Foresight Sports vs Uneekor: Which Is Better? Which Should You Buy?

As the golf launch monitor space becomes more crowded and much more competitive, one direct comparison that’s drawing attention is between Foresight Sports and Uneekor.

Two product head-to-heads are of particular interest: Foresight Sports GC3 vs Uneekor Eye Mini and Foresight Falcon vs Uneekor Eye XO2.

Is Uneekor, a relative newcomer to the golf launch monitor industry, a legitimate threat to Foresight Sports, the more established brand and the one trusted by so many PGA Tour players?

Most importantly, if you’re in the market for a golf launch monitor, which of these two companies’ products is the most accurate and which is the right choice for you?

Foresight Sports GC3 vs Uneekor Eye Mini: Clash of the Cameras 

In 2021, when Foresight Sports announced their new three-camera golf launch monitor as a complement to the more-than-a-decade-old two-camera bestseller, the Foresight GC2, the entire industry took notice.

It was very quickly lauded as a revolutionary personal launch monitor, one capable of incredible ball and club data accuracy. Teachers, club fitters, competitive amateurs, and even the highest-level professionals all started to favor the GC3 as their go-to for gathering accurate shot information.

It wasn’t until Foresight again upped the ante with their four-camera GCQuad and then QuadMAX products that the standard was raised higher.

But even with the GCQuad and QuadMAX available, many serious golfers continue to choose the Foresight Sports GC3 because it’s noted as the perfect blend between incredible accuracy and accessible price.

And because of its built-in display, simple setup, and excellent portability, the GC3 is the choice of many golfers who want a golf launch monitor that’s easy to use wherever they might go.

It seems Uneekor golf is aiming for the same niche with their Uneekor Eye Mini and Uneekor Eye Mini Lite golf launch monitors. While the Eye Mini is intended, like the GC3, to be a portable unit also with a built-in display capable of indoor and outdoor accuracy, the Eye Mini Lite is designed exclusively for indoor use and does not include the built-in screen.

Both of these Uneekor launch monitors feature a two-camera photometric system to measure both ball and club data from the side of the golf ball.

Of course, the Foresight Sports GC3 incorporates three cameras to likewise capture ball and club data while positioned to the side of the golf ball.

We’ll find out if the assumption that three cameras is better than two is correct in just a minute.

But there’s also the prices to consider. Whereas the ball-and-club-data Foresight Sports GC3 model retails for $6,999.99, the Eye Mini, which is the most direct comparison to the GC3, also includes ball and club data and sells for $4,500. And the indoor-only Eye Mini Lite retails for $2,749.

So, is the Foresight Sports GC3 worth the higher asking price? Let’s find out.

Foresight Sports and Uneekor: Comparing the Data Points

With the Foresight GC3, you’ve got options regarding what data points you want to pay for.

For $5,999, you can get a ball data only GC3 that gives you:

• Ball Speed
• Horizontal and Vertical Launch Angles
• Total Spin
• Side Spin
• Spin Axis
• Carry Distance

Then, for $6,999.99, you can buy a ball and club data GC3 that adds on:

• Club Speed
• Smash Factor
• Angle of Attack
• Club Path

We’ll discuss simulator compatibility and functionality below, but for now, just understand that either GC3 model affords you impressive sim golf opportunities.

With the Uneekor Eye Mini, which again is the most direct comparison to the GC3, there is just one model and it includes both ball and club data for the $4,500 retail price. Those data points are:

Ball Data

• Ball Speed
• Side Spin
• Back Spin
• Side Angle
• Side Total
• Launch Angle
• Angle of Descent
• Flight Time
• Spin Axis
• Distance to Apex
• Apex
• Ball Flight Type
• Carry Distance
• Run Out
• Total Distance

Club Data

• Club Speed
• Smash Factor
• Angle of Attack
• Club Path

While the club data metrics are the same with both the GC3 and Eye Mini, it looks like the Eye Mini offers more ball data.

But more data with the Eye Mini is only better if that golf launch monitor is as accurate as the Foresight Sports GC3.

I’m afraid this is where Uneekor golf starts to run into some issues.

Foresight Sports Launch Monitor vs Uneekor Launch Monitor: Which Is More Accurate?

Gene Parente, founder of Golf Laboratories, has created the state-of-the-art swing robots that almost every golf club manufacturer uses to test their products. Parente’s robots are even used by the game’s governing bodies.

Swing robot testing has become a standard in the industry as it’s really the only way to get clear results to repeatable testing. Measuring human performance is not controllable enough and can’t be reliably replicated.

So, when Parente pitted the Foresight Sports GC3 against the Uneekor Eye Mini using a swing robot in the same outdoor environments with the exact same 10.5 degree driver for all of the shots, the results were fascinating.

Here are five key takeaways:

1. Spin Axis Measurements. The Foresight GC3 consistently delivered more accurate spin axis measurements, especially on mis-hits. The Uneekor Eye Mini showed much larger variances on toe strikes, where the spin range ballooned significantly.
2. Standard Deviation in Data. The GC3 had lower standard deviations across key metrics such as clubhead speed and spin rates, indicating more consistent performance. The Eye Mini demonstrated higher deviations, particularly on off-center strikes.
3. Mis-Hit Accuracy. The Foresight Sports GC3 performed well in recording accurate data on toe and heel strikes, with minimal variance. In contrast, the Uneekor Eye Mini exhibited significant inconsistencies, particularly in clubhead speed, where variances were much higher on mis-hits.
4. Durability. The GC3 proved to be more durable in harsh conditions, maintaining consistent performance. The Eye Mini was noted for occasional struggles with performance in such environments.
5. Overall Accuracy. Across multiple tests, the Foresight GC3 demonstrated more consistent and precise results, especially in key metrics like spin rates and clubhead delivery. The Uneekor simulator, while accurate in ideal conditions, was less consistent in varying shot scenarios.

So, according to the swing robot, the Foresight Sports GC3 is undeniably more accurate and more consistent than the Uneekor Eye Mini. Maybe that third camera is pretty important after all.

But there are a couple of other key reasons that the GC3 might be well worth the higher asking price, and those are golf simulator use and subscriptions.

Comparing the Uneekor Golf Simulator and Foresight Sports Golf Simulator and Subscription Options

One of the main selling points of each Foresight Sports golf simulator is that there are no ongoing subscriptions. That means that with the Foresight Sports GC3, the price is the price. Whether that’s $5,999 for the ball data only or $6,999.99 for the ball and club data. And those prices include access to the Foresight Sports simulator software as well as 25 simulator golf courses.

With the Uneekor Eye Mini, it’s not quite as straightforward. Yes, the retail price of the unit is $4,500, but if you want to use it as a golf simulator, or create multiple profiles, or store more than 15 practice sessions, or get five Uneekor Refine golf simulator courses, you’ll have to pay $199 per year in subscriptions.

And if you want to max out the Eye Mini experience, including with up to 50 profiles, storage for 500 sessions, and 20 simulator golf courses through Uneekor’s Refine+ software, you’ll have to pay $399 per year.

So, you can start to see where the on-the-surface lower price of the Uneekor unit relative to the Foresight Sports device may not be as good of a deal as you initially thought. And, of course, that’s without even factoring in the differences in accuracy.

The other thing that’s important to note is that the golf simulator experiences using each company’s proprietary simulator software are not equal.

Foresight Sports, especially with their flagship FSX Play software, has some of the most realistic, lifelike, vivid, detailed graphics in the entire industry.

The Uneekor Refine and Refine+ packages, on the other hand, are not quite as awe-inspiring. Our good friend Sean Ogle at Breaking Eighty does a good job of noting the differences between FSX Play and the Refine software if you’re interested in more details.

It is worth noting that both the Unkeeor simulator and Foresight Sports golf simulator are compatible with a range of third-party golf simulator software providers, including the popular GSPro. However, third-party licenses will require additional cost no matter which golf launch monitor you’re using.

The New Uneekor Eye Mini Lite

This post has mostly focused on the comparison between the Foresight Sports GC3 and Uneekor Eye Mini because they are the most similar in these two competitors’ respective catalogs. But the Eye Mini Lite, which Uneekor debuted at the 2024 PGA Show, does present a great option for someone who is OK with indoor-only use, is willing to sacrifice the accuracy difference between Uneekor and Foresight but who wants to save some money.

The Eye Mini Lite includes the same camera system and data points as the Eye Mini just without the built-in screen or the ability to use it outdoors. And it only costs $2,749 plus the subscription fees.

With the GC3, Eye Mini, and Eye Mini Lite, we’ve been talking so far about floor-standing, photometric golf launch monitors. But both Foresight Sports and Uneekor also make an overhead model. Let’s take a look at how those compare.

Foresight Falcon vs Uneekor XO2 

First, the price.

The Foresight Falcon sells for $14,999.

The Uneekor Eye XO2 retails for $11,000 but is discounted on Uneekor’s site to $8,800.

However, just like with the floor-standing photometric units, the Foresight Falcon doesn’t include any subscriptions. Whereas with the Uneekor XO2, you’ll pay as you go just as you would with the Eye Mini.

Then, of course, there’s also the same simulator software package differences between Foresight Sports and Uneekor as what we discussed in the previous section.

As for accuracy, you’re likely to be very satisfied with either of these overhead golf launch monitors. However, the Foresight Falcon features the same four-camera technology as the Foresight GCQuad, which is to say it’s the gold standard in accuracy that’s trusted by more top-level professional golfers than any other golf launch monitor. The Eye XO2, on the other hand, captures data using just three cameras.

The Falcon brings the features of Foresight Sports’ GCHawk to a more accessible package. It’s smaller (3.5 feet long vs 7 feet) and less expensive ($14,999 vs. $20,000) than the GCHawk, while maintaining the same powerful shot tracking and data accuracy to go along with a larger hitting zone and improved mounting system.

Foresight Sports or Uneekor? Which Is Right for You? 

It’s true that not every golfer needs perfectly accurate data. For many, “good enough” is more than good enough. And if that’s the case for you, the Uneekor Eye Mini, Eye Mini Lite, or Eye XO2 may be worth your consideration.

But then again, if you’re going to this expense and you’re taking the time to set up a golf launch monitor with the purpose of learning about your golf swing, you obviously would prefer the greatest accuracy you could get. And for that, it’s very difficult to look beyond Foresight Sports.

While Uneekor is among the more interesting relative newcomers to the space, I think the eye test and, more importantly the results from a controlled robotic testing process, make it clear that the established brand, Foresight Sports, is still the leader in the clubhouse.

About PlayBetter Golf Reviewer Marc Sheforgen

Marc Sheforgen is a golf writer whose passion for the game far exceeds his ability to play it well. Marc covers all things golf, from product reviews and equipment recommendations to event coverage and tournament analysis. When he’s not playing, watching, or writing about golf, he enjoys traveling (often golf-related), youth sports coaching, volunteering, and record collecting.