Just starting the planning - advice needed

[PTDent42]

Hi,
Just pulling the trigger on a 20X20 addition to my house (10 foot ceilings) that will be my home office/golf sim room. One corner will obviously be my office stuff - desk, etc., but the rest is pretty open right now.
I'm looking for recommendations on screen size at this point. I like the idea of 16:9 and was thinking of a 16 foot X 9 foot screen, I think a short throw projector would be about 8-10 feet away and I'd be hitting from around 10 feet (?). Probably SkyTrak, but not fully decided yet.

Would a 16 foot wide screen be too much in that size room? Would I be better to think of 12 feet wide and maybe do a 4:3 ratio?

Just wondering if those of you with experience could tell me what you would think of doing in this situation? Thanks for any help!

[Dax]

From a home theatre perspective I think the best route is to always go with the biggest screen you can get/afford. The reason for saying this is that later down the road you may find yourself questioning it going bigger would have been better, or wondering what it would look like. While the bigger you go, the greater the distance your projector will be from the screen and this increase your chance of shadows, I think your room dimensions should help keep this under control with the right projector.

so if it were me, I would go with the larger screen. I think you will then find yourself having a more immersive experience.

Also, given why you are trying to achieve and the dollars you are spending, I would also include Uneekor and Foresight in your search for a launch monitor.

[3on3putt]

Absolutely go with the 16x9 screen size. You have a nice big room to use. Use as much of it as you can.

"That screen is just too big" .......... said no one ever.

[AgileMike]

Another vote for 16x9 screen size. The larger the screen the more "immersive" the golf experience. Projector Central has a great throw distance tool on their website that allows you select which projector you will be using:

https://www.projectorcentral.com/projection-calculator-pro.cfm

If you plan on having left and right handed hitters I would recommend looking into the Mevo+ as well, because the SkyTrack is a pain to switch back and forth.

[PTDent42]

Thanks for the feedback, will plan on 16x9.....and look at the other options for launch monitors. Construction won't even start for a few months (darned snow!) so i have lots of time for research.