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R10 approach really short on club yardages

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I just purchased a R10 after doing some research.  I got the software downloaded, indoor range setup and ready to try it!  VERY DISAPPOINTED!  I setup the device and indoor range just as advised (8 foot between ball and strike screen, 7 foot between R10 and ball).  Set my clubs to their settings, stiff shaft, etc.  Calibrated the R10 and went to the range.  On the range it had my 6 iron going 90-110 yards, typically that is my 155-165 yard club.  So I went into the settings as advised by others set elevation to 4000 ft, humidity at 70%, temp at 80F, same results.  The space between the R10 and the ball is covered, their is no distracting things (refrig, concrete, metal, etc). I am very unhappy and beginning to  think I should have bought the other models that were $100-200 more.  Any thoughts or ideas?

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    After doing all kinds of research, I got a R10 Garmin approach and was super excited.  That all ended when I went to use it at my house.  I have an indoor setup, covered all the concrete between the R10 and screen.  Had the following distances (8 foot from ball to hitting screen, 7 foot from ball to the R10, did the calibrations, no things on that could mess with the radar.  And to all my work and effort, it is got my ball going 45-55 yards shorter than normal.  It will not get my 6 iron distance past 106 yards.  I hit that club all the time between 155-160!  I am a 8 HCP player and have been using the same clubs (so I know their distances), WHAT THE HECK!  Is this thing a total piece of junk? Guess I should have went with the more dependable Skytrax.  Anyone have any ideas? 

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    I have an outdoor setup with a net 12 feet away, hitting off a 8” raised platform, and the Garmin 7.5’ back, and at the same 8” elevation. It records my driver at 185 when I achieve 220+ on the course. 

    I took it to a full range and it recorded distances properly. 

    I even tried the RCT balls from Titleist at home and it did not help. 

    I too am very disappointed, and think this problem is so common that Garmin should consider allowing an adjustment factor for us to calibrate it to known distances. 

    I rarely use the unit because of this. I wanted to play a tournament on it every Sunday, but found myself teeing up so many shots in the fairway just to get reasonable shot distances.  That was not enjoyable, so I stopped. 

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    You should examine the data Your R10 displays.

    Especially club head speed, ball speed, launch angle and spin will determine the total length (in fact CHS will not affect, but interesting measurement).

    I normally don't use Garmin software as I subscribe for GSPro which has it's own Algo for calculating distances based on data received from my R10.

    And I also play frequently tournaments on my local golf club on Trackman simulator.

    When I compare my average driver length on GSPro vs Trackman, it is exactly the same +/- 1 yard, which is remarkable.

    I see the same for irons, so there is no doubt in my mind that the R10 can give very accurate data. Unless You have off center strikes as the R10 will not be good at gear effect.

    There may be several reasons why the R10 provides wrong data. Interference, distance from unit to ball, distance from ball to screen, height of R10 unit vs ball, environmental settings (in the app), alignment etc.

    But without You providing any measurements it is not possible to compare with my own shots and figure out if anything is wrong.

    I'm not a long hitter (60 yrs), so my drives are on average 180 m (200 yds), based on a CHS of 82-85.

    My 6 iron I have a stock around 140 m (approx 155 yds), which is what I get in GSPro (R10), Trackman and real life.

    If You bump up the altitude and temperature in Garmin se it will give You more distance, but may not be the root cause of the issue.