Mevo Gen 2 vs Approach R50

The Mevo Gen 2 is $1,299 and the R50 is $4,999.99, and the gap pays for two different ideas of a home sim.

The R50 is self-contained. Three high-speed cameras feed a 10-inch touchscreen running Garmin's Home Tee Hero on the device — 43,000+ courses, a camera-based putting mode, and no PC. Home Tee Hero's full features are $99.99 a year with a Garmin Golf membership. Club speed, path, face angle and attack angle are measured out of the box with the club-face sticker Garmin includes, and Garmin suggests a 9 ft ceiling or more for most users.

The Mevo Gen 2 is a component. FlightScope pairs 3D Doppler radar with image processing, it works indoors and out, and there is no subscription. Out of the box it reads ball data plus club speed, smash factor and attack angle; club path, face to path and dynamic loft come with FlightScope's Pro Package at $1,000 list ($1,499 with Face Impact Location). As a radar unit it needs room to watch the ball fly — plan on about 17 ft on our room planner: FlightScope's 8 ft behind the ball and at least 8 ft of flight in front, plus a foot behind the screen. On either unit the swing sets the ceiling: Shop Indoor Golf's height table asks 10 ft for a golfer 5'10" to 6'2".

Both are on GSPro's official list with no manufacturer fee, and GSPro needs a Windows PC with a discrete GPU, which is where the R50's built-in screen stops earning its price. Over five years the R50 on Home Tee Hero is about $5,500; the Mevo with the Pro Package and GSPro is about $3,549 plus the computer at regular price. As of November 2026 FlightScope and its dealers have the Pro Package at $599 against that $1,000 regular price, which brings the Mevo path to about $3,148 while it runs.