A Teaching Company's Launch Monitor
SkyTrak has been building consumer launch monitors since 2014 and has passed 115,000 units sold, which makes it one of the most common units in home simulator rooms. The part people miss is the GOLFTEC connection. The practice ranges inside the SkyTrak app are GOLFTEC's, and the speed training program built into the ST MAX was developed with their coaches. You are buying into a teaching organization's approach to improvement, not just a sensor that reports numbers.
Radar and Cameras Working Together
Most units at this price pick one technology. Radar tracks the ball through flight and infers what happened at impact, which is fine outdoors but gets tight in a short indoor room. Cameras photograph the ball at impact and measure spin directly, which suits enclosed spaces but can struggle in daylight. SkyTrak's current units run both, dual Doppler radar for club data alongside photometric cameras for ball tracking. In practice that means one unit that handles a basement bay and a sunny driving range without any change in setup, reading ordinary golf balls with no stickers or special markings. It also runs on Apple and Android devices as well as Windows, which matters if you are not building a dedicated gaming PC.
Three Units, and One Thing Worth Knowing
The original SkyTrak is the long-running camera-based unit and the most affordable way into the ecosystem. The SkyTrak+ added the hybrid radar and camera system along with club data. The ST MAX is the current model, and it carries the same core tracking as the ST+ with a faster processor, dual USB-C ports so you can charge and transfer data at the same time, and the GOLFTEC speed training module. Worth knowing before you choose: SkyTrak has discontinued the SkyTrak+, and remaining stock is selling through. Since the tracking hardware is effectively the same, an ST+ can be strong value while it lasts, and the ST MAX is the unit that will carry the line forward.
Packages, So You Get a Room and Not a Pile of Boxes
A launch monitor on its own still needs a screen, a mat, a projector, and something to frame it. The packages here solve that at several levels. The practice packages pair a unit with a net for golfers who want somewhere safe to hit without building a bay. The studio packages step up to a full enclosure, and the sized options, from a compact 7.7 by 10 footprint up to 9 by 12, let you pick by the room you actually have. There are also garage-specific and retractable options for spaces that need to go back to being a garage when you are done.
Worth Knowing: the Membership
We would rather you hear this from us than after the box is open. The hardware measures your shots out of the box, but simulated course play and much of the game improvement software sit behind a SkyTrak membership. There is a free basic tier, and paid tiers scale up from game improvement features to course libraries built around Foresight and Trackman software, with a top tier combining both. New units include a trial so you can decide with everything switched on. Budget for it up front and there are no surprises later.
Size the Room Before You Order
A workable minimum is roughly 12 feet of depth, 10 feet of width, and 8.5 feet of ceiling, though at that height taller players may not swing a driver comfortably. A room closer to 18 feet deep, 15 feet wide, and 10 feet high is genuinely comfortable. Our team has over 50 years of combined experience in the golf business, and we are glad to get on a one-on-one call to check your measurements and talk through which unit and package fit. Reach out any time, and we'll help you get it right the first time.
