I have just completed construction of a stand-alone building for my golf simulator. The structure’s internal dimensions are 23’ 6” long, 15’ 6” wide and 11’ 6” high. I will be utilizing a Foresight GC Quad to drive the simulator using FSX2018 software. Several issues remain to be fleshed out and I am looking for assistance about the projector. It will be ceiling mounted, but should it be in front of, over or behind the tee area? I anticipate the tee area to be 10 to 12 feet from the screen. What are the key specifications I should be looking for in its selection? I plan on supplying an HDMI connection from the computer. What projector manufacturer would you recommend?
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I also recently completed a stand-alone building with very similar dimensions. I wanted to accommodate a wide range of golfer abilities, so I placed my projector behind the hitting area. I have a 11'4" high ceiling with the hitting location about 9'6" from a 12' x 9' impact screen. The screen hangs about 8" above the floor with a ramp to keep balls from going under it. The projector is mounted on the ceiling with a rail system I made from a drawer slide that allows me to move the projector from 14'6" to 16'6" away from the screen. When positioned at 16'6" and the projector set to 4:3 aspect ratio, the image exactly fills the entire screen. When positioned at 14'6" and using 16:9 widescreen, the image fills the screen width (with a gap either on the top or bottom depending of how I point the projector).Originally posted by rstamm4 View Post
I normally use the widescreen mode with the projector positioned at 14'6" from the screen. I am happy that I went behind the golfer. I worried about shadows, but I have none when hitting from the main area. There is a very minor shadow issue when putting as my putting sensor is positioned about 3 feet closer to the screen.
I went with an Epson Home Cinema 1060 projector ($500) and am very happy. I can get my room almost completely dark, so I have zero issues with image brightness. But even when I allow some light into the room it still looks good.
I connect my computer HDMI output to a Denon AVR-S710W 4K Ultra AV Receiver that is connected to the projector with an HDMI cable. The Denon AVR allows me to drive the projector with a wide range of image sources (TV antenna, cable TV, blu-ray, DVD, or anything I can get to on the internet with my computer) in addition to the golf software. Also, the sound with the Denon is very nice.
The calculator on this site was extremely helpful...
https://www.projectorcentral.com/Eps...ulator-pro.htm
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