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  • Stelios Stylianos
    Junior Member
    • Nov 2015
    • 12

    #1

    UK Golf Simulator Build

    Shed dimensions 10ft wide x 16ft long x 9ft 5in at peak lowering to 7ft 6in in the side walls.

    I am looking for something fairly accurate with sim play capability. I should be able to remove either remove the joists or change the design to a hammer beam design.

    Given the width of my room I will be hitting to the right of centre into the screen so the tracking capabilities will need to be done at the strike area. I have been recommended Skytrak as the one to go for. Being told that Skytrak is similar to the more expensive GC2 system and skytrak will be the easiest to install. Also given that the shed is only 16ft long the GC2 might struggle with getting accurate readings. Skytrak was only released in the UK, a couple of weeks ago. I understand that an E6 Simulation software is soon to be released for it.
    I looked at Optishot although good for its price is a big drop in accuracy compared to skytrak.

    Protee is a good system although it need some fine tuning in the space I have available and with a deep sensorpad will mean I'll need to raise the floor or have some type of platform so that my feet are level with the ball. The system is more expensive than skytrak plus I don't need to worry about raising the floor etc so will keep costs down. Also skytrak I could just unplug and take down the driving range so offers a bit more flexibility.

    I have suggested to go with a projection nets as they are much cheaper than a ballistic screen and aren't far away in terms of picture quality produced. I also have the choice of going for a frames or have netting with black backing material with eyelets that can be hanged which will keep the costs very low.

    As far as a PC or projector goes and can purchase this through work, if any one has any recommendations.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Finding suppliers in the UK is very limited

    Shed.pdf

  • billydruce
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2014
    • 112

    #2
    Hi I have a flightscope Xi, which i am happy with, at the moment it's not possible for you, however I believe they will very shortly be releasing a update which enables a much shorter distance. As For your mentioned options, the best is a gc2 requires same distance as skytrak, by what I have seen on this forum I wouldn't touch a skytrak with a barge pole (why I brought a flightscope). Personally I would wait to see what the e16 is like, believe will be released jan / Feb it sound very good. As for a screen, I currently have a mesh based one form eBay, which is okay. I have however just ordered a material called top flight to test as a Impact screen, from the advise I have been given from a fabric specialist it should be very good, and a very reasonable price if you can use a sewing machine

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    • liturbo
      Member
      • Aug 2015
      • 64

      #3
      billydruce I am in the market for an impact screen and interested in finding out more about this top flight material. Any information you can share would be very much appreciated. Is there a website that I can access to get info and/or purchase it. Thanks.

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      • billydruce
        Senior Member
        • Nov 2014
        • 112

        #4
        profabrics.co.uk
        I'll let you know how I get on

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        • Smudge_si
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2014
          • 129

          #5
          I'm midway through my garage rebuild 21ft l x 16ft w x 13ft h for my golf sim , I was looking at gc2's but UK pricing was beyond my means. Ended up getting a demo unit Skytrak brought in from the US for about £1300 added the GIP. My experience has been great with the unit I know there has been some issues for guys on here , 1st session at the range and everything was spot on and that continues indoors with a temporary hitting net I have up at the moment it's been fun working on my swing with accurate feedback, Also like the fact I can play with my mate who's a lefty without moving the unit each turn.

          I just purchased a 16' x 9' impact screen from golf swing systems here in the UK - the guy was very helpful and easy to deal with I paid £250 for it , hopefully I can get my frame made and screen hung next week and I'll see how it goes. I couldn't find much else UK wise.

          Thinking of a optoma GT1080 short throw projector . Will start a thread a post some pictures when I'm a it further along

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          • wbond
            Ultimate Member
            • Oct 2014
            • 3489

            #6
            How are you playing both right and left without moving it? I'm assuming one of you stands with the skytrak between you and the ball, is that correct.

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            • Smudge_si
              Senior Member
              • Nov 2014
              • 129

              #7
              Yep wbond I stand with the skytrak between me and the ball , I actually don't mind it really and saves a lot of faffing about. Doesn't seem to have an issue detecting shots like that either .

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              • Kloppo
                Junior Member
                • Oct 2015
                • 3

                #8
                I'm interested in how you are planning on hanging your impact screen smudge_si. You mentioned a frame. Did you buy this from the same place as where you got your impact screen or is it a diy project?

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                • Stelios Stylianos
                  Junior Member
                  • Nov 2015
                  • 12

                  #9
                  Thanks for input guys, I am looking at putting up my screen with cantilevers. Where did you guys buy your mats?

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                  • liturbo
                    Member
                    • Aug 2015
                    • 64

                    #10
                    Originally posted by billydruce View Post
                    profabrics.co.uk
                    I'll let you know how I get on
                    Thanks billydruce. I appreciate it.

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                    • Stelios Stylianos
                      Junior Member
                      • Nov 2015
                      • 12

                      #11
                      billydruce and Smudge_si and liturbo any update on your builds

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                      • V8burble
                        Senior Member
                        • Aug 2015
                        • 106

                        #12
                        I'm also in UK and just completed my simulator build.
                        Gaming laptop, GC2, TGC and PG.

                        I am a terrible DIY-er but really pleased with the results and the choices of supplier(listed below).
                        I opted for :-
                        - £200 a 5x3x3m steel frame with all the appropriate 3 way elbow/corners and 2 way elbow connectors from https://www.metals4u.co.uk
                        - £150 11 x 3m golf netting to go over side and roof, plus a separate 5x3 section behind impact screen from http://sportnetting.co.uk/collections/all
                        - £180 5m x 3m impact screen(archery baffle netting in WHITE) from http://collinsnets.co.uk/product/arc...tting-for-golf
                        - £200 5m x 4m artificial turf from http://www.grass-direct.co.uk
                        - £150 Regenix hitting mat (http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008NVRYW...986871_TE_item)

                        Regarding the impact screen - I've not seen the quality of the impact screens that a lot of the US guys talk about or indeed the profabrics one, or any other in UK.
                        However, for my purposes of having a solid, durable impact screen that I can project onto and has extremely low bounce back then it's perfect. Also extremely quiet as the baffle netting is heavy and although I've probably only hit 700 or so shots so far, not a hint of a mark so can't see it giving me trouble going forward(which I fear with some of the higher image quality "screen"s)
                        Picture brightness is fine with lights off, image not exceptionally sharp but my 1080p projector is 8m back and projecting to a large image so to be expected and no reference screen to compare to.

                        Regarding Hitting mat - didn't want to spend £800 on a 5' x 5' CCE mat so just went for a cheaper option. Doesn't offer the same hit down and through as the better mats but has so far been very durable and suits me fine. I use rubber tees rather than the "middle section", which never accepted wooden tees anyway! I do have a small CCE hitting strip but can't be bothered right now to build it into my design to stop it moving and align it etc when the cheaper mat is alright.

                        I could have definitely used thinner steel pipes saving money and maybe tarpaulin sides and roof instead of netting. The turf floor was more cosmetic than anything so could save money but I'm delighted with results and the suppliers chosen!

                        Happy to help with other questions if I can.
                        Phil
                        Last edited by V8burble; 02-04-2016, 03:44 PM.

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                        • LeeRob23
                          LeeRob23 commented
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                          Hi V8burble,
                          I am just about to order my steel frame and think i am going to use the same place that you have listed above as i cant really find anywhere else. Did you get the 19mm tube and connectors as they don't sell 1" connectors on their site. How have you found this, is it still sturdy?
                          Thanks,
                          Lee
                      • Smudge_si
                        Senior Member
                        • Nov 2014
                        • 129

                        #13
                        Hi Stelios Stylianos yeh i managed to get my frame done and screen mounted , the screen that I got was a good screen but it seem to leave a denting type effect after the ball hit it which wasn't a huge problem and didn't affect picture quality but started to annoy me slightly so I've just ordered a HQ screen from cory at par2pro which hopefully will arrive in early March. Ill try add a few photos I'm still a way off being completely finished

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                        • liturbo
                          Member
                          • Aug 2015
                          • 64

                          #14
                          @stellios Stylianos ---I have my projector (Optoma GT760), computer (Asus ROG laptop with a Nvidia GTX 980m graphics card), and a cage that is 10' x 10' x 10'. I am still waiting on integration of Skytrak with The Golf Club and am still on the fence regarding the screen I am going to order. All of Par to Pro's screens are on backorder and likely won' be shipped until March.

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                          • Smudge_si
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2014
                            • 129

                            #15
                            Here's a few pics from my screen set up , I put pad eyes up the side of the screen attached to the timber frame and zig zagged 10mm bungee cord through the eyelets on the screen and the pad eyes. Across the top I put an 8mm wire rope with rope clips and a turnbuckle at the end to tension it tight then cable tied the top of the screen to it.
                            For the top protection I purchased some heavy duty mesh fabric 1.5m wide and put up at an angle from top of my screen to the roof trusses.

                            £250- Screen 16' x 8.5' golfswingsystems.co.uk
                            £29 - 8mm wire rope, eBay - gsproducts-co-uk
                            £30 - 20 nylon pad eyes , eBay - endless-river
                            £9 - Wire rope thimbles and clamps etc. eBay - polyrope1
                            £21 - Black heavy mesh 1.5m x 6m , eBay - Stock and roll

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