Up to $795 off launch monitors
Measure what matters.
Improve what counts.
Launch monitors and simulators designed to turn data into better golf.
Portable performance
Lightweight, easy to set up, and built to go wherever you practice.
Clear feedback
Capture the data that matters and turn it into better decisions.
Practice with purpose
Know what to work on and see progress that sticks.
The Fall Sale.
ESB1 and Tour Plus 2.0 marked down — for a limited time.
ESB1
Six metrics on a built-in screen, twenty hours of battery, and nothing else to set up.
ESB2
Measured ball and club speed in a palm-size unit that pairs with the free ES Range app on your phone.
Tour Plus 2.0
Two high-speed infrared cameras and four 3D Doppler sensors across twenty data points.
ES Eagle Sim
Captures your swing from above: shaft lean, club path, and ball flight in one view.
The process
Three steps to better golf
Measure with precision
Place the unit four to six feet behind the ball. Swing. Every metric lands before you look up.
Understand your numbers
See exactly what your swing is doing, and why it matters, not just what the ball did.
Train with purpose
Build a practice plan from real data instead of old habits and range-ball guesswork.
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Our story
Fourteen years of measuring golf shots
Ernest Sports was founded in Georgia out of a need for better ways to measure golf performance. After extensive research and comparative testing, the ES12 came to market in January 2012. Still built in the USA.
Calibrated to tournament standards.
Ball flight, club data, swing mechanics.
A full training week per charge.
Founded in Georgia, made in the USA.