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    Hey guys!

    I'll quickly share some background to give context to my hopes of getting a sim setup.

    I'm in my fourth year of college. In my first year, I played Div 1 baseball as a pitcher. Long story short - I blew out my back so severely I needed several surgeries and never threw again. Now I've got 2 arthritic hips and will be getting surgery on the first one within the year. Baseball was pretty all-encompassing, so I never picked up golf.

    I was extremely into fitness and living an active lifestyle. In the past 4 years, I've been completely sedentary due to crippling back pain. I'm slowly getting my life back, but I still can't lift or go to the gym, and I may never be able to. I live in northern Alberta, so we experience harsh winter about 8 months a year. Without a way to stay active, those 8 months are brutal.

    This summer I picked up golf and instantly fell in love. Due to a baseball swing so deeply ingrained it's more natural than breathing, I've picked up the mechanics of golf really quickly. Over the summer, I went from shooting about 115 to a year's best of 80 in August.

    I want this to be a lifelong journey - I love the sport, and it's something I can do without pain or injury. My fiancee is extremely into fitness, and I want to be healthy with her! I also want something to do during the wildly depressing winter season.


    Key note: I'm highly driven in sports, and a golf sim will be a practice and improvement tool as much as one for entertainment. I will be working constantly on swing mechanics, ball striking, and improving my scores. I think that I will get TGC 2019 as my chosen software, as the course selection and graphics seem fantastic. I've also read that the short range is better implemented than in comparable software, but opinions on that would be appreciated!

    With the context out of the way (thanks for reading if you've gotten this far), what would you guys suggest in a setup? I have a gaming PC from 2016 that will do the trick, I think. I think a Skytrak is the best option for me (considering I'm just getting out of college - I've got a nice nest egg built up and in no debt, but I'm getting married next summer so my expenses will definitely be going up). Admittedly, I love the Uneekor QED, but it seems like spending 10k on a setup when I've been golfing for like 4 months might be a bit... ambitious! Other than the launch monitor, what would you guys suggest for components? I'm the son of a farmer (and getting into the business once I graduate), so I'm not concerned about the prospect of doing some DIY construction if necessary. Looking at just screens, I see they're under 1k, but with the enclosures, they can be like 8 times that much - crazy! What alternatives are there for me if I'm willing to do some building myself? I'll be set up in a garage with tons of space (especially lengthwise).

  • #2
    You picked up golf this summer and already shot 80 in August? So basically took you 2 months to shoot 80. Gtfoh lmao.

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    • Etheydude
      Etheydude commented
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      Lol! I'd golfed here and there as a kid, but having played sports really competitively my whole life it just came naturally (and I worked at it many hours a day). The course I play on is pretty easy as well - the greens are small and really flat which was huge as a bad putter. I also basically can't hit my driver (trees 90% of the time because the course is insanely narrow), and the short course helps a lot too
      Last edited by Etheydude; 11-05-2021, 07:51 PM.

  • #3
    So the humble brag of your life story was cool... You have to remember you're basically speaking to a bunch of middle-aged men on this forum, yours truly included. We're just envious of your life if it's true.

    Back to your questions. Any sim you go for will be fun and help you with your game mostly because you're swinging a club more often. If you have enough space and the right cash flow, the sky is the limit for what you can achieve. I bet almost everyone on here would want a bigger space if possible and it sounds like you have the space covered. If you're ok with DIY I would search pictures of builds and read their specs for each. I basically get on here to steal ideas from people who are smarter than me and copy what they did.

    If you're asking about anything DIY that's not an LM that list is really long. There are some great resource websites. I've seen a couple of Youtube channels that cover it. You have to dig really deep for the DIY stuff though.

    My advice, for what it's worth, get cameras and good lighting. I love real vs feel feedback and it has improved my game immensely.

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    • Etheydude
      Etheydude commented
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      Whoops - I'm sorry if it came off poorly. I just wanted to express that I'm pretty serious about wanting to improve and work hard at the sport (and to describe how I'm hoping to get back to where I used to be)! The info is true, but I'm a youngster with the body of an old man, so we meet in the middle somewhere. I'd probably trade you backs and hips! Plus you guys have sims and I don't Appreciate the tips. I'll definitely set up a cam as I really agree that visual feedback is huge. Thanks!

  • #4
    Originally posted by preludesam View Post
    So the humble brag of your life story was cool... You have to remember you're basically speaking to a bunch of middle-aged men on this forum, yours truly included. We're just envious of your life if it's true.

    Back to your questions. Any sim you go for will be fun and help you with your game mostly because you're swinging a club more often. If you have enough space and the right cash flow, the sky is the limit for what you can achieve. I bet almost everyone on here would want a bigger space if possible and it sounds like you have the space covered. If you're ok with DIY I would search pictures of builds and read their specs for each. I basically get on here to steal ideas from people who are smarter than me and copy what they did.

    If you're asking about anything DIY that's not an LM that list is really long. There are some great resource websites. I've seen a couple of Youtube channels that cover it. You have to dig really deep for the DIY stuff though.

    My advice, for what it's worth, get cameras and good lighting. I love real vs feel feedback and it has improved my game immensely.
    Envious of his life? You must have a sad life then 🙄

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    • preludesam
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      I wanted to play college sports. I maybe had the talent, but you can’t teach size and not a lot of motivation. I am decent golfer though so that’s fun.

  • #5
    My suggestion if you want to improve, don't go the Skytrak route. By a used GC2 at minimum. If you can get your hands on it, GC2 + HMT. If you can afford it, GC3. If you really want to splurge, go Trackman or GCQuad.

    Don't look at this as an expensive purchase. Look at this as an investment in yourself and spread the 'cost' over a 10 year period. For DIY construction, take a look at the Gungho instructions (on his website) as you can build your own hitting bay for pretty cheap. Otherwise, Carl's Bay Enclosures are pretty awesome.

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    • #6
      It's awesome to see that you're so excited about golf! Par2Pro is an Edmonton based company that sells everything you would need to build your own golf simulator. There are many options available. We can help make the process easy and fun! You can reach us at info@par2pro.com to talk to a specialist about your simulator needs.

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      • #7
        Originally posted by Etheydude View Post
        Hey guys!

        I'll quickly share some background to give context to my hopes of getting a sim setup.

        I'm in my fourth year of college. In my first year, I played Div 1 baseball as a pitcher. Long story short - I blew out my back so severely I needed several surgeries and never threw again. Now I've got 2 arthritic hips and will be getting surgery on the first one within the year. Baseball was pretty all-encompassing, so I never picked up golf.

        I was extremely into fitness and living an active lifestyle. In the past 4 years, I've been completely sedentary due to crippling back pain. I'm slowly getting my life back, but I still can't lift or go to the gym, and I may never be able to. I live in northern Alberta, so we experience harsh winter about 8 months a year. Without a way to stay active, those 8 months are brutal.

        This summer I picked up golf and instantly fell in love. Due to a baseball swing so deeply ingrained it's more natural than breathing, I've picked up the mechanics of golf really quickly. Over the summer, I went from shooting about 115 to a year's best of 80 in August.

        I want this to be a lifelong journey - I love the sport, and it's something I can do without pain or injury. My fiancee is extremely into fitness, and I want to be healthy with her! I also want something to do during the wildly depressing winter season.


        Key note: I'm highly driven in sports, and a golf sim will be a practice and improvement tool as much as one for entertainment. I will be working constantly on swing mechanics, ball striking, and improving my scores. I think that I will get TGC 2019 as my chosen software, as the course selection and graphics seem fantastic. I've also read that the short range is better implemented than in comparable software, but opinions on that would be appreciated!

        With the context out of the way (thanks for reading if you've gotten this far), what would you guys suggest in a setup? I have a gaming PC from 2016 that will do the trick, I think. I think a Skytrak is the best option for me (considering I'm just getting out of college - I've got a nice nest egg built up and in no debt, but I'm getting married next summer so my expenses will definitely be going up). Admittedly, I love the Uneekor QED, but it seems like spending 10k on a setup when I've been golfing for like 4 months might be a bit... ambitious! Other than the launch monitor, what would you guys suggest for components? I'm the son of a farmer (and getting into the business once I graduate), so I'm not concerned about the prospect of doing some DIY construction if necessary. Looking at just screens, I see they're under 1k, but with the enclosures, they can be like 8 times that much - crazy! What alternatives are there for me if I'm willing to do some building myself? I'll be set up in a garage with tons of space (especially lengthwise).
        Wow, your story is impressive. I wish you luck with all you want to do. And what about some ideas, I need to think a little, maybe something useful will come to my mind

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        • #8
          Originally posted by Etheydude View Post
          Hey guys!

          I'll quickly share some background to give context to my hopes of getting a sim setup.

          I'm in my fourth year of college. In my first year, I played Div 1 baseball as a pitcher. Long story short - I blew out my back so severely I needed several surgeries and never threw again. Now I've got 2 arthritic hips and will be getting surgery on the first one within the year. Baseball was pretty all-encompassing, so I never picked up golf.

          I was extremely into fitness and living an active lifestyle. In the past 4 years, I've been completely sedentary due to crippling back pain. I'm slowly getting my life back, but I still can't lift or go to the gym, and I may never be able to. I live in northern Alberta, so we experience harsh winter about 8 months a year. Without a way to stay active, those 8 months are brutal. But when I stopped playing, I got more free time which I decided to dedicate to education. Soon I will graduate, so I want all my grades to be perfect. And I have some problems, especially with writing, and I need to change it. I do my best, practice, and use a lot of useful sources. The last time I had writing problems, a friend of mine recommended me to to this site and check the free essay database, and it really helped me to write my paper on media bias. Of course, I miss playing for now, but I have time for my studies.​

          This summer I picked up golf and instantly fell in love. Due to a baseball swing so deeply ingrained it's more natural than breathing, I've picked up the mechanics of golf really quickly. Over the summer, I went from shooting about 115 to a year's best of 80 in August.

          I want this to be a lifelong journey - I love the sport, and it's something I can do without pain or injury. My fiancee is extremely into fitness, and I want to be healthy with her! I also want something to do during the wildly depressing winter season.


          Key note: I'm highly driven in sports, and a golf sim will be a practice and improvement tool as much as one for entertainment. I will be working constantly on swing mechanics, ball striking, and improving my scores. I think that I will get TGC 2019 as my chosen software, as the course selection and graphics seem fantastic. I've also read that the short range is better implemented than in comparable software, but opinions on that would be appreciated!

          With the context out of the way (thanks for reading if you've gotten this far), what would you guys suggest in a setup? I have a gaming PC from 2016 that will do the trick, I think. I think a Skytrak is the best option for me (considering I'm just getting out of college - I've got a nice nest egg built up and in no debt, but I'm getting married next summer so my expenses will definitely be going up). Admittedly, I love the Uneekor QED, but it seems like spending 10k on a setup when I've been golfing for like 4 months might be a bit... ambitious! Other than the launch monitor, what would you guys suggest for components? I'm the son of a farmer (and getting into the business once I graduate), so I'm not concerned about the prospect of doing some DIY construction if necessary. Looking at just screens, I see they're under 1k, but with the enclosures, they can be like 8 times that much - crazy! What alternatives are there for me if I'm willing to do some building myself? I'll be set up in a garage with tons of space (especially lengthwise).
          Oh, I just noticed that the post is from 2021, so are there any updates?

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