Square Golf Home Portable Golf Launch Monitor

Much less than a radar unit. The Square sits to the side of the ball — 42cm away and 15cm in front — and doesn't need 6–8 feet of clearance behind the hitting position. Your main space requirement is enough room to swing your longest club. This makes it one of the best options for tight garages, basements, and rooms that can't accommodate the depth needed by radar launch monitors.

Tokens are used for course play in the Square Golf app — 1 token per hole. Your purchase includes 1,000 tokens, which covers 55+ full 18-hole rounds. When you need more, you can top up directly through Square at less than $1 per round. The driving range, putting practice, and Closest to Pin modes do not consume tokens. GSPro, E6 Connect, and Awesome Golf are not token-based — they use their own subscription models and connect natively with no extra Square fee.

No — the Square is indoor only. It relies on a high-speed camera and infrared LED technology that requires a controlled lighting environment. Direct sunlight interferes with the camera. If you want outdoor use with the same photometric technology, the Square Golf Omni is built for both indoor and outdoor environments. If outdoor range sessions matter to you on a radar unit, the Garmin R10 and Rapsodo MLM2PRO both work outdoors.

For club data (swing path, face angle, dynamic loft, angle of attack), yes — metallic sticker markers on the club shaft are required. These are included in the box. For spin data, the included dotted balls deliver the best accuracy, but standard balls still work for ball speed, carry, launch angle, and other metrics. TaylorMade TP5 Pix balls have also been tested to work well for spin accuracy.

Yes — and with no extra Square subscription fee. The Square connects to GSPro natively over Bluetooth. You only need a GSPro subscription and a Windows PC running Windows 10 (version 2004 or later) or Windows 11. E6 Connect and Awesome Golf also connect with no additional Square fee. This is a meaningful difference from the Rapsodo MLM2PRO, which requires an active Premium subscription to unlock GSPro access on top of the GSPro fee.

Yes — putting is tracked and supported in the Square Golf app with adjustable green speeds and a dedicated putting practice mode. This is one of the Square's genuine differentiators at this price point. Neither the Garmin R10 nor the Rapsodo MLM2PRO tracks putts directly — both use pre-set putting parameters for simulator rounds.

All three are $699 or less. The key differences: The Square is the only one with photometric camera technology, the only one that supports putting, and the only one with no annual subscription for third-party software. The R10 has the longest battery life (10 hours) and works outdoors. The MLM2PRO adds dual-camera swing video and is also outdoor-capable. If your priority is a compact indoor setup with full short game support and no ongoing subscription, Square wins that specific brief. Still not sure? Tell us your setup and we'll give you a straight recommendation →

For indoor-only use, yes — especially if space depth is limited, putting matters, or you want to avoid ongoing subscription costs. Photometric camera technology at this price point is genuinely rare. The tradeoffs are real: indoor only, club stickers required, unit needs repositioning for left vs right-handed players. But for the right use case — compact indoor bay, complete simulator rounds — there's nothing else at this price that matches it. Talk to our SimSquad if you want to compare it to the R10 or MLM2PRO for your specific setup →