Outdoors & Fitness · Head-to-head
Bushnell Launch Pro vs Rapsodo MLM2PRO
Which should you buy? Our verdict on both, pulled from our full The Best Golf Launch Monitors: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
The Bushnell Launch Pro measures the ball with three high speed cameras set level with the ball rather than radar behind you, so room length matters far less. The Rapsodo MLM2PRO gets you camera-measured spin and club path for a fraction of the cost, as long as you accept the membership and its special balls.
Bushnell Launch Pro
Buy itA three-camera launch monitor built on Foresight technology, made for golfers who want consistent data indoors and outdoors.
- It combines high speed, high resolution cameras with infrared in an auto calibrating three-camera system, rather than tracking from behind like radar.
- Ball data covers carry, ball speed, total spin, back and side spin, spin tilt axis, vertical and horizontal launch, apex, descent angle and more.
- It has a built-in touchscreen display, an IPX7 water rating and a 5 to 7 hour battery, and connects by Wi-Fi, Ethernet or USB-C.
- Club data (club speed, smash factor, path, angle of attack) requires a Silver or Gold software membership.
- The Foresight Premier simulator software needs a gaming PC, which is not included.
- It must connect to the internet within the United States at least once every 45 days or it stops working with apps and software.
Rapsodo MLM2PRO
Buy itThe most measured data per dollar here, from two cameras plus radar, if you accept a membership and special balls.
- Rapsodo lists 8 of its 15 metrics as measured: ball speed, launch angle, launch direction, club speed, spin rate, spin axis, club path and angle of attack.
- Its Impact Vision camera captures impact at 240 frames per second, so you see strike and club contact as well as numbers.
- It works with Apple and Android phones and tablets, and comes with a tripod, carrying case and three Titleist Pro V1 RPT balls.
- Measured spin rate and spin axis need Rapsodo's RPT balls, sold separately beyond the three in the box.
- Spin, club path, angle of attack, courses and the range sit in the Premium Membership, which is a recurring cost after the trial.
- The page gives two different trial lengths, 21 days in one place and 45 in another, so confirm before you buy.
Side by side
| Bushnell Launch Pro | Rapsodo MLM2PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | Buy |
| Best for | Committed golfers building a home simulator or practising seriously at the range who want camera-based data and can budget for software. | Golfers who want measured spin and club path on a mid-range budget and are happy to pay an annual membership. |
| Price tier | $$$ · premium | $$ · mid-range |
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the Bushnell Launch Pro - A three-camera launch monitor built on Foresight technology, made for golfers who want consistent data indoors and outdoors. Choose the Rapsodo MLM2PRO instead if golfers who want measured spin and club path on a mid-range budget and are happy to pay an annual membership.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Golf Launch Monitors: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).