Building Garage Simulator - Lots of questions

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  • Tcwoodrn
    Junior Member
    • Feb 2019
    • 25

    #1

    Building Garage Simulator - Lots of questions

    I currently use a Skytrak, hit off a DIY mat and into a net in my basement. The Skytrak goes to my iPhone and casts to a TV. Because of ceiling height I can't swing anything longer than a 6 iron (also I'm 6'3" with a long swing).

    I decided to overhaul my garage and put a full build out there. Step one was building a shed to move the garage stuff to and that is done! I decided to replace my skylark with a Mevo+ which hopefully will be delivered in mid-November. Construction wise I need to add a gas furnace to heat the garage (I'm in Michigan) and take down the track for my automatic garage door. I hate that I have to take the tracks down but there is no way for me to have righty and lefty swings in there with them up.

    I plan to get an iPad pro to run the software. Do people go lightening cord to HDMI to connect to their projector or is there a way to cast it through something like an Apple TV?

    I am on the verge of buying an enclosure. I have been looking at a 9x10x5 budget bay system from all sports systems. I was likely going to add the premium fabric for the screen, sewed in weight pocket, sky bridge brackets, shot defender and 10ft angle side netting (to catch my wife and kid's shanks). What are people's feedback on that enclose and the add ons? Specifically are the add ons worth it?

    I think I'll get the interlocking carpet tiles form all sports to cover the ground. My friend has them and really likes them.

    I have a friend that has the TallTurf hitting mat that they sell on all sports. My current is a 4 x 5 and that size seems fine. Hitting mats are very important and I want feedback on it. If there is a better one out there that doesn't break the bank I'd like to know. Is there a consensus on best mat?

    I'm worried about where the projector gets mounted to make sure it doesn't get hit. My garage ceiling is 10'8". How far away is it normally mounted and how far off the ceiling will the projector sit?

    Overall what are peoples thoughts? Any advice is appreciated and I will create a build thread as I set it up.



  • Dax
    Ultimate Member
    • Oct 2014
    • 1797

    #2
    Just a couple of thoughts,

    1. do you have a metal garage door? If yes, then I would suggest being cautious about hitting into a net or screen that is in front of your garage door as it may interfere with your radar. Some have suggested a metal screen to fix the issue, but just want to point this out as a possible problem.

    2. Will the heater have a fan? If yes, then again please be careful on placement to ensure that the fan will not interfere with the radar.

    wish you all the best with your build!

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    • Tom919
      Tom919 commented
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      I hit into my metal garage door and have had zero problems thus far. I am also using a thick impact screen from par2pro and the sportscreen behind it so maybe I have a lot of layers in between.

    • Dax
      Dax commented
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      Happy to hear you don’t have any issues. My set up with my TM3e saw me with Par2Pro screen, backed by archery netting and then backed by memory foam. I have heard others speak of issues with the Mevo+ as well so good news that you are not experiencing issues. I wonder if they have been able to do an update to solve the issue. The TM tech I spoke to felt that he would be able to resolve the issues I was having, but I decided to move my set up.
  • Tcwoodrn
    Junior Member
    • Feb 2019
    • 25

    #3
    Originally posted by Dax View Post
    Just a couple of thoughts,

    1. do you have a metal garage door? If yes, then I would suggest being cautious about hitting into a net or screen that is in front of your garage door as it may interfere with your radar. Some have suggested a metal screen to fix the issue, but just want to point this out as a possible problem.

    2. Will the heater have a fan? If yes, then again please be careful on placement to ensure that the fan will not interfere with the radar.

    wish you all the best with your build!
    These are good points. The Mevo+ will be facing away from my garage door so there shouldn’t be any interference. The heater on the other hand may cause a problem. I was considering installing it on the same wall as the projector screen and about 6-8’ to the right. So any fan would blow in a direction back toward the Mevo. I haven’t decided on a final location so i can move it if that will cause a problem.

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