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I've been researching building a simulator in my basement and have it narrowed down to the Uneekor QED but from there my issues lie. My space is 12' high, 15' wide, and as deep as needed. The choices of computer and projector are probably my biggest question marks, along with do I buy an all-inclusive simulator or piece by piece. I'm pretty handy so I lean towards piece by piece. Ok enough of the ranting, for those of you who have gone through this process my question is..."What is the biggest thing you wish knew before your build that would or wouldn't have done"? Thanks.
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The hardware/pc is the easy part. Making a useable and safe hitting area always seems to be the challenge. You know your own mishits and tendencies but your friends will always find ways to surprise you. You have to really think things through along the lines of what happens if a ball hits here or there. Where does it go? Somewhere I want it to or somewhere else.
I had a big issue with wall strikes in my first sim. Along with golf balls shooting through a gap between the screen and top net. They would end up collection above the ceiling protection.
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Make sure your PC has Intel Processors. That is what is recommended for most all simulator/launch monitors. That seems to be a detail that slips by many people. It almost got by me..Comment
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Uneekor Europe lists AMD as a acceptable platform for use with their LMs. I think they were having issues with people buying really old AMD processors when AMD was not level with Intel in performance specs. Any recent AMD processor (within the last two years) has relatively the same if not more performance than Intel. There is a post from a user on this forum using AMD and having no issues. I get where you’re coming from though. IT support will bug you about not having the correct specs in the US market. Given the issues with supply and demand on DIY PC parts lately I if you find a deal on AMD I wouldn’t exclude it from your options.
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Timmy I went the piece by piece route , can check the pieces in my current build post, I found if I researched each item I could make savings, for example I was quoted 750$ for artificial turf but when I went to the local turf shot the size I wanted was half price as it was considered an off cut. I also didn’t like the look of the cages that are popular and went with building in walls and making my own padding for the sides. Sometimes it’s actually more fun building the simulator then playing golf in it. Also can’t go past the screen from mill for both quality and price. Good luck and keep us posted on your progressComment
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Sounds nice, any pics?Originally posted by MadMax View PostComment
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Buy the best tech you can afford right out of the gate, nothing is more frustrating than getting everything in place and then having the equipment cause issues. Don't overbuild right away. Get everything roughed in and hit 100 balls, then have the golfer you know with the most LOFT (that's an acronym) stop over and hit 30 balls. You'll find the weakness in your padding ideas & setup. Fix those issues, then play a few rounds with friends, then tweak what is in place and you'll be 80% of the way there. For me, it's an ongoing process, everything is going fine until the shankoppotamus, Mr. Thin or Toe Man appears, then all bets are off.Comment
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Straight up wisdom. Unless you have a commercial sized space - 20'0 x 20'0 x 20'0 or something, there is always a weakness. -
Thanks, that's one of the other things I've been trying to figure out, the order in which things are constructed. It's pretty clear but I'm sure there are some steps that are more important or beneficial to be done either sooner or later. I really like your idea of a partial build to fine tune any unknown aspects. I appreciate the feedback.
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That's great advice that I never thought of, just building my own frame. Thanks for the feedback!Originally posted by MadMax View PostComment
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