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Hi All,
I have my simulator setup on my rooftop balcony and am planning on installing 13 mm astroturf on top of the 22 mm plastic tiles on top of the balcony. I will then have two 30x90 cm cutouts so that I can insert my 35 mm tall hitting strips when I set up the net and simulator. My balcony is a pretty decent size (3.5 x 6 meters) and I would like to also install some putting cups so that I can practice putting even if I don't have the simulator set up. I bought some shallow (28 mm) putting cups from One Stop Sim Shop and was going to see about installing those since this is a rooftop balcony and I can't make them any deeper. I also found some even more shallow metal cups but they are solid. See pictures of both below.
If I went for the metal cups, I would only need to cut the hole in the astroturf and wouldn't have to cut into the tiles. However, since these are solid metal, rain would collect and stand in the cups until they were dried out and I have a feeling that they may also eventually rust (I am confirming what material they are now). For those reasons, I would really prefer to use shallow plastic cups. Does anyone have experience with these shallow plastic cups from One Stop Sim Shop? Will the ball actually stay in the cup or will it lip out pretty easily?
My question for you DIY'ers out there is, what would be the best way to cut these tiles so that the cups would fit in neatly without completely destroying the tiles? There are two parts to the tiles (the top part and the bottom grid) that are attached together by screws. I suspect that I could use some kind of hand saw to cut these but I am wondering if anyone has any advice on what kind of saw would cut these really cleanly. It doesn't really have to be perfect since the turf will go over it anyway.
Appreciate everyone's advice.
I have my simulator setup on my rooftop balcony and am planning on installing 13 mm astroturf on top of the 22 mm plastic tiles on top of the balcony. I will then have two 30x90 cm cutouts so that I can insert my 35 mm tall hitting strips when I set up the net and simulator. My balcony is a pretty decent size (3.5 x 6 meters) and I would like to also install some putting cups so that I can practice putting even if I don't have the simulator set up. I bought some shallow (28 mm) putting cups from One Stop Sim Shop and was going to see about installing those since this is a rooftop balcony and I can't make them any deeper. I also found some even more shallow metal cups but they are solid. See pictures of both below.
If I went for the metal cups, I would only need to cut the hole in the astroturf and wouldn't have to cut into the tiles. However, since these are solid metal, rain would collect and stand in the cups until they were dried out and I have a feeling that they may also eventually rust (I am confirming what material they are now). For those reasons, I would really prefer to use shallow plastic cups. Does anyone have experience with these shallow plastic cups from One Stop Sim Shop? Will the ball actually stay in the cup or will it lip out pretty easily?
My question for you DIY'ers out there is, what would be the best way to cut these tiles so that the cups would fit in neatly without completely destroying the tiles? There are two parts to the tiles (the top part and the bottom grid) that are attached together by screws. I suspect that I could use some kind of hand saw to cut these but I am wondering if anyone has any advice on what kind of saw would cut these really cleanly. It doesn't really have to be perfect since the turf will go over it anyway.
Appreciate everyone's advice.
. I did buy the side barriers (not shown in the photo) and connect to a tall pole on my balcony just to make sure there are no stray balls flying around.
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