Is 9' Ball to Screen Enough Room?

[toys4tots16]

Hi - I'm in the planning phases of a new simulator room right now with dimensions of 16' long x 15'6" wide with 9' ceilings. I'm looking into raising the ceilings to 10' as well.

My question is about the length of the room. At only 16', I'm worried that I'll have enough distance from ball to screen for the simulator to work. After making some swings and feeling out the space, I think I'll have only 9' from ball to screen. Is that enough for something like a GC Quad?

[3on3putt]

I have no idea about the GC and its requirements, but just in terms of being able to hit safely from that distance, yes, 9 feet is enough. I am actually only 8 feet myself. As long as you minimize the bounceback of the ball coming off the screen you'll be fine. Some systems that are radar based like the Mevo+ require a certain amount of distance from ball to screen in order for the ball to have enough flight time for a proper reading. But other systems (like camera-based ones like skytrak) don't have any such requirements.

I am also in a space that is roughly the same size as yours. No room for a spectator (the other person has to stand in the doorway to be safe from harm) but is plenty of room when it's just me in there (which is 99% of the time anyway).

[JakeGeezy]

GC Quad is a camera-based system so it snaps pictures at very fast time intervals along the impact zone. It doesn't monitor the ball trajectory so theoretically if you have enough room to swing the club, the GC Quad will work. If you have a radar-based launch monitor (mevo+, trackman, Flightscope) it watches the trajectory more and needs more ball flight time (ie more space between you and the net/screen).

[Ronsc1985]

Ball to screen is plenty for the camera. It only needs about 1 ft of ball travel to capture and read ball speed, spin, azimuth and launch angle. The only possible downside of being 9 feet from the screen is dodging balls as they bounce of the screen. The amount of bonce back has to do with the screen material and how taught it is. Remember to get the best screen image you want the screen as flat as possible which usually implies taught.

If anything I'd worry about ceiling height. At nine feet you will be somewhat restricted unless the hitter is quite small or you restrict use to irons and shorter fairway woods. My cage is 10 feet high and those with an upright swing and/or over 6 feet tall have to watch it especially with practice and or loose warm up swings with a 45 inch driver.

[Jay28]

Easily enough.
I have 8ft and feels like plenty of space even with driver. Follow through is nowhere near the screen and bounceback is less than a ft if you set your screen up correctly.
Assuming you have 1ft behind the screen and 9ft from screen to ball, you therefore have 6ft behind the ball. I think 1-8-7 is better.

[jasonreg]

GCQ and hit between 9 and 10 feet back. No issues at all - plenty of room (+1 for screen set up to prevent bounce back. Common mistake to get the screen too tight).