Taking the game to your living room
Nova by Open Launch is an affordable golf launch monitor for the indoor golf simulator home market. A launch monitor is a device that measures the initial flight of the golf ball and sends that information into a video game. Nova utilizes cameras and radars in a compact, novel form factor. Many consumers and golf simulation buying guides recommend against radar measurement indoors because of interference and a minimum room size of 6m/18ft. Acconeer’s A121 sensors provide high quality radar measurements without custom room construction. The A121 radar sensor allows Nova to have no exposed controls, buttons, or switches while allowing in-game golf aim, menu operation, and shot adjustments. A121 can also provide swing feedback and metrics to users. The radars’ measurements validate golf shot data accuracy, ensuring user satisfaction and trust.
Bring the links to your room
Nova uses two Acconeer A121 radar modules, one for its user interface and one for swing measurements. Bringing tour-level insight into your home practice with advanced Acconeer radar tracking, the gold standard for understanding true ball flight and club performance. Radar technology doesn’t guess what happens after impact; it measures it. By continuously tracking both the club and the ball through motion, radar reveals the full story of every swing, from the moment the club accelerates to the ball’s initial launch and beyond.
Unlike camera-only systems that rely on frozen snapshots at impact and heavy visual assumptions, radar captures what truly defines a golf shot: how the ball behaves after it leaves the face. Speed, launch, spin, and trajectory are derived from real movement through space, not estimates built from a single moment in time. That means the data reflects real physics, not ideal conditions.
“Acconeer’s radar sensors handle environments where users believe traditional radar just won’t work. A121 provides unprecedented accuracy, functionality, and user controls for the Nova golf entertainment system.“
– Team Open Launch
Leveling up the indoor golf experience
Open Launch is breaking barriers on two fronts with the launch of the Nova, both by introducing pulsed coherent radar to the indoor golf market as well as offering a fully gesture controlled user experience. With built-in radar integration, golfers can now practice off the course while unlocking performance insights to help cut strokes from their scorecards.
Whether you’re dialing in your irons or refining your tempo, the Nova Bar transforms practice into measurable progress. Designed for golfers who want smarter training without compromising feel, it brings pro-level feedback into an accessible, at-home or off-course experience.
About Open Launch
Open Launch was founded to make golf simulation more accessible by lowering cost and providing open data. Every Nova exposes shot data through open APIs, enabling integration with community projects and third-party software without mandatory annual subscription fees.