5 launch monitors you can buy for under $500

If you’re looking to dial in your game, investing in a launch monitor is a great way to get useful data on your swing from the comfort of home or your local practice facility.

How can a launch monitor benefit you? Think about it this way: Do you know how far you hit every club? A launch monitor can tell you! Can you pinpoint the area of your swing that needs work? Launch monitor data can help you identify it!

While the devices used on Tour can cost tens of thousands of dollars, there are plenty of more affordable units on the market — some of which you can buy for less than $500!

These units are easy to use, easily portable, and can function both indoors and out. You can sync data to your phone for easy access to swing videos, and chart statistics like carry distance, spin rate, ball speed and more. So if you’re ready to upgrade your game for a fraction of the cost, check out some of our favorite affordable launch monitors from Fairway Jockey below, and click the link below to buy now!

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As a four-year member of Columbia’s inaugural class of female varsity golfers, Jessica can out-birdie everyone on the masthead. She can out-hustle them in the office, too, where she’s primarily responsible for producing both print and online features, and overseeing major special projects, such as GOLF’s inaugural Style Is­sue, which debuted in February 2018. Her origi­nal interview series, “A Round With,” debuted in November of 2015, and appeared in both in the magazine and in video form on GOLF.com.