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What Happened to the Golf Daddy Simulator? Benchmark Golf At Home Explained
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Golf Daddy became Benchmark Golf on August 20, 2026. The product now sold as Golf At Home keeps the same basic idea: your phone watches the swing, a practice mat helps read contact, and the app creates the simulated shot. It is a compact, no-ball practice system, not a radar or camera launch monitor measuring a real golf ball in flight.
Golf Daddy is now Benchmark Golf
If an older review sends you to Golf Daddy and the website now says Benchmark Golf, you have not found a different product category. Benchmark's announcement says Golf Daddy became Benchmark Golf, "the consumer golf arm of Benchmark Motion, a computer vision company building physical intelligence," and golfdaddy.com now forwards to benchmarkgolf.com.
Golf At Home reads the swing, not a flying ball
The current setup uses a phone on a tripod and a practice mat. The phone camera reads the golfer’s full-body motion, while the mat gives the system information about contact. The app then turns those inputs into a simulated shot.
Benchmark's product page is direct about it: "It is a phone-camera training system, not a radar launch monitor, so it does not track the ball itself." The app runs on iPhone and Android phones, and the kit includes a magnetic tripod.
You can use it without a golf ball
No-ball practice is the point of the system. Benchmark says you can practice "with no ball, foam balls, or real balls," and its FAQ mentions real balls for outdoor use. Indoors, the mat, the phone, and room to swing are enough.
For someone who cannot safely hit full-speed balls into a net or screen, that removes the hardest part of a conventional simulator room.
The advertised play space is 7 by 7 feet
Benchmark lists a "7×7 ft Play Space" for indoor or outdoor use. Treat that as the product’s planned footprint, not as a universal promise that every golfer can make a full driver swing inside a seven-foot square.
A tall player or a wide, upright swing may need more height or width. Test your own longest club slowly in the exact spot where you plan to practice, especially around lights, fans, televisions, windows, and furniture.
Can it replace a launch monitor?
Only if you want a different kind of feedback. Golf At Home estimates the shot from the swing and contact information it captures. A launch monitor measures an actual strike and, depending on the model, can report ball speed, launch, spin, direction, carry, and club data.
For convenient repetition, virtual play, and swing feedback in a small space, the no-ball format is the attraction. For precise carry gapping, spin work, or club fitting based on measured ball flight, compare it with a conventional launch monitor before deciding.
Golf Daddy information is still online
The rebrand is recent enough that old Golf Daddy information will remain easy to find. Benchmark says app access is included with the purchase, and coaching upgrades are sold separately.