Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Simulator Build in New Home in Denver

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Simulator Build in New Home in Denver

    Hi Everybody

    New to the forums but I am really excited about the house that we are starting to build. It is probably a full year out before we can move in and start actually using the simulator but some planning way in advance never hurt. Some quick details on the build:

    * Basement will 10’ high
    * The layout of the walls in the picture below cannot be moved. I have to work with what I have.

    All in, I pretty much have an 18’ wide by 13’ deep room. Really the depth is 17’ as the room is open to the 4’ wide hallway. However, the hallway will have carpet while the room will be all differing heights of turf (some putting green with fringe-like grass around the edges). I did just realize that the one thing I missed in the drawings below is that the screen will need to be about 1' away from the wall so if I want to be 10' away, that pushes the tee back 1' and even closer to that corner wall. Not sure how big of an issue that is though....

    I plan to hopefully get a 20’ long direct from mill screen that I will attach to the 18’ long wall. I presume my picture will be about 16’ wide by 9’ tall. I really would like to go with that aspect ratio giving the full immersive experience. Anybody see any issues with this?

    I plan to mount the short throw projector (still need to figure that out) directly above the tee.

    I plan to purchase a used GC2 or SkyTrak. Still weighing options.

    Given the proposed layout below (note that each grey cell is 1’ x 1’), coupled with the 3d renderings, do you guys see any concerns given your vast knowledge?

    I have a full year to plan this out so hoping to get some great deals come black Friday on the projector and maybe even turf.

    Thanks in advance!!
    Last edited by MSUGOGRN; 07-06-2018, 02:47 AM.

  • #16
    Great to see a vision become reality...well done!

    Comment


    • #17
      Originally posted by EasyW View Post
      Great to see a vision become reality...well done!
      Thanks! I know there was a lot of concern in the beginning from others about that wall that is there but honestly, it has no impact on anybody's swing. It's a bummer that lefties are not allowed but that was unfortunately how it had to be.

      Comment


      • SBMIKE
        SBMIKE commented
        Editing a comment
        Newbie question but I'm liking what you did with the walls and I am curious about the velcro attachments. Did you just glue down one side or does it have adhesive tape? How strong is it?

      • MSUGOGRN
        MSUGOGRN commented
        Editing a comment
        Happy you like the walls. I have included a link below to the velcro I used. Both sides of the velcro have adhesive tape. However, that was not strong enough to just stick to the ceiling so I used a staple gun to attach each side to the wall panel and to the ceiling. I didn't cover the entire panel in velcro but for the ceilings I did use quite a bit obviously due to the gravitational pull down haha. I would estimate I covered approx 1/4 of ceiling panels in velcro. I mostly focused around the edges and then the center. Let me know if you have any other questions. Happy to help.


    • #18
      looks great!

      Comment


      • #19
        Great build! I am also embarking on a SIM build - are you happy so far with the TFD Putting Elite turf? It sounded like you might be hitting directly off the turf with a gel pad beneath-if so, how is that working out so far? I have heard others say their turf starts to bunch up or form wrinkles. I am considering a cutout in my turf with a hitting insert- I am using a Fiberbuilt hitting strip now after developing wrist and elbow pain from a Country Club Elite mat.

        Comment


        • #20
          Originally posted by Aaijala View Post
          Great build! I am also embarking on a SIM build - are you happy so far with the TFD Putting Elite turf? It sounded like you might be hitting directly off the turf with a gel pad beneath-if so, how is that working out so far? I have heard others say their turf starts to bunch up or form wrinkles. I am considering a cutout in my turf with a hitting insert- I am using a Fiberbuilt hitting strip now after developing wrist and elbow pain from a Country Club Elite mat.
          Thank you. I have been really happy with it so far and it is holding up great. As far as bunching up, I am not experiencing that yet but when I do, my plan was to cut a rectangle and replace it. I am using small screws to hold the turf down to the hitting platform. Best of luck on the build!

          Comment

          Working...
          X