Reducing the noise from golf room

[johan14]

Hi All,
I am looking for some help or advice.
I just finished my golf setup using available room in my apartment. I put a carpet on floor, them the smaller movable hitting mat from Callaway.
Hitting the clubs is producing a big sound which is disturbing the neighbor.
So, order to reduce the sound, the first I did is to order a bigger and heavier hitting mat. I order the 3'x5' from Country Club Elite (Realfeelmats.com).
Now, I would like to know if there is any sound isolation system to reduce the sound produced, so the neighbor will not get disturbed.
Hope I can get some ideas from you guys...

[Dax]

I think the sound is more from your driver and woods hitting the ball, which can be very loud. I think others have suggested hitting a different limited flight ball to,help reduce sound, but this may not help you. What is your launch monitor?

[johan14]

I am using the SkyTrak and net from TheNetReturn.
I am not using the driver and hybrid because I know the sound will more, but since my actual hitting mat I have is very thin the sound may be a mechanical sound due to some impact to the floor (floor is having a carpet too)

[Libbing]

for the floor you could use insulation sheathing panels (1-2" thick foam); I would think enough stability to put the hitting matt on (not sure I'd want to walk on it with a carpet or something over it); you could also use accoustic panels, which are designed for sound deadening; do a search for "accoustic panels for floors" and "for walls"...plenty of stuff out there; not sure how it would deafen a driver blast

[JV17]

Hi All,
I am looking for some help or advice.
I just finished my golf setup using available room in my apartment. I put a carpet on floor, them the smaller movable hitting mat from Callaway.
Hitting the clubs is producing a big sound which is disturbing the neighbor.
So, order to reduce the sound, the first I did is to order a bigger and heavier hitting mat. I order the 3'x5' from Country Club Elite (Realfeelmats.com).
Now, I would like to know if there is any sound isolation system to reduce the sound produced, so the neighbor will not get disturbed.
Hope I can get some ideas from you guys...

Sound insulation like acoustic foam or panels like Libbing mentions work pretty well. Unfortunately it's quite expensive, and you'd really need to cover all of your walls with it for it to work like you're looking for. There are sound dampening curtains out there as well. Good luck.

[johan14]

for the floor you could use insulation sheathing panels (1-2" thick foam); I would think enough stability to put the hitting matt on (not sure I'd want to walk on it with a carpet or something over it); you could also use accoustic panels, which are designed for sound deadening; do a search for "accoustic panels for floors" and "for walls"...plenty of stuff out there; not sure how it would deafen a driver blast

Thanks for your advise Libbing...I will do some research on it

[Maxxx]

I had the same problem due to late night hitting and babies sleepng right above ! I researched and found out that I could never soundproof my garage but for about 2000$ I could install acoustic panels on the ceiling and walls.This would only "reduce" the sound . It was way out of the budget. I was going to go with egg cartons until I found out its a fire hazard.
So the only way for a fast effective, cheap noise reduction was what Dax suggested with the almost golf balls or foam ones.At first it felt horrible but after about a week of hitting them it was fine.
Good luck

Cheers

[mthunt]

Almost Golf Balls. The sell them at Dicks or online. On my GC2, I only lose 10%.

[Libbing]

If using almost balls, just make sure you keep your swing speed up. I used them for a while but found myself swinging too easily. This could have been good if I was prone to overswinging, but I'd actually like to increase swing speed. When I switched back to real balls, I immediately started to swing harder after ronly a few shots. Mental thing for me - I don't think everyone else has that issue. As long as you keep that speed up, the almost balls are a great option for lower sound (but maybe chip and putt with a real ball)

[Brettster]

Johan, what worked best for you? I'm considering a build in an addition with one wall next to my son's bedroom (he's 6 years old). I don't want to worry about keeping him up at night when I'm using my Sim, so wonder what worked best for you, hopefully there is a way to pull this off, while still using real balls? I like Libbing's suggestion of Almost balls for full shots, and real ball for chip and putt, but again, when I think of that, I think it may also change my swing if I do that all the time.

[tascot]

I also use the almost balls, in my small garage a real ball sounds like a cannon, and I don't want to use earplugs, I wouldn't be able to hear John (TGC). I find I lose a varing pecentage depending on club, more for driver less for short irons. You get used to them , but for the first couple of days the felt really light. I actually like playing with them now as there easy to hit. Sculled shots seem to register exceptionally long though, I think because they don't compress as much compared to their mass. Otherwise their great.

[johan14]

Johan, what worked best for you? I'm considering a build in an addition with one wall next to my son's bedroom (he's 6 years old). I don't want to worry about keeping him up at night when I'm using my Sim, so wonder what worked best for you, hopefully there is a way to pull this off, while still using real balls? I like Libbing's suggestion of Almost balls for full shots, and real ball for chip and putt, but again, when I think of that, I think it may also change my swing if I do that all the time.

Hi Brettster,
The issue with the mechanical sound and vibration which was disturbing the downstairs neighbor was resolved. I have placed two layers of very thin acoustic material (3mm each) from DAMTEC, in addition to the 3'x5' new hitting mat from RealFeelMats.com.

[Gamble Gamble]

Has anyone had any luck with the acoustic foam? I am about to make a big order from the foam factory but don't want to make a 1k mistake.

Do you have to cover everything or can you have a few strips throughout the room?

[Gamble Gamble]

Anybody? Bump.

[fortysixandtwo]

Wish I could help but I'd ask someone who works in sound proofing to come over and get an assessment before dropping 1k on material that might not be effective..Is this in the garage? I know some musicians use a lot of egg crates and moving blankets in recording areas. I could bring my strat and tube amp over and test it out? :-)