Bushnell Launch Pro
The Bushnell Launch Pro sits beside the ball, so it consumes lateral space rather than depth and imposes no ceiling requirement of its own. This is usually the safest choice under a low ceiling.
Verified specs
| Sensor type | Camera |
|---|---|
| Where it sits | Beside the ball |
| Space behind the ball | — |
| Mount height above the hitting surface | — |
| Mount position forward of the tee | — |
| Ball flight to the screen | — |
| Minimum ceiling height | —Bushnell does not publish one. We check this unit against our own 8 ft floor instead. |
| Minimum room depth | 13 ftClearance behind the screen, plus ball flight, plus what the sensor and your backswing need behind the tee. |
| Hitting zone | — |
| Indoor or outdoor | Indoor and outdoor |
| Needs a computer | — |
| Weight | — |
| Battery | — |
Placement figures read from Rain or Shine Golf, Bushnell Launch Pro SwingBay package on 2026-08-25. Retailer published.
A dash means the maker does not publish that figure. It never means we guessed one.
What it costs after the box
| Plan | Per year | What it unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Silver | $199 | Course play |
| Gold | $499 | Full feature set, required for GSPro |
Subscription pricing read from Rain or Shine Golf, Bushnell Launch Pro SwingBay package on 2026-08-25. Retailer published.
Software it works with
GSPro requires the Gold tier rather than working on the base plan.
Will it fit your room?
Checked against every unit we track, so you can see where this one sits rather than just whether it passes.
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Packages built around the Launch Pro
Most people buy the sensor as part of a package, because the enclosure, screen and mat have to work together and the room has to hold all of it.
| Package | Launch monitor | Room it needs | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bushnell LPi SwingBay Golf Simulator Package Rain or Shine Golf · SwingBay 8x10 Enclosure Lowest priceSmallest roomIndoor and outdoor | Bushnell Launch Pro | 11 ft wide, 15 ft deep, 8 ft 1 in ceiling | $5,498 | See package |
Bushnell Launch Pro SwingBay Golf Simulator Rain or Shine Golf · SwingBay 8x10 Enclosure Indoor and outdoorProjector included | Bushnell Launch Pro | 11 ft wide, 15 ft deep, 8 ft 2 in ceiling | $6,498 | See package |
Room figures are the retailer’s own published minimum for that package, not our arithmetic. Where a retailer publishes none we fall back to checking the launch monitor and the enclosure separately and say so. We show one price and never a struck-through one, because a was-price is a claim about the past that we cannot check. Prices move often, so treat these as the figure on the date each package cites.
Who the Launch Pro suits, and who should skip it
Worth it if
- Your ceiling is low. Sitting beside the ball, it imposes no height requirement of its own.
- Your room is shallow. It needs no space behind you beyond your own backswing.
- You want to move it between bays, or take it to a range.
Look elsewhere if
- Two golfers of opposite handedness share the room. The sensor sits on the far side of the ball, and that side flips, so it has to be moved between sessions.
- You want a permanent installation you never touch.
- You want no recurring cost. Course play here sits behind a paid plan, which changes the five year total.
Common mistakes buying a Launch Pro
Forgetting it has to move for a left handed golfer
It sits on the far side of the ball. That side is different for a right and a left handed player, so a shared bay means repositioning and often recalibrating between sessions.
Assuming a low ceiling is fine because the sensor does not care
The sensor does not, but your driver does. Sitting beside the ball removes the hardware constraint, not the swing one.
Budgeting for the sensor alone
A launch monitor is not a simulator. You still need an enclosure, an impact screen, a mat and usually a projector before you can play a hole. The complete builds on this page are the honest comparison, and the cost guide breaks down where the money goes.
Measuring to the wall instead of to the obstruction
This unit needs about 13 ft of depth at minimum. Measure to the nearest thing that actually stops you, which is often a water heater, a shelf or a garage door track rather than the wall itself. The room fit calculator checks your real numbers against every unit we track.
The Launch Pro against the ST MAX
At $1,995 the SkyTrak ST MAX is the closest unit we track on price, which makes it the comparison most people are actually making. Both sit in the same place relative to the ball, so the room requirement is broadly similar and the decision comes down to what each one measures and costs to run.
| Bushnell Launch Pro | SkyTrak ST MAX | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2,000 | $1,995 |
| Where it sits | Beside the ball | Beside the ball |
| Room depth needed | 13 ft | 13 ft |
| Annual plan | From $199 a year | From $100 a year |
The ST MAX costs less up front. Check both against your own room before comparing anything else. Full specs for the ST MAX.
What Bushnell publishes, and what it does not
Bushnell documents 0 of the 5 things a buyer needs to work out whether the Launch Pro fits a room. The rest you will find quoted confidently in plenty of places, but not by Bushnell.
Published
- Nothing we needed was published.
Not published
- a minimum ceiling height
- the ball flight it needs to the screen
- the hitting zone size
- a list price
- an accuracy claim
Where a figure is missing we check this unit against our own 8 ft floor instead and label the row as such, rather than borrowing a number from a shop or a forum. The reasoning is on how we verify.
Notes on this record
Sold in two data tiers at different prices, so there is no single MSRP. Uses the same sensor as the Foresight GC3 at a different price and subscription structure, which is the most useful comparison on this site. Bushnell publishes no placement geometry, so space fields are null.
Common questions
How much room does the Bushnell Launch Pro need?+
At minimum about 13 ft of depth. That is clearance behind the screen, plus ball flight, plus the space the sensor and your backswing need behind the tee. Width and ceiling depend on your enclosure as much as on the sensor.
What ceiling height does the Bushnell Launch Pro need?+
Bushnell does not publish a minimum ceiling height for it. Any specific figure you see quoted comes from a third party. We check it against our own 8 ft floor and say so.
Keep reading
All Bushnell models
The full lineup and what they publish about space
Room fit calculator
Check your ceiling and depth against every unit
Room size guide
The three distances that add up to room depth
Radar vs photometric
Why where the sensor sits matters more than how it works
Subscription costs
What each unit costs to keep running after year one
Complete builds
Bundles built around the Launch Pro and everything else we price
Projectors and screens
What the indoor half of an indoor-outdoor setup still needs