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My situation is as follows:
I have a 16' x 9' impact screen that takes up and entire wall. My ball hitting location is 11' from the screen. I plan to build a slightly elevated platform that is approximately 15' x 13' that will incorporate my 3' x 1' Fiberbuilt hitting strip (though I am open to the possibility of using something else). The rest of the elevated area will act as a stance area to the left and right of the hitting strip for hitting full shots and also the rest of the area will be an indoor putting green with holes cut into the elevated platform. (See below)
As I see it, there are a couple ways to look at how to chose the material(s) for this area:
Considerations (in no particular order of importance):
Thank you all very much in advance for your help!
I have a 16' x 9' impact screen that takes up and entire wall. My ball hitting location is 11' from the screen. I plan to build a slightly elevated platform that is approximately 15' x 13' that will incorporate my 3' x 1' Fiberbuilt hitting strip (though I am open to the possibility of using something else). The rest of the elevated area will act as a stance area to the left and right of the hitting strip for hitting full shots and also the rest of the area will be an indoor putting green with holes cut into the elevated platform. (See below)
As I see it, there are a couple ways to look at how to chose the material(s) for this area:
- 1 platform material: you stand on it, hit full shots from it and putt on it.
- 2 platform materials: you stand & putt from one of the surfaces and hit full shots from the second surface (hitting strip).
- 3 platform materials: you stand on one surface (a more durable surface), you hit full shots from the second surface (hitting strip) and putt on a separate putting surface (made more specifically for putting).
Considerations (in no particular order of importance):
- Durability of stance area over time
- Realistic "true roll" of putting surface
- Speed of putting green (looking to simulate a private course level surface, perhaps in the 10-11 stimp range)
- Affordability (Cost of material plus potential cost of shipping, I want to do it right but of course cost is always a consideration)
- Noise factor (minimize the sound of balls landing on putting green after dropping down from impact screen
- Relative DIY'ness of chosen material (I'm very "handy" but I'm not a professional contractor)
- Potential color variation with final product esthitics if I use different materials
- Other things I have not even thought of (please share additional thoughts)
Thank you all very much in advance for your help!
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