If you had plenty of space and no budget. What dimensions and specs would you choose?

[Troy Thom]

Beginning the early stages of building a simulator in a warehouse. There is plenty of space and trying to figure out what everyone's ideal size would be? Will be going with Uneekor Eye Xo. Will also be constructing a full enclosure similar to Full Swing setup (Pic Below). Just need to know the dimensions first.

Screen Size? Would you go 16:9 or 16:10.

Ceiling height? I know uneekor needs to sit between 9-10 ft from the ground. If the enclosure is taller for the screen, I'm sure i can build something to hang the Uneekor down.

Distance from Hitting mat to screen? Is 12' good for 16:9 or 16:10?

Will splurge on a computer and projector if its means having an awesome picture. What would you choose if you had no budget without it being an overkill?

If anyone wants to help design and take on this project with me that would be great.

Thanks for your input.

[Stetson]

Unlimited space I am going 16’ wide, 10’ tall on the screen. I would have 20’ from screen to the back of my sim space. Then seating would be around 25’ from screen. Just my .02 and the plan I have on paper for my new home build.

[Troy Thom]

Similar thought I was having. Would you go 17' wide and 11' tall with the enclosure then? Giving 6" on each side to attach tarp clips or bungees. What projector are you going with to sit back 20'? Thanks for your thoughts.

[mthunt]

I did the same thing with my sim. 16x23x10. That’s mine.

[Will]

While 16:10 looks great, a 16:9 ratio works cleanly with a projector and a duplicate monitor. The screen ratio will be native on 4k projectors. 0.50 to 0.90 lens throw ratio should keep your shadow off the screen.

I highly recommend having two 2160p monitors to run the course application and the launch monitor on separate screens. The primary monitor duplicates the projected image. I launch a smaller, windowed version of uneekor's ignite program along with a browser/YouTube or other windows on a secondary screen.

A 16' wide screen requires 30% more projector lumens to have the same brightness as a 14' wide screen. If you plan on having ambient light in your room (enough to walk around and more than a spot light on the ball) then target 50 ft lamberts for the resulting screen brightness. But, don't get too caught up on that 50 ft lamberts number. You have to control the other light in the room that can reflect onto the screen. It's cheaper to control light direction than buy more lumens.

16' x 9' = 144 sq ft
14' x 7.875 = 110.25 sq ft

50ftL x 144 sq ft = 7200 lumen projector
50ftL x 110.25 Sq ft = 5512.5 lumen projector

My signature shows an 8000 lumen projector for a 14' wide screen because I wanted a lot of ambient light in my room from things like the philips hue play system (it's all guided toward the walls, floor, and ceiling). Large monitors put out a lot of light. Also, there are 3 lights pointing to the stance mat area to reduce hard shadows of my body or a golf club near the ball. Lastly, the garage doors have tinted windows that allow light in the late afternoon.

A 16' wide space is great for the swinging area. You can step back from the ball and perform a practice swing. But remember, if you have monitors mounted on the wall, there will be a need for a keyboard and mouse shelf, or stand, along with a computer mounted somewhere. Assuming the monitors are on the right side wall, it may take some space away from the lefties on a 16' wide enclosure. 8' is a comfortable distance from ball to side wall if there isn't anything actually on the side wall.

As far as ceiling height, I wouldn't go under 10'. You don't even want to think about your follow through with a driver or any club. Tall friends may visit. My room is 10'8 and it gives optional heights for those suspended ceiling mounted peripherals (think spot lights, baffles, the projector mount). It's ok for the launch monitor or projector to hang down a bit in the center line of ball path. Your clubs will only be in the center of the hitting area at contact.

I agree on having a lot of depth. 10'-12' is fine for ball distance to screen. You will want an additional 8' of space away from the ball before placing any object such a bar and seating. You wouldn't want any one to walk that close to a back swing.


Others will chime in...

[Adrenaline]

I agree with Will here. Very good write up.

[GungaLaGunga]

Alright this looks like warehouse simulator forum. I'm in need of some direction? I have a qc quad. I have a fiberbuilt 10 x 12 mat... For about a month I have been wondering what in the world do I do for an enclosure. Have made way too many design on carls. Here are my concerns. With it being in a warehouse... I don't want idiots hitting hosel rockets into the rest of the warehouse, concerned with a wedge/ 60 degree going out the top, ceilings are 25 ft tall so I don't have anywhere to mount the projector. I've thought about building my own, I've thought about getting a carls pro 10X15.5X10 but kind of want a 16:9 screen only 7' or 8' deep and mounting the projector right in front of me (hitting area is 2x4 so effectively hit from 9-11'. Idk man. Any suggestion would be great.