Backyard GolfJoin the waitlist

Est. 2026

Your home
course.

Your phone, a launch monitor, and the round you actually want to play. Built for the garage, the driveway, the basement, and the back forty. On every screen you already own.

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Limited spots at launch.

01 — The Product

Range, course, and coach. One app.

Backyard Golf turns a Garmin Approach® R10 and your phone into a real practice setup. Hit into a net, a screen, or open ground. The app reads every shot, renders the ball flight, and walks you through full eighteens or short range sessions on courses you know. A coach reviews your swing on demand. Friends can watch the round live from anywhere.

02 — Where you play

Plays on the screens you already own.

No gaming PC. No installation marathon. The simulator runs in the cloud and streams to whatever you have — your phone, your laptop, the TV in your garage with the streaming stick already plugged into it.

Phone
iPhone and Android. The controller for every round and the screen you'll start on.
Laptop
Mac, Windows, Linux. Any laptop will do. No $1,500 gaming PC required.
TV/Projector
Fire TV, Google TV, Chromecast. The big-screen view in the garage or living room.
Browser
Any modern browser. The fallback that works on the screens we don't ship a native app for yet.

Apple TV coming soon.

03 — How it works

Three steps to a round.

  1. Step 01

    Pair

    Open the app. Pair your Garmin R10 over Bluetooth. The launch monitor handles the data; the phone handles everything else.

  2. Step 02

    Swing

    Hit from your garage, your driveway, your yard, or wherever you put down a mat. The app frames your swing and captures the shot.

  3. Step 03

    Play

    Pick a range session or a full round. The simulator renders the shot in real time. Pull up your swing or ask the coach when something feels off.

04 — The kit

Two things. The rest is up to you.

Required

Garmin Approach® R10
Launch monitor. This is the one required piece of hardware.
The app
Backyard Golf on iPhone or Android.

Optional

  • A hitting net, screen, or open space with 10–15 yards of clear carry.
  • A mat.
  • A tripod or stand for the phone.

Recommended kit list coming soon.

05 — Questions

The honest answers.

Do I really need a Garmin Approach® R10?
Yes — the R10 is the launch monitor we read shot data from. It's the one piece of hardware required at launch. We're testing other monitors (Mevo+, Bushnell, FlightScope) for support after launch, but the R10 is the path through today.
Where do I actually swing?
Anywhere with about 10–15 yards of clear carry. A garage with the door open, a driveway, a basement with a net, the back forty. The app is built around the home constraint, not in spite of it.
What screens does it play on?
Phone (iOS and Android) at minimum — that's the controller. Add Fire TV, Google TV, or Chromecast for the big-screen view, or use a Mac/Windows/Linux laptop. Any modern browser works as a fallback. Apple TV is coming soon.
What about indoor swinging — do I need a net or screen?
If you're hitting indoors, yes — a net or impact screen. Outdoors with open ground works too. We don't sell hardware right now; a recommended kit list goes out with the first batch of invites.
How fast does the simulator respond after I hit?
Sub-second from impact to ball flight on screen. The R10 emits the shot reading over Bluetooth; our app + cloud-rendered simulator does the rest in real time.
What does Tour Card cost?
$24.99/month or $199/year. Tour Card unlocks cloud-rendered rounds and unlimited swing analyses. Free tier still works for pairing your R10, range data sync, and a soft cap on cloud features so you can decide if it's for you.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Subscriptions are billed through the App Store or Google Play and you cancel from your platform settings — takes effect at the end of the current period. We don't hold cancellations.
Can my friends watch me play?
Yes. Party mode broadcasts your live round over our global low-latency network so friends can spectate from anywhere in the world, react to good shots, and play along in mini-games like Bullseye and Chip-Tac-Toe.
When does it actually launch?
Soft launch is now-ish. We're letting waitlist names in in waves so we can keep the experience tight as we scale. Early names get the first invites.

06 — Join the list

Be on it when we open.

We're letting members in in waves. Early names get the first invites.