Looking for recommendations - need a simulator that will work in my house

[nglassman]

I am building a house with a 13 1/2 x 12 foot room with 12 foot ceilings and was wondering if I could put a golf simulator in it and any recommendations as to what system might work. Thank you

[Stetson]

Yep you sure can. Just no unit that goes behind the ball. SkyTrak, CG2, Uneeklr, etc are all fair game.

[nglassman]

Thank you.
Do you have any recommendations. I'm starting from scratch.
Need all the help I can get.
My budget is in the 8-10K range

[DS12]

$8k-10k for just the launch monitor or everything (impact screen, hitting mat, projector, computer, sim software)?

[nglassman]

tight budget 10k everything

[wbond]

Should be no issue to stay within that budget and get a very nice setup. The space is tight though.

tight budget 10k everything

[3on3putt]

10k is plenty to have a nice setup. Some very basic cost breakdowns of the most fundamental parts =

-- High-powered computer = $1,000 - $1,500
-- Good projector = $500 - $1,000
-- Good mat = $250 - $500
-- Impact screen = $250 - $600
-- Software = $1,000 (for TGC lifetime)
--Enclosure = $200 - $500

That puts you somewhere between 3-5k with the only major purchase left being the launch monitor. Skytrak and Mevo+ are each $2,000. But you would have some room to upgrade and still stay within your budget.

As a side note, 13.5 feet in length is pretty short so make sure you make the most of every inch in that space.

[nglassman]

With 12 foot ceilings, high high do I want the projector and how far back from impact screen,
Thanks

[SkeetShooter]

thats a shallow room. I am running at around 15 feet right now (using Skytrak) and have about 7 feet to my screen and 8 feet to my wall (garage door) It feels tight for me and I can't wait to get my new Garage door installed so I can run at the full 20 Feet.

Just an observation and comment from someone swinging in a shallow space. I also run my projector all the way to the back of the room

[3on3putt]

With 12 foot ceilings, high high do I want the projector and how far back from impact screen,
Thanks

Depends entirely on which projector you buy. Figuring that you will probably only be about 7 feet from your screen, get a short throw projector that you can mount 7 feet or closer while maximizing your screen size.

[Hubbahub32]

Get a GC2 with your setup and don’t look back. Buy once cry once! Haha

[nglassman]

Has anyone have any experience with the Foresight GC 3 launch monitor

[Dax]

Should be lots of experience on the forum and I believe there are a few threads that you could look at. Seems like a very good monitor. Apart from some connectivity issues seems to work well. Hopefully, they can resolve the small issues pretty easily.

[Par2ProRyan]

Yes, you can definitely put a simulator in that room! You would need to use a camera-based launch monitor because your room isn't deep enough to allow a radar based launch monitor to read properly. I would want to ask you more questions about your goals for your simulator room before making any recommendations beyond that. You can reach out to us at info@par2pro.com if you'd like to talk to a specialist about your simulator room.