Have you thought of using a pocket at the bottom and running a cord with bungees tied to each end and then connected to screw eyes on walls left and right? A small removable foam ramp would help too (buy gutter protection foam and wrap it with black cloth, they come in 4’ pieces)
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I know I'm super late with an answer to this. However, I just went through this with my set up. I tried numerous ways to attach bungees and even zip ties. Anchoring the bottom with anything just made it far too tight and I got a lot of bounce back. I tried using nothing and the screen stopped the ball great, but the image on the screen really suffered as the screen didn't return to its original shape. I tried a bunch of other things too...
Well, I made a loop in the bottom to hold a piece of 3/4" gas pipe. I originally went with EMT conduit, but it wasn't heavy enough. My screen is 12 feet long, so I bought a couple of couplings and two 10" nipples. I put the couplings at each end of the 10 foot gas pipe and then a nipple at each end. The gas pipe (with the fittings and nipples attached) has just the right amount of weight to pull the screen back to its original shape, but it still allows the screen to absorb the impact of the ball without firing it back at me. I'm very happy with it.
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I currently have the bottom of the screen unattached and hanging unhemmed and with no sleeve pocket. I also don't have a bottom bar to attach it to. I built the structure this way because I was very concerned about worm-burning one into the bottom bar and it ricocheting back and causing injury. This also has proven effective at mitigating bounceback. I have thought about ways to sew a pocket to weigh down the bottom of my screen to give it a more finished look and improve on tautness. That being said I am now considering going to a Carl's-like DIY enclosure setup with the bottom bar and attaching the screen to it. In my current setup, I frequently find myself having to retrieve my Birtees which end up flying under the screen. Also, I will often have to fish out balls under the screen after putts. I would prefer to not have to do this either. I am not sure weighing down the bottom of my screen solves that for me. I also would like a way to incorporate foam padding around the frame particularly the bottom to mitigate the worm burner risk.
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My setup uses the screen wrapped around EMT and bungies behind. The mats and turf are roughly the same height as the EMT. A worm burner actually hit the pipe and tore the screen. I patched the tear and I now use simple pipe insulation just sitting under the turf, where the turf meets the screen. It’s super cheap, easy to experiment with quarter circle, half circle, full and small to large pipe. Btw, I’m thinking of going to a more traditional setup, because having to do all the adjustments behind the screen is a royal PITA. Is this the sort of thing that is never finished!Originally posted by richerod View Post
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Look into building a gentle ramp subfloor. Mine it about 3" tall and goes across the entire width of screen and ends shot or my hitting mat. Ramp is covered by grizzly grass turf.. It gives me a place to loosely attach bottom of screen, protect against worm burners and the ball rolls slowly back to the hitting area.Comment
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I used sand bags on the bottom of my screen. I picked these up at ACE. I laid out a black canvas tarp with some carpet padding and then the sand bags. With the help of a couple of friends, I rolled it all up like a burrito towards the screen, with the final revolution putting it all right up over the bottom flap and against the impact screen. There have been a few topped shots to hit them and no resulting damage. They haven’t moved an inch.
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