Mevo+ what's your setup?

[DS12]

After reading GungHoGolf's buyer's guide, between Skytrak and Mevo+, I was curious what are the setups of the people who have the launch monitor. Are you guys set up at the minimum 15 feet, with 8 feet of ball flight and 7 feet unit behind the ball or do you have more room? Also are there any extreme performance issues with using the minimum distance requirements? I saw someone note more misreads with minimum distance to screen. What is the amount of misreads with that setup, an additional 2-3 out of 10 shots?

[trumb1mj]

I’m outside with 9’ behind and 10’ of ball flight. It’s taken me a bit of time to dial it in but all clubs are working well now. I have no misreads and since finding the correct alignment I've had very few strange looking shots.

[Gresh12]

I’m 8/8 indoors.

I think your referring to me noting more misreads. I get probably 1/10 mid to short irons where the spin is between 4K and 5k when I don’t believe it. They are no big deal in driving range as they are obvious so I discard them but they are brutal in a sim round when I fly the green by 20-30 yards. I haven’t ruled out environment but I don’t have many things that could be an issue in my space.

I still have zero regrets on Mevo+ vs SkyTrak change.

[DS12]

Yep, saw you post about misreads with shorter distances and with my proposed set up, I am debating Skytrak/Mevo+ because I've only got 18 feet total, with 1-2 feet needing reduced for the distance from screen to wall. I've liked the Mevo+ since the PGA show, just not sure if I'm cutting it too close with my total space

[GungHoGolf]

Haven't seen a low spin issue with mid- to short-irons unless I don't use a metallic sticker, where a full sand wedge that normally has 10-11K spin will read around 5-6K. Do you always use stickers?

[Gresh12]

Yes always using 1 sticker. I’m almost always about 1K spin times iron (with SkyTrak when I had it and most Mevo+ shots). But about 1 in 10 I get a super low spin one with normal ball speed so they fly a mile. These aren’t fat where ball speed and spin drop (which I hit occasionally but those are me).

I’ve noticed it from 7 iron through LW. I haven’t noticed it with 5/6 iron but I hit less of those in practice and 4.5k isn’t shockingly low for those clubs either.

I have limited experience hitting hybrids and woods because of ceiling height and course/range closures mean no outside testing (but when I did use it outside initially everything appeared spot on all shots).

[trumb1mj]

Here’s my setup!

[Sammirati]

What was the size of your original net? I have a 10x10 and thinking of getting the mevo+. Just looking to see if I should extend mine also

[trumb1mj]

My net was 8' before my latest changes. It's close to 11' now. It gives me the peace of mind to rip a 60* wedge.

[uk_golfer]

This is so awesome and similar (although much better) to my plans. Please could you link to some hi res photos if possible?

Also, would you please mind answering a couple of questions?

What are the specs of the plastic pipe you've used to hang the net from?
Do you have any problems with balls hitting the plastic pipe and bouncing off?
Any other tips/advice to achieve something similar?

My current plan is to use 20mm conduit steel pipe in the corners and use wire between them to hang the net. Should be easier to take down if required to keep the wife happy but sure there will be other problems!

Thanks in advance.

[GungHoGolf]

FYI, I had driver VLA and spin misreads (both about 2X higher than they should be) with 9ft of ball flight. Moving back to 10’ of ball flight has mostly solved the problem.

[GungHoGolf]

Yes, I would. They may be able to fix it with firmware.

[DS12]

Does the additional length of ball flight mostly impact driver readings? Are iron and wedge readings normal with the 8-9 feet of ball flight?

[GungHoGolf]

Only driver is affected for me. 9’ flight is fine with other clubs.

[mikestuewe]

If the mevo+ is in short indoor mode, does it even read after the ball has traveled beyond 8 feet?

[mikestuewe]

Hmm, so what is the point in having 2 different indoor modes?

[GungHoGolf]

Short Indoor mode is 8’ minimum ball flight. Indoor mode is 13’ min. So Short Indoor is 8-13’ of flight.

[mikestuewe]

GungHoGolf it'd be cool to see an analysis on different tee to screen distances and how it compares to some standard, like a qcquad. 10 drivers and 10 7 irons each from 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 13 feet. see if the numbers are more consistent as the distance from screen is longer.

right now I can do 9 feet ball to screen and 8 feet ball to unit. I can turn my sim sideways though and go all the way up to 13 feet ball to screen. not sure if its worth the effort though.

[games]

IIRC, FS support says the different indoor modes reflect different "shot windows" through which the radar "expects" to track ball flight. I recall they said it saves on unit's power consumption. Makes sense, given the radar is not as big or robust as what would be found in an X3 or Trackman.

[tcb121]

I'm reading the Mevo+ user manual and it states to avoid having laptops and TV's in front of the Mevo+ device. My sim room will have a laptop and projector that will sit slightly in front and to the right of the Mevo+ unit. The equipment will be adjacent with where I'll be hitting the ball. So I'll be looking directly at the laptop / projector on a small coffee table that will sit roughly 7 - 8 feet away and in front of the Mevo+. Pretty much even with my hitting mat to make it easy to work the computer with the sim software. How much interference will this cause the unit? I've watched video's with skytrak units being tested at the same time as a Mevo+, but want to make sure my setup will work. How much side to side area is needed to be clear for the Mevo+ to work?

Another question is how close can someone stand to the Mevo+ from the side. If someone was standing a foot to the right of the unit would shots still register?

[pwade3]

I have the ceiling projector about 9 ft in front of the Mevo+. Laptop is even with tee box which is 8 ft in front of Mevo+ and is a couple feet from the tee area. I tried it with the projector on and off and the laptop on and removed and I did not see any difference in data but every situation can be different. If your projector is on a table, that might be a problem if it’s in the radar field. It’s the fan that causes the issue apparently. Maybe you can put something behind it to isolate it from the view of the Mevo+. I have read in this forum about radar disruption such as metal garage doors also so it certainly can be a problem.
I also used it with my skytrak but it was removed from its metal protection and never tried it with it. Not sure if that helps, but that is what I found.

I don’t know about your second question.

[tcb121]

Well, based on the projector that I'm targeting the exhaust fan will be facing the wall and away from the Mevo+ unit, so hopefully it works. I just watched a Scott Hogan video where he setup the Mevo+ in his garage and it appeared to have a lot of metal and electronics all around. I'll find a workaround if needs be, but I'm a first time sim builder and reading everything I can to make sure this will work. My setup needs to be portable and will have to come down frequently so I don't plan on mounting a projector.

I've got a full EMT enclosure, but designed it to be broken down and put up in quick fashion. Waiting on my last few parts to arrive, but will post pics once I'm finished. This forum has been helpful in getting all of the pieces put together.

Seems like the until does well so long as you have a few feet on each side that is clear all the way to your impact screen. I'll be testing it out once I get my unit. Which could be some time from now, but at least I'll have an enclosure to hit on while I wait.

[pwade3]

My fan also faces the right side of sim. I also built a wood projector holder to hold it and mount to the ceiling so the projector is not exposed.

[Gresh12]

I placed a 52” LED tv off to the left of my hitting net on the floor. It was about 6’ left of my target line. There does not appear to have been any interference relative to before it was there.

I’m now making it more permanent so it’s on a stand at eye level so we’ll see if there is an issue in a flight window higher up but I’m thinking it will be fine.

[golfintime]

I have 17 feet to work with from back wall to screen. What do you think I'd get the best results with, I was guessing 8 feet from sensor to tee and then the 9 feet from tee to wall. Are there any other recommendations for minimizing mishits with 17 feet of length?

Also I was planning on putting the sensor against the back wall and in-between two couches. The couches are roughly three feet deep and It sounds like the Mevo+ needs some amount space on the left and right hand sides of the "side barriers" that the couches will create. Any idea on how much space it needs? e.g. a foot on each side?

[GungHoGolf]

The longer the ball flight, the better. I’d recommend 10’ screen to ball and 7’ ball to Mevo+. There’s no official word on side clearance, but I would think 2’ on each side with the couches should work.

[DS12]

Not sure about the couches, but I'd say 7ft Mevo+ to ball and 10ft ball to screen. Jay in his videos has that setup and has had good results

[tcb121]

Just saw an interesting pic posted by "Brutaly" with his workshop build. He has his Mevo+ under a desk against a back wall, so I think the side to side distance is probably pretty small if this setup works for him. See his post:

https://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum/flightscope/257669-my-workshop

And here is the attached pic that caught my attention:

[Brutaly]

I move the Mevo approx 135 cm when i swap from a right player to a lefty.

[golfintime]

Thanks for the input all. I'll go with the 7ft behind ball and 10ft in front and Brutaly's setup gives me a good starting point to try for left/right width in-between the couches.