Impact sag/wrinkles middle of screen?

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  • nfear24
    Senior Member
    • May 2020
    • 106

    #1

    Impact sag/wrinkles middle of screen?

    Is there anyway to prevent impact wrinkles/sag in the middle impact zone of screen. Not a huge deal when screen is on but still noticeable. Mainly bothers my OCD.
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  • chicub15
    Senior Member
    • May 2019
    • 208

    #2
    I placed a mattress behind my impact screen and have seen no impact stretching/dimples. There is also a reduction in sound when the ball impacts the screen. I know others on here have mentioned placing a second screen, net, or drapes/curtains behind the screen as well. If you use something black it'll make your projected image look better too.

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    • Dax
      Dax commented
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      Careful on the black. While I have not seen an issue, I have read that some have seen the black from their backup screen transfer to their projection screen.

    • nfear24
      nfear24 commented
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      I have the Sim in a Box eagle package. There is a screen in front of a heavy duty net and then black cloth behind that. What kind of screen you have? My screen isn't very thick as its the netting behind that actually stops the ball. The screen is very stretchy though.
  • chicub15
    Senior Member
    • May 2019
    • 208

    #3
    I bought the Carl's Preferred screen and have been extremely happy with it.

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    • Adrenaline
      Adrenaline commented
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      Anything behind it?
  • chicub15
    Senior Member
    • May 2019
    • 208

    #4
    Adrenaline yes I placed a twin sized mattress behind the screen centered with my aim point on the screen. It has helped a lot with reducing bounce back of the ball after impact and has also greatly reduced the sound of impact on the screen. I used some black nylon curtains behind the screen to help with the look of the projected image- that material is between the screen and mattress.

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    • mthunt
      Ultimate Member
      • Aug 2014
      • 4746

      #5
      Some screens do that more than others. Not much you can do when it happens. I see that a lot on Foresight screens.
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      Burlington G&CC by mthunt
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      Park CC Lidar mthunt
      Sunningdale GC Robinson L
      Sunningdale GC Thompson L
      Muirfield Village (liDAR) First Ever Lidar course
      Country Club of Castle Pines (liDAR)
      The Sanctuary GC ProTee L
      The National GC L mthunt
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      Shaughnessy G&CC L mthunt
      Markland Woods CC mthunt
      Hidden Lake Old L mthunt
      Magna GC L mthunt
      Barrie CC L mthunt
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      • BGCurtis2nd
        Super Member
        • Aug 2016
        • 607

        #6
        I use a nylon tube filled with sand on my screen, just sewed a pocket in the bottom of the screen and put the tube in there. Sand does not let the balls bounce back at you if you hit the tube.

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        • nfear24
          nfear24 commented
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          I like that idea. Because if I lightly pull down on screen it disappears. What screen you have? Wonder if any side affects long term for screen with a little weight on bottom . Wouldn’t think so I guess as the top and sides are firm.

        • BGCurtis2nd
          BGCurtis2nd commented
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          nfear24 I have the Par 2 Pro SQ, I haven't had any side effects that I have noticed and I also backed off on the amount of tension on my bungy cord on the sides.
      • Baller
        Super Member
        • Aug 2014
        • 648

        #7
        Wow, BG, that screen looks so nice and tight! Does it stay that way?

        I love my screen, but I need to spend some time on it to get it tight again and see if I can make it stay. I have the All Sport Systems Super Bay, so different than yours.

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        • 3on3putt
          Champion Member
          • Mar 2019
          • 1315

          #8
          I also did the sand thing after reading about it here a while back (possibly from BGCurtis lol). At first I used one of those flexible garden hoses and it worked okay but then I just got some PVC pipe, filled it with sand, taped off the ends and wrapped it in foam insulation. My screen came with sleeves so I just put the pipe in the sleeve. Does a nice job of weighing it down and keeping the screen nice and flat.

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          • Baller
            Baller commented
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            Yeah, mine doesn't have sleeves. working on it now to try and tighten it up.
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