Enclosures + hitting wedges

[weakhead]

I am wondering how you guys are hitting wedges at you impact screens and not hitting the ceiling? Looking at the different setups on the site some people are at least 10' from the screen.

I have an Izzo popup net and I am very uncomfortable hitting wedges at it. It is 8' high in the center but because of the pole design it is set back from the front (photo attached). I can't stand any closer and be lined up with the center without hitting the pole on the follow through. I have already hit one over the net and and now have a hole in the ceiling of the garage.

I want to get a Skytrak so moving closer will not allow me to use longer clubs from the same spot on the mat without hitting the net. The spot that I hit from on my mat is about 5' from the front of the net.

[Joko]

I am about 8 feet away from my screen which is about 9 1/2 feet tall... on a well lofted shot it would hit the ceiling but I have a net attached to the screen that protects the ceiling and thus the ball rolls off the net and all is well.

[weakhead]

Thanks Joko. I found your build thread and video. My garage looks to be close to the same dimensions as your's. Do you have a more recent photo of your setup? I am starting to think that the popup net isn't going to work and I"m going to need to build more of a "cage" style.

[Joko]

I don't believe I have a recent photo of my setup, I changed it 3-4 times to find the right setup. I moved everything to the far right side back of the garage, which allows maximum space for the rest of the garage. I've been meaning to post a pic for those that might need a similar style.

[wbond]

I would suggest building somthing as pop up nets aren't the greatest for a variety of shots, plus i've found they seem to fail fairly quickly.

[Ronsc1985]

For your computing pleasure. L=-length to net from hitting spot. La=launch angle. Then height of net needs to be L x Tan(La). Tan is the trig function tangent

Example 56 degree wedge , length to net =8 feet then H=8 x Tan (56- shaft lean)
If shaft lean is the usual 8 degrees for well hit irons then height needed is 8 x tan(48)=8.88 feet.

You should use the actual launch angle measured by you launch monitor for a more accurate Height required number.

[Joko]

That sounds about perfect, but I would add that with backspin it will likely spin up towards the ceiling. At least in my setup it does.

[weakhead]

For your computing pleasure. L=-length to net from hitting spot. La=launch angle. Then height of net needs to be L x Tan(La). Tan is the trig function tangent

Example 56 degree wedge , length to net =8 feet then H=8 x Tan (56- shaft lean)
If shaft lean is the usual 8 degrees for well hit irons then height needed is 8 x tan(48)=8.88 feet.

You should use the actual launch angle measured by you launch monitor for a more accurate Height required number.

Great info thank you. I made a table with different launch angles at 8' from the net and I think that 3' of ceiling protection is enough.

[Ronsc1985]

That sounds about perfect, but I would add that with backspin it will likely spin up towards the ceiling. At least in my setup it does.

Actually the friction between the net and ball with backspin would send it down the net. What you are seeing is the reflection angle caused by the angle between your net and the ball trajectory. In order to minimize this don't have the screen or net taught so they kind of absorb the ball momentum and not allow the ball to deflect upwards much..

[Joko]

That is probably true but most of us want the screen as taunt as it will allow for picture quality. It's a balance for sure. Too taught and bounce back and noise is bad, too loose and picture quality suffers.

[Joko]

[weakhead]

Thanks Joko

[Ronsc1985]

That is probably true but most of us want the screen as taunt as it will allow for picture quality. It's a balance for sure. Too taught and bounce back and noise is bad, too loose and picture quality suffers.

You may be confusing taught with straight. You can have the screen straight suspended with thin bunge cord and still have the screen give a lot when hit with a ball. Actually I think this is also a lot easier on the screen material since if it is taught the ball impact would tend to stretch the screen material more. This gets to be a problem if you are practicing a lot since you tend to hit the same spot with the same club over and over.