Full Swing KIT vs Garmin Approach R50
Garmin Approach R50 is the cheaper unit by $500. Garmin Approach R50 needs less room depth (12 ft vs 18 ft).
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Reasons to pick Full Swing KIT
- Lefty + righty households: both hit from the same spot
Reasons to pick Garmin Approach R50
- Costs $500 less up front ($4,499 vs $4,999)
- Needs 6 ft less room depth (12 ft vs 18 ft)
- Officially supports Awesome Golf (the other doesn't)
- Full sim built in — no PC or tablet needed
| Full Swing KIT | Garmin Approach R50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4,999 | ✓$4,499 |
| Tracking tech | Radar (doppler) | Camera (photometric) |
| Placement | Behind the golfer | Beside the ball |
| Min ceiling | 9 ft | 9 ft |
| Min depth | 18 ft | ✓12 ft |
| Indoor/outdoor | both | both |
| Ball requirements | any | any |
| Measured data | ✓16 — carry distance, total distance, spin rate, spin axis, face angle, face to path, attack angle, launch angle, ball speed, club speed, smash factor, club path, horizontal angle, apex height, side carry distance, side total distance | 10 — Ball speed, Launch angle, Launch direction, Spin axis, Spin rate, Apex height, Smash factor, Carry distance, Total distance, Deviation distance |
| Sim software | Full Swing Golf, GSPro, E6 Connect | Home Tee Hero, Garmin Golf, GSPro, E6 Connect, Awesome Golf |
| Sim platforms | GSPro, E6 Connect | ✓GSPro, E6 Connect, Awesome Golf |
| Subscription | Full Swing Golf for KIT (Studio packages) requires a subscription; GSPro and E6 Connect are separate purchases with no subscription noted | Subscription required for Home Tee Hero (43,000 courses, leaderboards). Third-party simulator software (GSPro, E6, Awesome Golf) subscriptions sold separately. |
| Verdict | Tiger-endorsed radar with a slick OLED screen, officially on GSPro's list — competes with the R50 in the prosumer band. | All-in-one camera unit with a built-in screen — the simplest path to a no-PC sim room. |
✓ marks the better value on rankable specs (lower price, fits smaller rooms, more measured data, no required subscription). Greyed rows are identical.
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