Foresight GCQuad vs Garmin Approach R10
The Foresight GCQuad is a camera (photometric) unit (beside the ball); the Garmin Approach R10 is a radar unit (behind the ball). Below: what each one does better, today's prices, the 3-year cost with each maker's plan, and the room each needs.
Pick the Foresight GCQuad for
- a shorter room: 12 ft deep vs 18 ft
- putting
- measured spin (the Garmin Approach R10: calculated indoors; outdoors read at 20 m+ of flight and 90+ mph)
Pick the Garmin Approach R10 for
- a lower price today: $15,499.01 less
- $1,182.03 less in software over 3 years
- no PC needed
- lefty and righty without moving it
- a lower 3-year cost with its plan: $16,681.04 less
| Feature | Foresight GCQuad $15,999.00 | Garmin Approach R10 $499.99 |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Pro-level portable 4-camera quadrascopic, tour and fitter standard | Budget portable radar for indoor/outdoor practice + casual sim |
| Sensor | Camera (photometric) | Radar |
| Placement | Beside the ball | Behind the ball |
| Setup position | 22" beside ball | 6-8' behind the ball |
| Room needed | 12'W × 12'D × 9'H | 8'W × 18'D × 8'H |
| Spin | Measured | Calculated indoors; outdoors read at 20 m+ of flight and 90+ mph |
| Yearly software cost | $494/yr (Silver + Course Pass) | $99.99/yr (Garmin Golf membership) |
| 3-year cost | $17,481.00 | $799.96 |
| Own app runs on | Foresight app on iPhone/iPad and Android; Foresight Premier on Windows PC | iPhone, Android |
| Third-party sim software | GSPro, Awesome Golf, E6 Connect, Creative Golf | GSPro, E6 Connect, E6 APEX, Awesome Golf |
| PC needed | Only for PC software (gaming PC for Foresight Premier, GSPro, Creative Golf) | No |
| Lefty + righty without moving it | No | Yes |
| Putting | Yes | No |
| Swing video | Yes | Yes |
| Marked balls / stickers | Ball: none; Club: reflective club markers, 1-dot or 4-dot (4 markers for face angle, impact location, closure rate) | Ball: none; Club: none |
| Indoor | Yes | Yes |
| Outdoor | Yes | Yes |
| Owner's manual | Foresight GCQuad manual | Garmin Approach R10 manual |
Prices are today's prices here. Software plans are each maker's own, read from their current pages; the 3-year cost is today's price plus three years of the plan the maker needs for course play on its own software. Room needs are the minimums on our launch monitor comparison. A dash means the maker does not publish it.
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