Garmin Golf Simulators & Launch Monitors

Yes for Home Tee Hero. Garmin ties Home Tee Hero to a Garmin Golf Membership, and that is what unlocks virtual rounds on more than 42,000 courses plus membership features like the weekly virtual tournament.

The Approach R10 is radar-based and sits behind the ball. Approach R50 is camera-based and uses a three-camera system, which is why it can offer impact video and a more on-device, simulator-style experience.

The Garmin R10 requires that the ball should be at least 8 ft from your impact screen or net, and the R10 should be 6 to 8 ft behind the tee location. In other words, 14 to 16 ft of depth total is the practical minimum before you factor in swing clearance and safety.

R10 goes 6 to 8 ft behind the tee location and must be aligned with the target line, because misalignment can skew directional readings. R50 sits about 1.5 ft to the side of the tee location, faces the hitting area, and performs best when it is roughly the same height as the tee location. These are not preferences, they are part of the measurement geometry.

Yes, but the method differs. With R10, you are typically viewing through the Garmin Golf app and Garmin explicitly supports mirroring your phone to a compatible smart TV using your phone’s screen mirroring feature. With R50, Garmin supports direct audio and video output by connecting a minimum 1080p-capable HDMI cable to the device’s A/V port and then to your display.

Yes. The key practical requirement is networking: the mobile device running the Garmin Golf app must be on the same Wi-Fi network as the computer running E6 CONNECT.

If you want club data on R50, yes. You must apply one of the included club stickers to the club face to track club data. Putting is different: club data is not recorded for putting, so you do not need a sticker on your putter, and you should not expect putter club metrics.

Ball flight condition settings affect carry distances. If your carry looks shorter or longer than expected, the first thing to check is whether ball flight conditions are set manually or matching the course location, and whether those conditions make sense for your practice environment.

It can if you do it incorrectly. If you are using a golf mat, the bottom edge of the R10 should sit above the mat. That is a practical way of saying do not bury the unit below the hitting surface or create an awkward height relationship between device and ball.

The R10 is radar-based, so it benefits from seeing more of the ball flight. Indoors you are working with a shorter flight window, which can make certain metrics more sensitive to setup variables like spacing, alignment, and the environment. Outdoors, with more flight to read, many golfers find the experience more forgiving and the numbers more stable.