Offset Hitting Area

[jasonreg]

Hi, planning my sim build and I have a space with 13 feet of width. As such I think I am more comfortable with an offset hitting area. I am curious how far offset from center I need to plan in order to prevent any contact with Driver on the wall behind the stance. Further, while the family are all right-hand hitters, we do have several friends who are left-handed. So ideally, we would be able to offset either way. My question is (sorry if this is a basic question) do you still aim at the center of the screen or do you aim offset equal to your hitting position? Do any simulator launch monitors account for the offset in any way? I assume that you always mount the projector in the center?

Many thanks – Jason

[Scottygolf]

Jason, My hitting width is only 10' 6" wide. My hitting area is 29-36 inches away from the wall and I still have no issue hitting the wall behind me. As for the projector, mine is set up in the middle of the hitting area as I currentlyhave a Short Throw. In the settings of the simulator software is where I adjust where I am hitting from and the center of the room. So I hit straight towards the target line which is between my hitting zone 28-36 from wall and the simulater adjusts in the viewing after the ball was struck. I have FSX 18 and GC2 with HMT. You have a great width for your room. Good Luck!

[jasonreg]

Hi, great thanks for that reply. So, what is your aim point from the offset hitting area> Is it the target displayed in the screen (likely centered on the screen?) or is it straight ahead at the screen offset equal to your hitting area?

[Scottygolf]

Jason - My aimpoint is 30-35 inch off the right wall. After you hit the simulations software shows the image in the center then resets itself back to the right after the shot is complete.

[jasonreg]

Interesting. What if you have lefties? Does it automatically "know" when you move the GC2 to the other side of the hitting area or is it more complex then that?

[Ports]

You set up the player as left or right and it will offset equally from centre for each in Tgc2019

[jasonreg]

Great - many thanks!

[Scottygolf]

No lefty's in my set up but I knew that going into the project.

[mthunt]

13 feet is tons. About golf sells an offset sim for 12 feet. The Foresight Hawk works great in 12-13 feet. A 2 GC2 set up would also work well if leftie rightie is important. Uneekor would not work in that for left and right.

[jasonreg]

A Hawk is what I started looking at but I am second-guessing. I think that a center hitting spot might be too tight. I have looked at both the TrueStrike Double and the Fiberbuilt double hitting mats which I though would be great, however the hitting sections see, to be outside the Hawks field of vision (52 inches across with a 12 inch dead-zone (for club data only) right up the middle. Even if I could get away with a center hitting area, the Hawk does not seem to register club data right up the middle. UNEEKOR seems to be the same wrt offset hitting.

Thoughts? Jason

[mthunt]

A Hawk is what I started looking at but I am second-guessing. I think that a center hitting spot might be too tight. I have looked at both the TrueStrike Double and the Fiberbuilt double hitting mats which I though would be great, however the hitting sections see, to be outside the Hawks field of vision (52 inches across with a 12 inch dead-zone (for club data only) right up the middle. Even if I could get away with a center hitting area, the Hawk does not seem to register club data right up the middle. UNEEKOR seems to be the same wrt offset hitting.

Thoughts? Jason

Hitting in a 13 foot wide room Is super tight but if that’s your goal take a good look at Uneekor. I think you can offset like 6 inches with that making your room 14 feet. Might be a home run. The hawk, if i recall needs a minimum of 8 inches dead space in the middle.

[jasonreg]

I tried to find documentation on the Uneekor - it is frustratingly difficult to find. A 6 inch offset (or 8 inch offset for Hawk) would be ideal but the hitting mats are not set up this way. The only mat which would allow this sort of left/right flexibility would be a 10 foot CCE mat but I am really trying to avoid that mat given all the write-ups regarding elbow and wrist pain over time.

[mthunt]

I think Uneekor is Max 6 inches and Hawk is Min 8 inches.

[double_eagle_jtp]

The hitting window for Uneekor QED is 18" wide, so I'm told.

FWIW, I've got a 13' wide hitting room and plan to use Uneekor, if I can afford it when the home is finished. I plan to offset about 6 inches from center which may make lefties have to choke up on driver a little but the 18" wide hitting area essentially makes rooms wider, if needed.



If you choose to install and Uneekor in the dead center of a 13' wide room, each side will essentially have 7'3" to work with. Players from each side can hit irons down the middle (6'6") with plenty of room and then move away from their back wall using 9" of the 18" hitting area for longer clubs. 7'3" for right and left handed players. Most swing planes will be fine with that much room. If your swing plane is really flat, you may have trouble and should offset to give a little more room.

Hope that helps. I went to a golf simulator in town with a tape measure and my iphone (for video) to see how much room my swing needed.

[jasonreg]

Yes, that is really helpful - many thanks. Jason