test round with a friend.
Quick one drive video
Quick one drive video
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This looks great! Are you still happy that you went with a curved screen compared to a flat screen/ easier build?Comment
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Thornapple Pointe golf course right near the grand rapids airport has two curved simulators. They added them and 4 flat Sims a few years ago in a new building. It's a nice setup.
I tried to match there Sim as much as possible. Mine is slightly more flared out at the ends to give it the appearance of being wider and less of a half circle.
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Ryan5508 - reasonable rates too ,$35/hour. Which LM/software are they using, I could not tell though it looks like course selection is limited, so maybe TruGolf or something similar? They do mention 3 Trak ball tracking/club tracking. They also have them at Holland, another place I could try. My family just had a Christmas Shopping trip to Holland a few weeks back. Thanks.
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Putting green is in. Projectors now make an image all the way to the end.
Mini split heater was just put in
To bad I was now told the rest of my flooring has been delayed until March 15.......
Just need to hang a TV. Figure out where to mount the swing cams. Get my bag holder built and painted. Then everything is basically finished and operational.Comment
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Couple more pictures of everything. Simulator is working great and the Uneekor besides a few misreads works fantastic. The only thing I still seem to struggle with is the pixelwix software doesn't always seem to work as intended. If you for any reason lose power/turn off a breaker its breaks everything. The overlap works awesome but it has a few odd quirks. triple mouse icons and just plain losing the mouse pointer are the most annoying so far. It also does not want to span videos across the entire screen instead limiting then to the center area only.
We did however build a racing sim setup for when we are not golfing. Its extremely addicting for everyone who tries it out
Last edited by Ryan5508; 12-09-2021, 11:31 PM.Comment
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Holy smoke this gets better and better, too bad it doesn't look like you will ever get to golf again with the racing sim as well. What will the flooring consist of when it arrives next year ? is that the last thing need doing ?
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Great job Ryan5508 - my guess is you have fewer people at home interested in Golf? As I've always seen it indicated that you should 'build your golf simulator for yourself', not for others to come and play, as when it gets to the end of the day, you will be the one playing the most in it. The others may drop out, even if you have buddies over for leagues, etc... and you might not see them in the sim again. So....
I keep remembering that as I build my small sim and try to squeeze in a 'bar area' (impossible), with the treadmill I'm planning (for Fitness as well), and the chipping area long grass and real cups to be cut into the turf. Just leaves little room even for standing in the Simulator with me when playing with 11.5' x 15.5' total area.
Is it possible to move that easily and just go back to the Golf Sim whenever you want?Comment
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I am the only golfer here. Wife plays about 2-3 times a year at most. We are currently in a 16 man league between myself and another friends Sim. So plenty of people will be here.
I just added casters to the cockpit and can now roll it behind the screen easily. There is a decent amount of storage back in the corners.
Even my room I would like to add a bar besides the fridge. I feel like I have maxed out the space I have at this point.
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Ryan can you say something about the joystick controller (GT) in the picture above showing your monitor ? Is that for controlling the sim software ?Comment
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Last edited by adilgolf; 12-10-2021, 01:56 AM.
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Wow just came across this topic. This looks awesome, makes me want to build another room on my house lolComment
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I have had a few people message me about behind the screen so I will attach a few pictures. I have audio/networking/server on one side and storage racks on the other.
there is a white 10' x 30' impact net behind the screen
there is a black 10' x 30' impact net for the ceiling protection that drapes over the top
L bracket attached with bungie cords on the side
Top rail is a PVC pipe with the screen attached using 4" ball bungies
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I also have installed the swing optics cams. I put the back cam into the bench seat along with usb for the race setup. The other one is located on top of the golf bag rack. It can easily see between two bags sitting in it.
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Here are some finished pictures. Room just needs curtains and a little floor trim.
Everything turned out beyond my original expectations. Though I would still not recommend this type of setup to anyone unless you have pc trouble shooting skills. Because there are plenty of issues with getting everything working correctly. Now that everything is up an running properly the experience is unmatched anywhere else.
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What were the logistics of finding a projector to correctly fill a curved screen like that? Did you use projector central or figure it out on your own?Comment
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It is not much but a short Demo of hitting in the simulator....really blasted that putt though....
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