Love to see the TGC2019 in action. I got an incredible deal on a used enclosure, impact screen, original skytrak, hitting mat, front carpet, projector, and TGC2019. I paid $1,600 for all of it. I’m currently adding a golf room, but it is small. 9’4” wide x 15’ long and 9’ tall. I haven’t been able to use it yet, and probably won’t for 2-3 months. I love watching other people’s videos so I can learn how it all works. Our setups are close. You have the better launch monitor. Look forward to swing the progress.
Dang, that is an insane deal! Yes, hopefully this video was helpful and I plan to film some of the actual rounds on the Sim in TGC 2019 in the future. I've seen several other people using the original Skytrak and it seems to work well, hopefully you can start using yours soon!
Thanks for sharing your experience. Great video. I have been planning a simulator to go in my garage 'cause it has a 10' ceiling. Your space, with the 9' ceiling, is similar to my upstairs game / exercise room. I am now measuring it to see if a similar plan would work. This would provide the great benefit of being heated / cooled. I appreciate your custom design approach and may adapt it to my build. Do you find any tendency for balls to ricochet off your ceiling?
Thank you, and I hope it works out well for you. As for the balls ricocheting, I have not had too much of a problem with that. The most important thing to consider is the tension of the impact screen. If you don't connect the bottom corners to anything, you will be safe, but then you may have to move the bottom of the screen after every other shot, which is a little annoying. If you have too much tension, a lot of shots will ricochet. If you have small to medium tension, the balls will just drop to the floor after being hit, but you need a super sturdy connector otherwise they may snap when you hit your driver (example, zip ties broke, so I used rock climbing carabiners [rated for extreme strength]). I am also slightly closer to the impact screen (6-7 ft), 10 ft is recommended, but I have limited space. But because I am closer to the screen, my balls hit lower down on the screen and don't really get close to the ceiling (so I didn't feel the need to put a net up there). I don't typically practice the 60 degree wedge flop shot in the house though, just to be safe haha.
I am slightly closer to the screen than what is recommended ( because of my limited space, only 6ft-7ft in front of me) so all my balls hit a little lower on the impact screen. I've never had a problem with balls flying up, but just to be safe I typically don't practice a flop shot with the 60 degree in the house haha
@darrensunahara3840 There is no effect on the readings since the Skytrak is a style of simulator that you put right in front of you. If I had the mevo+ instead it would be less accurate, because it wouldn't have enough space to calculate properly. (Since it is placed behind you)
Great idea! I already have a somewhat similar netting setup that I was using without an impact screen. About to add the projector and impact screen with the same process you used here. Couple questions, 1. When you ran the steel cable, were you crimping it at the end to try and create max tension to hold up the screen? And 2. As far as I can tell, you don't have anything holding the bottom of the screen in place. Are you finding it has much give when you swing into it? Going to hang the screen in front of my net and won't really have anything to permanently hold it in place at the bottom so seeing if I will need to fashion something. Thanks for the idea!
Thank you! to answer your questions, 1. I tried to get as much tension as possible that I could reasonably do by myself. The less tension you have, the screen might sag a little and have a tiny gap between the ceiling and the screen. 2. Originally I didn't have anything holding the bottom down, but sometimes it would move around, so one upgrade I made later was to put some of the I bolts along the bottom trim of the wall, and use some rock climbing carabiners to attach the bottom corners to the I bolts. I tried using regular carabiners like the tiny ones in the video, but those would get bent after about 100 balls, rock climbing carabiners are rated to hold extreme weight so they don't break.
@Ryan-kk2rr Very good! I hit the impact screen the majority of the time and the netting only catches balls that bounce weird or on a miss-hit, so they don't take too much damage.
Well done with this build. Great inclusion of all the steps and pricing on all the bits. I was trying to choose between the standard and premium on Carls screens. How has yours held up? Picture quality is not that big of an issue to me and I can always upgrade screens on 2nd. Have you look at GSPro software? It has a subscription cost, but from reviews I have seen, the imagery is better and the physics are better than E6. Also it has just about every real course you would want to play created by users to exacting detail. They are not named correctly due to licensing, but Agusta is Agusta, just called Georgia Golf Club 🤣 Then there are the user fantasy courses. Does require a bit of a computer to play, but being at 1080p that should make it a bit lighter on the system.
@Power5 Thank you! The standard screen has held up well for me so far, I would say. For reference, I have used it for 8 months currently, I practice on average 4 days a week on it, and have played around 15 rounds of golf on it so far. So far there is just a little wear in 2 spots (white fluff coming off the screen) , but the images still looks pretty good in those patches. With the cable and carabiner setup I can rotate the screen if I need to, but haven't had the need yet. If you go with the premium the image will probably look a little sharper. I've looked at it briefly, and seen a few videos online. It does look very nice, but I already bought tgc2019 and that's worked pretty well for me so far. If I ever move and need to build a new one, I will probably re-evaluate software then, thanks.
Thank you! Originally I had it just hanging, but it was annoying when balls would sometimes go underneath, so I tried zip ties and wire cable, but eventually both of those broke, so I put some more I Bolts at the bottom of the wall and then used rock climbing carabiners to connect the grommet to the I bolt (the smaller carabiners I used to connect the impact screen to the cable were too weak, rock climbing carabiners are much stronger).
Well done. Thanks for some great tips. 2 questions - First, how far away from the wall is your impact screen? Second, does the netting go all the way around behind the net also? Appreciate your help.
Thank you! 1. Impact screen is about 1ft from the wall.(I also put spare foam gym tile on the wall as extra protection) 2. Yes, it is 3 pieces of netting sewn together in a U shape.
@yooper9062 I did it retroactively in a shorts video later, I believe. I screwed I-bolts to the base boards of the wall, and used some more rock climbing carabiners to attach the screen. I tried other wire or rope solutions, but the driver hits kept snapping them. Rock climbing equipment is rated for extreme pressure so it doesn't break.
Thanks for this video! Are you happy with the standard screen from Carls? I’m doing a cheaper sim with an MLM2PRO and am having troubles choosing a screen ( standard, preferred , premium)
Yes, I am satisfied with it. I've been beating balls into it for about 2 months now, and you can see a tiny bit of wear on it, but I don't really notice it too much once the projector is turned on. Most of my balls are hit into the same spot on the impact screen, so I'm sure over time, I'll end up rotating the screen to increase its lifespan. For reference, I watch TV on it in the mornings when I am working out, and high quality videos (like recordings of the masters look really good on it, standard streaming videos looks around 720p) if that gives you a better idea of what the image will look like.
The ball to the impact screen distance is 7ft, and the impact screen is 1ft away from the wall. The netting cage is 3 in behind the impact screen and 9 in from the wall. My space is a little constrained, so more distance is better, but these distances work fine for me. I also put the foam gym tiles against the wall just to be extra safe.
@brandonnelson5653 The way I mounted the screen on top with the cable and clips makes the weight evenly distributed along the top, then to have some slight tension at the bottom I used rock climbing carabiners connected to some I bolts I screwed into the base board trim along the edge of the floor. Something as strong as rock climbing carabiners is necessary because the driver hits will snap weaker things like zip ties or wire.
I was wondering the same thing. I would say if you value your wrists, do not cheap out on the hitting mat. Though if your astroturf and 1" foam tile is under it, you are probably ok. People who put those cheap mats direct on concrete are in for a painful future. Had a few fat swings yesterday at a driving range and had a slight pain in my wrist.
@Power5 Yes, that is a very good point, a high quality hitting mat is a must! I have a pretty decent one, but like you mentioned, I also put foam tiles and astroturf underneath to further cushion the blows. I can definitely feel it at the dring range sometimes when they have the mats straight on concrete and I have a mis-hit.
Thank you for the great ideas and sharing some of your mistakes. The curtain tracks is something I will be adding!
Thank you, hope it works out well for you!
The ceiling track for the curtains is genius.
Great job sir! Very well done
Thank you!
Love to see the TGC2019 in action. I got an incredible deal on a used enclosure, impact screen, original skytrak, hitting mat, front carpet, projector, and TGC2019. I paid $1,600 for all of it. I’m currently adding a golf room, but it is small. 9’4” wide x 15’ long and 9’ tall. I haven’t been able to use it yet, and probably won’t for 2-3 months. I love watching other people’s videos so I can learn how it all works. Our setups are close. You have the better launch monitor. Look forward to swing the progress.
Dang, that is an insane deal! Yes, hopefully this video was helpful and I plan to film some of the actual rounds on the Sim in TGC 2019 in the future. I've seen several other people using the original Skytrak and it seems to work well, hopefully you can start using yours soon!
when you hear of another of those deals, let me know. That is just insane cheap.
So thankful for your work in putting this together 🙌🙏
No problem, hope it helps!
Wow this is so cool!!!!
Great job brother!
@@Zangrievance Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your experience. Great video. I have been planning a simulator to go in my garage 'cause it has a 10' ceiling. Your space, with the 9' ceiling, is similar to my upstairs game / exercise room. I am now measuring it to see if a similar plan would work. This would provide the great benefit of being heated / cooled. I appreciate your custom design approach and may adapt it to my build. Do you find any tendency for balls to ricochet off your ceiling?
Thank you, and I hope it works out well for you. As for the balls ricocheting, I have not had too much of a problem with that. The most important thing to consider is the tension of the impact screen. If you don't connect the bottom corners to anything, you will be safe, but then you may have to move the bottom of the screen after every other shot, which is a little annoying. If you have too much tension, a lot of shots will ricochet. If you have small to medium tension, the balls will just drop to the floor after being hit, but you need a super sturdy connector otherwise they may snap when you hit your driver (example, zip ties broke, so I used rock climbing carabiners [rated for extreme strength]). I am also slightly closer to the impact screen (6-7 ft), 10 ft is recommended, but I have limited space. But because I am closer to the screen, my balls hit lower down on the screen and don't really get close to the ceiling (so I didn't feel the need to put a net up there). I don't typically practice the 60 degree wedge flop shot in the house though, just to be safe haha.
Great setup.
How do you keep wedge shot golf balls from getting through the top of the screen?
I am slightly closer to the screen than what is recommended ( because of my limited space, only 6ft-7ft in front of me) so all my balls hit a little lower on the impact screen. I've never had a problem with balls flying up, but just to be safe I typically don't practice a flop shot with the 60 degree in the house haha
With you being closer than recommended by SkyTrak, how accurate are your readings? Do you see any data points that are off?
@darrensunahara3840 There is no effect on the readings since the Skytrak is a style of simulator that you put right in front of you. If I had the mevo+ instead it would be less accurate, because it wouldn't have enough space to calculate properly. (Since it is placed behind you)
Great idea! I already have a somewhat similar netting setup that I was using without an impact screen. About to add the projector and impact screen with the same process you used here. Couple questions, 1. When you ran the steel cable, were you crimping it at the end to try and create max tension to hold up the screen? And 2. As far as I can tell, you don't have anything holding the bottom of the screen in place. Are you finding it has much give when you swing into it? Going to hang the screen in front of my net and won't really have anything to permanently hold it in place at the bottom so seeing if I will need to fashion something. Thanks for the idea!
Thank you! to answer your questions, 1. I tried to get as much tension as possible that I could reasonably do by myself. The less tension you have, the screen might sag a little and have a tiny gap between the ceiling and the screen. 2. Originally I didn't have anything holding the bottom down, but sometimes it would move around, so one upgrade I made later was to put some of the I bolts along the bottom trim of the wall, and use some rock climbing carabiners to attach the bottom corners to the I bolts. I tried using regular carabiners like the tiny ones in the video, but those would get bent after about 100 balls, rock climbing carabiners are rated to hold extreme weight so they don't break.
Great vid!
Thank you!
How are the mesh curtains holding up? I was thinking of using this as overhead netting.
@Ryan-kk2rr Very good! I hit the impact screen the majority of the time and the netting only catches balls that bounce weird or on a miss-hit, so they don't take too much damage.
Well done with this build. Great inclusion of all the steps and pricing on all the bits. I was trying to choose between the standard and premium on Carls screens. How has yours held up? Picture quality is not that big of an issue to me and I can always upgrade screens on 2nd.
Have you look at GSPro software? It has a subscription cost, but from reviews I have seen, the imagery is better and the physics are better than E6. Also it has just about every real course you would want to play created by users to exacting detail. They are not named correctly due to licensing, but Agusta is Agusta, just called Georgia Golf Club 🤣 Then there are the user fantasy courses. Does require a bit of a computer to play, but being at 1080p that should make it a bit lighter on the system.
@Power5 Thank you! The standard screen has held up well for me so far, I would say. For reference, I have used it for 8 months currently, I practice on average 4 days a week on it, and have played around 15 rounds of golf on it so far. So far there is just a little wear in 2 spots (white fluff coming off the screen) , but the images still looks pretty good in those patches. With the cable and carabiner setup I can rotate the screen if I need to, but haven't had the need yet. If you go with the premium the image will probably look a little sharper.
I've looked at it briefly, and seen a few videos online. It does look very nice, but I already bought tgc2019 and that's worked pretty well for me so far. If I ever move and need to build a new one, I will probably re-evaluate software then, thanks.
Great set up! What did you use to anchor the bottom of the net? Is it just hanging from the roof?
Thank you! Originally I had it just hanging, but it was annoying when balls would sometimes go underneath, so I tried zip ties and wire cable, but eventually both of those broke, so I put some more I Bolts at the bottom of the wall and then used rock climbing carabiners to connect the grommet to the I bolt (the smaller carabiners I used to connect the impact screen to the cable were too weak, rock climbing carabiners are much stronger).
Well done. Thanks for some great tips. 2 questions - First, how far away from the wall is your impact screen? Second, does the netting go all the way around behind the net also? Appreciate your help.
Thank you! 1. Impact screen is about 1ft from the wall.(I also put spare foam gym tile on the wall as extra protection) 2. Yes, it is 3 pieces of netting sewn together in a U shape.
Awesome man! Thanks for the reply. I look forward to getting something similar up in the next couple months once we move in March. Hit em straight! 🤙🏾
How did you fasten the sides of the impact screen? Not sure if I missed it.
@yooper9062 I did it retroactively in a shorts video later, I believe. I screwed I-bolts to the base boards of the wall, and used some more rock climbing carabiners to attach the screen. I tried other wire or rope solutions, but the driver hits kept snapping them. Rock climbing equipment is rated for extreme pressure so it doesn't break.
Awesome! How high is your ceiling?
9 feet
Great build! How far away from your impact screen is your hitting area?
Thank you, and a little over 6ft. A little close, but the amount of tension I have on the screen prevents balls from bouncing back.
Thanks for this video! Are you happy with the standard screen from Carls? I’m doing a cheaper sim with an MLM2PRO and am having troubles choosing a screen ( standard, preferred , premium)
Yes, I am satisfied with it. I've been beating balls into it for about 2 months now, and you can see a tiny bit of wear on it, but I don't really notice it too much once the projector is turned on. Most of my balls are hit into the same spot on the impact screen, so I'm sure over time, I'll end up rotating the screen to increase its lifespan. For reference, I watch TV on it in the mornings when I am working out, and high quality videos (like recordings of the masters look really good on it, standard streaming videos looks around 720p) if that gives you a better idea of what the image will look like.
How far is the ball from the impact screen? How far is the impact screen from the back wall?
The ball to the impact screen distance is 7ft, and the impact screen is 1ft away from the wall. The netting cage is 3 in behind the impact screen and 9 in from the wall. My space is a little constrained, so more distance is better, but these distances work fine for me. I also put the foam gym tiles against the wall just to be extra safe.
@@_odisi I'm working with similar constraints and this is really helpful. Thank you!
How would I be able to make sure the screen is nice and flat or tight?
@brandonnelson5653 The way I mounted the screen on top with the cable and clips makes the weight evenly distributed along the top, then to have some slight tension at the bottom I used rock climbing carabiners connected to some I bolts I screwed into the base board trim along the edge of the floor. Something as strong as rock climbing carabiners is necessary because the driver hits will snap weaker things like zip ties or wire.
You forgot to add the cost of your hitting mat
Yep, sorry, that was equipment I already had prior to this build, but I got a cheaper one for about $100 a while back off Amazon.
I was wondering the same thing. I would say if you value your wrists, do not cheap out on the hitting mat. Though if your astroturf and 1" foam tile is under it, you are probably ok. People who put those cheap mats direct on concrete are in for a painful future. Had a few fat swings yesterday at a driving range and had a slight pain in my wrist.
@Power5 Yes, that is a very good point, a high quality hitting mat is a must! I have a pretty decent one, but like you mentioned, I also put foam tiles and astroturf underneath to further cushion the blows. I can definitely feel it at the dring range sometimes when they have the mats straight on concrete and I have a mis-hit.