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Happily at home in the storeroom playing any of WGT (yeck), e6, JNPG and TGC. I started with the SkyTrak and iPad back in March, playing at the range and at outside home net. Ambition overcame my reluctance (well, until June it was raining almost every day!) and I started scoping out a full simulator. Once I acquired a gaming PC and a good sim (TGC), there was no turning back. Clean out that storeroom enough to fit a good size screen and start to the finish. Just about the end of June, it all came together. I'm in for just over $5,000, but then I had to get a mini-split heat pump (self installable) for another grand. Those totals don't include the annual subscriptions for "Game Improvement," e6, JNPG and TGC...I think pushing another $thousand. I'm very happy with the SkyTrak for a launch monitor!
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sound a lot like me but believe I started around may with the sktrak. Have the net return now. Looking at several full sims options. One is from allsports as well. Another is build my own frame out of wood and make like room inside a room...my neighbor is a carpenter.-
I started out thinking I'd build a frame from 1 1/2 " pvc. Bought it all and had it designed. I love how easy to glue pvc and all the many connector parts. However, once I'm looking for nets and a screen, the complications of "fitting" got to me...then I found the AllSports site. The woven fabric screen messes up the resolution a bit, so that 1080p looks more like 720p, but I got comfortable, and friends are nevertheless impressed. The screen immediately backed by a net is perfect...the ball just does a "stop and drop."
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Looks awesome! I know just what you mean when the ambition (or as I call it, obsession haha) takes over and nothing was gonna stop you from making it happen. Still kinda interested in doing that mini split myself as well. The one you got and posted about on another thread looks real nice as all the other ones ive seen before seemed to be least 2 or 3K, and thats much more than I was willing to spend. Also, what kind of projector do you have? Feel like you might like the more immersion of having the projector in 4:3 mode (or whatever other mode) to possibly fill up the whole screen with your image. Just feel like it puts you in the moment just a little bit more. Great work!Comment
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Thank you, Ironstrokes! The projector is the Optoma HD20. It's at its max zoom...and native resolution is the 16:9, so at 4:3 the picture is somewhat smaller. This was my old projector, replaced with a new HD20 for upstairs TV. At some point I may get a short throw projector, build a floor platform and mount the short throw in the platform. We are hitting at eight feet from the screen, so it is somewhat immersive! I love the ball just dies on the screen (backed by a net) and drops. I tried the Canadian Open online tournament and got trounced with a 128. Driver often going 130 yards and three wood 100? Eh? Putting was horrific, almost always going twenty feet past the hole...and when I really slowed it down, SkyTrak wouldn't read it.
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Very nice Dan! Happy days ahead!Comment
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as I mentioned in a below post your setup is 1 of 4 I am considering. Have one comment and one suggestion. The comment is where did you get the two green carpets for 150 - that seems to be a good price. Also, have you thought about cutting the green carpet around the enclosure so it covers the bottom of the projector screen - I think it will have a much cleaner look. Also, we have the same hitting mat - they are great.Originally posted by Dan McWhirter View Post
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The carpet, I found on Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1. It is pretty much just indoor/outdoor carpet, with a grassy finish. 6.5 feet by 9.5 feet.
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If you have a costco by you, they have the 6 x 9 green carpet as well, under 20 bucks. It's way better than the stuff from HD or Lowes.Comment
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How do you like the All Sport screen?Comment
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I am not the poster but have the superbay and the HD screen option which I think he has as well. I like it .. Great picture for golf as well as Sports or games. I have about 10 rounds on mineComment
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Hey Dan McWhirter , with winter coming up I was trying to look up the affordable DIY install-able mini splits and remembered you mentioning yours here. How is the climateright one you got holding up? Do you feel it cool and heats up things well and efficiently? Not sure the size of your room, but how would you feel it would do in a detached 2 car garage? Basically asking if you think it is strong enough to handle heating/cooling that kind of space based on the experience you've had with it thus far in your area?Comment
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Be careful. I almost went this route, but after reading many posts, alot of people mention that they don't work that great in colder climates. The climateright i think has a lower operating temp limit of around 40F. I live in Michigan and we get well below this in winter. If you live an area that stays within their specs, it should work well. I will be sticking with my window ac unit and adding a 240V heater. I really like the climateright, but actually this way it turns out to be much cheaper. -
Works very well for cooling! Our storeroom (mancave) is the same size as a two car garage. We haven't had any cold weather yet...but we don't normally get very cold anyway...except exposed to northers blowing. It is very efficient, 15 seer. The outside (condenser) unit is actually in my garage (the doors stay open in summertime) and is extremely quiet, nowhere near as noisy as those damn central air units. The condenser unit appeared to be banged up when I unpackaged it, so I removed the outer cover to investigate, and with some ding marks on the inside of the cover decided the Chinese had to make the cover fit the as built internals. So, I kept it and it works great. Warning on the quick Freon lines hook-up...the re-usable plug is actually a half pound weight assembly...you pull back the latching mechanism (nothing happened), wiggle a screwdriver in there because maybe it's stuck, and blooee! out shoots this damn big plug into your wall. This is not detailed in the directions! I had a customer rep gal on the phone who claimed she had installed one herself...so she gave me fair warning...but!
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Dan McWhirter Not bad, and good info about the freon hookups as well, thanks for the heads up if I do go this route. Thanks for that critical info as well wbond, may have just save me some heartache if this is true. I live in the Philly area and it for sure gets into those low temperature. Didnt even know they had low operating temp limits. I have a window AC rigged to some of that flexible metal dryer tubing right now as sadly the windows in my garage are right behind where I had to set up the screen, so the screen covers each window. The flexible tubing is doing ok to work the airflow around the screen and out into the room, but not strong enough for my liking. Tried the portable AC as well and that actually did worse.
Wanted to solve both heat and cold issues in one step and the $899 climateright pricetag seemed not bad for that considering whatever it would cost to run the 240v lines out to the garage (probably could do it myself, no problem with setting up 110 but didnt want to mess with the 240) and buying a bigger window ac and heater. But may end up going that route though. Will admit that a couple 240v outlets will solve a lot of problems for me, can buy a much stronger window AC as well the 240 heater and I think Ill be good to go. The higher end mini splits are just far more money then Id be willing to spend on this right now.
Thank you both very much for the info, I have to read about the climateright and its reviews a bit more then but probably a no go on it for now with those temp operating limits.Comment
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I was literally a click away from ordering the climateright until i found a garage website that had people commenting on the lower temp limits on these types of units. Basically useless at the lower end. The newer mini splits apparently are starting to address the lower temps, but those units as you mention are much more expensive. Lucky for me my panel is in the garage so doing the 240 line is no biggie.Comment
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I have a mini split in my building, it is doing well so far. I installed it in the spring this year so I can't speak to the lower temp, but the technical data from the manufacturer states it will operate down to -4° F, the lows in my area seldom gets below the teens. I installed myself with the exception of my AC guy coming out to pull a vacuum and flare the lines. I have been pleased with the performance through the summer months, and we had a brutal summer in SC.
BTW my unit is a Gree Vireo 9000 btu 230VComment
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Interesting, ill have to take a peak at this one as well and see if would fit for what I need. If you can post an update on how it works if and when you hit the cooler months and days, would be interested to hear.Originally posted by SwingLeft View PostComment
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Ah I wish mine was in my garage, that would make it a crap load cheaper and easier to do. Leaning toward this route right now, but still have a few month before the real cold kicks in so ill do my research on all the options and see what I find, thanks again for that info though!Originally posted by wbond View PostComment
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