First time poster here...

Been reading this forum for a long long time getting ideas and learning. So first and foremost a HUGE THANK YOU to this site and community for sharing all your great ideas and builds.

I was going to build my sim in my Garage but the cost to remove the lollycolumns was over 12 grand, so I figured I would build my own golf simulator/pool house.

Took a long time to get someone to do the concrete pad which is 16 X 24.

The rest I have been doing myself.

I'm nearing the end (currently taping and mudding, and boy do I hate that...)

Here are the plans for the sim:
  • The simulator itself will be a Carl's enclosure (Custom size) of 113.43 X 175 X 60 which gets me the 9X14 screen I am looking for.
  • The sensor I'm going with is the Uneekor eye XO
  • I am one of the many waiting on the BenQ LK936ST project.
  • The PC I built is an I7 with RTX3080 (can double as a racing/flight simulator also)
  • I am also putting speakers in the space (wired for 7.1.4) but have speakers right now for 5.1.4

Questions I have for you fantastic people,
  1. I am building my putting/stance and hitting area. I plan to use either 3/8 pile height (Money Putt, NP45 or Precision Putt) are they all the same or is there one of the 3 which you find is better?
  2. Another option is 1/2 pile height (NP50, Perfect Putt) same question, are they the same or is one better than the other...
  3. For the hitting strip, I am going to do the DIY Divot action, I'm lucky that I have Acme plastics not to far away and can pickup 4X8 sheets of polycarbonate pretty cheap and they sometimes have sales on cutoffs...
    1. Can I use the same putting turf for the hitting strip or should I look for a different material?
  4. Lastly, and the most important piece for me anyway, what do you view to be the best software for actual golf (I plan to use Uneekor for the range). I am looking to play the best courses in the highest resolution so any recommendations would be much appreciated...