Launch Monitors

Personal launch monitors reviewed and compared — what the numbers mean and where to jump in at every budget.

Explained

29 of the 32 golf-tech price cuts we logged in September are back at the August price, and only SkyTrak's two held

We log PlayBetter's whole catalogue. Labor Day weekend brought 27 cuts on rangefinders, watches, speakers and launch monitors, Garmin added five more mid-month, and by 24 October 29 of the 32 were back exactly where they started. Black Friday is 27 November.

By Tom Whitaker

Explained

4 hardware cuts, 4 software rises: every launch-monitor price move our log caught in six weeks, and SkyTrak did both on one day

We log one big American retailer's live prices across 744 products. Between August and late September the launch-monitor shelf moved eight times, and the direction depended entirely on whether the thing being priced was a box or a login.

By Jordan Hale

Explained

Uneekor's cheapest way in saves you nearly 40% — here's exactly what you're giving up

The EYE MINI LITE undercuts the EYE MINI by roughly $1,750 and gives up exactly one thing: the ability to leave the room. Most home-sim buyers are paying for portability they will use twice.

By Marcus Bell

Explained

The launch monitor price ladder: what each jump in price actually buys

Seven rungs, seventy-fold price range, and only two of the jumps genuinely change how much you improve. A plain map of where the money goes — including the annual fees that don't appear on any price tag.

By Dan Mercer

Explained

Launch monitors explained: what your money actually buys

Radar vs photometric, the numbers that matter, and where to jump in at every budget — in plain English.

By Tom Whitaker