If you’re the type to wonder why certain golf brands exist, there’s always an official story. Nowadays, that story usually involves founders who are frustrated at the lack of an affordable version of whatever product they’re bringing to market.
Blue Tees Golf was created in 2019 for this very reason. Its founder felt that the market was missing an accurate, durable and affordable laser meter. Over the past seven years, Blue Tees has expanded into GPS speakers, wristbands and watches, plus an integrated app that ties them all together.
Today, Blue Tees is adding a big piece to its connected puzzle: A Doppler-based launch monitor that gives you 20 performance metrics (including spin), is compatible with third-party simulation platforms and connects to the broader Blue Tees ecosystem.
The best part? It will retail for $599.
Do we have your attention?
Meet the Blue Tees Rainmaker
On the surface, the new Blue Tees Rainmaker is similar in size and basic functionality to Shot Scope’s LM1, which the Scottish company announced last week. Scratch the surface and you’ll find some compelling features.
Not only does Rainmaker give you ball and club speed, total carry and distance, and hit factor, but it will also give you spin speed, launch angle, descent angle, and up to 12 additional metrics.
And it connects with other Blue Tees devices to share your information.
“Rainmaker is a natural next step for us,” says Blue Tees co-founder Brandon Francisco. “We’ve spent years building connected tools. With Rainmaker, we’re making launch monitor data more accessible, more intuitive and more relevant to a player’s game.”
The Blue Tees Rainmaker is about the size of an iPad with a 4.3-inch LCD screen. It can be used indoors and outdoors and is powered by a proprietary Blue Tees algorithm. It also integrates with the Blue Tees LAUNCH app, which allows you to view your history, distribution mapping and custom club setup.
Additionally, Rainmaker can feed your data into the Blue Tees GAME app, which will feed even more information within the Acout AI app.
Where Rainmaker fits into the personal landscape of the launch monitor
The fact that Rainmaker measures rotation puts it in a unique space. The original Rapsodo MLM1 offers spin, but only if you use Titleist RCT golf balls. At $249, it’s not a bad buy. The MLM2Pro is a personal launch monitor for the big boys that uses a dual optical camera and radar to collect data. It costs $699.99, but both Rapsodos require additional subscriptions.
At $599, The Rainmaker doesn’t offer the same level of performance as the MLM2Pro, but, at this time, Blue Tees only charges for an annual subscription to its GAME app. We cannot comment on its relative accuracy at this time. Blue Tees just announced the Rainmaker today. It’s not ready for launch, but we’ll run it through the ringer as soon as we get our hands on one.
New ranges and a GPS speaker, too
Today is a busy day for the Blue Tees. The company is also announcing two new laser rangefinders: the Captain Air and the Captain Pro.
The Captain Air is the lower priced of the two at $239. For this, you get Bluetooth integration with the GAME app which provides GPS distances for more than 43,000 golf courses. It features an LED display, 6X zoom, flag lock with pulse vibration, a carriage magnet and tilt.
Captain Pro has all the features of Captain Air plus a sharper OLED screen and a deeper level of connectivity with the GAME app. This includes GPS ranges as well as shot tracking and advanced analytics.
The Captain Pro will retail for $299.
In addition, Blue Tees is announcing an updated version of the Player+ GPS golf speaker, the Player Pro. The company says the new Player Pro features updated sound quality and in-device intelligence. Specifically, this includes AI-powered on-course club selections based on your historical photo tracking data and session data synced from other devices in the Blue Tees ecosystem, such as the Rainmaker launch monitor.
The new Player Pro GPS golf speaker will retail for $199.
Pre-sales for the Captain and Player Pro laser rangefinders begin March 1 at www.blueteesgolf.com and through selected online partners.
The company expects to begin shipping on March 17.
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