We live in the golden age of golf simulators. Never before has this technology been as accurate, affordable and fun as it is TODAY! But with so many elite options, which one should you choose? Some are right for you, some are not. We help you decide.
We live in the golden age of home golf simulators. Gone are the days when you had to spend $50,000 to have your own personal indoor golf studio. In today’s competitive golf tech market, you can get a garage golf or basement setup going for less than $10,000. Easily!
But all the options out there can make the process daunting. $5,000–$10,000 is still a big investment. Nobody wants to spend even $2,000 for even a “cheap” golf simulator without doing some research.
So how do you know which package will be perfect for the home studio of your dreams?? These are not small decisions people! Fortunately, PlayBetter has made it easy. How?
Plus, when you buy your golf simulator package with PlayBetter.com, we 100% guarantee that you will love it or you can send it back. Plus everything ships to you for FREE. We're the #1 golf simulator retailer in the Unites States for reason. You're in very good hands.
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P.S. You can always take our PlayBetter StudioBuilder™ Quiz at any time. It will ask you about 10 questions and recommend the best home golf simulator studio package for your customized needs!
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The Bushnell Launch Pro SimStudio10™ comes in at #1 and ticks just about every box for your dream home studio. It's one of the best overall golf simulator packages available today.
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The SkyTrak+ PlayBetter SimStudio12™ provides data for days and is loaded with simulation options. If game improvement and virtual golf fun is high on your list, this is the best overall golf simulator package for you.
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The Foresight Sports GC3 SimStudio12™ will transform the right room in your home into a golfers' paradise. This is the golf home simulator package for the serious golfer who wants it all.
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The FlightScope Mevo+ SimStudio13™ requires a bit more space, but offers incredible accuracy and powerful insight for the golf data geek in you.
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The Rapsodo MLM2PRO SimStudio12™ marries what our golf reviewer deems the best golf launch monitor under $1,000 with convenience and ease of a complete home golf simulator setup—for a price that was unheard of before now.
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The Garmin Approach R10 SimStudio10™ is puts a professional quality golf simulator in your home for the most affordable price!
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The Swing Caddie SC4 SimStudio10™ Package is the perfect starter home golf studio—with a strong budget launch monitor & professional quality sim package.
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Choose Foresight Sports QuadMAX SimStudio13™ Deep if you want the best price on a hands down unbeatable home golf studio dream.
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Golf simulator dreams come in all shapes, sizes, and budgets. An investment in this SimStudio category comes with the most value—and opportunity to create your golf paradise at home!
Not only will you get to choose from four fully loaded, high-quality golf studio packages that can be easily assembled in one afternoon, you get your choice of a top-selling golf launch monitor.
Do you want to putt on your home golf simulator? What about Club and Face Path? Is portability important? And look, we're not even going to ask if you want realistic golf courses—of course you do!
If this is your budget tier, this is where you make your ace!
Minimum Space Requirements:
10' (W) X 8'6 (H) X 5'4 (D)
Minimum Space Requirements:
10' (W) X 8'6 (H) X 5'4 (D)
Minimum Space Requirements:
10' (W) X 8'6 (H) X 5'4 (D)
The Launch Pro PlayBetter SimStudio is your choice if you've got an $8,000 budget and a strong hankering for tour-level accuracy on ball and club data, along with true-to-life courses, in a golf simulator that takes less than an hour to set up! You won't need any extras—not even another person. You'll get the most out of this package if you purchase the gold subscription—which comes with a free 30-day trial.
The SkyTrak+ PlayBetter SimStudio is for you if you've got $7,000 to spend on an indoor golf simulator where you can optimize your practice and improvement AND get one of the most sim software-friendly launch monitors on the market! Our SimStudio Package will get you there in no time with quality materials and equipment that snap into place—safely and securely!
You should buy the FlightScope Mevo+ PlayBetter SimStudio if you can spend $6,000 to $7,000 on a golf simulator created for the data-obsessed golfer. The very portable FlightScope Mevo+ unit alone offers 20+ metrics for full swing, chipping, and putting! Plus, you can add-on the Pro Package and Face Impact upgrades for even more detailed feedback on every shot you take! Paired with our easy-to-set-up SimStudio package, you can be improving in no time!
Minimum Space Requirements:
10' (W) X 8'6 (H) X 5'4 (D)
Minimum Space Requirements:
10' (W) X 8'6 (H) X 5'4 (D)
Minimum Space Requirements:
10' (W) X 8'6 (H) X 5'4 (D)
You'll be hard-pressed to find a high-quality complete simulator studio WITH a golf launch monitor for these prices!
These very portable radar-based launch monitors were created to include simulation so that more golfers could play and improve their golf game at home. And now with the PlayBetter SimStudio Complete Packages you can get everything you need in one spot!
Consider a Garmin Approach R10 + PlayBetter SimStudio Package if you want an affordable golf home setup that offers loads of data points (including Club Path) with easy set up all around—available in four space sizes! Plus, the Garmin R10 is now compatible with several third-party simulation software brands, including E6 Connect, TGC 2019, and Awesome Golf!
Choose a Swing Caddie SC4 + PlayBetter SimStudio Package if you want the most affordable BUT highly accurate golf launch monitor in your golf simulator studio. Get the complete package with one of the most unique launch monitors on the planet—that comes with a remote, audible distances, and a display of your data.
This Foresight GC3 PlayBetter SimStudio Package is the closest option to having a GCQuad complete home simulator—but for $8,000 to $15,000 less, depending on what bundle you choose.
You'll need a budget of $10,000 to $13,000—the GC3 comes in three bundle options: Ball Enabled, Essentials Plus, and Players Plus.
You also need minimum space of 10' (W) X 8'6 (H) X 5'4 (D).
This package is for the golfer who wants the most trusted brand in launch monitors at the center of their indoor golf simulator—that can be assembled by one person in less than an hour.
Thoughtfully constructed with safety in mind, our PlayBetter SimStudio Packages offer four sizes to perfectly outfit your golfer's paradise at home!
The GCQuad + PlayBetter SimStudio is your choice if you want the holy grail of golf simulator experiences and have a budget of $18,000 to $25,000.
This quadrascopic launch monitor is a three-time Golf Digest Editors' Choice Award Winner for a reason. It uses four cameras to bring you unparalleled reliability in data—repeatedly.
Pair it with the PlayBetter SimStudio and enjoy hyper-realistic gameplay at home. Choose from four sizes of our complete home golf studios that include our snap-in-place impact screen and enclosure, gaming projector with mounting bracket, premium golf hitting mat, and putting grass surface.
This package requires a minimum space of 10' (W) X 8'6 (H) X 5'4 (D).
You won't need anything else except the desire to come home to every golfer's ultimate dream setup!
Now it's time to get your home golf simulator setup. We've got fantastic news: PlayBetter now offers super-affordable SimStudio complete golf simulator packages!
Here's just a few of the key benefits:
Not quite ready to pull the full golf simulator trigger? That doesn't mean you can't have a game-changing golf practice setup at home.
Several of our more affordable golf launch monitors are extremely portable and work with apps on mobile devices. So depending on the space you're in, you can use a smartphone or iPad with a golf net and a hitting mat—wherever you can set up! You can even mirror it onto a TV!
Whether you want to set up on the back patio, in your basement, in the garage, in the living room, or at friend's house ... you can enjoy golf at home while improving your game.
You just need a few essentials, and we've got them on PlayBetter.com. Check out our most affordable, portable launch monitors, golf hitting nets, and golf mats below!
PlayBetter SimStudio Golf Simulator Bay Golf Enclosure (4 sizes):
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Things to consider are the space necessary for your launch monitor requirements, simulator equipment, and, of course, your swing!
Read our garage golf ceiling height article to learn more about how to make sure you have room to swing freely.
You should also think about the kind of simulation software you want to access.
Golf launch monitors and third-party simulation software will have specific system requirements.
Read this launch monitor for home golf simulators buyer's guide to learn more.
Either outdoors hitting into a net or indoors—you'll need to know how much space your launch monitor requires from tee to unit and how much flight space to net or impact screen is required for the device to get a good read on the ball.
If you're building a garage golf simulator or a studio inside your house, you'll also need to think about room dimensions.
Check out this article to see the space requirements for our launch monitors for home golf simulators.
All launch monitors are programmed with their own algorithm to produce data after reading the ball at impact. This data can range from basic to spin data to club data.
Read this article to see which units offer what data to help you decide which golf launch monitor belongs in your home golf simulator.
If you're shopping home golf simulators, one of the key factors in your launch monitor purchase will be third-party simulation software.
Jump over to this article to get up to speed on the simulation you'll get with the best launch monitors in golf.
You may be building a dream home golf setup and be okay with the fact that the launch monitor that you want requires a gaming computer.
Or, you might be in the market for a portable launch monitor that you can take anywhere and that runs easily with a smartphone or iPad.
Or something in between.
Be sure to read up on the system requirements for the launch monitors in our PlayBetter collection.
