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I thought i was immune from mishits/frame bounce backs etc and took a golf ball to the forehead last night. #rookieconfidence. Dont be an idiot like me. Kinda scary but thankfully just a knot on my forehead
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That would absolutely work! I sort of tried that shape first, but it sat a little too far from the screen and I didn't like the look of it. I even carved out the bottom so that it would fit over the EMT moving it a little closer to the screen, but for some reason, I just didn't like the look. The other thing, although its not a huge issue, in using a floor mounted protector is that the ball may often hit and fall straight down behind the protector. That's a first world problem, though - "Oh, I don't like picking balls out from behind the protector of my indoor golf simulator once in a while."
To get what I wanted, I used the cable method I described above. After closely eyeballing the setup at the local PGA Superstore, I wanted my protectors to look like theirs, but they have heavy duty velcro on their impact screen and I don't. I like the way mine looks now and having the bottom section cable-suspended gives it even a little more give for the rare shots (from other guys) that go in low. And yes, sometimes the balls do drop behind mine too. -
I also tried the cheap Home Depot pipe foam. It's better than nothing but started getting some burner bounce backs, especially on the top rail near the center. I think it got hit so many times it started to lose it's elasticity. I just ordered the 3.5" jumbo pool noodles on Amazon, but haven't received them yet:
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AgileMike , I am interested if your pool noodle solution worked. I was a little concerned at first because those things seem pretty dense. My foam is also dense so I had to ensure that the protectors are mounted loosely. If I drop a ball on the raw foam, it rebounds more than I expected. Covering the foam with fabric reduces rebound a lot and then the loose mounting kills most of the remaining momentum.
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