Do i need a backing screen?

[Ozmodion]

Hi,

I have a Golf Bays Impact Screen (link below to show the quality/material) and have read that some people place either black out screens due to bleed through or a further impact buffer to muffle the sound of the ball hitting the screen behind the main screen. Is this a requirement or is this something that people do as an extra? I have not hung the screen yet as i am waiting for it to arrive.

I have somebody that can get me sheets of foam that i can attach to the back wall but do i need it?

as you might guess this is my first attempt at a build and haven't really found a dedicated "this is a must" list of items that need to be in a build.

I have my enclosure with heavy side curtains extending away from the screen about 6 feet and a heavy roof curtain again extending out about 6 feet. both these curtains are hanging in a folded effect about 10cm deep so if a stray slice/hook its the side the ball will be caught in the curtain and then will drop harmlessly to the floor and the roof to catch the chip/flop shots. the impact screen will be attached on all 4 sides and will be approx 5cm away from the wall.

any help in this would be appreciated.

Also whats the best balls to use to reduce the wear and tear of the screen. I have been looking at the "Almost Golf Balls" but am not sure about them. there is also the foam balls. What do you guys use?

[Dan McWhirter]

Five centimeters, about two inches...you will need something to protect your wall. My bay came with two nets...one on the same mounts as the screen and one about twelve inches behind. It needed another six inches clearance to the wall. Balls have never bounced back bad, but I have also progressively tightened the screen (such as a big heavy iron pipe wrapped into the bottom), so that now balls just drop. The real bodily/eye danger comes from tees flying off the rebounding screen...like a sling shot. I have used the screen for two years without evident wear in the hitting area using real balls, mostly urethane covers with only the factory printed markings...so no screen markings. Flatten the hitting area and we're watching 1080p TV and video with no distortion and the picture is great.

[wbond]

5cm will not be enough if you use real balls. If you’re putting all this together skip the fake balls and use real ones and get it far enough away from the wall.

[mthunt]

I use real balls. Almost balls are quiet but the hit and feels sucks IMO. The benefit of a backing isn’t bleed through but that the support behind your screen will increase the life of the screen.

I’d like to hear how 5cm works out when hitting golf balls against your screen.

[Ozmodion]

Ok so if I bring the screen out about 12 inches then the ball won't bend the screen enough to hit the back wall? Or I can put foam sheets on the wall and then the screen will hit the foam and not the wall

[Ozmodion]

I have read on here from a few people that they put blankets and blackout screens behind the main hitting screen.....do I need it? Will it improve the picture? Will it increase the life of the screen?

[Ahecht415]

5cm will not be enough if you use real balls. If you’re putting all this together skip the fake balls and use real ones and get it far enough away from the wall.

I think I agree. Even with memory foam you would probably need a little more buffer. 4 or 5 inches of memory foam would do it.

[Ahecht415]

Ok so if I bring the screen out about 12 inches then the ball won't bend the screen enough to hit the back wall? Or I can put foam sheets on the wall and then the screen will hit the foam and not the wall

You don’t need 12 inches if you have enough material behind the screen. I’m pretty damned sure you could get away with a screen with 5 inches of memory foam behind it.

[Ozmodion]

Hi all, thanks for the replies. I moved the scree mounting forward about 12 inches which will give me room for improvement in the future. I haven't placed anything behind my impact screen (Link on original post) and use almost golf balls. The setup works a treat. I have a little indentation on the screen after multiple hits but it soon falls out through the night. But i now have another problem. I have the setup in my garage. Its 3m wide and 2.8m high which is enough to work with. As you might expect being in the UK it is a stand alone garage made from your normal bricks with no insulation. the roof goes straight to the tiles so no roof insulation. now that the weather is getting a little colder i find my side curtains are a little damp. not soaking wet, but just a little to the touch. i can imagine this will get worse the colder the weather gets. Im thinking i will either place a heater in there to keep it at a certain temperature, but this could prove quite costly, or maybe a dehumidifier to reduce the build up of moisture in the air. I dont want to start insulating the garage as this will prove quite costly. What do you guys do to over come this?