
Blue Tees Rainmaker review
Owners score it 26/100, number 12 of 12 among launch monitors under $1,000. The PRGR Pocket Launch Monitor scores higher (61/100) for $399.01 less. Owners like its software and apps most (2 of 12 positive) and complain most about reliability (14 of 20 negative).
$599 at Shop Indoor Golf
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The average of 61 owner reviews, each read and rated from very negative (0) to very positive (100). How we score
- Rank: #12 of 12 under $1,000
- Better pick: PRGR Pocket Launch Monitor, 61/100 at $199.99
- Owners like: Software and apps (2 of 12 positive)
- Owners like: Accuracy and spin (3 of 27 positive)
- Owners dislike: Reliability (14 of 20 negative)
- Owners dislike: Accuracy and spin (18 of 27 negative)
What Blue Tees says
Description Specifications Compare Shipping & Returns Why ROS Description Specifications Compare Shipping & Returns Why ROS DOPPLER RADAR. PRO LEVEL DATA. PORTABLE. The Rainmaker uses precision Doppler radar to track over 20 ball and club metrics on every shot. Standalone modes work without a phone or Wi-Fi. Standard golf balls are supported, with radar-enhanced balls available for tighter spin numbers. Built to perform on the range, in the garage, or outdoors in real playing conditions. YOUR NUMBERS, RIGHT ON THE DEVICE A built-in 4.
Product description from Rain or Shine Golf
Where to buy
| Retailer | Listing | Price | Stock | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shop Indoor Golf | Blue Tees Rainmaker Launch Monitor | $599 | In stock | View |
| Rain or Shine Golf | Blue Tees Rainmaker | $599.99 | In stock | View |
Prices read from each retailer's store on Oct 13, 2026. We may earn a commission; see the disclosure.
Blue Tees Rainmaker specs
We have not yet read Blue Tees's spec pages for this model.
61 owner reviews
Every post we found where an owner reports their own use of the Blue Tees Rainmaker: 103 posts mention it in all. Collected from YouTube, Golf Simulator Forum and The Sand Trap up to Oct 14, 2026; each links to the original.
staceymiller5046
YouTube · Oct 11, 2026 PositiveI just bought this and I own 4 launch monitors… I bought it mainly for angle of attack The new software connects immediately to my phone, the latency issue is about 1 1/2 second… so far I am impressed much easier to connect and set up than my Mevo plus and very portable. Not…
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staceymiller5046
YouTube · Oct 10, 2026 PositiveI own 4 launch monitors I have flightscope Mevo plus, SC4 Skytrak plus ( my sim unit) and just purchased the Rainmaker… it is a nice launch monitor and I like it… not perfect but easy to use… it is what I take to the range these days !
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staceymiller5046
YouTube · Oct 8, 2026 PositiveI have several launch monitors I have a Skytrak on my simulator in the garage… I bought this to take to the range and on course… so far the accuracy is as good as my SC4 original which I am selling… I wanted the attack angle. Just ordered the golf speaker that pairs with it!
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Linfordy
YouTube · Sep 25, 2026 NegativeI had the Blue Tees Rainmaker for a few weeks and it was bad. It literally took 7-8 seconds for the ball to register on the screen while playing GSPro. It also did not pick up short chips. I literally had to blast one away from the green if I was close to then hit on the green…
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LoudenTheBoyGovernorOfBallwin
YouTube · Sep 23, 2026 MixedJust a quick note of support for the Eye Mini Core - cheaper than the Lite which makes paying for the Uneekor Gameday subscription more tolerable. Not all the club data, but perfect for those that are trying to dial in distances and map their bag (PC req’d). I have the Rainmaker…
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bluetoughguy
YouTube · Sep 21, 2026 PositiveI used the Blue tees rainmaker a month or so ago and also have played with the LM1. I liked both (especially at their price points). I may end up picking up the rainmaker as it seemed to do really well at the outdoor range at Chambers Bay where I do most of my practicing. I…
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kennethcooper5717
YouTube · Sep 18, 2026 Positive@samrobertsgolf I got it to work thx
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BlenderActual
YouTube · Sep 3, 2026 NegativeI own one and to be honest I’m convinced all it tracks is club speed and ball speed. My spin rate with driver averages 2800 on a gc quad. Rainmaker claims my driver spin rate is around 5500.
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bensonmusic88
YouTube · Aug 4, 2026 NegativeI had similar results. ball speed was about the only "accurate"/consistent stat. I returned the product within a week.
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jamestiltman8674
YouTube · Jul 29, 2026 MixedIv got the sc4 pro as well. It’s great but for some reason I keep getting error code so I can’t sync any information or use the app. I’ve tried different email addresses different phones different iPads deleting my account restarting the account. Nothing works and voice caddy now…
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michaeln5323
YouTube · Jul 23, 2026 NegativeReturned mine as it couldn’t give me accurate distances and shot shape. Felt like an early beta tester and the app didn’t even have full Functionality with the game app for distances.
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michaeln5323
YouTube · Jul 22, 2026 NegativeJust started the return of mine. First I was feeling like a beta tester with software that wasn’t yet comparable with all the devices it stated. Not all functions working at the time it arrived and was wishing to test it. The unit just wasn’t accurate, as many shots hit let’s say…
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ndmagic99
YouTube · Jul 16, 2026 Mixed@bigbucksbitcoin2883good catch. I meant 3 weeks. Got it right around father’s day. I used to rent the Full Swing monitor at the range but spin numbers were always way off. I’ve only used this one about 5 times because my son stole it but it seemed fine in my testing and spin…
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bigbucksbitcoin2883
YouTube · Jul 16, 2026 NegativeSent mine back after a week. It's a piece of shit lol
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btconner
YouTube · Jul 15, 2026 NegativeThe second I saw the shot delay it became completely pointless for sim golf. Atrocious, inexcusable delay.
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PARMMASON
YouTube · Jul 14, 2026 MixedThe product was just rushed to market. MLM 2 pro is the overall king in budget monitors in my opinion. I’ve had it for a month. The combine feature is really helping me improve.
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JamesLevisee-i8k
YouTube · Jul 14, 2026 NegativeI had it for a week and sent it back. Didn’t read half my shots. It got a lot of them wrong. BIG delay after your shot. No IPHONE APP is crazy. I was thoroughly disappointed man.
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H2guy23
YouTube · Jul 14, 2026 NegativeI just had this thing for a couple weeks and sent it back. If you swing over 120 with driver it couldn’t read my balls. I was outdoors. It’s a cool device but not very accurate. Go buy a used flight scope Mevo+ for the same money.
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ndmagic99
YouTube · Jul 13, 2026 MixedWas wondering when someone would finally review this. I have one and have had no issues over first three months…other than that they never sent me the free course speaker they promised
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aaronjones942
YouTube · Jul 10, 2026 NegativeSo far with mine, I would say it is very inconsistent. The reason, I believe is line. If you hit your shot right down the line the numbers are solid. If you hit the ball right of the line (draw or fade) it reads probably 20% shirt and real high on spin. If you hit it left of the…
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storns63
YouTube · Jul 4, 2026 NegativeWhat the Hell is Blue Tees doing. What a complete failure. Never again.
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osdaknew
YouTube · Jul 1, 2026 NegativeIn my experience after 4 sessions outdoors, it’s been a pretty big let down. I’m meticulous in my setup and had a hard time getting consistency from it. The biggest area for concern for me was club path. This was the main reason that I bought it and the metrics were ALL over the…
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PlayBetterGO
YouTube · Jun 30, 2026 MixedThere is no on board camera for alignment. However, we agree, alignment is absolutely critical for some of the data parameters, such as club path data and horizontal launch data metrics.
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Samvccarroll
YouTube · Jun 29, 2026 NegativeI bought one and received and returned in 6 days. Terribly accuracy, the non integration with e6 yet advertised as such as well as buggy app and reading the ball. No one pays $599 to be a beta tester.
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PlayBetterGO
YouTube · Jun 29, 2026 NegativeThe shot lag is certainly long! We are hopeful they can make some updates to bring this product up to par with competitors in the space! Thanks for watching!
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JamesLevisee-i8k
YouTube · Jun 28, 2026 NegativeI had a pre-order for two months. I had it for a week and sent it back. The fact that you could not even connect it to your phone and you have to have a pad was very telling. How could you put a product out without making sure that was ready to go? I use it indoors with 12 feet…
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samrobertsgolf
YouTube · Jun 25, 2026 NegativeI think I’m about to return it 😢
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mattknight6830
YouTube · Jun 25, 2026 NegativeMost inaccurate piece of garbage I've ever witnessed. I can't believe how bad this unit is. Their service dept is the same level of awful too, all AI chatbots. It's not even good outdoors.
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mattknight6830
YouTube · Jun 25, 2026 NegativeReturned my unit, it's basically total garbage. My unit was off so bad it was unreal.
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nmaschas
YouTube · Jun 25, 2026 NegativeOutdoor spin rate is terrible also
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mrpriceisright
YouTube · Jun 24, 2026 Negativewell that's disappointing. I thought blue tees made decent gear. Seems a lot reporting inaccurate distance info. would've liked to know more about metrics: shot direction/spin/spin axis, typically missing from the cheaper launch monitors. Still, I'm quite happy with the R10 I…
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Samvccarroll
YouTube · Jun 24, 2026 NegativeReturned mine within 8 days. Horribly in accurate. Doesn’t actually integrate with E6 like marketed. Was not happy at all with it.
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L7Sfilms
YouTube · Jun 22, 2026 NegativeSo thankful I didn’t splurge for it. It just seemed like such a good package. Hopefully they fix all the issues with a patch.
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jtbrunick
YouTube · Jun 22, 2026 Mixed@samrobertsgolfLike I mentioned to bigbuck, if you’re at the range, that slow response isn’t a big deal, but if you’re using this primarily for simulation use, that slow response isn’t going to fly.
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jtbrunick
YouTube · Jun 22, 2026 Negative@bigbucksbitcoin2883If you’re using this primarily for simulation use, that 7-10 seconds is going to get VERY annoying VERY quickly. At the range and watching a ball flight? Sure, not as big of a deal, but that isn’t the only use for this device.
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ryansuma9959
YouTube · Jun 21, 2026 NegativeI had such high hopes for this. What a bummer.
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bigbucksbitcoin2883
YouTube · Jun 21, 2026 NegativeRainmaker is the biggest piece of shit I've ever used 😂. I really had such high hopes.
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tcfire40
YouTube · Jun 20, 2026 Negative@ImportantCommentapparently the same time consumer units ship….mine is useless….completely inaccurate and constant failure to read shots.
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tcfire40
YouTube · Jun 20, 2026 NegativeThis monitor has been extremely disappointing. Metrics are all over the place, especially spin rates and yardages. Have already requested my request for return from Playbetter. Should have listened to my gut and either waited or went with a proven unit.
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samrobertsgolf
YouTube · Jun 20, 2026 NegativeUpdate: I have since returned mine and got the MLM2 Pro on Prime Day Deals. The Rainmaker was unfortunately a flop. After playing around with it a little more, I have changed how I think about it and I think the overall rating drops to 13/20 with practice value dropping to 1/5. I…
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samrobertsgolf
YouTube · Jun 20, 2026 MixedThis is good insight to know. When I have used it it didn’t seem too slow because I would follow my whole shot and then look so it didn’t seem that long. In terms of practice value, as I was editing the video I wanted to drop it lower because I had more time with it and realized…
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samrobertsgolf
YouTube · Jun 20, 2026 NegativeYeah like I said in other comments now that I have had some more time with it I’m not that impressed unfortunately
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samrobertsgolf
YouTube · Jun 20, 2026 NegativeYeah it’s def been frustrating to say the least. Hopefully some updates can fix it but it’s hard to say
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tcfire40
YouTube · Jun 20, 2026 NegativeAlready requested to return mine. Way too inconsistent on every metric. Read more spin on my driver than my wedges. One drive would read within my consistent range and the next would read 100 yards less. Had high hopes given the network of their products, but was seriously…
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samrobertsgolf
YouTube · Jun 20, 2026 NegativeYeah so far I’m not super impressed. I’m holding out for some software updates
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kurdr1672
YouTube · Jun 20, 2026 NegativeI tested both indoor and outdoor. Indoors it was widely inaccurate and inconsistent . So you can’t really know your distances.
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anubisus3711
YouTube · Jun 20, 2026 NegativeI returned mine after 3 days. Way too inaccurate. Super inconsistent.
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storns63
YouTube · Jun 18, 2026 Negative@TheShamingthis video is spot on for mine also. Refund coming....
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storns63
YouTube · Jun 17, 2026 NegativeI had the same issues. Refund please.... wow what a scam. They kept it a secret for a reason....
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ImportantComment
YouTube · Jun 17, 2026 NegativeNot great at all. Something they'll adjust on v2
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pluggedawayzae861
YouTube · Jun 17, 2026 MixedEhhh I don’t know I think honestly I’d take the 5-7 second delay from the rainmaker over the rapsodo connectivity issues that can stop me from being able to practice on the simulator when I want. It’s been straight issues with the mlm2pro from rapsodo. But I feel like with all of…
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davidprice8658
YouTube · Jun 17, 2026 MixedMy Approach R10 reports distances, spin rates, and carry distances pretty equal to my Skytrak Plus using RCT balls, unless…I am operating my Air Conditioner. Were you running an AC? Additionally, my understanding is that operating two radar devices will cause significant…
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ericsakamoto8549
YouTube · Jun 17, 2026 PositiveI got no issues at all with my rainmaker. My numbers have been on par with the 20k monitors. I have had no issues with it missing shots either. Weird you had so many issues with it
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mk-pp1io
YouTube · Jun 17, 2026 NegativeRainmaker is such a piece of junk. Already returned.
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baileytooke8441
YouTube · Jun 16, 2026 NegativeI sent my back within 24 hours it’s a pos also how it doesn’t work with e6 like they said
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tcfire40
YouTube · Jun 16, 2026 NegativeGot mine out for the first time yesterday. Couldn’t get any consistency out of it. Not registering shots. More spin from driver than PW. PW only showing 85yds when I consistently carry it 125-130. Even added metallic dots and turned on the RCT setting. No difference. So…
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TheShaming
YouTube · Jun 16, 2026 NegativeBefore anyone else comments on it. Yes, in the 2nd part with the RCT ball, my camera shifted and I didn't get any of the trackman readings on video. Didn't realize this until afterwards. But I tried the Rainmaker at 8 feet, 10 feet and 12 feet. All were just as bad as 5 feet.…
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zackolsen1
YouTube · Jun 16, 2026 NegativeGot the Rainmaker last week, spent most of the weekend trying to get it to work, it’s so slow at analyzing the ball data along with not picking up all my shots, contacted Bluetees about it and they just responded saying I can return it within 100 days of purchase. I was so…
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btconner
YouTube · Jun 16, 2026 Negative5-7 second shot delay is insanely bad. I suppose if you're only using this device on the range or course it's not a big deal since you're watching the ball flight first, but that's unusable for a golf sim.
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TheShaming
YouTube · Jun 16, 2026 NegativeI had everything set up for it, but it still was inaccurate unfortunately
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JustMeAP1
YouTube · Feb 26, 2026 Positive@PlayBetterGO No, the R10 is not the great value. HTH is. Only supports R10. Always carry phone. I don't look at it. It calls out the stats I ask for. The built-in screen on Rainmaker looks better than on $1,600 Omni. It's possible it will steal Omni sales. Easier setup, behind…
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Launch monitors at a similar price
| Model | Price | Tracking | Room depth | Ceiling | Subscription | Owner score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Tees Rainmaker | $599 | – | – | – | – | 26/100 |
| Rapsodo MLM2PRO | $599.99 | radar + camera | 14 ft | – | Optional, from $165/yr | 56/100 |
| Square Golf Home | $639 | photometric | – | – | Not needed | 55/100 |
| Garmin Approach R10 | $499.99 | radar | 14 ft | – | Optional, from $99.99/yr | 60/100 |
| Voice Caddie Swing Caddie SC4 PRO | $499 | radar | 14 ft | – | Not needed | 58/100 |
| Square Golf | $699.99 | photometric | – | – | Not needed | 64/100 |