The baseline: 472 golf sim prices, and where sellers disagree
This is the first Golf Sim Ledger. Every week we check what sellers charge for launch monitors, packages, enclosures, mats, projectors and software, and tell you what moved. Most authorized sellers price the same model identically, so the money is in timing (sales), subscriptions and the few real gaps. This issue sets the baseline ahead of buying season.
This week: 472 prices on 239 products from 28 sellers, checked 2026-10-01.
1. Price moves
This is the baseline issue, so there’s nothing to compare against yet. From next issue on, every drop and rise in the lowest listed price shows up here.
2. Same product, different price
The biggest gaps between sellers on the exact same model this week:
- FlightScope X3C: $12,745 at Rain or Shine Golf vs up to $14,995 elsewhere. That’s $2,250 (15%) apart across 4 sellers.
- Bushnell Golf Launch Pro i (LPi): $999.99 at PGA TOUR Superstore vs up to $1,999.99 elsewhere. That’s $1,000 (50%) apart across 7 sellers.
- Full Swing KIT: $3,999 at Shop Indoor Golf vs up to $4,999 elsewhere. That’s $1,000 (20%) apart across 6 sellers.
- SkyTrak+ (ST+): $1,995 at SkyTrak vs up to $2,495 elsewhere. That’s $500 (20%) apart across 2 sellers.
- TrackMan 4: $25,495 at TrackMan vs up to $25,995 elsewhere. That’s $500 (2%) apart across 4 sellers.
3. The cheapest way in
Lowest listed price in each category right now:
- Launch monitors: Rapsodo Mobile Launch Monitor (MLM) at $199.99 (Rain or Shine Golf)
- Complete sim packages: Rain or Shine Golf Garmin R10 Approach Practice Bundle at $1,499 (Rain or Shine Golf)
- Enclosures, screens & nets: Carl's Place Standard Golf Impact Screen at $179.95 (Rain or Shine Golf)
- Hitting mats: GoSports Pro Sim Golf Hitting Mat 10' x 5' at $349.99 (GoSports)
- Projectors: Optoma ZW350ST at $909 (Rain or Shine Golf)
- Simulator software: Creative Golf 3D at $500 (Carl's Place)
4. Market notes
- Golf simulators keep growing: 8.1 million Americans used one in 2024, up from 3.8 million in 2015, and 51% of them didn't play a round on a course that year. NGF white paper, Apr 2025
- Buying season is coming. US search interest in "golf simulator" in December runs about 1.9x September, peaking around Black Friday and Christmas. Last Black Friday, Uneekor took up to $2,700 off. Golf Sim Operator Lobby (Black Friday 2025)
- The sub-$200 launch monitor arrived: Shot Scope's LM1 launched in April 2026 and drove a spike in "launch monitor" searches. Golf Digest
- Indoor golf venues have roughly tripled: at least 1,500 US simulator businesses now, up from about 500 in 2022, averaging 3–4 bays. NGF, Nov 2025
- Five Iron Golf announced "Five Iron Studio", a smaller-footprint franchise format, on September 29. GlobeNewswire
5. Before you buy
Check the room first (room check), add any yearly subscription to the price, and compare the same model across every seller before you click buy. The budget finder builds a full setup from today’s prices.
Prices are each seller’s listed price on the check date; confirm on the seller’s page. Some links may be affiliate links; that never changes the prices or order we show. How we check.