Value
Best For
Dedicated sim rooms, teaching pros & club fitting
Key Tradeoffs
Re-verified against GolfJoy USA (golfjoyamerica.com — authoritative manufacturer storefront), golfjoy.com (global; note its product page reachable as both /golfjoy-rigel-3-pro and the standard GR3 page), golfjoyca.com (manufacturer Canada), and retailers GolfHuts, Grater Golf, Indoor Golf Source,…
Sensor Technology
3 — "3 Lenses" / triple high-speed camera. VERIFIED across golfjoyamerica.com, golfjoy.com, golfjoyca.com, and retailers. cam · 0 — pure photometric/camera system; no Doppler radar. VERIFIED (no source mentions radar).…
Technology
Photometric — triple high-speed camera system (camera-based optical tracking). No radar component. Aerospace-grade aluminum housing. CORRECTED data pipeline: the AUTHORITATIVE GR3 storefronts (golfjoyamerica.com, golfjoyca.com, gratergolf.com) state 4Gb/s data transmission with…
Ball Data
Up to 32 total metrics (VERIFIED on standard GR3). Manufacturer-consistent breakdown (golfjoyamerica.com, golfjoyca.com, and GolfHuts agree): 7 ball metrics + 9 club data points + 16 trajectory calculations = 32. Ball metrics: Ball Speed, Launch Angle, Launch Direction, Back…
Club Data
9 club-data points published (VERIFIED, identical list on golfjoyamerica.com + golfjoyca.com): Club Speed, Smash Factor, Attack Angle, Club Path, Face Angle, Face-to-Path, Dynamic Loft, Dynamic Lie,…
Sim Ready
GolfJoy native software (GolfJoy Pro / Space app, GolfJoy 4K), GSPro, E6 Connect, and Creative Golf 3D. VERIFIED (golfjoyamerica.com, golfhuts.com). Connectivity via built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (VERIFIED on manufacturer pages); Ethernet…
Software
GolfJoy native software (GolfJoy Pro / Space app, GolfJoy 4K), GSPro, E6 Connect, and Creative Golf 3D. VERIFIED (golfjoyamerica.com, golfhuts.com). Connectivity via built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (VERIFIED on manufacturer pages); Ethernet…
Device Reqs
Both. Primary sim play runs on PC software (Windows); a companion GOLFJOY Pro mobile app connects over the built-in Wi-Fi/Bluetooth. · Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and wired Ethernet. No USB/USB-C. Manufacturer spec lists "Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Ethernet"
Subscription
CONFLICTING / not definitively published. GolfJoy USA (golfjoyamerica.com), golfjoy.com, and golfjoyca.com present the GR3 with included apps (GolfJoy Pro / Space / GolfJoy 4K) and list NO recurring…
Special Balls
No special balls required — works with any golf ball, including plain white ("Supported Balls: Any Ball"; GolfHuts: tracks "using unmarked balls" with accurate readings for all ball types including pure white). VERIFIED across…
Mounting
Overhead / ceiling-mounted, front-overhead (in front of the tee). 110 cm (3.62 ft) in front of tee; 108.5–122 in above hitting surface; magnetic-suction tool-free design. VERIFIED. · Overhead; 9-10.2 ft ceiling; 3.62 ft forward of tee; recommended 10 ft tee-to-screen.
Placement
Overhead / ceiling
Indoor Outdoor
Indoor only