Play Pebble at 11pm in your garage.

A simulator is the best money in golf or a very expensive coat rack. The difference is 30 centimeters of ceiling and an honest look at your room. Check the fit before you fall for a launch monitor.

2.75 mceiling for a driver swing

4.5 mroom depth for radar units

±1 ydcarry accuracy, top tier

The room-fit check

Three measurements decide everything downstream: whether you can swing driver, which launch monitor technologies will read your ball, and whether the impact screen sits far enough away to be safe.

Ceiling height, meters Room depth, meters Room width, meters

The board: three honest tiers

Entry · net + mat

The swing-year starter

Photometric unit, net, no screen. Real numbers, no cinema.

carry + ball speed
needs 2.6 m ceiling

the tier to buy if you are testing whether you will practice

Mid · full bay

The enclosure build

Impact screen, short-throw projector, camera-based monitor.

spin + club path
needs 2.75 m ceiling

where most garage bays should land, price included

Full · radar suite

The range killer

Radar tracking, course software, the works.

full flight model
needs 4.5 m depth

worth it when lessons and league nights replace the range

Fit before features

No launch monitor recommendation before the room passes. A unit that cannot read your flight in your space is a paperweight.

Accuracy, priced

We compare cost per yard of carry accuracy across tiers, so you see exactly what the next thousand buys.

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