Doppler Radar

A launch monitor technology that tracks ball flight using radio waves bounced off the ball as it moves through the air. The radar unit sits behind the golfer (typically 6–8 feet behind the ball) and tracks the ball's velocity, direction, and trajectory through space.

Doppler radar excels outdoors with full ball flight to track. Indoors, where the ball travels only a few feet before hitting a screen, radar units rely heavily on algorithms to estimate what the ball would have done — which introduces accuracy compromises compared to camera-based (photometric) systems.

Launch monitors using Doppler radar in our catalog: Garmin Approach R10, FlightScope Mevo Gen 2.

Hybrid systems that combine Doppler radar with photometric cameras: SkyTrak Plus, SkyTrak ST MAX, Rapsodo MLM2PRO.

→ Related: Photometric vs Doppler Radar Launch Monitors