Ernest Sports ES14
Ernest Sports

Ernest Sports ES14

Portable
Starting at
$495

Budget home sim & outdoor range practice

🔬 Verified Research

RadarClub data: Speed onlySpin: Calculated
⛳ THE MSS VERDICT
“Budget radar for home/outdoor range practice with accurate speed but calculated spin.”
HARDWARE (BEST PRICE)
$495
SOFTWARE
No required subscription
1 plan available
TOTAL 5-YEAR COST
$495
hardware + required software
● ES Range App (Free) — Free

👍 Why people buy

✓ Portable radar at ~$495 street price
✓ Accurate ball and club speed for range practice
✓ Works indoors and outdoors with AC adapter
✓ Free app with session tracking

⚠️ Trade-offs

• Spin/launch angle weak vs measured speeds
• ES Range app only—no GSPro/E6/TGC
• Discontinued; used/clearance stock only
• Not a full simulator solution
● Ball tracking
Ball SpeedMeasured
Launch AngleCalculated
Launch DirectionNot provided
Spin RateCalculated
Spin AxisNot provided
● Club tracking
Club SpeedMeasured
Club PathNot possible
Face AngleNot possible
Attack AngleNot possible
From the verified MSS launch-monitor study — measured = read directly by the sensor; calculated = algorithm-derived.
PLACEMENT
Side
Portable on kickstand, 14" in front and 14" aside the ball. Consistent under 5 ft flight into net; no official minimum.
ENVIRONMENT
Both
indoor + outdoor
BALL REQUIREMENT
Any standard ball
3RD-PARTY SIM
Limited
Native ES Range app only; no third-party sim software integration.
📋 The fine print
Discontinued model; clearance and used channels only. Spin and launch angle notably lag ball/club speed, especially short clubs. Native ES Range app (iOS/Android/Windows) is free; no recurring subscription needed for core use.

📋 Specifications

Value
Best For
Budget home sim & outdoor range practice
Key Tradeoffs
Independent reviews (Plugged In Golf, Critical Golf, GolfWRX) found ball speed and club speed "fairly accurate" through the bag and carry/total distances typically within ~+/-2-3 yards, but with notably larger discrepancies in launch angle and spin — especially with wedges — consistent with…
Core Tech
Radar
Sensor Technology
0 (no cameras — radar-only device) cam · 2 Doppler radars (front-facing for ball, rear-facing for clubhead). Confirmed by GolfWRX, SwingSense, and an independent blog; the predecessor ES12 used a single Doppler, so 2 is the ES14's documented configuration. (Critical Golf's listing does not state a count — see flags.)…
Technology
Doppler radar (Doppler/microwave). The ES14 uses Doppler radar to directly measure clubhead speed and ball speed. Three independent sources (GolfWRX, SwingSense, a netreturn-screen blog) confirm a DUAL-Doppler arrangement: a forward/front-facing Doppler that captures the ball…
Ball Data
~6-7 outputs: clubhead speed (measured), ball speed (measured), smash factor (derived), launch angle (calculated), spin rate (calculated), carry distance (calculated), total distance (calculated). SwingSense states the device "can measure up to 7 data points." Top LCD shows two…
Club Data
measured — clubhead speed is one of only two directly measured inputs (the other is ball speed). Smash factor is derived from measured club speed + ball speed. No club path, face angle, attack angle,
Sim Ready
Native Ernest Sports mobile app only (ES14 / ES app), Bluetooth-connected; app available for iOS, Android, and Windows. App features include range data, scorecard, video analysis, audible feedback, club averages/gapping, and saved sessions.
Software
Native Ernest Sports mobile app only (ES14 / ES app), Bluetooth-connected; app available for iOS, Android, and Windows. App features include range data, scorecard, video analysis, audible feedback, club averages/gapping, and saved sessions.
Device Reqs
MOBILE app primarily (the ES Range app); the app is also listed as compatible with Windows. No dedicated simulator-software integration published — practice/range focused. · Bluetooth (to mobile device). Powered by a 9V battery (spare…
Subscription
None published — the mobile app is free; no recurring subscription is required to use the device or app.
Special Balls
none — a standard/real golf ball is required (you must hit an actual ball for valid data), but NO marked balls, NO metallic spin stickers, and NO proprietary balls are required. No source or manual specifies any ball-marking requirement…
Mounting
portable / floor-standing on integrated kickstand, placed beside and ahead of the ball (target-side, offset away from the player). Not overhead, not behind the ball. · Place the unit on the ground using its integrated kickstand, positioned 14" in front of the ball (toward the target) and 14" to the
Placement
Behind golfer
Indoor Outdoor
Indoor + outdoor
Portable
Yes
Grade
Consumer
Width In
8
Height In
6
Depth In
2

📚 Manuals & Setup

📄 User Manual
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