Another V-CAM question for new guy.

[bvmadison]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and golf simulators for that matter. I'm in the planning stage of a build. so like many, I've been reading allot of good stuff on here. When it comes to hardware set-up, I think my room will work for what I wan't. It's a 12' wide x 20 long and 10' above the swing area. (vaulted down to 8' / impact area) The screen will most likely be 10' wide x 8' high.
ProTee will be the system I go with assuming my room will fit the use of the V-CAM. For a right handed user, the launch area (ball) will be about 3' from the right wall. I've read the camera should be 6-7' right or left side & 1' ahead of sensor mat. I guess my question is with the cam on the left (behind) and only 1' ahead, won't the users leg/feet be in the line of the cam?
Any other concerns with this room size and not hitting from center of room? I don't plan on using the putting feature at this point.


Thanks in advance.

Mounting the Vcam:
The V-cam can be mounted left or right, 6-7 ft from the sim room's center line and about 1 ft ahead of the sensor mat. It does not have to be exact(PT5). What's important is that it needs to be as low to the floor as possible and pointing slightly up, maybe 5-10*, and pointing perpendicular to the center line. Put a ball on a tee. Adjust the camera's position so that the ball is sitting on top of the red box in the camera. Use the horizontal line to align the camera. You want the horizontal line to be parallel with the floor or sensor mat.

[bvmadison]

It looks like AJA answered my question in another post..... Thanks.

"My camera is 30 cm ahead of the sensor pad (about one foot) and offset from the sensor pad centerline by 190 cm (about 6 feet).

The camera should be pointed ever so slightly forward - towards the screen, about 3 to 5 degrees.

All the above is from ProTee's suggestions from an online session.

There are other subtleties as well such as what camera settings and resolutions to use. Best to consult ProTee on those.

Don't be concerned about your stance getting in the way. The camera will pick up the ball."

[Tonyd9366]

BV... Your room is plenty big for a sim set up. I have the protee and AJ is a great consultant. He really helped me out a lot. Yes the camera should be at least 6 ft ( mine is 7 ft per protee's recommendation ) from where you hit the ball and about a foot forward point towards the screen a bit as well. I have mine positioned behind me or to the left since I'm right handed. The protee is a bit complicated at first to configure. You will probably need an online session to get the system up and running, and have them try to set up your cameras as well if you can. It will save you lots of time later. Protee has great online support. Make sure you have the lights installed correctly. This is very important otherwise your system will not work correctly and you will get frustrated. The protee is what's called a "shadow" system and it relies heavily on the lights that comes with the system. Additional ambient lighting can effect readings and misreads will occur. Please take a look at my set up as this will give you some insight as to the proper set up of a sim. The lighter pictures are with the flash on the camera and the dark picture is how the system looks in real life when I'm playing on it. The picture looks darker than it actually is and with the two lights on only there is enough light and you will get the best results... Both AJ and I are very good for advise if you need it. Best of luck on your project and please keep us informed on how it all works out.

[bvmadison]

Thanks Tony. Ill post pics of my progress and i'm sure ill be seeking advise. Like for the lighting, I was just planning on using one light because I'm not going to buy the putting sensor yet.
I bet the v-cam needs that second light, doesn't it?