Full Swing KIT, if the room is 5.5m deep or more. A narrow bay shared by a left- and a right-hander: a ceiling unit built for right and left-handers never has to move. Garmin R50 FAQs When did the Garmin R50 come out? Garmin launched the Approach R50 on 12 November 2024, so it turns 2 this month. Will the Garmin R50 go on sale? It has been on sale with us. The R50 was £3,879 in our October sale and is back to £4,299. We can't promise when the next R50 sale comes. Can you putt with the Garmin R50? Yes, Home Tee Hero rounds have live putting, and you can switch it off to have 0 to 3 strokes added by how close your approach finished. Putting is off in the weekly tournament. A camera unit beside the ball reads the putt at impact, and the putter needs no sticker. One owner on Garmin's forum found putts ran slow in Home Tee Hero. Does the Garmin R50 work outdoors? Yes. Garmin rates it IPX3, which means it withstands spraying water. It works from -10°C to 55°C on up to 4 hours of battery. Keep low sun off the unit, and in a garden net setup the launch monitor is the first thing indoors when it rains. How long does the Garmin R50 battery last? Up to 4 hours, according to Garmin. On the mains it runs without the battery. It only charges between 3°C and 47°C, so in a cold garage in winter you charge it indoors. Does the Garmin R50 come with a case? Yes, a carrying case with a shoulder strap, and the 250 club stickers come in it. Golf Monthly puts the unit at just over 4kg, so it goes to the range in one hand. Can left-handed golfers use the Garmin R50? Yes. Set left-handed in your profile and move the unit to the other side of the mat. A bay shared with a right-hander wants 4m of width, so the R50 has room on both sides. Can you use the Garmin R50 with GSPro? Yes, GSPro lists the R50 among its supported launch monitors. It costs £250 a year and runs on a Windows PC, which a Home Tee Hero bay doesn't need. Build your bay around the R50 The R50 on its own, with an EazyNet net, or in a SimBox package in 7 sizes, alongside the rest of our Garmin range. See our Garmin range

The Shot Scope LM1 is a £194.99 radar launch monitor that sits behind the ball and puts 5 numbers on its own screen, with no subscription to pay. It costs less than a new driver and tells you how far your old one really goes. Here's what it misses, what 5 published tests found, how to set it up at home, and when a Garmin R10 is worth the extra. Quick summary The Shot Scope LM1 costs £194.99 and shows club speed, ball speed, smash factor, carry and total on its own 3.5in screen, with no subscription to pay. It doesn't show spin, launch angle or direction, and it doesn't run simulator software or play courses. In 5 published tests against far dearer launch monitors, ball speed mostly came within 1mph and carry within a few yards on good strikes, while mishits often read long, by 24 yards on one heel-struck driver. It goes on the ground 1.4m behind the ball (2.1m behind you for Speed Training), works indoors into a net or outdoors, and is rated IPX3 for light rain. With our garden net and Tri-Turf mat it comes to £303.99, and the LM1 and Spornia SPG-7 bundle is £699. The Garmin R10 costs £226.01 more and adds spin, club path and courses, and with 3 years of Garmin Golf it comes to £690.97 against the LM1's £194.99. Is the Shot Scope LM1 worth it? Yes, if you want your speed and carry numbers at the range or into a net at home, for £194.99 and nothing to pay after. If you want spin, shot shape or courses on a screen, it's the wrong launch monitor for you. Shop now → The Shot Scope LM1 is £194.99. At that price it's the cheapest of the 13 launch monitors in our UK ranking, by more than £200. Only one of the launch monitors we sell under £1,000 costs less, and that one has no app. It's a good buy for: Learning your real yardages: carry and total for every club, saved by club in the free Shot Scope app. A first launch monitor: 5 numbers on one screen, no phone needed while you hit, and nothing to pay after the box. A net in the garage or garden: it stands on the floor 1.4m behind the ball, so it needs no tripod or shelf. Speed training: its Speed Training mode reads a club or a speed stick with no ball to hit. A present under £200: it's £194.99 and comes with its own zipped carry case. It's the wrong buy for: Fixing a slice or a hook: that takes direction and club path, and the LM1 shows neither. Courses on a screen: it runs no simulator software. The catch: mishits read long and there's no spin. It tells you how far a good one went and how fast you swung, and it can't tell you why a bad one went wrong. What does the Shot Scope LM1 measure? 5 numbers, all on its own screen: club speed, ball speed, smash factor, carry and total distance. The unit is a K-band Doppler radar that works from behind the ball (Shot Scope). The screen shows all 5 at once in its Advanced layout, or one big number at a time in Large Digit. You can have mph and yards, or km/h and metres. There are 3 session types: Practice Range, On Course and Speed Training. Up to 1,920 shots stay on the unit, and after a session they go to the free Shot Scope app over Bluetooth. Plugged In Golf found the app shows the minimum, maximum and average of all 5 numbers for each club. That's your yardage chart, built for you. Spec Shot Scope LM1 Price £194.99 Radar K-band 24GHz Doppler Where it sits 1.4m behind the ball, on the ground On its screen Club speed, ball speed, smash factor, carry, total Screen 3.5in colour Battery About 5 hours; about 2 hours to charge (USB-C) Shot history Up to 1,920 shots on the unit Weight and size 300g; 146.5mm × 103.5mm × 25mm Water rating IPX3 (light rain) Works in -10°C to 50°C Subscription None At 300g, it weighs less than the umbrella you'll carry it under. Does the Shot Scope LM1 measure spin? No. Shot Scope says spin isn't displayed on the LM1, and launch angle, direction, curve, club path and face angle aren't on it either. It still gives you a carry number. According to Golf Insider UK, the radar reads ball speed and club speed, and the LM1 estimates launch and spin from the club you've selected, then models a normal flight for that club. The Hackers Paradise also says the carry has to be estimated, since the LM1 doesn't measure spin or launch angle. It knows how hard you hit it, and it takes your word for the rest. Can the Shot Scope LM1 run a golf simulator? No. There's no simulator mode, and the numbers go to its own screen and the Shot Scope app. Plugged In Golf's review says it doesn't power simulation software. Shop now →If you want a simulator, the cheapest complete package we sell is the Garmin R10 EasySim at £1,657. It puts Garmin's R10 radar in our EasySim enclosure, which is 3.3m wide, 2.5m high and 1m deep, with a Lite impact screen. With a hitting mat and a short throw projector, a complete budget simulator comes to about £2,800 at our prices. The catch: courses on a screen need a different launch monitor and a budget with an extra digit in it. How accurate is the Shot Scope LM1? Close on ball speed, close on carry when you strike it well, and long on mishits. Here's what 5 published tests found. Test Up against What it found Golf Insider UK, June 2026 Foresight GC Hawk, indoors, with 2.9m of ball flight to the screen Ball speed within 1mph on every wedge and 7-iron, 5 of the 6 within 0.5mph, and about 3mph high on driver; 2 of 3 drivers carried within a yard of the GC Hawk Plugged In Golf, March 2026 Foresight GCQuad and Full Swing KIT outdoors, GCQuad indoors About 8 of 10 iron shots within a yard; ball and club speed rarely more than 1mph off; driver mishits 5 to 7 yards out Golf Monthly, March 2026 GCQuad outdoors, Foresight GC3 indoors, and 3 shots with a 9-iron checked with a rangefinder Carry on the 3 rangefinder-checked 9-irons never more than 3 to 4 yards out; more variance indoors, with trouble on shots that curved a lot Today's Golfer, March 2026 GCQuad, on and off the course, with several testers Carry and ball speed within a yard or 1mph when the strike was good; club speed often a few mph out; 3.5 out of 5 overall The Hackers Paradise, March 2026 On the course, then SkyTrak Max indoors Ball speed closely matched the SkyTrak Max; an 8-iron read 168 yards of carry and finished just short of a 173-yard flag Ball speed is the number to trust. Golf Insider UK had every wedge and 7-iron within 1mph of the GC Hawk, and 5 of the 6 within 0.5mph. Its driver read about 3mph high on all 3 shots, by much the same amount each time. Indoors is harder for it. Golf Monthly saw more variance against a GC3 indoors than against the GCQuad outdoors, and the LM1 struggled with shots that curved a lot. Golf Monthly scored it 4.75 out of 5 overall, and Today's Golfer 3.5. Why does the LM1 read mishits long? Because it can't see a bad launch. Golf Insider UK's low heel strike with a driver launched at 7 degrees with low spin and carried 228 yards on the GC Hawk. The LM1 assumed a normal driver flight and showed 252, which is 24 yards long. Not every miss fools it. A thinned 7-iron that Golf Insider UK hit after the main test was only a couple of yards out. Today's Golfer saw the same with longer clubs. Blocked 5-irons that should have been 10 yards short read full distance, and cut fairway woods that landed at 220 yards read 240. Low, slow shots went the other way: some 50-yard pitches showed about half the distance. Today's Golfer's gap wedges read short too, at 103 to 108 yards of carry against the GCQuad's 110 to 115. So it's honest about a good strike and generous about a bad one, like most of the people you play with. ✓ Do this Trust the ball speed on every shot, and the carry on the ones you felt come off the middle of the face. ✕ Not this Write a heeled driver's 252 yards into your yardages because the screen said so. How do you set up the Shot Scope LM1? Stand it on the ground 1.4m behind the ball, in line with the target and with its screen facing it, then pick your club. There's nothing to calibrate. Plugged In Golf was usually ready to hit about 10 seconds after switching it on, against the 25 that Shot Scope quotes. That's quicker than finding a tee at the bottom of the bag. How far behind the ball should the Shot Scope LM1 go? 1.4m (4ft 7in) behind where you strike the ball, and level with it, according to Shot Scope's User Guide. Plugged In Golf still got good driver readings with it anywhere from 1.1m to 2.3m (44in to 90in) behind the ball, so a few centimetres either way won't spoil a session. GolfBays tip Mark the spot once. A strip of tape on the floor 1.4m behind the tee, on the target line, puts the LM1 back in the same place every session, so this week's numbers compare with last week's. How do you choose the club on the LM1? Scroll through the club list on the screen with the up and down buttons on the side. A chart in the box shows which clubs are on the list, and if yours isn't, the User Guide says to pick the one with the closest loft. Change it every time you change club. By Golf Insider UK's account the carry is worked out from it, and Plugged In Golf points out that the app files each shot under that club. Does the Shot Scope LM1 measure swing speed? Yes. It shows club speed on every shot, and its Speed Training mode reads your swing speed with no ball at all. For that, the User Guide puts the LM1 2.1m behind you (6ft to 8ft, depending on how fast you swing). Shot Scope says the mode works with clubs and speed sticks, and a speed stick needs no ball, net or mat, so the garden on a dry evening will do. Shop now →The Rawspeed Golf Trainer Standard 45in is £129, a shaft with 100g, 150g and 200g weights and a training guide. It also comes in 41in, 43in and 48in versions at the same price. With the LM1, it makes a speed kit for £323.99. Warn the neighbours through the party wall first. A speed stick is a lot louder than it looks. Can you use the Shot Scope LM1 indoors? Yes, into a net or an impact screen. Shot Scope built it for use at home into a net as well as at the range. Its User Guide asks for enough ceiling height, free space behind the net or screen, a net tall and wide enough to catch high-lofted and off-centre strikes, and padding on the frame. It also warns that radio devices, computers or other launch monitors nearby "could cause interference" and wrong readings. For the swing itself, plan on 2.8m (9ft 2in) of ceiling for a full driver swing, or 2.4m (8ft) for irons and wedges. It works in a garage-length room. Golf Insider UK's indoor test had 2.9m (9ft 6in) of ball flight to the screen, with the LM1 1.4m behind the ball. That put the screen 4.3m from the unit, and ball speed and good-strike carry still held up. Watch out: the shot that misses the net A shanked wedge doesn't care how good the numbers were. Off a net with no margin either side, it finds the car or the kitchen window, and either one costs more than the LM1. Give the net clear space at the sides, and a roof if you hit wedges. Setting up a net in the garage? Send us the room's height, width and depth and what you want from your practice, and we'll suggest a net, a mat and a launch monitor that fit. It's free. Book a free consultation Can the Shot Scope LM1 be used outside? Yes, on the range, in the garden or on the course, where it has its own On Course session. It's rated IPX3 for light rain. That covers a shower, and when the rain sets in it goes back in its case. On a British range, that's a call you'll make most weeks. Shop now →Our garden practice net is about 3m wide and 2.1m high (10ft × 7ft), with a steel frame that goes up without tools. It's £109 with a Tri-Turf mat, or £69 without one. Put the LM1 behind that net and mat, and a garden golf setup comes to £303.99. The catch: the ball on a mat sits higher than the lawn behind it, and Shot Scope wants the LM1 level with the ball. On soft grass, give it a firm, flat base so the kickstand can't sink and tip it back. What does a Shot Scope LM1 setup cost in the UK? £194.99 on its own, with nothing to pay after. Add a garden net and a mat and it's £303.99. Our LM1 and Spornia SPG-7 bundle is £699. Setup What's in it Our price LM1 on its own Launch monitor, carry case, USB-C cable £194.99 Garden practice LM1, garden net with Tri-Turf mat £303.99 Speed training LM1, Rawspeed Golf Trainer 45in £323.99 Garage or garden bay LM1, Spornia SPG-7 net, 1.5m hitting mat £699 Is the LM1 and Spornia SPG-7 bundle worth it? Shop now → Yes, if you'd buy the net and a mat anyway. The Shot Scope LM1 and Spornia SPG-7 bundle is £699, for the LM1, the SPG-7 net and a 1.5m hitting mat. The net is about a 2.1m cube, 2.4m high with its roof on, and weighs 11kg. A target sheet and a chipping basket come in the box. The SPG-7's ball return rolls each shot back to your feet, so a basket of balls never sends you to the back of the net. The LM1 bundle against the parts Shot Scope LM1 £194.99 Spornia SPG-7 net £359.99 1.5m hitting mat From £189 Bought separately From £743.98 The LM1 and SPG-7 bundle £699 Saving with the bundle At least £44.98 £189 is our cheapest 1.5m hitting mat, so £44.98 is the smallest the saving can be. The catch: it's a net bay, so the ball flight ends about 2m away, and the LM1's numbers are the only picture of the shot you get. What are the Shot Scope LM1's known problems? Beyond the mishits, the reported problems are small and most have a fix. Problem Who reported it What helps Speed Training sometimes counted the backswing Golf Monthly; Plugged In Golf saw it only with the unit off to the side Set it straight behind you, 2.1m back Speed Training numbers didn't reach the app An owner, in the comments under Plugged In Golf's review Note them down after each set Extra driver shots appeared in the app and couldn't be deleted Golf Monthly, whose tester was told a fix was coming Check the session in the app before you trust its averages It charged only from the cable in the box The Hackers Paradise Keep the supplied USB-A to USB-C cable with it No readings off a range mat until it was raised An owner, in the same comments Stand it on its carry case Wrong readings near a PC or another launch monitor Shot Scope's User Guide Keep it away from computers, other radio devices and a second launch monitor Most of them are sorted with a pencil or the case it came in. Is the Garmin R10 better than the Shot Scope LM1? Yes, if you want spin, club path or courses on a screen. If speed and carry are the numbers you'll use, the LM1 gives you them for less than half the price. Shop now → The Garmin Approach R10 is £421, which is £226.01 more than the LM1. For that, the R10 reads spin rate, club path, attack angle and face-to-path, and films your swing with the numbers laid over it. Its ball and club numbers are free. Home Tee Hero's 43,000+ courses need a Garmin Golf membership, which is £89.99 a year (Garmin). 3 years of numbers Shot Scope LM1, nothing to pay after the box £194.99 Garmin R10 without a membership £421 Garmin R10 with Garmin Golf for courses, £421 + 3 years at £89.99 £690.97 The R10 with courses, over the LM1 £495.98 Garmin Golf is also £8.99 a month, so 4 winter months of courses cost £35.96. Shop now →The Spornia SPG-7 and Garmin R10 bundle is £905, with the same net and a Basic hitting mat. That's £206 more than the LM1 bundle. The catch: the R10 sits about 1.8m behind the ball, 40cm further back than the LM1, and a short garage has to find that 40cm behind the mat. Is the Shot Scope LM1 a good Christmas present? Yes, for a golfer who goes to the range or has room for a net at home. At £194.99 it's the cheapest launch monitor in our Christmas gift guide, and it's about the size of a paperback, so it wraps like one. Check first that they want numbers to practise with. A golfer who wants to play courses on a screen through the winter needs a bigger present. UK returns are free within 30 days for anything unused and in its original packaging. Watch out: launch monitors come back unopened Our returns policy takes a launch monitor back only unopened and unused, even inside the 30 days. Keep it sealed until Christmas morning and give them the receipt with it. Shot Scope LM1 FAQs Does the Shot Scope LM1 need a subscription? No. Shot Scope says the LM1 is subscription free for life, and the Shot Scope app and your shot history in it are free too. The £194.99 is the whole bill. Do you need your phone to use the Shot Scope LM1? No. The 5 numbers show on its own screen, and up to 1,920 shots stay on the unit until you upload them. The phone comes out after the session, when the shots go to the Shot Scope app over Bluetooth. How long does the Shot Scope LM1 battery last? About 5 hours, and a full charge takes about 2 hours over USB-C. It works down to -10°C, so a January garage is fine to hit in, but charge it between 5°C and 40°C. Bring it into the house before you plug it in. Why isn't my Shot Scope LM1 reading shots? Check the setup first: 1.4m back, level with the ball, in line with the target and facing it, with the right club selected. Move it away from a PC or a second launch monitor. If it still reads nothing, contact Shot Scope support. Can you use the Shot Scope LM1 on the golf course? Yes. It has an On Course session, a carry case and an IPX3 rating for light rain, and the shots save on the unit for the app. Mind the group behind while you read the screen. What comes in the box with the Shot Scope LM1? The LM1 with its kickstand, a USB-C charging cable, a protective carry case, a cleaning cloth and the user manual, according to Shot Scope. A chart of the clubs on its list comes in the packaging too. See every launch monitor we sell Portable radars, camera units that sit beside the ball and ceiling-mounted monitors. See golf launch monitors

A launch monitor under £1,000 tells you how far each club really goes, and the better ones add spin, club path and courses on a screen. The price on the box is only part of the bill, because you need something to hit into, and some charge every year for courses. Here are the 11 we sell under £1,000, with what each reads, the room it needs and its running cost. Quick summary We sell 11 launch monitors under £1,000, from the £179 PRGR Portable to the £799 Rapsodo MLM2XPRO, and the £421 Garmin R10 suits most golfers, with spin and club path free in its app. Under £500, the £194.99 Shot Scope LM1 shows speed and carry on its own screen with nothing to pay after, and the £495 original SkyTrak reads the ball from beside it and comes with a year of courses. Between £500 and £1,000, the £549 Rapsodo MLM2PRO measures spin with its RPT balls and a £159.99-a-year Core membership, and the £689 Square Golf sits beside the ball for a shorter room. Add our TrueStrike TS-5 net and Basic mat and 8 of the 11 still come in under £1,000, including the R10 at £839 and the original SkyTrak at £913. Over 3 years with courses, the R10 costs £690.97, the original SkyTrak £994.98 and the MLM2PRO £1,028.97, while the LM1 stays at £194.99. In a cold garage the R10 and the LM1 work down to -10°C, the MLM2PRO needs 5°C and the Square Golf 0°C, and Square Golf makes its unit for indoor use only. What is the best launch monitor under £1,000? The Garmin Approach R10 at £421, for most golfers. It works out spin, club path and attack angle from its radar, it copes with a garden or a cold garage, and it plays courses for £89.99 a year. 4 others suit a narrower job: Speed and carry with nothing to pay after: the Shot Scope LM1, £194.99. Measured spin: the Rapsodo MLM2PRO, £549, with an RPT ball and a Core membership. A shorter room: the Square Golf, £689, which sits beside the ball. Courses in a bay under £500: the original SkyTrak, £495, with a year of SkyTrak Core in the box. # Launch monitor Our price Reads the ball with Spin Numbers on Best for 1 Garmin Approach R10 £421 Radar Worked out from the radar Phone or tablet Most golfers 2 Shot Scope LM1 £194.99 Radar No Its own screen Speed and carry, no subscription 3 Original SkyTrak £495 2 high-speed cameras Back spin and side spin Phone or tablet A simulator bay under £500 4 Garmin Approach G80 £399 Radar in a handheld GPS No Its own 3.5in screen GPS on the course, speed on the range 5 Garmin Approach G82 £499 Radar in a handheld GPS No Its own 5in screen GPS with putting stats 6 PRGR Portable £179 Dual Doppler radar No Its own screen The lowest price, no app 7 Rapsodo MLM2PRO £549 2 cameras and radar Measured, with an RPT ball and Core Phone, tablet or Windows PC Measured spin 8 Square Golf £689 High-speed cameras Measured, with its marked balls Phone, tablet or PC A shorter room 9 Rapsodo MLM2XPRO £799 Radar and 2 cameras Measured, with an RPT ball and Core Phone, tablet or Windows PC Putting in simulator rounds 10 Voice Caddie SC4 £569.99 Doppler radar From the radar Its own screen, read out loud The range with no phone 11 Blue Tees Rainmaker £599 Doppler radar From the radar Its own colour screen Spin on its own screen What is the best launch monitor under £500? The Garmin R10 at £421, or the Shot Scope LM1 at £194.99 if speed and carry are all you'll use. 6 of the 11 cost under £500. 1. Garmin Approach R10: best for most golfers Shop now → The Garmin Approach R10 is £421, the cheapest unit here with club path and attack angle as well as speed and spin. It measures ball speed, launch angle, launch direction, club head speed and tempo. Spin rate, spin axis, club path, face angle, face-to-path and attack angle are worked out from the radar, and carry and total are modelled. All of those numbers are free in the Garmin Golf app. The 43,000+ courses in Home Tee Hero need a Garmin Golf membership, which Garmin UK prices at £89.99 a year or £8.99 a month. It sits on its tripod 1.8m to 2.4m behind the ball, with at least 2.4m of ball flight to the net. It's rated IPX7 and runs up to 10 hours a charge. With a garden net and mat it comes to £530, and indoors it's £839. The catch: indoors it works spin out from a few metres of flight, so wedge spin off range balls is a guide. 2. Shot Scope LM1: best for speed and carry with no subscription Shop now →The Shot Scope LM1 is £194.99 and shows 5 numbers on its own 3.5in colour screen: club speed, ball speed, smash factor, carry and total. The free Shot Scope app keeps your shot history, and Shot Scope says it's subscription-free for life. It stands on the floor 1.4m behind the ball (Shot Scope User Guide), runs about 5 hours a charge and is rated IPX3 for light rain. With a garden net and mat it comes to £303.99, and indoors it's £612.99. Golf Insider UK and Plugged In Golf both found its ball speed mostly within about 1mph of far dearer launch monitors, and in Golf Insider UK's and Today's Golfer's tests mishits read long. The catch: it shows no spin, launch angle or direction. It tells you how far and how fast. For why the ball went left, you need a different unit. 3. Original SkyTrak: best for a simulator bay under £500 Shop now →The original SkyTrak is £495 with a year of SkyTrak Core, which plays more than 50 courses. SkyTrak's technical specifications list 2 high-speed cameras that read ball speed, launch angle, back spin and side spin from beside the ball, so nothing goes behind you. Shots go to a phone or tablet over Wi-Fi, and SkyTrak rates the battery at about 5 hours. From year 2, SkyTrak Core costs £249.99 a year. SkyTrak's own minimum room is 3.66m (12ft) long, and we plan a full bay at 4.5m. With a net and a mat it makes a £913 practice bay, the cheapest indoor setup here with a year of courses in the box. The catch: SkyTrak doesn't currently support GSPro, so it stays on SkyTrak's own app and memberships. The unit also has to sit level with the hitting surface. 4. Garmin Approach G80: best for GPS on the course and speed on the range Shop now →The Garmin Approach G80 is £399, a handheld golf GPS with a launch monitor built in. It shows club head speed, ball speed, smash factor, tempo and an estimated distance on a 3.5in touchscreen, carries 41,000+ courses and runs up to 15 hours a charge. There's nothing to pay after the box, and it puts the GPS and the practice gadget in one pocket of the bag. The catch: the distance is an estimate worked out from speed, there's no spin, and it doesn't run a simulator. For spin and launch angle, the R10 costs £22 more. 5. Garmin Approach G82: best for GPS with putting stats Shop now →The Garmin Approach G82 is £499. Its radar measures ball speed, club speed, smash factor and tempo, and it records your putting stroke tempo and length. Bag mapping feeds its virtual caddie, and the 5in screen carries 43,000+ CourseView maps. Green contours and aerial imagery need a Garmin Golf membership at £89.99 a year. The catch: there's no spin or launch angle on its list of numbers, so it's a course device first. A golfer who mostly hits balls at the range gets more from the R10, which costs £78 less. 6. PRGR Portable: the lowest price, with no app Shop now →The PRGR Portable is £179. Its dual Doppler radar reads swing speed, ball speed and smash factor, estimates carry and total, and reads club speed on practice swings too. It keeps your last 500 shots, runs on 4 AAA batteries and weighs 125g. It shows metres or yards, works for right and left-handers and has a tripod screw. It goes on the ground behind the ball, and Golf Monthly found its accuracy "impressive for price point". With a garden net and mat it comes to £288, and indoors it's £597. The catch: there's no app, so the last 500 shots on the unit are your whole history, and Golf Monthly found the display very basic. What is the best launch monitor between £500 and £1,000? The Rapsodo MLM2PRO at £549 if you want measured spin indoors, and the Square Golf at £689 if the room is short. 7. Rapsodo MLM2PRO: best for measured spin on a budget Shop now → The Rapsodo MLM2PRO is £549, in Callaway or Titleist versions. It reads the ball with 2 cameras and Doppler radar. The free tier gives 11 numbers, including carry, ball speed, launch angle and club speed. Core at £159.99 a year adds measured spin, club path, attack angle, Rapsodo Courses and third-party software such as GSPro (Rapsodo UK). The box holds a 3-ball sleeve of RPT balls and a 21-day Core trial, says Rapsodo UK's FAQ. Measured spin needs all 3 together: an RPT ball, the Net environment in the app and a Core membership. It sits 2.3m behind the ball with 2.4m of flight to the net, about 4.7m in all. With a net and a mat it comes to £967. The catch: Rapsodo's user manual rates it from 5°C and says it isn't water-resistant, so it's a warm-room and dry-day unit. 8. Square Golf: best for a shorter room Shop now →The Square Golf is £689. It reads the ball from beside it with high-speed cameras and machine vision, so a room 4.5m deep is enough, with nothing behind you. It gives ball speed, launch, backspin, sidespin, apex, carry, run and total, plus club path, face angle, dynamic loft and attack angle. Square Golf measures spin with its own marked balls and club path with a marker on the shaft, and there's putting practice with adjustable green speeds. Practice needs no subscription, and course play runs on credits, with 1,000 in the box that don't expire (Square Golf's FAQ). It works for left-handers, though the unit may need repositioning when right and left-handers swap. With a net and a mat it comes to £1,107. The catch: Square Golf says the Home Edition is for indoor use only and rates it from 0°C to 40°C. Square Golf also lists no club speed or smash factor for it. 9. Rapsodo MLM2XPRO: best for putting in simulator rounds Shop now → The Rapsodo MLM2XPRO is £799, in Callaway or Titleist versions. It pairs Doppler radar with 2 cameras, gives the same numbers as the MLM2PRO (Rapsodo UK) and has 240fps Impact Vision and Swing Replay. The extra £250 buys tracked putts in simulator rounds with Core or Studios, where the MLM2PRO uses Auto Putt. The box holds a 12-ball sleeve of RPT balls, and Rapsodo lists a small status screen, a faster connection and play while it charges. It goes 2.3m behind the ball like the MLM2PRO, and with a net and a mat it comes to £1,217. The catch: the courses and the putting need Core at £159.99 a year, so 3 years comes to £1,278.97. 10. Voice Caddie SC4: best for the range with no phone Shop now →The Voice Caddie SC4 is a £569.99 Doppler radar unit. In Golf Monthly's test it showed carry and total, swing speed, launch direction and spin on its own display and read them out loud, with no phone needed. Golf Monthly lists it at 589g and 10 hours a charge, and set it about 1.5m (5ft) behind the ball, indoors and out. Its MySwingCaddie app adds video synced to your numbers. With a net and a mat it comes to £987.99, the dearest of the 8 setups that stay under £1,000. The catch: Golf Monthly said its spin rates "seem high", so trust the carry and the speed first. 11. Blue Tees Rainmaker: best for spin on its own screen Shop now →The Blue Tees Rainmaker is £599. Doppler radar feeds a colour screen showing ball speed, spin rate and club speed, and it works on its own at the range or with the Blue Tees LAUNCH app for simulation and session history. The design is portable and waterproof. With a net and a mat it comes to £1,017. The catch: MyGolfSpy found spin the most variable number indoors among the cheapest models in its test, so treat the Rainmaker's indoor spin as a guide. Not sure which one suits your room? Send us the room's height, width and depth and how you want to practise, and we'll tell you which launch monitor and net fit. It's free. Book a free consultation What do you give up with a cheap launch monitor? Mostly spin you can trust indoors, plus measured club data and putting. Ball speed holds up at every price. MyGolfSpy's test of 12 launch monitors in January 2026 found the cheapest models kept ball speed within about 1 to 2% of its reference system, indoors and out. Indoors, spin rate and launch angle on some were 20 to 30% out. Across the test, carry varied more than ball speed, especially outdoors, and several models came close to 4 to 5% out. Spin was the biggest difference between price tiers, and RCT or RPT balls helped indoor spin on some models. Here's how the 11 handle spin: No spin at all: the LM1, the PRGR, the G80 and the G82. Spin from the radar alone: the R10, the SC4 and the Rainmaker. Titleist RCT balls indoors give the R10 much more precise spin capture. Back spin and side spin from cameras beside the ball: the original SkyTrak. Measured spin with the right ball: the MLM2PRO and the MLM2XPRO with an RPT ball and Core, and the Square Golf with its marked balls. Putting splits them too. The MLM2XPRO tracks putts in simulator rounds where the MLM2PRO uses Auto Putt, the Square Golf measures putts, and the G82 records your putting stroke tempo and length. ✓ Do this Take ball speed and carry from any of these, and spin only from a unit that measures it: the original SkyTrak's cameras, an RPT ball on the Rapsodos, a marked ball on the Square Golf. ✕ Not this Set your wedge yardages from a radar unit's indoor spin reading, off whatever balls are rattling round the bottom of the bag. How much room does a cheap launch monitor need? About 4.5m of depth for a camera unit beside the ball and 5m for a radar unit behind it, plus 3m of width and 2.8m of height for a full driver swing. Garmin's R10 manual puts it 1.8m to 2.4m behind the ball, with the ball at least 2.4m from the net, so 4.2m at the tightest. Rapsodo's UK FAQ puts both MLM2 units 2.3m (7.5ft) behind with 2.4m (8ft) of flight, about 4.7m in all. The LM1 sits 1.4m behind, says Shot Scope, and Golf Monthly set the SC4 about 1.5m behind. The Square Golf and the original SkyTrak sit beside the ball. GolfBays tip Measure before you choose. Run a tape from the net or screen back to the wall behind where you'd stand. Under about 4.7m a Rapsodo has nowhere to go, under 4.2m an R10 doesn't either, and a camera unit beside the ball fits in 4.5m with nothing behind you. Can you use a launch monitor in a cold garage? The R10 and the LM1 can. The MLM2PRO and the Square Golf want a heated room. Here are the makers' working ranges: Launch monitor Works from Rain Indoors or out Garmin Approach R10 -10°C to 55°C IPX7 Both Shot Scope LM1 -10°C to 50°C IPX3, light rain Both Rapsodo MLM2PRO 5°C to 50°C Not water-resistant Both, on a dry day Square Golf 0°C to 40°C Indoor use only Indoors Charging is fussier: Garmin says charge the R10 between 0°C and 45°C, and Shot Scope the LM1 between 5°C and 40°C. In January an unheated garage can be colder than the fridge, and a heater switched on before the session warms the air long before it warms the kit. Watch out: leaving it in the garage overnight A launch monitor kept in the garage starts every session as cold as the garage. Square Golf's 0°C floor and Rapsodo's 5°C both sit above a frosty January night, so keep the unit in the house between sessions. Which cheap launch monitors can you use in the garden? All 7 radar units can: the R10 (IPX7), the LM1 (IPX3), the PRGR, the G80 and G82 handhelds, the SC4, which Golf Monthly used indoors and out, and the Rainmaker, which is waterproof. The 2 Rapsodos work outdoors on a dry day. SkyTrak says its original unit can go out on a mat and out of direct sun, and the Square Golf stays indoors. Shop now →Our outdoor golf practice net is about 3m wide and 2.1m high (10ft × 7ft), with a steel frame that goes up without tools. It's £69 without a mat or £109 with a Tri-Turf mat. The £109 version makes a garden practice setup for £303.99 with the LM1, or £530 with the R10. Face the net away from the greenhouse. A shank goes where it likes, whatever the screen says. What does a launch monitor practice setup cost? From £288 for the PRGR in the garden to £1,217 for the MLM2XPRO indoors, and 8 of the 11 stay under £1,000 with a net and a mat. A launch monitor with nothing to hit into is a very accurate paperweight. Our practice nets start at £69 for the garden net. Indoors, the table below adds this net and mat to each launch monitor. Shop now →The TrueStrike TS-5 is £229. It's a ¾-size net with an automatic ball return, 1.7m × 1.7m × 1.7m plus a 0.3m roof. Shop now →The GolfBays Basic hitting mat is 1.5m square and £189, so the net and the mat add £418 to any launch monitor. Launch monitor On its own With a TS-5 net and Basic mat Ready-made bundle PRGR Portable £179 £597 None Shot Scope LM1 £194.99 £612.99 LM1 + SPG-7, £699 Garmin Approach G80 £399 £817 None Garmin Approach R10 £421 £839 R10 + SPG-7, £905 Original SkyTrak £495 £913 None Garmin Approach G82 £499 £917 None Rapsodo MLM2PRO £549 £967 MLM2PRO + SPG-7, £1,080 Voice Caddie SC4 £569.99 £987.99 None Blue Tees Rainmaker £599 £1,017 None Square Golf £689 £1,107 None Rapsodo MLM2XPRO £799 £1,217 None Are launch monitor and net bundles cheaper? A little. Our 3 Spornia launch monitor bundles cost £17.99 to £64.99 less than the same parts bought one at a time. Shop now → The Garmin R10 and Spornia SPG-7 bundle is £905, for the R10, the SPG-7 net with its target sheet, roof and chipping basket, and a Basic mat. The SPG-7 is about a 2.1m cube, 2.4m high with the roof, and its ball return rolls each shot back to you. Shop now →The Shot Scope LM1 Spornia SPG7 Bundle is £699, with the same net kit and a 1.5m hitting mat. The Spornia bundles against the parts Garmin R10, SPG-7 net and Basic mat, bought separately £969.99 Garmin R10 Spornia bundle £905 Shot Scope LM1, SPG-7 net and a 1.5m mat, bought separately From £743.98 Shot Scope LM1 Spornia bundle £699 Rapsodo MLM2PRO, SPG-7 net and Basic mat, bought separately £1,097.99 Rapsodo MLM2PRO Spornia bundle £1,080 Biggest saving, on the R10 bundle £64.99 The LM1 bundle saves at least £44.98 and the MLM2PRO bundle £17.99. The catch: the bundles use the bigger SPG-7 net, so the R10 bundle costs £66 more than the R10 with the TS-5 net and Basic mat. Buying a launch monitor as a present At £194.99, the LM1 is the cheapest launch monitor in our Christmas gift picks. It suits a golfer who wants numbers on a screen, since it plays no courses. UK returns are free within 30 days of purchase. Watch out: launch monitors come back unopened Our returns policy takes a launch monitor back only unopened and unused, and that holds inside the 30 days too. Leave the box sealed until Christmas morning, and give them the receipt with it. What does a cheap launch monitor cost over 3 years? From £179 for the PRGR to £1,278.97 for the MLM2XPRO with courses, and the courses decide the order. Launch monitor Our price What you pay after the box 3 years PRGR Portable £179 Nothing, no app £179 Shot Scope LM1 £194.99 Nothing £194.99 Garmin Approach G80 £399 Nothing £399 Garmin Approach G82 £499 Garmin Golf for green maps, £89.99 a year, optional £499, or £768.97 with Garmin Golf Garmin Approach R10 £421 Garmin Golf for courses, £89.99 a year £690.97, or £421 for the numbers only Square Golf £689 Nothing; courses on credits, 1,000 included £689, before any extra credits Original SkyTrak £495 SkyTrak Core from year 2, £249.99 a year £994.98, or £754.98 with SkyTrak Essential, no courses Rapsodo MLM2PRO £549 Core after a 21-day trial, £159.99 a year £1,028.97, or £549 on the free tier Rapsodo MLM2XPRO £799 Core after a 21-day trial, £159.99 a year £1,278.97, or £799 on the free tier The R10 and the MLM2PRO sit £128 apart on the box and £70 a year apart on courses, so the gap is £338 over 3 years. The membership comes round every year like the MOT. Shop now →A year of SkyTrak Core is £249.99 once the year in the box runs out. Partner software adds its own bill, and on the Rapsodos it needs Core as well, Rapsodo UK's FAQ says. Shop now →Awesome Golf is £349.99 once for a lifetime membership, in a version for the Rapsodo MLM2. Shop now →A year of GSPro is £250, and it runs on a Windows PC. ✓ Do this Add 3 years of the courses you'll play before you compare: £690.97 for the R10 with Garmin Golf against £994.98 for the original SkyTrak with Core. ✕ Not this Compare £421 with £495, call the gap £74, then pay £249.99 in each of the next 2 years. Which launch monitors are just over £1,000? 4, from £1,050 to £1,295. The extra buys courses you keep or a unit built for a full simulator. Launch monitor Price What the extra buys FlightScope Mevo+ £1,050 12 E6 Connect courses to keep, no yearly fee FlightScope Mevo Gen 2 £1,199 Radar and camera, 8 E6 Connect courses to keep Uneekor EYE MINI Core £1,249 2 cameras and infrared, no marked balls, needs a PC SkyTrak+ £1,295 Camera and radar, a year of SkyTrak Core Shop now →The FlightScope Mevo+ is the closest to the line at £1,050, over it by about the price of a dozen decent balls. Above £1,000 the right launch monitor depends more on the room than the budget, from a camera unit beside the ball to a radar on the ceiling. The catch: both Mevos sit behind the ball and want 5m of depth, and the EYE MINI Core needs a PC on top. Can you turn a cheap launch monitor into a golf simulator? Yes. Our EasySim packages start at £1,657 with the R10, and a complete bay with a hitting mat and a short throw projector starts at £2,817.98 on the Square Golf EasySim. Shop now →The Garmin R10 EasySim package is £1,657. Its EasySim enclosure is 3.3m wide, 2.5m high and only 1m deep, with an impact screen where the net would be. Add a projector kit at £968.98 and the R10 package makes a projected simulator for £2,625.98, before £89.99 a year of Garmin Golf for the courses. The catch: the enclosure is 1m deep, and the R10 behind the ball still wants a room 5m deep. Cheap launch monitor FAQs What is the best portable launch monitor for golf? Under £1,000, the Shot Scope LM1 for numbers on its own screen, or the Garmin R10 for spin and courses on your phone. Both work on the range and in a garden. What is the best mobile golf launch monitor? The Garmin R10, on the Garmin Golf app. The 2 Rapsodos, the original SkyTrak and the Square Golf also run from a phone or tablet, and the LM1, PRGR, G80, G82, SC4 and Rainmaker need no phone at all. Which golf monitor is better, Rapsodo MLM2PRO or Square Golf? The room decides. The MLM2PRO sits 2.3m behind the ball and works outdoors on a dry day. The Square Golf sits beside the ball, stays indoors, needs no subscription and plays courses on credits. Both need their own balls for measured spin. Launch monitors for every budget Launch monitors from the £179 PRGR to a ceiling-mounted Trackman. See golf launch monitors

Between now and March a lot of golfers play less and practise more, on the lounge carpet, in the garage or into a net at the bottom of the garden. If you're buying for one of them, every present here gets used this winter, from £14.99 stocking fillers to a complete home simulator. Quick summary Golf stocking fillers start at £14.99 for the Longridge Tour Putting Mirror and top out at £29.99 for the PuttOUT Pressure Putt Trainer, which sends a made putt back to you. The PuttOut Medium Putting Mat (£69.99) and the Swing Plate (£59.99) both work on a lounge carpet or a garage mat all winter. For a first launch monitor, the Shot Scope LM1 is £194.99 with no subscription, and the Garmin R10 is £421 with 43,000+ courses on a £89.99-a-year Garmin Golf membership. The cheapest complete simulator we sell is the Garmin R10 EasySim package at £1,657, and it wants a room about 2.8m high, 3.3m wide and 5m deep. Returns are free within the UK for 30 days from purchase, and a launch monitor can only come back unopened, so keep it sealed until Christmas Day. Which golf gift suits which golfer? The one that fits where they'll practise this winter. Find your golfer in the first column. The numbers match the picks further down. Golfer What they'll use this winter Picks The beginner Aim, grip and putting basics on a carpet 4. Alignment sticks, £19.49; 8. Grip It Rite, £29.99; 11. Slim putting mat, £49.99 The home putting fan A putting surface and something to aim at 6. Devil Ball, £24.99; 7. Pressure Putt Trainer, £29.99; 17. Medium putting mat, £69.99; 33. Modular putting green, £399 The garage or garden practiser Full swings into a net, with feedback on every one 12. Strike mat, £54.99; 16. Garden net, £69; 26. Shot Scope LM1, £194.99; 28. TrueStrike TS-5 net, £229 The simulator owner Upgrades for the bay they already have 3. Metallic dots, £16.99; 19. Acoustic wall tiles, £74.99; 30. GSPro, £250 The golfer who plays all winter Dry grips and distances on a wet course 5. Bag towel, £19.99; 23. PRO L2 rangefinder, £149; 25. Shot Scope G6 watch, £179 The golfer who has everything Storage for the house, a 2-in-1 gadget or a whole simulator 14. Wall club rack, £59.99; 27. Oak club organiser, £199; 32. Garmin Approach G80, £399; 36. Garmin R10 EasySim, £1,657 Some of these picks cost less in our Black November sale. Golf stocking fillers under £30 All 8 fit in a stocking, and the first 5 cost under £20, which also suits a golf Secret Santa. 1. Longridge Tour Putting Mirror: for checking eyes and shoulders over the ball Shop now →The Longridge Tour Putting Mirror lies under the ball and shows whether the head and shoulders are lined up, with straight and arcing path lines for the stroke. It works as well in the lounge as on a practice green, and it's £14.99. 2. GolfBays Shallow Putting Cup: for putting practice on any flat surface Shop now →The GolfBays Shallow Putting Cup is shallower than a real hole, so it rewards a putt hit at the pace that would drop into a regulation cup on the course. It sits on a mat, a carpet or grass, and a hallway plus this cup makes a practice green for £14.99. 3. Metallic golf ball dots: for the golfer with a radar launch monitor Shop now →Our metallic golf ball dots stick on the ball so a radar launch monitor gets more accurate spin readings indoors, where the ball only flies a few metres into the screen. The 400-dot pack is £16.99. The catch: a camera unit beside the ball has no use for them. Find out which kind they own first. 4. Longridge Portable Tour Rod alignment sticks: for aim and alignment drills Shop now →The Longridge Portable Tour Rod alignment sticks come as a pair, and they fold into 4 parts, down to a 33cm (13in) tube that lives in the golf bag. Laid on the floor or a range mat they show whether the feet and shoulders aim at the target, and pushed upright into the turf they help with posture. They're £19.49. 5. GolfBays Golf Bag Towel: for wet grips and muddy clubs Shop now →The GolfBays Golf Bag Towel is absorbent black cotton with an embroidered logo and a metal clip that hangs it on the bag. December rounds mean wet grips and muddy clubs. At £19.99 it's also the one golf present that's never the wrong size. 6. PuttOut Devil Ball: for the golfer who misses short putts Shop now →The PuttOut Devil Ball has a flat-edged band where the putter strikes it, so a closed face sends it spinning off left and an open face sends it right. It's the size and weight of a golf ball, with 3 difficulty levels, for £24.99. Short putts get harder with it, which is the idea. 7. PuttOUT Premium Pressure Putt Trainer: for pace on the lounge carpet Shop now →The PuttOUT Premium Pressure Putt Trainer has a 10.8cm (4 1/4in) base, the size of a hole, and a curved ramp that sends a made putt back the distance it would have rolled past. A pop-down micro-target only holds a putt struck at the perfect pace, and the spiked base keeps it still on a mat. It's £29.99 and folds small enough for a bag pocket. The catch: the black one in the photo has sold out. This Christmas it comes in coral, the only colour in stock. 8. Grip It Rite: for learning where the hands go Shop now →Grip It Rite fits onto the club, and a fin, finger pads and a thumb hole put the hands in the right place on the grip. A meter shows whether the grip is too strong or too weak, so a beginner can sort the grip out in the lounge before the first lesson. It's £29.99. Golf gifts under £50 All 3 work indoors, and all 3 go back in a cupboard when the in-laws arrive. 9. Longridge Deluxe T-Bar Compact Alignment Aid: for alignment that folds into the bag Shop now →The Longridge Deluxe T-Bar Compact Alignment Aid is 3 rods that unfold into a T and adjust to the club in hand. It gives the same reference points for every club and shot shape, then folds back into the bag. It's £34.99. 10. Visio Start Line Trainer: for starting putts on line Shop now →The Visio Start Line Trainer is a gate the putt has to roll through. Clip the left side and the putter face was probably closed at impact; clip the right and it was open. It's £35.99. 11. PuttOut Slim Putting Mat: for a hallway or a narrow room Shop now →The PuttOut Slim Putting Mat is 240cm × 25cm, with distance markings to 6ft, alignment lines and pace targets, and it reads 10 on the Stimpmeter. The thick rubber backing rolls flat out of the box, and it comes with a carry bag, for £49.99. A beginner's winter practice kit Longridge Portable Tour Rod alignment sticks £19.49 PuttOut Slim Putting Mat £49.99 Grip It Rite training grip £29.99 Total £99.47 Aim, putting and the grip for under £100, and all of it works indoors. Golf gifts under £100 9 picks between £50 and £100, from a strike mat for the garage to a travel cover for the spring. 12. Longridge Strike Training Mat: for seeing where the club meets the ground Shop now →The Longridge Strike Training Mat is velvet that leaves a dark mark where the club touched it, which shows whether it hit the ground before the ball or after. Wipe it the other way and it's clean again, and straps hold it down in the garage or at the range. It's £54.99. 13. The Swing Plate: for alignment stick drills indoors Shop now →The Swing Plate is a steel base that holds an alignment stick at whatever angle you twist it to, and it's heavy enough to stay put on a mat or a carpet. So the drills that need a stick in the turf work in the garage. It's £59.99 for the plate, or £69.99 with alignment sticks. 14. GolfBays Wall Mounted Club Rack: for getting the clubs off the garage floor Shop now →The GolfBays Wall Mounted Club Rack is solid wood in matte black, and each club hangs by its head in its own slot, with room for a full set. On the wall it frees up floor space in a garage golf simulator that still has to take the car. It's £59.99. 15. Divot Board Mini: for swing path and low point on any surface Shop now →The Divot Board Mini shows where the club met the ground, which tells you the swing path and the low point. Suction cups hold it on a hard floor, tee anchors on turf and grip spikes on a mat, and it's £65.99. 16. Outdoor golf practice net: for full shots in the garden Shop now →Our outdoor golf practice net is about 3m wide and 2.1m high (10ft × 7ft), with a steel frame that goes up without tools. It's £69 without a mat or £109 with a Tri-Turf mat. Put a Shot Scope LM1 behind the ball and the £109 version makes a garden golf setup for £303.99. The catch: the £69 version has no mat, and a lawn won't thank anyone for a winter of divots. 17. PuttOut Medium Putting Mat: for a putting green on the lounge floor Shop now →The PuttOut Medium Putting Mat is 240cm × 50cm, twice the width of the Slim, with markings to 6ft and the same 10 on the Stimpmeter. It rolls out flat in the lounge and back into its carry bag when the sofa needs the space, for £69.99. Among our putting mats and training aids it sits between the £49.99 Slim and the £129.99 Large, with the same surface and backing. The catch: only the green one is in stock; the grey has sold out. 18. Garmin R10 Protective Case: for the golfer who already owns an R10 Shop now →The Garmin R10 Protective Case is steel and plexiglass, built to take a mishit club or a stray ball indoors. It's £69.99. It fits the R10 and nothing else, so buy it only if that's the launch monitor they own. 19. Diamond acoustic wall tiles, pack of 10: for a quieter simulator or garage Shop now →Our diamond acoustic wall tiles are 50cm squares of black acoustic foam, 10 to a pack for £74.99. On the wall behind the golfer they take the edge off the echo of every strike, which the neighbours tend to notice before you do. 20. GolfBays Rolling Travel Cover: for a golf trip in the spring Shop now →The GolfBays Rolling Travel Cover is 1680D ballistic polyester, 132 × 35 × 39cm and 5.5kg, with a free storage case and padlock. It's £83.99, for the golfer who is already looking at flights somewhere warmer for March. Golf gifts under £250 9 picks from £129.99 to £239, including a launch monitor at £194.99. 21. GolfBays Single Bag Display Storage Organiser: for a bag and its kit in one place Shop now →The GolfBays Single Bag Display Storage Organiser holds 1 bag, with 5 shelves for the rest of the kit, and measures 75cm wide, 90cm high and 38cm deep. Like most of our golf bag and club storage, it's built for a garage or a sim room. It's £129.99. 22. PuttOut Large Putting Mat: for 3m (10ft) putts at home Shop now →The PuttOut Large Putting Mat is 367cm × 67cm, with markings to 10ft, 5 separate targets and the same 10 on the Stimpmeter as the smaller mats. It's £129.99, and it's the longest of the 3 flat PuttOut mats. The catch: it wants 3.7m of clear floor, which rules out most hallways. 23. Shot Scope PRO L2 rangefinder: for distances on the course Shop now →The Shot Scope PRO L2 rangefinder magnifies 6 times and reads to 700 yards, accurate to within a yard, and its slope mode adjusts the number for uphill and downhill shots. A built-in magnet holds it on a buggy or a trolley, and it's £149. The catch: the Rules of Golf allow a distance-measuring device but ban measuring elevation changes (R&A, Rule 4.3a), so slope goes off for any round played under the Rules. The L2 has a switch for it. 24. ButterBlade Golf Strike Trainer: for path and face feedback on the range Shop now →The ButterBlade Golf Strike Trainer is a weighted training club, and its weighting gives feedback on the swing path and the clubface angle with every swing. It suits a winter range session in a hat and gloves, for £149.99. The catch: it comes left or right-handed with a Regular, Stiff or X Stiff shaft, so check the hand and the flex they play. 25. Shot Scope G6 GPS watch: for distances on the wrist Shop now →A golf GPS watch keeps the yardages on the wrist, and the Shot Scope G6 needs no setup. It carries 36,000 courses, with distances to the front, middle and back of every green and to the hazards, for £179. 26. Shot Scope LM1 launch monitor: for numbers with no subscription Shop now → The Shot Scope LM1 shows club speed, ball speed, smash factor, carry and total distance on its own 3.5in colour screen, so the numbers are there at the range without a phone. Every number is free in the Shot Scope app with no subscription, and the battery lasts up to 5 hours (Shot Scope). It's rain-ready to IPX3, comes with a carry case and costs £194.99, the cheapest launch monitor here. 27. GolfBays Real Oak Golf Club Organiser: for a golf room or a study Shop now →The GolfBays Real Oak Golf Club Organiser is genuine oak with 15 slots, enough for a full set plus a pair of alignment sticks. It suits a golf room where the clubs are on show, or a study where they'd otherwise lean on the radiator, for £199. 28. TrueStrike TS-5 practice net: for full swings in the garage Shop now →The TrueStrike TS-5 is a 1.7m cube with a 0.3m roof extension and an automatic ball return, and it takes every club in the bag. At 7.3kg it moves out of the way when the car comes back in. It's £229, and with a launch monitor and a 1.5m mat it makes an indoor practice bay for £913. 29. GolfBays Teaching Hitting Mat: for practice off a proper mat at home Shop now →The GolfBays Teaching Hitting Mat is 1.5m × 1.5m with teaching markings, and it's made for use in winter and summer. A proper hitting mat is kinder to the wrists than a thin one over a concrete garage floor, and this one is £239. Thinking about a launch monitor or a simulator? Send us the room's measurements and the budget, and we'll tell you what fits before you buy. It's free. Book a free consultation Big golf gifts from £250: launch monitors, putting greens and simulators 4 of the 7 big gifts here have a launch monitor in them, and where they'll use it decides which launch monitor to buy. A camera unit sits beside the ball and suits a short garage. A radar unit sits behind the ball and needs the depth. Here are the 3 dedicated launch monitor picks side by side. Launch monitor Where it sits Where you see the numbers What you pay after the box Price Shot Scope LM1 Behind the ball Its own 3.5in screen and the free app Nothing £194.99 Garmin Approach R10 About 1.8m behind the ball A phone or tablet £89.99 a year for Home Tee Hero courses; the numbers are free £421 Original SkyTrak Beside the ball A phone or tablet over Wi-Fi SkyTrak Core, £249.99 a year from year 2 £495 ✓ Do this In a garage under 5m deep, give them a camera unit that sits beside the ball, so nothing has to fit behind the golfer. ✕ Not this Put a radar unit that wants about 1.8m behind the ball in the same garage, with the golfer's back against the up-and-over door. 30. GSPro, 1 year: for the simulator owner with a compatible launch monitor Shop now →GSPro is simulator software with real courses, sold as a year's membership for £250. Which golf simulator software suits a bay depends on the launch monitor in it, and you pick GSPro's version to match their launch monitor when you order. The catch: SkyTrak isn't supported, it needs a Windows PC with a proper graphics card, and a digital purchase can't be refunded. Check their launch monitor and their PC before you wrap it. 31. Exputt RG putting simulator: for putting practice on a TV Shop now →The Exputt RG pairs a putting mat with a high-speed camera that tracks the stroke and the roll of the ball, and it plugs into a screen to put a course green in the living room. It's £389. The catch: it shows the green on a TV, or on a phone through the app, so it lives near the telly unless they're happy putting at a phone screen. 32. Garmin Approach G80: for GPS and a launch monitor in one Shop now →The Garmin Approach G80 is a handheld GPS with a launch monitor built in, showing club speed, ball speed, smash factor, tempo and an estimated distance on a 3.5in touchscreen. It carries more than 41,000 courses and runs up to 15 hours on a charge, for £399. The catch: the distance is worked out from speed, so treat it as a guide. 33. GolfBays Modular Putting Green: for a 3m green indoors or out Shop now → The GolfBays Modular Putting Green is 3.05m × 1.03m of pre-cut turf on a base that clicks together, with regulation cups and a speed of about 10 on the Stimpmeter. It works indoors or out and ships in 2 boxes, for £399. Laid in front of a screen, it gives putting on a golf simulator a real surface at green speed. The catch: it comes in one size, so the room needs 3.05m of clear floor for it. 34. Garmin Approach R10: for the garden, the range or a deep garage Shop now → The Garmin Approach R10 is a radar unit that sits about 1.8m behind the ball and tracks club path, attack angle, spin rate and face-to-path, with a swing video for every shot. The core numbers need no subscription, and the battery runs up to 10 hours. It's £421. The catch: the 43,000+ courses in Home Tee Hero need an active Garmin Golf membership (Garmin), which costs £89.99 a year. A Garmin R10 with a year of courses Garmin Approach R10 £421 Garmin R10 protective case £69.99 Garmin Golf membership, 1 year £89.99 Total £580.98 The membership is bought from Garmin, and the ball and club numbers work without it. 35. Original SkyTrak: for a garage or a spare room Shop now →The original SkyTrak sits beside the ball and reads it with cameras, so nothing stands behind the golfer. Every shot goes to a phone or tablet over Wi-Fi. A protective case and a year of SkyTrak Core come with it, for £495. The catch: SkyTrak Core is £249.99 a year from year 2, and that part isn't a present. 36. Garmin R10 EasySim package: for a complete simulator under £1,700 Shop now → The Garmin R10 EasySim package pairs the R10 with our EasySim enclosure, 3.3m wide, 2.5m high and 1m deep, with all the poles, a black fabric surround and the Lite impact screen. The 4:3 screen makes choosing a projector simpler, and the Lite screen keeps the impact quiet in a garage. At £1,657 it's the cheapest of our complete home golf simulators. Our pick for most garages, the SkyTrak ST+ SimBox, starts at £2,490. The catch: the projector is extra, and so is the room. What should you check before buying someone a golf simulator? The room, because a simulator is the one present here that has to fit inside one. Height comes first: we plan on 2.8m (9ft 2in) for a full driver swing, and 3m is comfortable. The ceiling is also the one part of the present you can't send back. Then the floor. The EasySim enclosure is 3.3m wide, and with the R10 about 1.8m behind the ball we plan on 5m of room depth. A camera unit beside the ball manages in 4.5m. Then the picture. The package has no projector, so add a short throw projector, a mount that holds it square to the screen and a 10m HDMI cable. Those 3 add £968.98, so a complete home golf simulator costs about £970 more than the box under the tree. A complete Garmin R10 EasySim bay Garmin R10 EasySim package £1,657 Optoma GT2200HDR short throw projector £899 GolfBays universal projector mount £39.99 10m HDMI 2.1 cable £29.99 Total £2,625.98 Add a laptop or tablet to run it if they don't already have one. How do you buy a golf gift if you don't play golf? Find out where they practise and what they already own, then buy for that. 5 checks before you pay: Where they practise. A lounge carpet suits a putting mat, a garage suits a net and a strike mat, and a garden suits a net and a radar launch monitor. What they already own. Metallic dots only help a radar unit, the protective case fits only the Garmin R10, and GSPro doesn't run with a SkyTrak. The hand and the flex. A swing trainer such as the ButterBlade comes left or right-handed in 3 flexes, and the label on the shaft of their own irons gives the flex. Who they play with. A playing partner knows what's in the bag and what they've been moaning about since the summer. When you're stuck. Buy putting kit. Every golfer putts, and a putting mat or trainer works in any house. GolfBays tip Measure the floor before you buy a putting mat. The Slim is 25cm wide, the Medium 50cm, and the Large is 67cm wide and 3.67m long. Measure from the skirting board to wherever a door swings, because that's where the mat has to stop. Christmas delivery and returns on golf gifts When should you order golf gifts for Christmas? Early, because our shipping policy allows up to 7 working days door to door: 1 to 2 to process an order and 3 to 5 to deliver it. Delivery is free on UK orders over £75, and delays occasionally happen. For an enclosure or a simulator package, ring us on 0800 288 8805 before you order and ask for a delivery date. A 3.3m enclosure doesn't travel like a towel. Can you return a golf gift after Christmas? Yes, if it's within 30 days of the day you bought it. Our returns policy takes back anything unused, in its original packaging and with proof of purchase, and UK returns are free. Activated software can't come back. A present bought on 14 November is outside the window by 14 December. Only an order placed after 25 November is still inside it on Christmas Day. Watch out: launch monitors A launch monitor can only come back unopened and unused, even inside the 30 days. Keep the box sealed until Christmas morning and give them the receipt with it, because once the box is open, it's theirs. Christmas gifts for golfers FAQs What do you buy a golfer who has everything? Kit for the house, because the golf bag is usually full already. A wall rack at £59.99 or the oak organiser at £199 gives the clubs somewhere better than the garage floor, and a putting green gets used on the dark evenings. If they don't own a launch monitor yet, that's the big one. What are some good Christmas presents for golfers? One for each budget: the PuttOut Devil Ball at £24.99, the PuttOut Medium Putting Mat at £69.99, the Shot Scope LM1 at £194.99 and the Garmin R10 at £421. All 4 get used in winter, indoors or in the garden, and none of them needs a tee time. What is a good small gift for someone who loves golf? Something for putting, or a towel. The Longridge putting mirror is £14.99, the GolfBays bag towel £19.99 and the Pressure Putt Trainer £29.99, and each one fits in a stocking. What is a good gift for a man who plays golf? Whatever suits where he practises. A garage golfer gets more use from a strike mat or the TS-5 net, a golfer who putts in the lounge from a putting mat, and one who's out every weekend from a rangefinder or a GPS watch. What do you get a woman who loves golf? The same kit, matched to her game. The Shot Scope G6 puts the distances on her wrist, the Pressure Putt Trainer works at home, and the ButterBlade comes in Regular, Stiff and X Stiff, so buy it in her flex. What is a good golf gift for a beginner? Something for grip and aim, the 2 things a beginner sets up before every shot. Grip It Rite puts the hands in place on the club, and a pair of alignment sticks shows where the feet and shoulders point. Both cost under £30 and work indoors. What are some clever golf gifts? Training aids with a trick in them. The Pressure Putt Trainer's ramp returns a holed putt as far as it would have run past, the Swing Plate stands an alignment stick up on a carpet, and the Strike mat records each contact in its velvet until you wipe it. What is something every golfer needs? Golf balls, a glove and tees, because all 3 get used up. Look at the balls in their bag for the make and model, and at their old glove for the size. Is a golf simulator worth it? Yes, for a golfer who'll use it at least once a week all year, or twice a week through the winter. Whether a golf simulator is worth it comes down to how often they'd hit balls if the bay were 20 steps from the kitchen, and whether the house has a room tall enough for one. How much is a golf simulator for my home? From £1,657 for the Garmin R10 EasySim package. A SkyTrak ST+ SimBox package starts at £2,490, a Garmin R50 SimBox at £5,499 and a Trackman iO SimBox at £14,050. Each of those prices leaves out the projector, and a short throw projector for a simulator such as the Optoma GT2200HDR adds £899. Still picking? Putting aids and swing trainers for the golfer who'll practise more than they play this winter. See golf training aids

Between November and March plenty of golfers practise more than they play. A training aid earns its place in those months only if it works on the miss you actually have. Here are 11, sorted by fault from grip and aim to the putting stroke, each with a 10-minute session, the catch and the room it needs indoors. Quick summary The Divot Board (£97) shows where the club first met the ground, so it's the pick for fat and thin iron shots, with or without a ball. The Swing Plate (£59.99, or £69.99 with sticks) holds an alignment stick at any angle on a mat or carpet, so you can work on an over-the-top swing indoors. Grip and aim are the cheapest fixes: Grip It Rite (£29.99) puts the hands in place on the club, and the £19.99 Longridge magnetic trainer shows where an iron's face aims. A speed stick such as the £129 Rawspeed is swung like a driver and needs about 2.8m of ceiling indoors, and in a 2021 study a speed-stick warm-up added no more clubhead speed than jumps and press-ups. For putting, the £35.99 Visio Start Line Trainer shows whether the face was open or closed at impact, and the £89 Putting Arc MS-3D guides the stroke along an 84cm arc. A winter kit of Divot Board, Swing Plate with sticks and Grip It Rite costs £196.98. Best golf training aids at a glance The right training aid is the one built for your miss: the Divot Board for fat and thin irons, the Swing Plate for an over-the-top swing and the Visio Start Line Trainer for putts that start off line. Find your fault in the middle column, then go to that number below. # Training aid The fault it works on Price 1 Grip It Rite A grip that's too strong or too weak £29.99 2 Longridge Magnetic Club Alignment Trainer A clubface aimed off target £19.99 3 The Swing Plate An over-the-top swing and a slice £59.99 (£69.99 with sticks) 4 Divot Board Fat and thin iron shots £97 5 ButterBlade Golf Strike Trainer Off-centre strikes £149.99 6 Power Shift Board Weight left on the trail foot £119 7 Rawspeed Golf Trainer Swing speed £129 8 Divot Board Mini Chunked and scooped chips £65.99 9 Visio Start Line Trainer Putts that start off line £35.99 10 The Putting Arc MS-3D A putting stroke that wanders £89 11 Live View Pro Seeing your own swing £339 Grip It Rite, the Swing Plate, the ButterBlade, the Divot Board Mini and the Visio Start Line Trainer also make good Christmas gifts for golfers who'll spend the winter practising at home. What makes a golf training aid worth buying? One that gives you feedback on every rep. All but the speed stick here do: a mark on a board, a click under the lead foot, a putt that clips a gate, a stick in the club's way. The speed stick's check is a club speed reading before and after its programme. An aid that only feels nice to swing tells you nothing about the next swing. The picks run in the order of a swing: grip and aim first, then plane, strike, weight shift and speed, then the short game and putting, and the swing camera last. 1. Grip It Rite: best for your grip Shop now →Grip It Rite fits onto the club and puts the hands in place with a guidance fin, pads for the index finger and thumb, and a hole for the thumb. A meter on it shows whether the grip is too strong or too weak, and the dimpled rubber is non-slip, so it can stay on a club for a range session. It's £29.99. A grip that's too strong tends to close the face at impact and one that's too weak tends to leave it open, so a lot of hooks and slices start in the hands before the club has moved. 10 minutes: fit it to an old 7-iron. Take your grip from scratch 10 times and check the fin, the thumb hole and the meter each time. Then make 10 slow half swings with it on. Finish by taking the same grip on your own 7-iron without the aid, and look down to check the hands sit where they did on the trainer. The catch: it sets the hold at address, and the hands still have to keep it through the swing. The old grip has had years of practice, and the new one has had 10 minutes. Who it suits: beginners, and anyone changing their grip on a PGA professional's advice. 2. Longridge Magnetic Club Alignment Trainer: best for clubface aim Shop now →The Longridge Magnetic Club Alignment Trainer is a rod with a magnet that attaches to the face of an iron or wedge and points where the face aims: open, closed or square. It extends from 16cm to 26.5cm, works for right or left-handers and costs £19.99. 10 minutes: put the magnet on a 7-iron and set up to a target 10 times. Each time, read where the rod points against where you meant to aim. Then set up 10 more times without looking at the rod, and check it only once you're settled and ready to swing. The gap between the 2 sets is the aim you've been playing with. The catch: it only fits iron and wedge heads that a magnet will hold. It isn't suitable for non-magnetic clubs, drivers or putters. Who it suits: golfers whose iron shots start left or right of where they aimed. Shop now →A pair of Longridge Portable Tour Rod alignment sticks on the ground shows where the feet aim while the magnet shows the face. They're £19.49 for 2 and fold into 4 parts, down to a 33cm (13in) tube. The same pair covers aim, ball position, swing path and the putting gate with nothing else to buy. Both stay on the practice ground. Rule 4.3 says you can't use a training aid such as an alignment rod during a round in any way that helps with swing plane, grip, alignment, ball position or posture (R&A, Rule 4.3a). Watch out: sticks in a competition round Check your aim with a stick on the practice ground before you tee off, then put it in the bag. Laying it down to aim during the round costs the general penalty the first time: 2 strokes in stroke play, or the hole in match play. A second breach is disqualification. A rod across the shoulders for a stretch is allowed. 3. The Swing Plate: best for an over-the-top swing Shop now → The Swing Plate is a steel base that holds an alignment stick at whatever angle you twist it to, with no tools, and it's heavy enough to stay put on a mat or a carpet. It works on the over-the-top swing, draw and fade paths, start line, chipping and body movement. It's £59.99 for the plate, £69.99 with alignment sticks and £79.99 with an extension pole. It's made in the UK, it adjusts by hand for right or left-handers, and every purchase comes with access to a library of videos from the maker's PGA coaches (The Swing Plate). 10 minutes: set the base on the mat behind the ball, just outside the ball line, and twist the stick to the angle the shaft sits at address. Make 10 slow half swings without a ball and bring the club down under the stick. Then make 10 three-quarter swings and hit 10 balls into a net. A club that clips the stick on the way down has come over the top, and the clatter tells you before the ball does. The catch: the £59.99 plate comes without sticks, so it's the £69.99 version unless you already own a pair. Who it suits: golfers who slice from an over-the-top move, and coaches who want a stick at the same angle every lesson. Shop now →The Swing Plate Dual Pro has a heavier base that holds 2 rods, so a plane rail and a path gate go up together without shifting your stance. It sits on mats, carpet or grass and sets for right or left-handers, and it's aimed at teaching bays and simulators. It's £84.99, or £95.99 with sticks. 4. Divot Board: best for fat and thin shots Shop now → The Divot Board is a strike pad that shows in one mark where the club first met the ground and which way it was travelling. It's 15cm × 53cm (6in × 21in) and costs £97. Pointed nubs underneath hold it on a carpet, a range mat or outdoors, and a carabiner clips it to the bag. The maker's instructions are short: line the ball image up with your normal set-up, swing, read where the mark starts against the ball, wipe it clean and go again. It works with a ball for full swings, or without one for practice swings at home. A fat shot shows as a mark that starts behind the ball, because the low point came too early (Divot Board). 10 minutes: make 10 practice swings with a 7-iron and no ball. Read each mark and wipe it before the next. Then hit 10 balls into a net. You're after a mark that starts at the ball or just after it, every time. The catch: the pad wears. Pads last a year or two or longer, depending on how much the board is used, so a busy winter brings a replacement pad closer. Who it suits: golfers who hit their irons fat or thin. The board tells you about the fat one before your playing partners do. Shop now →The Longridge Strike Training Mat does the low-point half of the job for £54.99. Its velvet leaves a dark mark where the club touched, a wipe the other way resets it, and straps hold it down in the garage or at the range. 5. ButterBlade: best for centred strikes Shop now →The ButterBlade Golf Strike Trainer is a weighted training club with a miniature clubface, and its maker says the small face and the weighting give feedback on the swing path and the clubface angle on every swing. It also encourages a lag feel, with the clubhead trailing the hands into impact. It comes left or right-handed in Regular, Stiff and X Stiff. It's £149.99. The point of that feedback is a square strike from the centre of the face. A strike off the heel or the toe costs distance and sends the ball offline, and in a garage net it's the shot that finds the frame. 10 minutes: make 10 slow swings without a ball and feel where the weight pulls the club. Then hit 10 balls into a net at three-quarter speed. Finish with 5 balls hit with your own 7-iron, to check the feel carries over. The catch: the feedback is a feel, with no mark to read, and with a ball it needs the range or a net. Indoors, a practice net that stops a full iron shot comes before the first swing. Who it suits: improvers who catch it off the heel or the toe. A winter kit for contact, plane and grip Divot Board £97 The Swing Plate with alignment sticks £69.99 Grip It Rite £29.99 Total £196.98 Over £75, so UK delivery is free under our shipping policy. 6. Power Shift Board: best for weight shift Shop now → The Power Shift Board is a board you stand on to feel pressure load onto one leg and unload from it during the swing. It clicks when the lead leg presses down with enough pressure, and spikes underneath hold it steady. It's £119. Hanging back on the trail foot moves the low point behind the ball and takes power out of the strike, and from the inside it feels like a perfectly good swing. The click gives you a second opinion. 10 minutes: stand on the board with a mid-iron and make slow rehearsal swings until the click comes as the lead leg presses down in the downswing. Then make 10 swings at half speed and listen for the click on every one. A swing with no click is a swing where the lead leg never pressed down hard enough. The catch: those spikes need something to grip, so it belongs on a mat, a carpet or the lawn. Who it suits: golfers who hang back on the trail foot through impact. Shop now →The SuperSpeed Force Pedal Bundle is £69.99 for a soft and a firm pedal. A pedal goes under the ball of the lead foot, between the 1st and 4th metatarsals. You push down on it in the downswing, between the lead arm reaching parallel to the ground and the shaft reaching parallel. Practising in the garage this winter? Send us the room's height, width and depth, and we'll tell you what fits, from a net and a mat to a full simulator. It's free. Book a free consultation 7. Rawspeed Golf Trainer: best for swing speed Shop now →The Rawspeed Golf Trainer Standard 45in is a shaft with an interchangeable weight adapter, 3 weights of 100g, 150g and 200g, and a training and instruction guide. It comes in 4 lengths, all £129: Standard 114cm (45in), Long Drive 122cm (48in), Ladies 109cm (43in) and Junior 104cm (41in). The Junior has lighter weights of 50g, 100g and 150g. 10 minutes: follow the programme in the guide and swing the weights in the order it sets. Rawspeed claims 20 yards or more of distance in under 8 weeks, so measure your club speed with a driver before week 1 and again after week 8. A Shot Scope LM1 reads club speed for £194.99, with no subscription. The catch: the independent evidence is thin. In a 2021 study led from St Mary's University, Twickenham, 13 skilled male golfers with an average handicap of 1 hit 10 drives each on a Trackman after 3 different warm-ups, a week apart. A speed-stick warm-up and a warm-up of jumps and plyometric press-ups both raised clubhead speed and carry against a normal warm-up. The speed sticks added nothing over the jumps and press-ups, and ball speed and total distance didn't change (Bliss, Livingstone and Tallent, 2021). The study only measured the effect on the day, so it says nothing either way about 8 weeks of training. Then there's the room. A 114cm (45in) stick is driver length and gets swung like a driver, and we plan on 2.8m (9ft 2in) of ceiling for a full driver swing. Watch out: speed sticks under a low ceiling At full speed nobody stops a swing halfway. In a standard 2.4m room the stick finds the ceiling or the light fitting first, so take it into the garden, or into a room with the headroom. A speed stick and a pendant light only meet once. Who it suits: golfers after distance who'll stick to an 8-week plan. Shop now →The Speed Toad works on speed with your own driver shaft, for £125. It's a 140g trainer head, against the roughly 195g its maker gives for most driver heads, and a training plan comes with it. 8. Divot Board Mini: best for chipping Shop now →The Divot Board Mini has the same patented feedback as the original Divot Board on a smaller board made for the short game and small spaces, and it works with every club that strikes the turf. Suction cups hold it on a hard floor, tee anchors on turf and grip spikes on a mat, and the pad swaps out on Velcro. It's £65.99. A chunked chip travels about as far as its divot, and a scooped one runs through the green. The Mini shows which one you hit before the ball has stopped. 10 minutes: hit 10 chips with a wedge and read where each mark starts before you wipe it clean. Then hit 10 half-swing pitches. As on the bigger board, the marks should start at the ball or just after it. The catch: it gives the same feedback as the Divot Board, so if you already own the original, you don't need both. Who it suits: golfers who chunk their chips, and rooms where a full swing won't fit, because the suction cups hold it on a kitchen or hall floor. Shop now →The Striker 3000 is a polycarbonate strike board with a simple brief: hit the ball without hitting the board. Shallow out early and scoop at the ball, and you hit the board. It doubles as a check on set-up and stroke path for putting, and it's £59. 9. Visio Start Line Trainer: best for your putting start line Shop now →The Visio Start Line Trainer is a gate the putt has to roll through. For a right-hander, clipping the left side means the face was most likely closed at impact, and clipping the right means it was most likely open. It's £35.99. On a flat carpet nothing bends a putt back once it starts off line, so the gate gives an honest read of the face at impact. 10 minutes: set the gate on your line just in front of the ball. Hit 10 putts from the same spot and count the clean passes. Move the ball back a putter head's length and hit 10 more. Write the 2 scores down and beat them next time. The catch: it tests start line only, so pace needs a hole or a target past the gate. Who it suits: golfers who miss short putts on both sides of the hole. Shop now →The PuttAIM PLUS is a laser alignment aid in solid aluminium, with a regulation-size cup attached to its base. It's made for indoors, or shade outdoors, and it costs £129.99. Its maker suggests 5 to 10 minutes a day. 10. The Putting Arc MS-3D: best for your putting stroke Shop now → The Putting Arc MS-3D is an 84cm (33in) arc that the heel or the toe of the putter runs against through the stroke, with an adjustable mirror that shows the head and shoulders at address. It weighs 1kg (2.2lb), works right or left-handed, and sits on non-slip pads, with tee holes for staking it down. It's £89. 10 minutes: check your eyes and shoulders in the mirror at address. Rest the putter's heel against the arc and make 10 strokes without a ball, keeping the heel on the arc back and through. Then hit 10 putts along the arc. The catch: it trains an arcing stroke. If you putt straight back and straight through, you'll get more from the putting mirror or the gate. Who it suits: golfers whose stroke wanders off line. Shop now →The Visio Putting Mirror STEEL weighs 790g and shows shoulder alignment, head and eye position and face alignment at address, with slots for tee pegs to set up strike and path drills. It's £49.99. Shop now →The PuttOut Slim Putting Mat gives you a true roll to putt on. It's 240cm × 25cm with markings to 6ft, reads 10 on the Stimpmeter and costs £49.99. At 25cm wide, it's a putting mat that fits a hallway. A putting kit for the hallway Visio Start Line Trainer £35.99 The Putting Arc MS-3D £89 PuttOut Slim Putting Mat £49.99 Total £174.98 The gate checks the start line, the arc checks the stroke and the mat gives the putt a true roll. 11. Live View Pro: best for seeing your swing Shop now →The Live View Pro is a wireless camera its maker calls a digital swing mirror, with 0.3 seconds or less between the swing and the picture on your screen. It weighs under 113g (4oz), runs for up to 2 hours and sends up to 60 frames per second to the device you watch on. A smart swing trigger starts an automatic slow-motion replay. It's optimised for indoor use, and it's £339. 10 minutes: set the camera face-on and make 10 swings. Check one position per replay: the top of the backswing first, then impact. Move it down the line and repeat. The catch: video shows positions and gives no club path or face numbers. For those numbers on every shot, a launch monitor under £1,000 reads club path and face-to-path from £421. A phone on a tripod films a swing for nothing, with a wait before you see it. Who it suits: golfers working on positions with a coach, who want to see each swing before the next one. Which golf training aids can you use indoors? All 11 work indoors. Where each one goes depends on whether it needs a ball, what floor it sits on and how much ceiling the swing needs. Training aid Needs a ball? Works on Height it needs Grip It Rite No Anywhere Any room Magnetic Club Alignment Trainer No Carpet, mat or turf Any room (set-up only) The Swing Plate Optional Mat or carpet (steel base) 2.4m with an iron, 2.8m with a driver Divot Board Optional Carpet, mat or turf (nubs) 2.4m with an iron ButterBlade Yes, into a net Mat Room for an iron swing Power Shift Board No Mat, carpet or turf (spikes) 2.4m with an iron Rawspeed Golf Trainer No Anywhere with the height 2.8m Divot Board Mini Optional Hard floor, mat or turf 2.4m with a wedge Visio Start Line Trainer Yes Carpet, putting mat or green Any room The Putting Arc MS-3D Optional Carpet or mat (non-slip pads), turf (tee holes) Any room Live View Pro No Anywhere Any room The Swing Plate's steel base and the Divot Board's nubs both sit on a 1.5m × 1.5m hitting mat, which costs from £189 and saves the carpet. Add a Divot Board to a £913 practice bay with a launch monitor, a net and a mat, and it comes to £1,010. The board shows the strike, and the launch monitor gives the numbers. GolfBays tip Leave the aid where you practise. Park the Swing Plate's base beside the spot where the ball sits on the mat and keep the Grip It Rite on an old 7-iron by the door, so a 10-minute session needs nothing fetched first. A training aid in the cupboard under the stairs fixes nothing. Do golf swing training aids work? They work when the aid gives feedback on a fault you actually have and you keep using it. Few training aids have been through an independent trial, so the proof worth trusting is the feedback you can check yourself: the mark on the board, the click under the lead foot, the putt through the gate, a club speed reading before and after. The 2021 speed-stick study measured a warm-up effect on the day, and jumps and press-ups matched it. Every other aid here stands on whether its feedback changes your next swing, and that's a test you can run in a month. A PGA professional can name the fault in a lesson, and an aid gives you the reps between lessons. A habit built over years won't shift in a fortnight of evenings. ✓ Do this Pick the one miss that costs you the most shots, buy the aid for it, use it for 10 minutes 3 times a week for a month, then check the miss again. ✕ Not this Buy 3 aids for 3 faults, rotate them every session and judge none of them. Golf training aid FAQs What is the most effective golf swing trainer? The one that gives feedback on your miss. For contact, that's the Divot Board at £97, because the mark shows where the club met the ground. For an over-the-top swing, it's the Swing Plate at £59.99, with a stick at the shaft's angle to swing under. What is the best putting training aid? A start-line gate for most golfers, because a short putt that starts off line has little room to come back. The Visio Start Line Trainer is £35.99. If the stroke itself wanders, the Putting Arc MS-3D at £89 guides it along an 84cm arc. What are some good golf aids for seniors? Aids that need no full-speed swing: the putting aids, the Divot Board Mini, the Swing Plate and Grip It Rite. For speed work, the shortest adult Rawspeed is the Ladies at 109cm (43in), £129 like the other lengths. How can I improve my swing plane at home? Swing under a stick set at the shaft's angle. The Swing Plate holds one on a mat or carpet for £59.99, or £69.99 with sticks, and the Swing Plate Dual Pro holds 2 rods for a plane rail and a path gate at once, from £84.99. How can I practise golf at home without hitting balls? Use an aid that gives feedback on a practice swing. The Divot Board marks every swing, and its maker suggests using it without a ball at home. The Power Shift Board clicks under the lead leg, Grip It Rite needs no swing at all, and a speed stick needs 2.8m of ceiling. How can I measure my swing speed at home? With a launch monitor. The Shot Scope LM1 reads club speed, ball speed and smash factor for £194.99 with no subscription, which is enough to track a speed programme from week 1 to week 8. Do grip trainers work? As a check on where the hands sit before you swing, yes. Grip It Rite's fin and thumb hole put the hands in place, and its meter shows whether the grip is too strong or too weak. Keeping that grip through the swing still takes practice with your own clubs. What training aid stops casting? The Striker 3000 catches the scoop that casting often ends in, and the ButterBlade's weighting encourages a lag feel, according to its maker. Casting is releasing the wrist angle early in the downswing. Scoop at the ball and you hit the £59 Striker board. See every training aid Strike boards, plane trainers, speed sticks and putting aids, with free UK delivery over £75. See golf training aids

整个冬天你都可以对着屏幕练习开球，但最终决定成绩的仍是推杆。只要发射监测仪能读取推杆数据，软件也支持处理，就能在高尔夫模拟器上推杆。下面介绍模拟器推杆的工作原理、哪些设备表现出色，以及如何通过草坪、垫子和照明还原真实果岭的感觉。 快速摘要 放在球旁的摄像式发射监测仪会在击球瞬间读取推杆数据，因此比放在球后方1.8m至3m、需要追踪球滚动的雷达设备更擅长识别推杆。 售价£689的Square Golf发射监测仪配有推杆模式，可调节果岭速度并练习短、中、长距离推杆。 如果软件不支持实时推杆，就会代你完成推杆：Garmin的Home Tee Hero根据切球停下的位置距球洞的远近，为R10计算推杆次数。 GSPro使用果岭速度尺设定果岭速度，默认值为10，并提供免推圈和自动推杆功能。 我们的推杆草坪从4m宽的草皮卷上裁切，售价为每平方米£24，因此足以铺设3m x 4.5m练习区的5m长度草皮售价为£480。 ExPutt RG是一款售价£389的专用推杆模拟器，连接电视即可追踪7项推杆数据，无需完整的模拟器系统。 可以在高尔夫模拟器上推杆吗？ 可以，只要发射监测仪能够读取推杆数据，软件也支持推杆。两者都满足时，你可以真实击球，球会朝屏幕滚动，软件则会在虚拟果岭上模拟剩余滚动过程，包括转弯。 如果不满足，软件就会代你推杆。无论哪种情况，模拟器软件都提供3种完成球洞的方式： 推至入洞。 每一杆都由你击出，发射监测仪逐一读取。这是最真实的方式，也是最慢的。 免推。 球停在距球洞设定距离内就算入洞，因此只需推关键的球。 自动推杆。 软件根据切球停下的位置计算推杆次数，你可以直接走向下一个发球台。 你也可以混合使用：练习时推至入洞，工作日晚上4人打一轮时使用免推。 高尔夫模拟器如何模拟推杆？ 关键在于发射监测仪如何读取球的数据。软件只能呈现发射监测仪提供的数据，因此监测仪无法测量的推杆，软件也无法显示。 摄像式发射监测仪与推杆 摄像式设备放在球旁、与你相对的位置，在击球瞬间拍摄球。软件需要球离开杆面时的速度和方向来模拟滚动，而摄像头在球尚未滚动时就能读取这两项数据。 因此，推杆是放在球旁的摄像式发射监测仪的强项。这类设备也适合较小的房间：它们需要约4.5m的纵深，而放在身后的雷达设备需要5m。 雷达式发射监测仪与推杆 雷达设备放在身后，在球向前运动时进行测量。对于全挥杆，这很简单：例如Garmin R10在室内要求球至少飞行2.4m。推杆速度慢且始终贴地滚动，雷达能获取的信息就少得多。 因此雷达设备通常不太擅长处理推杆。如果使用雷达，请确保球到屏幕之间的滚动路线平坦且没有障碍，让设备尽可能多地追踪每一杆。 类型 放置位置 推杆读取方式 推杆表现 摄像式发射监测仪 球旁，与你相对 在击球瞬间拍摄球 推杆读取效果好；重视推杆时应选择这类设备 雷达式发射监测仪 球后方1.8m至3m 追踪运动中的球 短距离、慢速推杆的可靠性较低；可用免推和自动推杆补足 专用推杆模拟器 放在自带垫子上的支架上 摄像头追踪球和推杆 仅用于推杆，数据详细 哪些高尔夫模拟器支持推杆？ 任何模拟器都可以完成一个球洞，但只有搭配能读取推杆数据的发射监测仪，才能让你亲自推至入洞。推杆表现出色的家用高尔夫模拟器都具备这一基础，因此请查看发射监测仪的产品说明，确认有推杆模式，而不只是短杆数据。 立即选购 → 在入门价位中，Square Golf发射监测仪是最典型的例子。它的高速摄像头放在球旁，推杆练习功能可调节果岭速度，练习短、中、长距离推杆，并提供距离控制、球速和推杆轨迹反馈，售价£689。 需要注意： 它只能在室内使用，左手球员推杆前需要将设备搬到垫子的另一侧。 立即选购 → The Garmin Approach R10是雷达设备的例子。Garmin自家的Home Tee Hero不支持实时推杆，而是根据切球停下的位置距球洞的远近计算推杆次数；第三方软件则各有不同的推杆处理方式。现价£421，原价£499。 需要注意： 在Home Tee Hero中，你不会实际击出任何推杆。因此，如果你希望每个球洞都亲自推杆，购买前请先确认模拟器软件如何处理推杆。 高尔夫模拟器软件中的推杆设置 发射监测仪读取推杆数据后，软件决定果岭的表现和判定的严格程度。GSPro提供丰富的设置，从免推圈、固定距离自动推杆，到默认值为10的果岭速度尺设置、果岭热力图和推杆辅助（GSPro). 立即选购 → 在GolfBays，一年期的GSPro售价£250，并针对每种支持的发射监测仪提供相应版本：Uneekor、FlightScope、Full Swing KIT、ProTee VX，其他设备则可通过开放连接接入。 免推 免推将短距离推杆直接计为入洞。GSPro会在球洞周围画出免推圈，停在圈内的球无需再推。免推能加快一轮球的进度；每球都推至入洞则能检验真实水平。 ✓ 建议这样做 练习时，即使球在免推圈内，也要将短推推至入洞，这样才能练好周日打球时必须推入的1m推杆。 ✕ 不要这样做 整个冬天练习时都拾起免推圈内的球，然后纳闷为什么在球场上推1m的球感觉像推3m。 自动推杆 自动推杆会跳过果岭环节，直接给出推杆次数。对于无法读取推杆的发射监测仪，或无人想看朋友从3个角度瞄准1m推杆的一轮球，这是个不错的选择。在GSPro中，固定距离自动推杆不支持Simulator Golf Tour赛事或在线对战。 果岭速度 果岭速度使用果岭速度尺测量。读数是球从标准斜坡装置Stimpmeter释放后，在平坦果岭上滚动的平均距离，以英尺计。因此，速度为10的果岭上，球会滚动10英尺，约3m（USGA). 在软件中，数值越高，果岭速度越快。GSPro默认值为10，6和7属于较慢的设置；Square Golf也允许你根据自己的推杆调节果岭速度。设置时应参考你实际打球的果岭，而不是4月电视转播中看到的果岭。 在屏幕上阅读果岭 在真实果岭上，你既要用脚感受坡度，也要用眼睛观察。模拟器的地面是平的，坡度由画面呈现，因此软件会提供辅助：GSPro可通过Y键显示果岭热力图，还提供推杆自动瞄准和推杆辅助。 用这些功能了解软件中果岭的转弯规律，然后将其关闭。先阅读推杆线路、选定路线，再查看热力图，否则你只会照着箭头推杆。 想要一个可以推杆的练习区？ 告诉我们你的房间和发射监测仪情况，我们会帮你规划草坪、垫子位置以及通向屏幕的推杆路线。咨询免费。 预约免费咨询 如何让模拟器推杆更有真实感？ 模拟器推杆需要如真实果岭般滚动的表面，以及发射监测仪能够清楚看到球的房间。关键有4点：草坪、用于认真练习的垫子或果岭、只想练推杆时使用的专用推杆模拟器，以及照明。 屏幕前的推杆草坪 首先从后墙到屏幕铺满练习区地面。这样既有专为推杆设计的表面，击球间歇站立时也比水泥地更柔软。 将击球垫与草坪铺平，让球从垫子平顺地滚向屏幕，不会经过凸起。这样也不占用额外地面空间，因为在模拟器房间布局中，推杆区域就是击球垫和屏幕之间的草坪。 立即选购 → GolfBays推杆草坪草高11mm，从4m宽的草皮卷上裁切，长度可选1m至20m，售价为每平方米£24。 立即选购 → GolfBays高级推杆草坪草高更长，为16mm，同样从4m宽的草皮卷上裁切，售价为每平方米£36。 4m宽草皮卷的裁切长度 面积 推杆草坪，11mm 高级推杆草坪，16mm 1m 4m² £96 £144 2m 8m² £192 £288 3m 12m² £288 £432 4m 16m² £384 £576 5m 20m² £480 £720 注意：推杆路线上的接缝 我们的草坪从4m宽的草皮卷上裁切，因此宽度不超过4m的练习区都可以整块铺设。请按房间纵深订购长度，再裁剪宽度，而不是先铺满宽度，再在末端拼接一条草皮，否则每次推杆都会滚过接缝。 立即选购 → 如果想在草坪上直接推球入洞，GolfBays浅型推杆杯可以放在草坪、垫子或地毯等任何平坦表面。它比真实球洞浅，因此只有以足以在球场入洞的速度推球，才更容易成功。售价£14.99。 推杆垫和果岭 如果无法在地面铺设草坪，或者想利用目标和坡度练习，推杆垫或果岭都能满足需求，用后还可以卷起或收纳。 立即选购 → The PuttOut大型推杆垫尺寸为367cm x 67cm，印有瞄准线、5个目标和最长约3m（10ft）的距离标记，果岭速度尺读数为10。开箱即可平整铺开，附带收纳袋，售价£129.99。 立即选购 → 平垫适合练习力度和起始线路。如果想练习转弯推杆，PuttOUT AirBreak配有柔性底座，可用气泵升高或降低，创造数百种坡度组合。它配有108mm球洞，可真实模拟球擦洞而出；还有电池供电的回球装置、供推杆时站立的平台，以及可设置特定转弯线路的果岭阅读应用。橡胶底垫的果岭速度尺读数为10。现价£269.99，原价£319.99。 需要注意： 它是独立练习垫，因此推杆过程不会显示在模拟器屏幕上。 立即选购 → 如果想要真正的果岭而不只是垫子，GolfBays模块化推杆果岭尺寸为305cm x 103cm，配有预裁草坪和标准尺寸球洞，底座可拼接。其果岭速度尺读数约为10，分2箱配送，现价£399，原价£499。 专用推杆模拟器 如果只想练习推杆，就不需要完整的模拟器。专用推杆模拟器由摄像头和垫子组成，只专注于推杆，而且可以放在客厅使用。 立即选购 → The ExPutt RG使用安装在自带垫子上小支架的高速摄像头追踪球和推杆。它可通过包装内的HDMI线连接电视，也可通过应用在手机上运行，并测量球速、推杆路径、杆面角度、出球方向、击球角度、距离和节奏（ExPutt). 你可以调节每次推杆的坡度和距离，在包括Pebble Beach在内的真实球场果岭上推杆，还能与沙发上的朋友同玩，或通过Wi-Fi与其他ExPutt用户在线对战。售价£389。 需要注意： 摄像头本身没有扬声器，因此电视需要配备扬声器；而且它只能练习推杆，一号木只能留在球包里。 推杆区域照明 摄像式设备和ExPutt的摄像头都需要清楚看到球才能读取数据。球上光线不足是推杆未被识别的原因之一，而12月昏暗的车库显然光线不足。 立即选购 → The GolfBays高尔夫模拟器照明灯是一盏安装在1m供电轨道上的LED射灯，黑色或白色款均为£175，可帮助发射监测仪看清球。请将灯对准球而非屏幕，否则画面会被光线冲淡。 为高尔夫模拟器增加推杆功能需要多少钱？ 增加推杆功能的费用从£14.99的推杆杯，到几百英镑的草坪或专用推杆模拟器不等。以下为GolfBays于2026年9月30日的价格。 添加的设备 用途 价格 浅型推杆杯 用于在草坪、垫子或地毯上推球入洞 £14.99 PuttOut大型推杆垫 367cm练习垫，果岭速度尺读数为10 £129.99 高尔夫模拟器照明灯 照亮球，方便发射监测仪读取 £175 PuttOUT AirBreak 可调节坡度和回球功能 £269.99 ExPutt RG 连接电视的推杆模拟器 £389 模块化推杆果岭 可收纳的305cm果岭 £399 推杆草坪，5m x 4m 适用于3m x 4.5m练习区的11mm草坪 £480 Square Golf发射监测仪 带推杆模式的摄像式设备 £689 高级推杆草坪，5m x 4m 适用于3m x 4.5m练习区的16mm草坪 £720 费用示例：在3m x 4.5m练习区设置推杆 GolfBays价格，2026年9月30日 GolfBays推杆草坪，5m x 4m（20m²），裁剪至4.5m x 3m £480 浅型推杆杯 £14.99 高尔夫模拟器照明灯 £175 总计 £669.99 如果改用高级推杆草坪，总计为£909.99。 高尔夫模拟器推杆训练 有计划地练习才能让模拟器推杆发挥价值，而不是在练习开球的间隙随意对着屏幕推几杆。这4项训练适用于任何练习区。 阶梯训练。 分别从1m、2m和3m处各推5杆，然后按距离递减的顺序再练一遍。记录未进球是偏短、偏长、偏左还是偏右，并逐周记录成绩。 转弯推杆。 如果软件允许在果岭上放置球，就连续练习同一条转弯推杆线路10次，而不是打一整个球洞才获得一次机会。每次只改变一项：线路或力度，不要同时改变。 长距离推杆。 设置10m及以上的推杆，争取让每个球都停在球洞周围1m的圆圈内。直接入洞是额外收获；主要目标是下一杆轻推入洞。 压力推杆。 从1m处连续5次将球推入草坪上的浅型推杆杯。只要失误一次就重新开始，紧张感会比你想象的来得更快。 GolfBays小贴士 让软件设置与实际表面相匹配。我们的模块化果岭和PuttOut大型推杆垫的果岭速度尺读数都约为10，GSPro的默认值也是10。因此，在练习区使用其中任意一种推杆时，实际滚动与屏幕上的滚动表现一致。如果只调整其中一项，整次练习都可能感觉别扭。 在高尔夫模拟器上推杆真实吗？ 对于推杆动作、起始线路和力度来说，是的；对于阅读果岭来说，真实感稍逊。 擅长：起始线路和力度。 使用能够读取推杆的发射监测仪时，每一杆都会被测量，因此失误也有据可查。 擅长：重复练习。 在下雨的周二，你可以随意重复练习同一杆，也不用担心练习果岭上有人在身后等待。 无法做到：感受脚下坡度。 地面是平的，因此只能用眼睛判断转弯。AirBreak是个例外，因为它的坡度是真实的。 无法做到：真实草地。 果岭会随天气、修剪和季节变化，而虚拟果岭不会。 把它当作磨练推杆动作和力度的地方，真正的果岭阅读还是留到球场上。 高尔夫模拟器推杆常见问题 什么是推杆模拟器？ 推杆模拟器由摄像头和推杆垫组成，能够测量推杆并在屏幕上模拟滚动过程。ExPutt RG就是其中之一：摄像头安装在自带垫子的支架上，连接电视或手机，可在真实球场的果岭上练习推杆。配备摄像式发射监测仪的完整模拟器也能实现同样的功能，并支持其他各种击球。 可以使用雷达式发射监测仪推杆吗？ 有时可以，但效果不如摄像式设备。雷达在球运动时进行测量，而推杆速度慢且始终贴地，因此雷达设备通常依赖免推和自动推杆。如果使用雷达，请确保球到屏幕之间的滚动路线平坦且没有障碍。 Garmin R10能读取推杆数据吗？ 在Garmin自家的Home Tee Hero中不能。该软件不支持实时推杆，而是根据切球停下的位置距球洞的远近计算推杆次数。第三方软件则各有不同的推杆处理方式。 高尔夫模拟器的果岭速度应设为多少？ 可以先将果岭速度尺读数设为10，这是GSPro的默认值，也大致相当于PuttOut垫子和我们模块化果岭的速度。然后根据你最常打的果岭进行调整。 为什么高尔夫模拟器无法识别我的推杆？ 需要检查3点：发射监测仪是否支持推杆、球上是否有足够的光线，以及球是否位于设备的击球区域内。 高尔夫模拟器需要推杆草坪吗？ 不一定，但有草坪的推杆体验更好。你可以只在击球垫上推杆，但球从垫子边缘滚到硬地板上时，滚动效果与果岭不同。我们的推杆草坪售价为每平方米£24，足以覆盖3m x 4.5m练习区的5m长度草皮售价为£480。 为模拟器添置果岭 按米选购推杆草坪、可收纳的模块化果岭及配套推杆杯。 选购推杆草坪和果岭

雷达发射监测仪通过追踪球的飞行来计算旋转，但在车库或闲置房间里，球撞上屏幕前只能飞行2.4m至3m。Titleist RCT球和金属贴点都能解决这个问题，Rapsodo MLM2PRO也有自己的RPT球。下面介绍你的发射监测仪需要哪一种、每球的成本，以及哪些设备无需使用特殊球或贴点。 快速摘要 雷达设备根据球的飞行读取旋转数据，而室内飞行距离只有2.4m至3m，因此没有辅助标记时，旋转数据最容易受到影响。 Titleist Pro V1 RCT球的外壳下有雷达反射标记，Titleist售价为每打£70，而标准Pro V1每打£52。 在标准球上贴一个金属贴点也能达到同样效果，成本约为4p：我们的400片装售价£16.99，FlightScope Mevo+和Mevo Gen 2也各自随盒附带100片。 Rapsodo MLM2PRO必须使用专用RPT球，而非RCT球，才能显示旋转数据；包装盒中已附带RPT球。 Uneekor EYE MINI LITE、Square Golf Omni和ProTee VX等摄像式设备在击球瞬间读取球的数据，无需特殊球或贴点。 你的发射监测仪需要哪种球或贴点？ 这取决于设备读取球数据的方式。放在球后方的雷达设备在室内需要RCT球或贴点，Rapsodo MLM2PRO需要RPT球，而放在球旁或天花板上的摄像式设备可以读取你平时使用的球。请在下表中找到你的发射监测仪并查看对应信息。价格为GolfBays在2026年9月30日的价格。 发射监测仪 读取方式 室内所需球或贴点 价格 Garmin Approach R10 雷达，位于球后方1.8m至2.4m Titleist Pro V1或Pro V1x RCT £421 Rapsodo MLM2PRO 2个摄像头和雷达，位于球后方 RPT球，包装盒内附带 £549 FlightScope Mevo+ 雷达和摄像头，位于球后方 1个金属贴点或Titleist RCT球 £1,050 FlightScope Mevo Gen 2 雷达和摄像头，位于球后方 1个金属贴点或Titleist RCT球 £1,199 Full Swing KIT 雷达，位于球后方3m Titleist RCT £5,999 Trackman 4 2个雷达，位于球后方 Titleist RCT或金属贴点 £22,434 Uneekor EYE MINI CORE 2个摄像头和红外线 任意球，无需贴纸 £1,249 Square Golf Omni 4个摄像头，位于球旁 无需标记球或反光贴纸 £1,599.99 Uneekor EYE MINI LITE 2个摄像头，位于球旁 任意球 £1,999 ProTee VX 2个摄像头，安装在天花板上 无需贴纸或标记球 £6,240 为什么雷达发射监测仪在室内难以读取旋转数据？ 因为它们通过球的飞行进行测量，而室内几乎没有足够的飞行距离可供测量。雷达设备放在你身后，追踪球朝目标飞行。在练习场，它可以利用完整的飞行轨迹；在模拟器中，球飞行2.4m至3m后就会被屏幕挡住。 旋转的重要性超乎想象。后旋让球保持在空中，因此软件绘制的飞行距离、高度和落点都依赖旋转数据。如果旋转数据不准确，即使球速和发射角度完全准确，屏幕上的飞行距离也会出错。 没有辅助标记时，一些雷达设备会停止测量旋转，转而进行估算。在标准室内使用条件下，Garmin R10会计算而非测量旋转，这一估算值会直接影响飞行距离。 摄像式设备没有这个问题。它们在击球前后瞬间拍摄球，因此旋转数据来自照片而非飞行轨迹。高尔夫模拟器读取球数据的方式不同，决定了你是否需要RCT球或贴点。 高尔夫球上的RCT是什么意思？ RCT代表雷达捕捉技术。Titleist在球外壳下方的内壳层上加入雷达反射标记，让雷达设备在室内能够测量而非估算旋转。Titleist表示，这项技术将室内旋转捕捉率提高到99%以上（Titleist RCT). 标记位于球内部，因此看不到。Titleist表示，RCT款与标准球采用相同设计，表现完全一致，并符合USGA和R&A的规则。 这些球可以在室外使用，但在室外没有必要为标记支付额外费用。在练习场，雷达可以读取球的完整飞行轨迹，Titleist也表示室外不需要这项技术。把它们留给模拟器使用，才能发挥其价值。 哪些高尔夫球有RCT款？ Titleist为4款球推出了RCT版本：Pro V1、Pro V1x、Pro V1x Left Dash和AVX。选择与你在室外使用的球相同的型号，这样在车库里获得的数据也能适用于球场。 在Pro V1和Pro V1x之间的选择与室外一样：Titleist表示，Pro V1比Pro V1x飞行弹道更低、旋转更少、手感更柔软。 球 每打价格 每球价格 Titleist Pro V1 RCT £70 £5.83 Titleist Pro V1 £52 £4.33 Titleist Pro V1加1个金属贴点，贴点来自我们的400片装 £52.51 £4.38 因此，按Titleist英国官方价格计算，标记的额外费用为每打£18，即每球£1.50。Titleist已在6款发射监测仪上验证了RCT的室内表现，包括Trackman 4、Garmin R10、Full Swing KIT和FlightScope Mevo+（Titleist Pro V1 RCT). 注意：旧版固件 Titleist的验证结果仅适用于运行最新软件和固件的发射监测仪。评价球之前请先更新设备，否则你可能花每打£70买球，却发现设备尚未设置为读取其旋转数据。 RCT高尔夫球有用吗？ 在室内使用雷达设备时，有用。旋转是雷达发射监测仪在短距离室内空间最难读取的数据，而RCT正是为解决这一问题而设计的。FlightScope要求在室内使用贴点或RCT球以准确读取旋转，Titleist也已在Garmin R10和Full Swing KIT上验证了RCT。 更准确的旋转读数意味着更准确的飞行距离，因为软件会综合球速、发射数据和旋转来计算飞行距离，而这正是你在车库练习时想了解的数据。 对于摄像式设备，则没有区别。球旁或天花板上的摄像头通过击球瞬间的画面测量旋转，因此你每打多花£18买到的只是Titleist为雷达设计的标记。 以下情况值得购买RCT球： 你在室内击球至屏幕，身后放有雷达设备， 例如Garmin R10、Full Swing KIT或FlightScope。 你不想在每次练习前费心贴贴纸，或者多人共用同一击球位。 你根据数据做决定， 例如确定各支铁杆的距离间隔、测试新的一号木或了解挖起杆距离。 你在室外已经使用Pro V1或Pro V1x， 因此室内使用的也是你熟悉的球。 以下情况无需购买： 你的发射监测仪使用摄像头， 位于球旁或天花板上。 你拥有Rapsodo MLM2PRO， 它需要RPT球才能读取旋转。 你愿意在已有的球上贴一个贴点，只需几便士就能在FlightScope上达到同样效果。 高尔夫球金属贴点有什么作用？ 金属贴点是一种贴在标准球上的小型反光贴纸，可为雷达设备提供更清晰的信号来读取旋转。FlightScope随盒提供了这种解决方案：Mevo+和Mevo Gen 2各附带100片铝制贴纸。FlightScope表示，在室内需要使用贴纸或Titleist RCT球才能准确读取旋转（FlightScope常见问题). 每个球贴1个贴点，贴在朝向屏幕的一侧。FlightScope还明确指出，金属记号笔不能替代贴纸。 立即选购 → 我们的高尔夫球金属贴点专为Trackman和FlightScope Mevo+等雷达设备设计，400片装售价£16.99，1,000片装售价£29.99。小包装每片约4p，大包装每片约3p，因此给100个球贴点的费用还不到一个RCT球的价格。 ✓ 正确做法 在每个干净的球上贴1个贴点并压平，每次将球放上球座时都让贴点朝向屏幕。 ✕ 错误做法 为了图个吉利贴2个贴点，随意放置球，或用金属笔画一个点。 如何在高尔夫球上贴金属贴点？ 先清洁并擦干球。 贴点无法牢固粘在沾有灰尘或潮湿的外壳上，而车库里的球容易沾上灰尘和水分。 将贴点压牢。 用拇指摩擦贴点，直到边缘平贴在外壳上。翘起的边缘最容易被刮到并脱落。 放上球座时让贴点朝向屏幕。 这是FlightScope的使用要求，每次击球都一样，无论使用一号木还是挖起杆。 在击球间隙检查贴点。 如果贴点翘起、起皱或脱落，应在球放回击球垫之前更换。 RCT球与金属贴点：哪种更好？ 两者都能帮助雷达设备更准确地读取旋转。区别在于成本、操作是否繁琐以及哪些发射监测仪支持它们。 Titleist RCT球 金属贴点 是什么 外壳下方的雷达反射标记 外壳上的反光贴纸 成本 Pro V1 RCT每打£70，每球£5.83 贴在已有球上，每片3p至4p 每次击球前 无需贴任何东西 每球贴1个贴点，朝向屏幕 支持情况 Titleist已在6款设备上验证，包括R10、KIT、Mevo+和Trackman 4 FlightScope支持Mevo+和Mevo Gen 2使用贴点，我们的贴点也适用于Trackman 室外使用 表现与标准球相同 无需使用 最适合 R10和KIT用户，以及不想费心贴点的人 FlightScope用户，以及预算有限的Trackman用户 对于FlightScope，贴点更划算：包装盒中附带100片，FlightScope支持使用，而且成本极低。对于Garmin R10或Full Swing KIT，请购买RCT，因为Titleist已在这两款设备上验证了RCT球。对于Trackman 4，两者都可以使用，RCT只是省去了贴点的麻烦。 计算示例：一打贴点Pro V1球 Titleist和GolfBays价格，2026年9月30日 12个Titleist Pro V1球 £52 GolfBays金属贴点，400片装 £16.99 合计 £68.99 一打Pro V1 RCT售价£70。每球贴1个贴点，400个贴点足够用于33打球，因此第一打之后每打只需£52；如果球已经在你的球包里，则无需再花钱买球。 不确定你的设备需要哪种球？ 告诉我们你的发射监测仪型号和房间深度，我们会告诉你需要RCT球、贴点还是都不需要。咨询免费。 预约免费咨询 RPT和RCT高尔夫球有什么区别？ RCT供雷达设备读取。RPT专为Rapsodo MLM2PRO设计。RPT代表Rapsodo精准技术：球上印有一种图案，由Rapsodo与Callaway和Titleist共同开发，让MLM2PRO能够追踪球飞行时的旋转速率和旋转轴。 在MLM2PRO上，读取旋转数据必须使用RPT。Rapsodo表示，需要Titleist或Callaway RPT球才能看到旋转数据，而其他数据可以使用任何真正的高尔夫球获取（Rapsodo常见问题）。泡沫和塑料练习球无法提供可读取的数据。 立即选购 → 这款Rapsodo MLM2PRO结合2个摄像头和多普勒雷达，可提供13项指标，包装盒内附带RPT球，售价£549。设备放在球后方，通过手机或平板电脑运行，还可将画面投放到智能电视或投影仪上。 注意：RCT不是RPT RCT球无法让MLM2PRO显示旋转数据，因为Rapsodo要求使用RPT球。请将包装盒中的RPT球留给模拟器使用，需要补充时购买RPT，而不是RCT。 哪些雷达发射监测仪需要RCT球或贴点？ 以下雷达设备通过球的飞行读取旋转数据，列出了各自在室内所需的球或贴点。 Garmin Approach R10 R10放在球后方1.8m至2.4m处，需要前方至少2.4m的飞行距离。在室内，它会计算而非测量旋转，使用Titleist Pro V1或Pro V1x RCT球可获得准确得多的旋转读数，也能让飞行距离数据更稳定。 立即选购 → 这款Garmin Approach R10售价£421，一次充电最长可使用10小时。加入Garmin Golf会员后，Garmin的Home Tee Hero可将其变成简易模拟器。 需要注意： 室内解决方案的费用较高。除了£421的设备费用，还需为每打£70的Pro V1 RCT球预留预算。 FlightScope Mevo+和Mevo Gen 2 两款设备都采用FlightScope的Fusion Tracking，将雷达与图像处理相结合。室内使用时，设备放在球后方2.1m至2.7m处，球到屏幕的飞行距离至少为2.4m。每款都附带100片金属贴纸，到手当天即可准确读取室内旋转数据。 立即选购 → 这款FlightScope Mevo Gen 2售价£1,199，包含8个可永久使用的E6 Connect球场，其中包括Valderrama。 立即选购 → 这款FlightScope Mevo+是较早的型号，售价£1,050，附带的E6 Connect内容更多：12个可永久使用的球场，其中包括Pebble Beach和St Andrews的Old Course。 需要注意： 房间深度。设备放在身后，因此应预留5m或更深的空间。 Full Swing KIT KIT放在球后方约3m处，需要2.4m至3m的球飞行距离，房间深度应为5.5m至6.1m。它通过雷达测量旋转，在室内搭配Titleist RCT球使用时最为准确。 立即选购 → 这款Full Swing KIT售价£5,999，提供16项球和球杆数据，并通过设备内置摄像头拍摄挥杆高清视频。 需要注意： 空间深度。如果房间深度不足5.5m，无论使用什么球，KIT都不是合适的选择。 Trackman 4 Trackman 4使用2个雷达：一个追踪球杆通过击球点的过程，另一个追踪球的飞行，以获取发射角度、旋转速率和弯曲轨迹。Titleist已在该设备上验证RCT，我们的金属贴点也适用于Trackman。 立即选购 → 这款Trackman 4是巡回赛职业球员和顶级教练在室内或室外练习场使用的发射监测仪，售价£22,434。 需要注意： 价格。相比之下，一打RCT球或一包贴点的费用微不足道。 哪些发射监测仪适用于任意高尔夫球？ 以下4款摄像式设备均可使用任意球。它们通过球旁或上方的摄像头，在球离开球杆时读取数据，因此不受飞行距离不足的影响，也都不需要贴点球或特殊球。 立即选购 → 这款Uneekor EYE MINI CORE通过2个高速摄像头和红外线读取任意球，无论球的凹槽图案如何，都无需贴纸或标记。售价£1,249，提供15项球数据，通过PC运行。 立即选购 → 这款Square Golf Omni售价£1,599.99，使用4个摄像头追踪球和球杆，无论是在车库还是室外草地练习场使用，都无需标记球或反光贴纸。 立即选购 → 这款Uneekor EYE MINI LITE适用于任意球，通过2个高速摄像头读取19项指标，使用Windows PC运行，售价£1,999。 立即选购 → 这款ProTee VX安装在天花板上，通过2个高速摄像头进行追踪，无需贴纸或标记球，售价£6,240。地面无需放置设备，因此左手球员上场时无需移动任何东西。 需要注意： Omni和MINI LITE放在球旁，因此左手球员上场时需要将设备移到另一侧。MINI LITE还需要接通市电和PC，因此更适合固定在击球位使用；如果还想带去练习场，Omni是更好的选择。 如何在室内获得准确的旋转数据？ 只有设备能看到足够长的球飞行轨迹时，RCT球或贴点才能发挥作用，因此设备设置与球的选择同样重要。 为雷达预留足够距离。 按照制造商的要求放置设备：Garmin R10位于球后方1.8m至2.4m，FlightScope位于球后方2.1m至2.7m，Full Swing KIT位于球后方约3m。因此，家庭高尔夫模拟器如果使用雷达，房间深度至少需要5m；使用KIT则需要5.5m至6.1m。 为球预留飞行距离。 R10、两款FlightScope和KIT都要求球与屏幕之间至少有2.4m的距离。将球放得更近以节省空间，会让设备能读取的飞行轨迹更短。 放平并对准设备。 将设备对准屏幕中央，而不是墙面中央，并用水平尺检查。设备没有对准时，无论击打什么球，每一杆的读取方向都会出现偏差。 注意灯光。 FlightScope建议避免在设备周围使用荧光灯：可改用白炽灯或卤素灯，或将灯管遮挡。 每次练习使用相同型号的球。 如果在不同型号之间切换，就无法判断数据变化是来自挥杆还是球。 GolfBays小贴士 在练习前给一整盘球贴好贴点，而不是在击球间隙贴。将掉了贴点的球放入单独的容器，稍后重新贴好，避免没有贴点的球混回击球垫。 应该购买RCT球还是金属贴点？ 先看发射监测仪型号，它会决定你的选择。 Garmin Approach R10： Titleist Pro V1或Pro V1x RCT。 FlightScope Mevo+或Mevo Gen 2： 使用包装盒内的100个贴点，用完后可购买我们的贴点；如果不想贴东西，也可选择RCT。 Full Swing KIT： Titleist RCT。 Trackman 4： 想省事选RCT，想省钱选贴点。 Rapsodo MLM2PRO： 使用RPT球，不要使用RCT。 摄像式设备： 无需特殊球，使用你平时打的干净球即可。 RCT高尔夫球常见问题 Titleist RCT球有什么用途？ 用于搭配雷达发射监测仪进行室内高尔夫练习。在模拟器中，球撞上屏幕前只能飞行2.4m至3m，RCT标记可让Garmin R10、Full Swing KIT、FlightScope Mevo+和Trackman 4等雷达设备测量旋转。 RCT高尔夫球可以在室外使用吗？ 可以。它们符合规则，表现与标准Pro V1、Pro V1x、Pro V1x Left Dash和AVX完全相同。在室外，雷达可以读取球的完整飞行轨迹，因此不需要标记。 RCT高尔夫球多少钱？ Titleist的Pro V1 RCT售价为每打£70，比每打£52的标准Pro V1贵£18。相当于每球£5.83，而在已有球上贴一个金属贴点约需4p。 RCT高尔夫球值得买吗？ 如果你在室内击球，身后放有雷达设备，又不想贴贴点，那么值得。如果你拥有FlightScope，包装盒内的贴点可以用更低的成本达到同样效果；如果使用摄像式设备，RCT则没有额外作用。 可以用金属贴纸代替RCT球吗？ 对于FlightScope，可以。FlightScope要求使用1片朝向屏幕的贴纸或RCT球，以准确读取室内旋转数据；我们的贴点也适用于Trackman。对于Garmin R10，Titleist验证过的球是RCT。 摄像式发射监测仪需要RCT球吗？ 不需要。摄像式设备在击球瞬间而非飞行过程中读取球的数据，Uneekor EYE MINI LITE、Square Golf Omni和ProTee VX等设备无需贴点球或特殊球。 RCT球适用于Rapsodo MLM2PRO吗？ 无法用于读取旋转数据。MLM2PRO需要Titleist或Callaway RPT球才能显示旋转数据，包装盒内附带RPT球。其他数据可使用任何真正的高尔夫球获取。 Garmin R10在室内需要RCT球吗？ 不使用RCT球也能运行，但在室内它会计算而非测量旋转。RCT球能让它获得准确得多的旋转读数和更稳定的飞行距离数据。 先选发射监测仪，再选球 从Garmin R10到Trackman 4的雷达设备，以及能读取任意高尔夫球的摄像式设备。 选购发射监测仪