PRGR HS 130-A Portable Golf Launch Monitor | Doppler Radar Measures Club & Ball Speed, Smash Factor, Total & Carry Distance | Tracks Swing Speed Training Aids

Needed a simple launch monitor to track numbers for a junior golfer. The price is right and it seems accurate as long as you set up correctly. Set up 4 feet behind the ball. Also, if hitting off a mat, raise the monitor 3.5 inches off the ground. If you're on the same plane as the monitor, hitting off grass for example, raise it 2 inches off the ground. I bought a cheap camera or cell phone stand (the ones where you can bend the legs) that can screw onto the monitor. Works great.

I got this launch monitor for Christmas. Today I hit over 100 golf balls. Hit driver, fairway woods, hybrids, irons and wedges. The monitor only missed 1 shot. Total yardage for all clubs was very comparable to the yardage I typically hit each club on the course. On miss hits or poor hits you could definitely see the difference on yardage and smash factor data. One of the main reasons I bought this monitor was to learn my carry distance for each club. It was very interesting to learn that the carry distance on 3 or 4 of my clubs is basically the same even though the total distance varies based on the loft of the club, trajectory, and roll out. It was also very humbling to learn just how much my swing speed has dropped being in my mid 60s and having lost over 60 pounds and a good bit of strength this past year. It was interesting to see that I could increase my swing speed 5-10 mph by taking a full backswing however when I did the smash factor would decrease a good bit because I would loose club head control and basically hit the ball the same distance as I typically do with my shorter backswing. Looking forward to using the monitor in the future to improve my swing. I would definitely recommend this product to amateur golfers that want a reasonable priced monitor to get a little data to tweak their swing.

I was able to use thus and compare it against a trackman. It is very close and most of the time within a yard or two of the trackman. This particular unit was having trouble resetting after a swing so I sent it back and ordered another. Fantastic, quick setup device for on course monitor.

I bought this launch monitor the other day on sale for $199.00 and used it at the range at the CC this morning and it is so easy to set up and seem to be very accurate but it really can't tell about distance because our range has an elevated tee area then dives off and the ball gets lost once it drops of but gave me all the feedback I need. I'll try it on a flat surface but as of now really happy with something this cheap. My son is a Class A pro and bought him a $29,000.00 trackman which does everything but this is all I need for swing speed, ball speed, smash factor, and distance. Easy to read screen a resets for the next quickly.Would recommend for something you can keep in your bag at a very reasonable price.

Awesome driving range tool! Gives you swing speed, ball speed smash factor and distance (carry OR total). The instant feedback is awesome. Smash factor tells you how efficiently you hit the ball. I noticed there were times when i hit the ball nice and pure and the swing speed was not as high as some swings but the distance was further because I hit it well. Fits right in my pocket!

Product stopped working after 1.5 years. I didnt use it much and it stayed in a case but for some reason it doesnt even turn on with brand new battery. For the price it should last longer than than this and i would NOT recommend purchasing this item. Dissatisfied with the quality of the product and the durability as well.

I know I don't have a perfect swing, but I doubt that my form breaks down so much after 100MPH that my smash factor all of a sudden goes to nearly 1 or that it's so bad that it can only read the club. I'm assuming if the ball gets launched fast enough, this monitor is just incapable of reading the ball speed any longer so puts out questionable information or just gives up on everything but the club speed.

Worked right out of the box. Swing speed aligned with previous speeds recorded on higher end launch monitors. Easy to use on the range.