Tech
Rangefinders, GPS, launch monitors and home simulators — the tech that measures your game and hands you real numbers.
You're upgrading your golf sim in the wrong order
The most common home-sim regret isn't a launch monitor's accuracy. It's a room you flinch in and a picture you can't see in daylight — and both get budgeted last.
By Marcus Bell
Nikon Coolshot Pro II vs Precision Pro NX10: how much rangefinder do you need?
One buys you the best optics and a gyro-stabilised picture; the other gives you most of the experience for a little over half the outlay. Which is the smarter buy?
By Jordan Hale
GoGoGo Vpro vs Bushnell Tour V7 Shift: do you really need to spend 5x?
A budget-laser icon against the tour-caddie standard — one costs roughly five times the other, and only one specific golfer actually needs the expensive one.
By Jordan Hale
Square Golf launch monitor review: the camera unit that undercuts the radar crowd
A newer camera-based monitor that reads club data the budget radar crowd can't — and never charges a subscription. Here's honestly where it fits in a home sim.
By Marcus Bell
Garmin Approach S50 vs Shot Scope V5: slick watch or free game data?
Two very different GPS watches at two very different prices — one is the polished all-rounder, the other quietly tells you where you actually lose shots.
By Jordan Hale
Bushnell Phantom 3 review: the no-faff GPS that costs less than a wedge
No watch on your wrist, no laser to aim, no subscription — just big, glanceable yardages and slope in your pocket. For a lot of golfers that's the whole job, done, for the price of a decent round.
By Jordan Hale
SkyTrak+ vs FlightScope Mevo+: your room decides this one, not your budget
Two of the smartest sim-grade launch monitors under camera-system money, and golfers agonise over the spec sheets. But the choice between them really comes down to one unglamorous thing most buyers measure last: how much space you actually have.
By Marcus Bell
Shot Scope V5 review: the golf watch that tracks your whole game for free
Most game-tracking systems hand you tour-level stats and then charge you monthly to keep them. The V5 gives you strokes gained and 100-plus stats on your own game with no subscription, ever — and that changes the maths entirely.
By Jordan Hale
Rapsodo MLM2 Pro vs Shot Scope LM1: measured spin and sim golf, or just the number?
Two launch monitors golfers cross-shop constantly, sitting either side of the same question — how much do you actually need? One films your swing, measures spin and plays sim courses all winter. The other strips the whole idea down to a carry number on a screen.
By Jordan Hale
The smartest time to buy a golf simulator is the middle of summer
Nobody is thinking about indoor golf in July — which is exactly why the golfer who builds now plays all winter while everyone else is fighting over stock in November.
By Dan Mercer
Golf GPS in 2026: what's actually worth buying now
Golf GPS had a big year — laser-and-GPS hybrids, connected rangefinders and slope displays that finally earn their keep. Here's the landscape: what's worth your money now, and the new arrivals worth knowing about.
By Dan Mercer
Radar vs camera launch monitors: the home-sim decision nobody explains
Two completely different technologies hide behind the words launch monitor, and picking the wrong one for your room is the most expensive mistake in home golf.
By Jordan Hale
Garmin built a GPS watch just for juniors — and it's smarter than it sounds
The Approach J1 is the first golf GPS watch designed specifically for kids. It sounds like a gimmick — it isn't. Here's what it actually does, who it's really for, and where it fits.
By Jordan Hale
You learned golf on a simulator. Here's where the grass disagrees
Roughly half the people swinging in sim bays have never played a hole outdoors. If you're about to change that, your numbers, your ball and your feet are in for some news.
By Jordan Hale
The mat is the one part of a home sim your body pays for — don't cheap out on it
Everyone agonises over the launch monitor and grabs the cheapest mat to save a few quid. It's backwards: the mat is the only component you physically feel on every single swing.
By Marcus Bell
The only three projectors worth buying for a golf simulator
Forget the spec-sheet rabbit hole. For a golf sim the projector decision comes down to two things — your room's light and your budget — and it lands on one of three.
By Marcus Bell
The four home golf simulators: what each budget threshold actually unlocks
Spend twice as much and you don't get twice the simulator — you cross into a different kind of room. Here's what genuinely changes at each tier, and the exact point where more money stops buying you more golf.
By Marcus Bell
The best golf GPS watch is the one you'll actually wear
Golf watches now range from a simple yardage display to a rugged solar computer that tracks every shot. The trick isn't buying the most features — it's matching the watch to how you actually play and what you'll genuinely use. Here's how to pick the right tier.
By Dan Mercer
Garmin Approach S50 review: the golf watch most people should actually buy
The S50 takes nearly everything that made Garmin's flagship special — the gorgeous AMOLED screen, slope-adjusted distances, shot tracking, wrist heart rate and Garmin Pay — and sells it for a lot less than double. For most golfers, this is the sweet spot.
By Jordan Hale
How good are cheap rangefinders now? Good enough to embarrass a Bushnell
The gap between a pocket-money laser and a flagship one has quietly collapsed. For most golfers a value rangefinder now does the whole job — here's the ladder from dirt-cheap to feature-loaded, and exactly where the extra money still buys you something real.
By Dan Mercer
FlightScope Mevo+ review: the launch monitor home simulators are actually built around
While the internet argues about budget camera units and the Garmin R10, the Mevo+ quietly became the default brain of the serious home sim — tour-grade radar heritage, full ball and club data, and out-of-the-box simulator connectivity. It needs room to breathe, and the add-ons push the real cost up.
By Jordan Hale
Bushnell Tour V6 Shift vs Shot Scope Pro L2: do you really need the badge?
Two of the best value lasers in golf, from opposite ends of the value argument. The Shot Scope is the giant-killer on pure accuracy-per-pound; the Bushnell sells trust, optics and that famous pin-lock. Here's which one actually deserves your money.
By Jordan Hale
Precision Pro NX10 review: the laser that makes Bushnell money hard to justify
The NX10 is the first sub-flagship laser in years that genuinely rivals a top Bushnell — perfect-scoring accuracy, fast pin-lock and switchable slope for roughly half the money. Here's what you give up, and who should still spend more.
By Jordan Hale
Shot Scope LM1 review: has the launch monitor finally got cheap enough?
The LM1 drags personal launch-monitor pricing down to impulse-buy territory, and for most golfers chasing a real carry number, that is the whole story.
By Jordan Hale
Why golf is quietly happening indoors now
Simulators, bays and bright-lit ranges have pulled millions into the game without a tee time in sight. Here's what the off-course boom means for the gear you buy.
By Jordan Hale
Garmin Approach Z30 review: the connected laser, if you're already a Garmin golfer
Garmin's first new rangefinder in years beams the pin number to your watch. Whether that's worth the money depends entirely on what's on your wrist.
By Tom Whitaker
Garmin R50 vs SkyTrak+: which premium home-sim brain should you buy?
The big home-simulator decision. One does everything in a single box; the other gives you sharper numbers for far less. Here's how to choose.
By Tom Whitaker
Bushnell Tour V7 Shift review: the rangefinder most golfers should buy
Fast, confident lock-on, switchable slope and Bushnell's reliability — the all-rounder that tops the lists, and the one we recommend by default.
By Jordan Hale
Garmin Approach R50 review: the all-in-one launch monitor with the screen built in
Three cameras and a 10-inch touchscreen in one box, so you can run a full sim session with no laptop, phone or projector wired in. Convenient — at a serious price, and with a few rough edges.
By Tom Whitaker
Is a slope rangefinder worth it? (And is it legal?)
Yes for practice and casual rounds — it makes you a smarter club-picker. No for competition, where it's illegal unless you can switch it off.
By Jordan Hale
Bushnell Pro X3+ vs Garmin Z82: which premium rangefinder wins?
Two flagship lasers, two philosophies — the purist's tool versus the do-everything device. Here's who should buy which.
By Jordan Hale
GPS watch vs laser rangefinder: which should you buy first?
They solve the distance problem in opposite ways. Most golfers only need one to start — here's how to choose.
By Jordan Hale
Bushnell Pro X3+ review: the laser other lasers are measured against
It's the rangefinder you see in more tour bags than any other. Here's whether the premium price holds up.
By Jordan Hale
A cheap launch monitor will help your game more than any club you buy this year
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By Tom Whitaker
The launch monitor that broke the price floor
Personal launch monitors used to start in the thousands. This one moved the floor — and dropped the subscription.
By Tom Whitaker
Slope is the most overhyped feature on your rangefinder
It's the headline selling point on every laser — and the one feature you legally can't use when it matters most. Here's the honest take.
By Jordan Hale
Garmin Approach S70 review: the GPS watch that does almost everything
A gorgeous AMOLED screen, full course maps and a battery that lasts. Is this the only piece of distance tech most golfers need?
By Jordan Hale
The rangefinder now talks to your watch
Garmin's new laser zaps a yardage straight to your wrist — the most genuinely new idea in distance gear this year.
By Jordan Hale
Garmin R10 vs Shot Scope LM1: the budget launch-monitor face-off
Two ways to get real numbers without remortgaging — which one fits how you'll actually use it.
By Jordan Hale
SkyTrak+ review: the home-sim launch monitor that earns its price
Near sim-grade accuracy without the five-figure outlay. If you're building a serious garage setup, this is where the numbers get real.
By Tom Whitaker
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
Garmin Approach R10 review: the launch monitor that started the home-data boom
Portable radar, app simulator, on-course tracking — and a price that put real numbers in reach. Does the value all-rounder still hold up?
By Tom Whitaker
The personal launch monitor is now an impulse buy
Real radar numbers used to start in the thousands. A new wave of devices — no subscription, screen built in — has blown the door open.
By Tom Whitaker
How much should you spend on a rangefinder?
They all measure the same yardage. Here's what your money actually buys above the basics — and where it stops mattering.
By Jordan Hale
GPS watch vs phone app vs handheld: how should you get your distances?
Three ways to know how far it is, and they suit very different golfers. The honest pros and cons of each.
By Jordan Hale
Rapsodo MLM2 Pro review: the camera-and-radar unit that punches above its price
Video, real numbers and simulator play for the price of a posh rangefinder. The step-up launch monitor, honestly assessed.
By Tom Whitaker
Nikon Coolshot Pro II review: the mid-tier laser with premium glass
Nikon makes optics for a living, and it shows. The smart-money rangefinder that gives you most of the flagship for less.
By Jordan Hale
How to build a garage golf simulator on a budget
Year-round golf in your garage is more achievable than you think. The honest shopping list, what to spend on, and where to save.
By Tom Whitaker
Garmin R10 vs Rapsodo MLM2 Pro: which budget launch monitor wins?
The two devices most home-data golfers agonise over. They're closer than the spec sheets suggest — here's how to choose.
By Tom Whitaker