Impact Screen 101

[JV17]

Dougie, no such thing as too big! I have a friend whose screen is the same size as 717's! Looks amazing! Do your homework on the projector and you'll be a happy camper... Or happy golfer I should say!

[717golfer]

Mine is 10' X 18 ' looks amazing. So you should be good. It's like being outside. (Almost)

[mthunt]

My screen is 15x9.5. You're fine

[DougieMn]

Is there such a thing as to big of a screen? My room is 18x22 fully devoted to golf ie nothing else in it. My proposed screen size is 14'6"x9. That's dang near the whole 18' wall. Will that be screen overload?

[Dax]

My screen hangs free at the bottom and I don't get his issue. My screen bottom does however come down to the floor with a little extra on the floor and thus nothing rolls behind the screen. If something were to come close to rolling behind, en I also have my conduit pipe that goes across the floor as well.

[madspeed]

I have my setup nearly complete, but one area I haven't tackled yet is how to fasten the impact screen at the bottom. I am getting tons of balls going behind the screen, mostly from putting. What methods of preventing this are you guys using? I have my screen bungied at the top and sides, works great with minimal ball bounce, but still just hanging free at the bottom.

[Dax]

I went with 1 inch based off what I read somewhere.

[DougieMn]

You sealed the deal! I'm going to get some 45's and couplers and weld the 4 corners and grab some straights and get manufacturing. Thinking if I screw up I won't have much money invested and my time is all I'm out. With the weight of the impact screen is 1" big enough or should I go bigger? The price difference is not that much more for the bigger stuff but don't want to overkill the project.

[Dax]

I went the electric conduit route and it was very affordable. Get the pipe from you local home supply store like Home Depot and go to a canopy store or website like Creative Shelters for the fittings. As for the projector, mine sits back about ten feet and this is how long I built my cage thus I have no issues (my image is about a foot bigger than my screen, which I don't mind at all). It really depends on the ST projector that you choose and how far back it sits and more importantly, hopefully not too far in front of where you are hitting from.

[DougieMn]

Is there an affordable quality frame out there that will support a 12x9 impact screen? I'd like the sidewalls to angle out at a 45 instead of 90 and only be about 6ft in length.

When does the top net become an issue with the projector? If using a short throw projector it seems to me that the top netting can't be to terribly long otherwise it would interfere with the image?

[DougieMn]

So a frame like Cory has at Par2Pro is preferable? Not sure of the aesthetics, I want the finished product to look professional and fit into my space like it was custom made. Anybody done work with www.customdesigngolf.com?

[Hoosierdaddy]

My first enclosure was made of a 2x4 frame, didn't take long to get rid of it, a hard wedge shot coming back at you at mach one is enough to make you rethink the entire project. We tried putting foam on the 2x4 like they use for insulating a pipe and all that did was make the target bigger. As unsightly as it may seem now, a cable is still the best bet, or anything round and thin. I have 1" metal conduit now and a 2ft net at a 45 degree angle to catch the balls that get up there. With out it the balls still find a way to get back at you. To many close calls with nothing there. Now it is swing away and never worry.

[DougieMn]

I like the Idea of mounting the impact screen to angle irons on 2x4s. My room width is 18' so the screen would be considerably narrower than walls plus the ceiling is vaulted so there is no good way of fastening the top of the screen other than having a cable or such going from wall to wall which would be unsightly.

Has anyone basically built a 2x4 structure to house the screen? Ideas/suggestions?

p.s. I'm thinking it would ultimately have to be secured to the floor to keep it from tipping?

[Maverick]

Yes, you use the same angle iron to fasten then netting behind the screen.

[Sullyberger]

When purchasing the angle iron for impact screen, should I be looking for slotted 1-1/2" x 14 gauge angle iron. I seem to only be able to find 3/8" punched angle. Do the slots help with the bungie straps? Sources for where members bought 10' slotted? Another question, do I use same angle to fasten my netting behind Protee screen? Getting real close. Thanks