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I just finished building a new home and used the opportunity to upgrade my sim set-up which was previously in my garage at my old house. My new room is 25ft long by 15.5 wide with a 12ft ceiling. I upgraded my launch monitor, software, PC, projector, and screen to the following:
I re-used the EMT pipe from my old enclosure and added a few more pipes to create a free-standing frame for the new screen. I didn’t want to permanently mount anything in my new house so the frame is a EMT box 124” high and 163” wide and then 12” deep to bring it away from the wall (see pictures). I attached the screen using 6” ball bungees and hid them with the vinyl flaps that came with the screen. I did end up securing the top rear of the frame to the back wall with a few c-clamps and screws just for stability, but nothing too invasive to the new drywall. This made me feel confident it wouldn’t tip. I opted to go without any side or top protection since my screen is larger than my old one and I didn’t really experience hitting the sides or top at my previous set-up. I’m very happy with the Protee VX.
- Screen: Carl’s 10ft x 13ft Premium Screen ($749). I got it with grommets with black vinyl edge and flaps so I could wrap around bungees and EMT pipes for a clean look.
- Projector: BenQ LK936ST ($4,899 from Carl’s). The projector is mounted 13’3” from the screen.
- Launch Monitor: ProTee VX from Carl’s ($6,500)
- Gaming PC: Dell Alienware Aurora R15 ($1,328 from Dell)
- Software: GS PRO software from Carl’s ($250)
- Turf, Stance Mat, and hitting strip: I re-used from my previous garage set-up. I am hitting from 11ft.
I re-used the EMT pipe from my old enclosure and added a few more pipes to create a free-standing frame for the new screen. I didn’t want to permanently mount anything in my new house so the frame is a EMT box 124” high and 163” wide and then 12” deep to bring it away from the wall (see pictures). I attached the screen using 6” ball bungees and hid them with the vinyl flaps that came with the screen. I did end up securing the top rear of the frame to the back wall with a few c-clamps and screws just for stability, but nothing too invasive to the new drywall. This made me feel confident it wouldn’t tip. I opted to go without any side or top protection since my screen is larger than my old one and I didn’t really experience hitting the sides or top at my previous set-up. I’m very happy with the Protee VX.
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