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Since I’m now on version 3.0 of my sim room, I figured I would post up the history of the room and then update the current build as it continues.
My sim room is the formal living room. It is 16 ft deep by 13 ft 7 in. wide with 9 ft 1 in ceilings. I can swing driver, but get the lefts indoors if I do too much so I’ve stopped hitting it. The room is south facing and as you can see receives a ton of natural light. Based on room size 4:3 aspect ratio makes sense.
The room (screen to go opposite wall of two windows):
VERSION 1.0...........
- I began with a 1” EMT frame (avoid 3/4”) - 10 ft wide
- taut net behind screen and black silk sheet
- foam pipe insulation
- 9oz SuperTex screen
- thin residential 5x4 mat
- SkyTrak
- Optoma GT760a 720p projector
- modified HP desktop PC with GTX750ti GPU
After first hanging the screen:
Wife ran over my wall protection lol - memory foam glued to wood and thin plywood frame:
Put up the wall protection and computer cabinet (IKEA secretary’s desk) that folds closed.
Couches and canvas golf paintings to complete Version1.0:
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VERSION 2.0..........
- Direct from Mill screen ordered 13x10 so I’d be able to rotate hitting spot
- GC2 that came with Creative Golf 3D to add to TGC
- upgraded to GTX1060 6GB GPU
- thicker mat and eventually cut in a Fiberbuilt strip
- screen attached to EMT on top with pole clamps and used tarp clamps on side. All foam insulation now gone (not needed)
- Upgraded to Optoma GT1080Darbee
- Upgraded cabinet in corner that holds a couple sets of golf clubs (old one in v1.0 not shown)
- Upgraded curtain to keep out excessive light during the day
New cabinet for club storage and also shows the new curtain track installed on the ceiling:
Curtain needed because of all this light... note: you can see the window curtains in this pic as well:
I ran this happily for a couple years, but the EMT screen wasn’t 100% straight, wobbled a bit, and I wanted to go a touch wider.
My sim room is the formal living room. It is 16 ft deep by 13 ft 7 in. wide with 9 ft 1 in ceilings. I can swing driver, but get the lefts indoors if I do too much so I’ve stopped hitting it. The room is south facing and as you can see receives a ton of natural light. Based on room size 4:3 aspect ratio makes sense.
The room (screen to go opposite wall of two windows):
VERSION 1.0...........
- I began with a 1” EMT frame (avoid 3/4”) - 10 ft wide
- taut net behind screen and black silk sheet
- foam pipe insulation
- 9oz SuperTex screen
- thin residential 5x4 mat
- SkyTrak
- Optoma GT760a 720p projector
- modified HP desktop PC with GTX750ti GPU
After first hanging the screen:
Wife ran over my wall protection lol - memory foam glued to wood and thin plywood frame:
Put up the wall protection and computer cabinet (IKEA secretary’s desk) that folds closed.
Couches and canvas golf paintings to complete Version1.0:
————————————
VERSION 2.0..........
- Direct from Mill screen ordered 13x10 so I’d be able to rotate hitting spot
- GC2 that came with Creative Golf 3D to add to TGC
- upgraded to GTX1060 6GB GPU
- thicker mat and eventually cut in a Fiberbuilt strip
- screen attached to EMT on top with pole clamps and used tarp clamps on side. All foam insulation now gone (not needed)
- Upgraded to Optoma GT1080Darbee
- Upgraded cabinet in corner that holds a couple sets of golf clubs (old one in v1.0 not shown)
- Upgraded curtain to keep out excessive light during the day
New cabinet for club storage and also shows the new curtain track installed on the ceiling:
Curtain needed because of all this light... note: you can see the window curtains in this pic as well:
I ran this happily for a couple years, but the EMT screen wasn’t 100% straight, wobbled a bit, and I wanted to go a touch wider.
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