Best Radar Gun Reviews 2018

Pocket Radar creates the smallest and easiest-to-use speed radar gadgets on the market. It focuses on the production of sleek, compact and portable speed measuring devices that can be used by professionals and everyday consumers. Since its founding, Pocket Radar has won the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show Innovation Award, the 2010 Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Award, and the 2016 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Convention: Best of Show Award (for its Pro Radar System).

The Pocket Radar Classic is a compact, portable speed radar that can fit into your pocket. It’s a multipurpose speed gun with applications in many areas, including traffic safety, motor sports, radio-controlled hobbies, industrial safety, scientific research, neighborhood safety and much more. It features both snapshot and repeating mode. To use the snapshot mode, all you have to do is tap the button and you’ll get instantaneous speed reading. For instance, with a moving car, it will give the speed of the car in a split second. To use the repeating mode, you hold down the button. This keeps the transmitters on and gives you updates every ¾ of a second. It also has a memory that stores up to 10 previous speed readings and shuts off after 30 seconds of inactivity.

This device is designed to accurately measure the speed of moving objects from 7 – 375 MPH. It is built from the same high-impact plastic as hockey helmets. It has a K-Band frequency (24GHz) and measures in miles per hour (MPH), kilometer per hour (KPH), meters per second (MPS) and feet per second (FPS). The Pocket Radar Classic is able to deliver more than 10,000 readings on a single set of AAA batteries.

The design of this radar is not suited for measuring the speeds of balls and isn’t recommended for that by the manufacturer. Its package features:

• Hard-shell, protective case that makes the radar easy to store
• Wrist strap with which the radar can be conveniently carried during use
• Two AAA batteries to get your radar off to a good start
• An illustrated quick guide start

There is a one-year warranty for this radar gun, and a card is included in the package to that effect.

Bushnell is one of Vista Outdoor LLC’s brands. It has an unmatched commitment to delivering excellent customer service, and maintains strong relationships with its partners. This company boasts the leading market share in the sport optics categories, with its products winning multiple design and performance awards. Its robust product line promises to intensify the enjoyment derived from outdoor pursuits such as spectator sports, hunting, fishing, nature study and many more.

The Bushnell Velocity Speed Gun is a lightweight, handheld device that is easily operated with one hand. It’s well-built and takes the rigors of the outdoors in its stride. The point-and-shoot trigger system is easy to use. All you need to do is line yourself up with the object whose speed you want to measure, aim the radar gun and pull the trigger. The highest speed recorded will be displayed, on its large and clear LCD screen, when you release the trigger. This gun features a digital signal processing technology that measures the speed of a baseball from as far as 90 feet away, or a vehicle that’s on the move 1,500 feet away. It does all these within one mile per hour of the object’s or vehicle’s exact speed.

This Bushnell radar gun was created to be put to a seemingly endless list of uses. It can be used to measure pitch and runner speeds for baseball practice. It can also be to used to measure serve and return speeds in tennis and other sports as well. It measures running speeds of athletes and animals, and vehicular speed. This device may be all you need if you’re looking for an accurate and consistent radar gun as a training tool, without the features and price of the more professional options.
Bushnell makes other great radar guns, including:

• Bushnell Speedster III Radar Gun: With continuous mode for automatic reading, which is able to measure speeds from 10 – 200mph
• Bushnell Speed Gun: A radar gun equipped with the latest processors for speed conversion, measuring speeds up to 322kph. It comes in a vanity case

The Stalker Radar team has been involved in nearly every radar-based product development of note since 1970, including the first solid police state radar, the first k-band handheld radar, the first direction-sensing radar, and the first radar with virtual VSS. Stalker Radar's products are the most technologically advanced available, all boasting the highest level of accuracy and performance in their class.

The Stalker Radar Sport 2 promises to keep the baseball player right on target. It has created a place for itself as the gold standard for all things baseball. This gun delivers accurate pitch speeds as consistently as nine out of 10 times, and it is accurate to within one mile per hour. Its maker categorically states that this radar gun, as well as its other guns, usually measure to 0.1 (one-tenth) of a mile per hour. The Sport 2 measures speed from 5 - 150 mph, with an impressive 300-foot range (view should be unobstructed). What’s more, it is the only radar gun on the market that reads speed in tenths of a mile. It does its job quickly and is quite easy to use.

It features an informative LCD display that gives radar and stopwatch readings concurrently, so you can simultaneously measure pitch speeds and time runners, although an optional stopwatch cable is required for this. The display has two active speed windows for the display of peak and plate speed, which will help teach players how to throw their change-up versus their fastballs. It also has a recall function that enables it to recall five previous readings. Its default settings are optimized for pitch speed measurements and can be customized by pressing the menu button. It has a three-hour battery life and low battery indicator, but if you forget to charge its batteries, all you need to power it is regular AA batteries.

Other radar guns from Stalker include:

• The Stalker Pro ll: Four modes and removable, rechargeable Li-ion battery handle. It is sensitive, accurate and can be put to a lot of uses
• The Stalker Solo 2: Four modes, designed to measure the speeds of moving objects on land, in air and in water. It includes a battery charger adapter and a carrycase

The Stalker Spot 2 has a one-year manufacturer’s warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee.

Sports Sensors Inc. has seven unique radars and accessories, five trademarks, and the award of six United States and two foreign patents. It also boasts ownership of 15 related domain names and six former websites that, at present, link to its current website. Its focus is on introducing and developing innovative product concepts and delivering on-stream custom production equipment.

The Sports Sensors Inc. Swing Speed Radar is a microwave Doppler radar speed sensor that measures the swing speeds of golfers, baseball players, and softball players. It helps players decide which speed is best for top performance, and monitor the consistency of swings. With this tool, you’ll also be able to select the golf club or bat that best suits your swing type. The golfer can use this device to determine the best swing for distance, accuracy (nominally within 1%) and control, while the baseball or softball player can consistently create solid contact by training with it.

It has a speed range of 20 - 200mph and 40 - 200 mph in bat and golf modes respectively, and real-time feedback that enables trainers and players alike to identify and fix problems in swing mechanics. For best golf results, set this radar gun in a forward location directly away from the tee, about eight to 10 inches. In baseball and softball, it can be suspended, by its snap hooks, from the cage, net or fence either behind or in front of the player. The distance between the player and the radar gun in this case should be about five feet.

The Swing Speed Radar is powered by three AA batteries. It comes with a drawstring pouch and two snap hooks for easy handling and carrying.

There are other radar gun options from Sports Sensor, such as:

• The Glove Radar: Measures the speed of balls thrown from any distance and attaches to the back of any glove. It measures speeds from 12 - 100mph
• The Break Speed Radar: Measures the velocity of the cue ball as it approaches the point ball. Its accuracy is measured to one-tenth of an mph
• The Paintball RADARchron: Measures the speed of paintballs as they’re shot from the marker. It ensures that your paintball marker is shooting within the prescribed safety limits

In the 1880s, 17-year-old Bud Hillerich sneaked away from his father’s woodworking shop to watch the Louisville Eclipse team play. He was in the stands when Pete Browning, the star of the team, busted his bat. Bud suggested a visit to his father’s woodshop. With Pete’s guidance he hand-crafted another bat, with which Pete got three hits the next day. In 1984, Bud took over his father’s business and registered it as Louisville Slugger. Since then, the company has made and sold over a hundred million bats, which makes it the most widely accepted bat company in baseball history. Today, it has extended its product line to include fielding and batting gloves, catcher’s gear, helmets, training aids and more.

The Louisville Slugger Multi Sport Radar measures bat and pitching speeds, and can also be used to measure speed in soccer, golf, lacrosse and tennis. It instantaneously measures speeds from 3 -150 mph and immediately relays the information to you via a bright LED screen that can be read from a distance. It features a voice notification system that also gives speed reading feedback.

It has been designed to recall the last 10 speed readings recorded. It is a portable radar gun with a hands-free design that can be mounted on an accompanying tripod and used anywhere by a single person. It displays speed in miles per hour and kilometers per hour, and runs on AA batteries. For easy storage and transporting, it comes in a spiffy-looking carrycase.