Room fit
What room dimensions does a golf simulator need?
There is no industry standard, and that absence is the finding. Golf Sim Oracle tracks the room figures 12 manufacturers publish for 24 launch monitors: six state a minimum length, eight state a minimum width, and only five state both. That means a floor plan can be drawn from the specification for five of 24 models. Every figure below is the maker's own wording, with the date it was read.
5/24
publish both a minimum length and a minimum width. Only these can have a room planned from the maker’s own figures
6/24
publish a minimum room length
8/24
publish a minimum room width
15/24
publish neither, whatever else the maker prints about the unit
Minimum room length and width, by model
Quoted rather than summarised, because the wording carries the caveat: a maker that says "at least 15 feet long" and a maker that says a room "offers a comfortable setting" at 17 feet are not making the same claim. An empty cell means the maker publishes no figure. It does not mean the unit needs no room.
| Launch monitor | Minimum length | Minimum width | Where the unit sits |
|---|---|---|---|
 Garmin Approach R10Garmin | Your space must be at least 15 feet long | Your space must be at least 8 feet wide. The ball may sit up to 1 ft. (0.3 m) either side of the target line, in a 2 x 2 ft. hitting area | Place the launch monitor on the ground between 6 ft. and 8 ft. (1.8 m and 2.4 m) behind the tee location |
 SkyTrak ST MAXSkyTrak | Minimum 12 feet long, on SkyTrak’s support site; the sales site separately suggests 17’ as a depth that "offers a comfortable and spacious setting" | Minimum 10 feet wide, on SkyTrak’s support site; the sales site separately suggests 12’ "for a more spacious feel", plus 1’ to 2’ for both-handed play | Sits next to the ball. SkyTrak contrasts this with "other launch monitors that require up to 8’ behind the hitting area" |
| Uneekor EYE XOUneekor · not sold here | 16 ft, from "We recommend a minimum room size of 13 ft wide × 16 ft deep × 10 ft high" | 13 ft minimum | Front-mounted overhead on the ceiling in front of the golfer |
| Uneekor EYE XO2Uneekor · not sold here | 16 ft, from "We recommend a minimum room size of 13 ft wide × 16 ft deep × 10 ft high" | 13 ft minimum | Front-mounted overhead on the ceiling in front of the golfer, which Uneekor states "keeps the unit completely out of the hitting zone" |
| Uneekor EYE XRUneekor · not sold here | 16 ft, from "We recommend a minimum room size of 13 ft wide × 16 ft deep × 10 ft high" | 13 ft minimum | Rear-mounted on the ceiling behind the golfer |
 Garmin Approach R50Garmin | Not published | Space width of 10 feet or more; for dual-handed setups use a space of 13 feet or more. Recommended for most users rather than stated as a minimum | Place the launch monitor approximately 1.5 ft. (0.5 m) to the side of the desired tee location |
 Rapsodo MLM2PRORapsodo | A little more than 14 total feet | Not published | Sits 6.5 to 8.5 feet directly behind the ball, aimed down the target line |
| TrackMan 4TrackMan · not sold here | Not published | 4.6 m / 15 ft + | Behind the ball. TrackMan contrasts it with the iO, which removes the space a radar unit needs behind the player |
| TrackMan iOTrackMan · not sold here | Not published | 4.6 m / 15 ft + | Ceiling-mounted. TrackMan states there are "no minimum distance requirements in front of or behind the ball" |
 Bushnell Launch Pro iBushnell | Not published | Not published | Not published |
 Swing Caddie SC200 PlusVoice Caddie | Not published | Not published | 5 ft behind the ball, on the same level as the ball |
 FlightScope Mevo Gen2FlightScope · not sold here | Not published | Not published | Behind the ball |
| FlightScope Mevo+FlightScope · not sold here | Not published | Not published | Behind the ball |
 FlightScope X3FlightScope · not sold here | Not published | Not published | Behind the ball |
 Foresight GC3Foresight Sports · not sold here | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Foresight GCHawkForesight Sports · not sold here | Not published | Not published | Ceiling-mounted four-camera system |
 Foresight GCQuadForesight Sports · not sold here | Not published | Not published | Portable, sits on the floor beside the ball |
 Full Swing KITFull Swing · not sold here | Not published | Not published | Behind the ball |
| ProTee VXProTee United · not sold here | Not published | Not published | Ceiling-mounted, between 9 ft and 10 ft high |
| SQUARE Golf Home EditionSQUARE · not sold here | Not published | Not published | Not published |
 Uneekor EYE MINIUneekor · not sold here | Not published | Not published | Portable, sits on the floor beside the ball rather than on the ceiling |
 Uneekor EYE MINI LITEUneekor · not sold here | Not published | Not published | Portable, sits on the floor beside the ball rather than on the ceiling |
 Voice Caddie Swing Caddie SC300iVoice Caddie · not sold here | Not published | Not published | Behind the ball |
| Voice Caddie Swing Caddie SC4 ProVoice Caddie · not sold here | Not published | Not published | Behind the ball |
Launch monitors that fit a home bay
The launch monitors Amazon places highest in their category right now. The room figures above come from the makers, not from Amazon.
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Rapsodo
Rapsodo Mobile Launch Monitor Golf Simulator
#10 in its Amazon category
$200
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PRGR
PRGR HS 130-A Portable Golf Launch Monitor
#21 in its Amazon category
$200$230Save $30
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Garmin
Garmin Approach R10
#27 in its Amazon category
$479
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Rapsodo
Rapsodo MLM2PRO Mobile Launch Monitor Golf Simulator
#31 in its Amazon category
$600$700Save $100
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Why most of this table is empty
A launch monitor that sits beside the ball needs less room behind the tee than one that sits six to eight feet back, so the room figure is a property of the unit and not of the game. Makers still skip it: 15 of 24 publish neither a length nor a width anywhere on their own site. Every cell above was read from the maker's own page on the date recorded with it, so an empty cell is a fact about what the maker published and not a measurement of the unit. This page reports what the maker does not state, never what the product does not need.
The 5 models whose room can be planned from the spec
- Garmin Approach R10: Your space must be at least 15 feet long; Your space must be at least 8 feet wide. The ball may sit up to 1 ft. (0.3 m) either side of the target line, in a 2 x 2 ft. hitting area Garmin: Approach R10 Owner’s Manual, Preparing for a Shot
- SkyTrak ST MAX: Minimum 12 feet long, on SkyTrak’s support site; the sales site separately suggests 17’ as a depth that "offers a comfortable and spacious setting"; Minimum 10 feet wide, on SkyTrak’s support site; the sales site separately suggests 12’ "for a more spacious feel", plus 1’ to 2’ for both-handed play SkyTrak: Plan Your Space
- Uneekor EYE XO: 16 ft, from "We recommend a minimum room size of 13 ft wide × 16 ft deep × 10 ft high"; 13 ft minimum Uneekor: EYE XO Launch Monitor, room size and price
- Uneekor EYE XO2: 16 ft, from "We recommend a minimum room size of 13 ft wide × 16 ft deep × 10 ft high"; 13 ft minimum Uneekor: EYE XO2 Launch Monitor, room size and price
- Uneekor EYE XR: 16 ft, from "We recommend a minimum room size of 13 ft wide × 16 ft deep × 10 ft high"; 13 ft minimum Uneekor: EYE XR Launch Monitor, room size and price
Use these figures
The whole table, every maker’s own wording, with the date each page was read. Published under CC BY 4.0, so it can be reused anywhere that credits Golf Sim Oracle.
Work out your own room
The calculator takes a ceiling height, a depth and a width and returns the models the makers’ own figures say fit, rather than a rule of thumb.