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).
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).
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