New Basement Simulator Help

[mikeingp]

Yep, wbond is right on the money. Lose the workout room walls if you can.

[WinterGolfer]

This is what the room looks like with nothing added. How it stands today.

[WinterGolfer]

Can you lose the wall between the sim and workout room? That will give you some more room. You could do a heavy duty curtain on slide that is ceiling mounted for that side to catch on misses. Also, if you open it up, you could run the projector while working out or when playing poker. Could be nice to see the whole screen from the poker table/ping pong area.

Kind of. There is a support post 10ft out from that hitting screen wall, as of now. There is also a support beam that runs across where that wall is currently drawn in, so I couldn't carry the hitting screen past where I have it now due to the drop of that support beam. I considered maybe bumping the wall in just past that support beam. Here is the imagery with that thought. Not sure if it helps me much. I still can't center the screen, but I may get a little more room for the swing. I'll take some pictures tonight of the actual basement, for reference. Thanks for the help. Hoping I can make this space work.

[wbond]

Can you lose the wall between the sim and workout room? That will give you some more room. You could do a heavy duty curtain on slide that is ceiling mounted for that side to catch on misses. Also, if you open it up, you could run the projector while working out or when playing poker. Could be nice to see the whole screen from the poker table/ping pong area.

[WinterGolfer]

A couple quick observations. Looks like you have a pretty good idea of what you want to do. I think it will be tough be centered with a width of 12'. If you can get some extra width, I think you'll be much happier with the finished project. I have 14' and would ideally like at least 16'. The projector you have listed will need to be mounted almost 19' away. I would look at the Optoma GT1080Darbee or the BenQ2150ST, which are both short throw projectors and used by many people on the forum. I have speakers from HTD. They are very good for the cost. http://www.htd.com/HD-W80-in-wall-speakers

Thanks for the insight on the projector and the width. It does bump out a little, but I do agree that is a big concern. There might be some options to bump that out a bit.

Thanks again!

[Kent]

A couple quick observations. Looks like you have a pretty good idea of what you want to do. I think it will be tough be centered with a width of 12'. If you can get some extra width, I think you'll be much happier with the finished project. I have 14' and would ideally like at least 16'. The projector you have listed will need to be mounted almost 19' away. I would look at the Optoma GT1080Darbee or the BenQ2150ST, which are both short throw projectors and used by many people on the forum. I have speakers from HTD. They are very good for the cost. http://www.htd.com/HD-W80-in-wall-speakers

[WinterGolfer]

Side note, I use Home Design 3D for those renderings. Awesome app, and very affordable (~$30)!

[WinterGolfer]

I've loved being an avid reader of all the great topics on here, and now it is time for me to start my own golf simulator project.

I must preface all of this that I am not handy at all, so anything much further above hammering a nail, I will have to outsource, but that is ok.

I'm building a new house that will have an unfinished basement (pictures attached). My overall plan is either to fully finish out the basement, or partially do it with more of a lower budget solution to all the things I want to do down there (bar, workout room, movie room, simulator).

Dimensions:

• Ceiling Height: 9'
• Hitting Wall: 12'
• West Wall: 20'
• East Wall: 17'

Hitting Wall:

• Plan to do a 12'W x 9'H Hitting Wall.
• Would like to take side walls of hitting mat out to at least 5'
• Would like the screen to be quiet and good visual quality for movies, sports, etc
• I've looked at a lot of suggestions on here for materials, also have looked at
  • Hitting Screen: http://www.carlofet.com/golf-simulat...l#.WaSTapOGP6p
  • Enclosure: http://www.carlofet.com/fittings-onl...l#.WVukdBPys_U

Projector:

• Would like to go overhead
• Good quality, doesn't have to be overly bright as it is a very dark space
• What I've found so far: https://www.cnet.com/products/optoma-hd142x/review/

Simulator:

• Currently have SkyTrak, love it
• Use TGC for simulation, like it, intrigued by practice options on E6

Hitting Mat:

• Currently have hitting mat that works, but I plan to maybe make the entire room a putting green. I have been looking at ProPuttSystems, but pretty pricey. https://proputtsystems.com/golf-room...dict-man-cave/
• Also looked at the Real Strike hitting mat to embed into the ProPuttingGreen https://proputtsystems.com/true-strike-hitting-mats/

Sound:

• Haven't explored anything yet
• Currently have a Sonos system, could add to that. Not a sound freak, just want it to be quality.

Some Concerns I have:

• Need to see if I can center the hitting mat in the middle of the room, unsure if my followthrough will be too close to the East Wall
• Budget, all those things

I know that is a lot of info, I just could use any help I can get if I'm heading down a wrong direction.

Thanks for any feedback!