Gene- thanks for all the great posts and videos. I’m new to this since March lockdown and I am in the middle of a SIM garage build. Just had my garage door openers changed to side mount at the top of my 10.5 ceiling so finally have clearance for driver but I have a much narrower space due to pool filter and heater in one garage bay. If it’s not too much trouble I have a couple questions:
1- I am interested in using the Synlawn Classic Putt Turf you used but will not have a subfloor- do you think some padding underneath would be sufficient? I currently have a CCE hitting mat I may just use on top.
2- I started with a Skytrak and it is working fine for practice and some course play but have been looking at upgrading to QED or EYEXO from Uneekor(We use GC2 at our indoor instructor in NYC but their pricing and subpar software turns me off for home). Are you happy with QED? Are you thinking of EYEXO? If you were buying now which would you pick?
3- I really want a two camera swing analysis built in to the launch monitor setup. I have a jury rigged HUDL setup with iPads and two video screens now and it is too clunky. How do you find swing analysis with QED?
4- I am on a trial with E6 connect now- but TGC looks great in your videos. They don’t offer a free trial as far as I can tell. Do you have thoughts on E6 vs TGC?
Thanks for any thoughts you can provide.
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Gene, love your build. You gave me a lot of ideas for mine. I'm also using my garage which is just a bit smaller than yours. Question about your turf. How was it installed? Did you just glue it down, use staples or another method? Thanks.Leave a comment:
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Yeah, i had the same issue, I actually kept the part of the track that is at top and starts the bend specifically so that the wheels in the top door panels would still be in the track. It curves out about 8 inches but is hidden by my side curtains. -
gene438 Awesome thanks! Really appreciate your responses and providing all this info for so long! I refer back to this entire post often! Your build has a number of similarities to my plans.. I plan to use a few rows of carpet tiles or strips as baffles as well in front of the screen..
I also plan to remove my horizontal ceiling garage tracks, and leave the door and vertical tracks in place... much cheaper than a lift kit and side mount opener, since I wont be using the door anymore anyway. It looks like the entire curved section of track and ceiling rail is one piece I can remove and store.. but that will leave the top garage door panel wheels hanging without any track to keep it in place since they currently rest just inside the curve when closed. I just need to figure out the cheapest way to keep the top section of garage door in place.. any advice there? -
Yes, I used 4 foot pads. As far as the top, the emt is right up against my ceiling and the bungies secure the screen. I call it "fairly tight" but there is about 4 inches between the top of screen and the emt....yes a ball can and does go through that. To reduce, I use black carpet tiles as baffles. I staple one end of carpet to the ceiling and then let the carpet tile kind of bend and tuck into the screen. Imagine one end fixed on the ceiling and then bend the tile like a recerse "C" so that the other end nestles against the screen. Now when a ball hits the tile, I would say 8 out of ten times the tile is ok,,,,,2 out of 10 times it might "pop" out from the screen and I have to put it back....It's much easier and simplier than I can explain....but I hope that makes sense. -
I was wondering the same! My screen will be 12 inches from the wall, and I really dont have a nearby wall for which to secure the side poles. I dont want to build a whole box frame that's only 12 inches deep, so thinking I only need an upside down U like this secured to floor and ceiling.
gene438 did you just use the EMT foot pads secured to the floor on each side, then use 90 degree corners at the top for the top bar? Or did you use 4 foot pads, 2 at the floor and 2 at the ceiling with a seperate top bar? How did you secure the top bar to allow some space for bungie's between the EMT bar and the ceiling? -
Blake, I think if you want real putting holes then yeah, you need to build a sub-floor. I'm sure I way overbuilt...but, I wanted a solid floor that you could walk on that would feel and sound solid. I actually have 4 mats that I can pop in and hit off of....my usual is actually the synlawn putting turf with a gel insert under it. .....I like hitting off tight lies. -
Perfect. Thanks for the response gene438. Any recommendations for me if I am purchasing the uneekor and wanting to have holes to putt into? Do just what you went with? You are not hitting off the synlawn Classic Putt - you are using an actual hitting mat that is built up to the proper height now correct? -
It does sound confusing when you go through all the versions I have gone through. I started with a protee system and the sensor mat is 2 3/4 inches tall. My goal was to have a floor where the sensor mat was flush with the turf...therefore, I had to build up my floor to that height. That is why I used the 2 x 4's on laying on their sides with the 3/4 plywood plus 1/2 turf which added up to 2 3/4 inches. I also wanted the floor system to have actual putting holes, so the idea of building up a sub-floor was already on my mind, the Protee sensor mat just determined the exact height.
When I changed to the uneekor system, I no longer needed the Protee sensor mat, but now had to fill the hole with a hitting mat. I just took some left over turf and built up the height with foam mats and the 5/8 inch gel pad...so that I still have a flush, almost seamless hitting mat. This is my current setup. -
Gene, What was the purpose of the 2x4 sub flooring? Do you think you would have the same affect if you would have gone with just the 3/4 plywood? I also saw you purchased a mat from The Simulator Guys. Which one did you purchase? I saw elsewhere you were using a gelpad. Are you using this with Synlawn turf Classic Putt on top of the gelpad to hit irons off of? What is the current stance/ hitting mat setup? Thank you for all your input on this forum. It is greatly appreciated!Leave a comment:
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