Garage Phased Build

[fraserjr]

Hey All,

I have been thinking about a garage build and was thinking about doing it in phases. Starting with just an ipad with Skytrak and hitting net or impact screen and then moving on to a projector and dedicated PC. My first question is, would something like this work on a u-shaped track? https://www.golfswingsystems.co.uk/w...14/10/rjsm.jpg. It's an archery net that can be mounted on a track.

I am trying to figure out a non-permanent setup of hitting into the back of my garage bay. Something like this on a track could be stored on the side of the garage when not in use. Would a setup like this also work as a projection screen if I added a projector later?

Has anyone done a similar setup and if so, can you share the track and netting/impact screen you used?

Is there anything else I should consider?

Thanks.

[wbond]

Yes, i did something similar in my garage during one of my build phases. I used steel cable with turnbuckles to tighten it. Then I used carabiners to hang the archery netting and just slid it in and out as needed. Archery netting bunches very easily and works well for this. After that I added a projector, the image on archery netting isn't the greatest, but was fine for me. That is until i upgraded a couple more times.

[sonman]

2 x 4’s and angle iron build.

[sonman]

This would be on the side of your garage and no need to move out of the way. It could be placed 6 to 12 inches off the wall.
I used 3/4 inch conduit piping and canopy fittings for my frame and side rails. I can have my system up to play in a minute or two and down in the same time to get my vehicles in the garage. I saw this idea for a frame and thought it would be inexpensive, solid and has lots of anchor points for connection of net or hitting screen to the angle iron.

[sonman]

[sonman]

3 photos of my garage and office build with another picture of frame. In garage build I just roll up the sides towards the screen frame and bungee it to frame and it’s out of the way.

[sonman]

Both my garage build and the wood frame build are on side of garage and we both can use our back door to get out of the garage.

[sonman]

Picture of my side curtains rolled up. If you look closely at the right post going from ceiling to ground you can see a canopy fitting joining two 5 foot pipes.. I can pull my side curtains up to this and attach bungee cord to protect against an errant shot to the side. I can leave the right pole up and can take the left pole down so my wife doesn’t hit it with her car. Ignore link below. See picture instead.

[sonman]

[sonman]

4 way canopy fittings for front of frame for screen so you can attach poles on top of ceiling to attach net or screen to catch wedge shots.

[sonman]

[sonman]

canopy fittings

[Burtgolf]

My first question is, would something like this work on a u-shaped track? https://www.golfswingsystems.co.uk/w...14/10/rjsm.jpg. It's an archery net that can be mounted on a track.

I love how that looks. Would be interested in seeing how much that would run total (I am looking at doing a 10' W x 9' H and would like at least 6-7' side protection, so that would be at least a 24x9 archery net on the track) but would solve everything I am looking at except for something to protect the ceiling. Which wbond just posted what he using in another post which is crazy cheap.

[fraserjr]

2 x 4’s and angle iron build.

I like this a lot but after spending some more time taking practice swings in the garage I am not sure that solution would work for me. I have a post in the middle of my garage and it's making any sort of set up difficult especially a side wall like yours.

For those with a Skytrak is there a minimum distance you have to be from the screen or any particular reason why setups tend to be 10-12' from the screen/net?

[wbond]

Only enough space to swing the club. Most people like 10’ because it usually allows to hit most shots without hitting it too high and gives you a pretty immersive feel and balls don’t rebound all the way back.

I like this a lot but after spending some more time taking practice swings in the garage I am not sure that solution would work for me. I have a post in the middle of my garage and it's making any sort of set up difficult especially a side wall like yours.

For those with a Skytrak is there a minimum distance you have to be from the screen or any particular reason why setups tend to be 10-12' from the screen/net?