My New Curved Screen Simulator Build

[JT789]

Here is my new simulator build. I converted my old crappy 10'x18' garage into this. Raised the ceiling to 10'. Added new windows, carriage doors, dimmable lighting, and finished pine ceiling. I installed a 9.5'x12.5' partially curved impact screen one foot off the back wall. The center of the screen is flat, the edges curve. The curve allows the 12.5' wide screen to fit my 10' wide space, creating a very cool immersive feel in my small space. I use a custom resolution in nvidia display properties to roughly crop the projector image to fit the non-standard aspect ratio. Then I use Immersive Display Pro to warp the image to match the irregular curve of the screen. The screen is attached top and bottom to curved pvc pipes that I bent using the hot sand method. The floor is built around the 4x7 SigPro hitting mat. It is a floating floor on top of original concrete built with 1.5" sheets of foam, 3/8" plywood glued on top, 1/8" foam underlayment, then Petgrow pro putting turf to match the height of the hitting mat. It has a nice soft, but firm feeling walking on it. You can putt from anywhere in the room to the two cut down standard size cups. The raised floor allowed the bottom of the screen to be attached to curved pvc pipes below the turf level. IE when you hit a worm burner it hits screen, not pvc pipe. Some acoustic panels on the wall and some doubled over golf netting on the ceiling. The sim is righty only, and I play TGC2019 with an offset. I use Mevo plus, an i5 PC running an Nvidia RTX 3060, and an Optoma 4k short throw projector. I'm a fairly experienced DIYer and did this on nights and weekends over the last three months.

All in all I'm happy with the build and really enjoying it!

[Brettster]

Wow JT789 - that is impressive! Also, I like your idea of PVC underneath the turf - as I had to accomplish this by wrapping my screen under an EMT Conduit (3/4") and bungeeing that with tarp clips to another EMT conduit 8" further back (at the back wall). It required supports and other things to achieve, you can see the work I had to put in to make sure it would not 'billow' out after 3-4 holes. Here's the post showing me finishing that: https://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum...241#post382241

You say you are using a Mevo+, what are your exact measurements Mevo to Ball, and Ball to Screen? I've considered Mevo, but not sure it can handle my short depth (15'4" total, which ends up being 6' LM to Ball, and 8'6" Ball to Screen. Just curious what your finished measurements (depth/width) are?

Good job in completing that in 3 months - that's phenomenal and Enjoy!!!
-Brett

[JT789]

@brettster
My Mevo is 7' 3" from my hitting area and 10' to the screen. I set it to short indoor. The numbers seem accurate to me, though I have not been on other launch monitors all that often to compare. 15'4" sounds like it would be a little too short for Mevo from everything I've read about it.

[Onefurlongout]

Love this, I have a similar sized garage, would love this set up but just wouldn't be practical to get rid of everything in the garage. How easy was it to raise the roof, was it costly?

[jasonreg]

JT789 - very nicely done - great job maximizing the use of your space. Question - how does the ball react when (if) it impacts the screen on the curved sections - primarily on the right. Does it kick left at all?

[JT789]

Onefurlongout I raised the roof myself and put the pine slat boards up. Material cost was in the hundreds for the framing lumber and the pine cladding. No idea what it would cost to pay someone to do it...

[JT789]

jasonreg The ball doesn't bounce back much regardless of where it hits on the screen. The only time I have to worry about bounce back is if I hit the ceiling too hard (the netting doesn't always fully stop the sky balls) or if the hit is really bad and misses the foam walls altogether. The bottom of the screen is pretty much just hanging free with only the corners held with bungees. So hitting any part of the screen, including the curved parts, is a bit like hitting a punching bag, where the whole screen sways backward absorbing the impact.