Deciding what sim to buy

[MrGeorge]

Had originally seen a YouTube video for the garmin r10 and thought i would get one because of the low price. Now some people have suggested if i can up the budget to 2k i should get a skytrack.
Looking for peoples opinions on what would be best for me. I am a new golfer been playing just under 1 year currently 24 handicap. Was looking at getting a home sim just basically to see my shot shape and distance for each club plus would be fun to play a bunch of courses. Thats pretty much all i am wanting out of a sim, also the cartoon look of the garmin won’t bother me at all. So would i be better getting the garmin or the skytrack what are the pros and cons of both please?

[bubbtubbs]

TGC 2019 does.

[aussiebenny]

Tbh, garmin is great value, but so far going by all the reviews I've watched, it seems just not consistently accurate enough for me to rely on its data for practice or simulation golf. Maybe it will be after some firmware updates, but yeah, that could be many months away.

I was in a simlar situation few weeks ago, and I went with Mevo+. Basically, if you have at least 8 feet away from ball to net and have at least 7 feet of room behind your hitting position (which you do), then I highly recommend the Mevo+ which is of similar price to SkyTrack. It measures more ball and club data, and I feel it's more accurate overall. Also, if you have left & right hand players who will use it and you have enough room to have a central ball position, then Mevo+ shines also as you won't even need to move the Mevo+ at all while taking turn which is huge. I also knew that I wouldn't be able to stand SkyTrak's 3-4 second shot to screen delay. It would really annoy me to no end. Meanwhile, Mevo+ is practically instant with near zero shot delay which is great.

btw, Mevo+ also comes with free E6 Connect Basic Mobile licence for IOS that has 5 course and 17 ranges. So that's a big plus also and means you can play top-grade course simulation without any extra cost on top of the unit purchase. And the free FS Golf and FS Skills apps (on Android or IOS phones and tablets) are great also for practice with no suibscription fees to worry about.

[MrGeorge]

Length in 5.4m width is 4.2m and hight in 2.8m it does have a sofa in the room, i will attach a photo. I ordered a screen thats 2.5m x2.5m and 1.5m deep.

[COgolfengineer]

MrGeorge what's the size of your room? That will determine whether you have the room for a radar unit such as Garmin or Mevo+ or if you need a photmetric unit such as Skytrak.

[MrGeorge]

With the skytrack does that need a powerful pc to run ? I was planning on buying just a ipad for the garmin not sure if a ipad would work with the skytrack?

[MarkSC]

I’m not very familiar with the Garmin, but I love SkyTrak. I am a 13 handicap. If you have the budget, for a few hundred dollars per year you can add TGC2019 to get some club face data as well. It is calculated rather than directly measured, but I can tell you it is quite accurate in most cases and useful to improve your swing (I can finally draw the ball at will). Plus, being able to play in online tournaments and such will keep you motivated.