SkyTrak Setup in garden

[dws90]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, really appreciated! Unfortunately I think the Net Return isn't currently available in the UK and would be ridiculously expensive to import.

I do like the look of the ones that James suggested though. https://www.golfswingsystems.co.uk/p...dard-golf-net/

I think this would be enough for me, I'm not the hardest hitter in the world

[Hearsall203]

Hi, I'm from UK also. To get me going with my SkyTrak and IPad in back garden, I bought :
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LARGE-GOLF...4AAOSwHMJYCerm @ £49.99. I separately bought a Huxley 1.5m x 1.5m mat to hit off.
If you pull the nylon Baffle too taut however, you will quickly put a hole in with a golf ball, so I replaced this with an off cut (2.2m x 2.25m) of 20mm x 3mm braid white netting I bought from ebay for £15,this works gr8. The Net in general works gr8 as a quick foldaway/take anywhere practise net, however if you are playing 58 degree - 60 degree wedges, best stand closer to the Net. I was doing one of the WGT challenges, a 60 yrd shot to green over water, thought I'd impress the wife who was catching some sun in the garden. proceeded to hit a 3/4 shot with a 58 degree wedge. We both cringed waiting for the sound of broken glass as the ball cleared the front of the Net, flew over the next 2 neighbours gardens, missing both of their glass conservatories. before landing on the third neighbours flat roof. My wife was not impressed, even though on WGT I landed 6ft from the pin !! I was too chicken to go ask my neighbour for my Pro V1 ball back. Moral of the story, better going for a Net that gives you plenty of width (3m) to cover potential shanks and some coverage over the top for wedge shots. I have gone for Netting for CoastalNets like Nigelfea, to make up my own 3m x 3m x 3m cage. http://store.coastalnets.co.uk/produ...ng-20mm-x-2-3m
1 x Golf Netting 20mm x 2.3mm Black - 9m x 3m (£72.90)
2 x Golf Netting 20mm x 2.3mm Black - 3m x 3m (£48.60) - 2nd one acts as a baffle, or you can buy archery netting baffle instead (not in black though)
I worked out that I can buy a the galvanised frame (33.7mm Dia) and all the fittings, delivered for less than £140 (The Metal Store, with free cutting and delivery) :-
10 Galvanised Tube 33.7mm 3 metre length Cutting Instructions: , Offcuts Required?: No £9.65 £96.50
6 3 Way 90 Degree Elbow 33.7mm tube diameter - 128 £2.45 £14.70
2 90 Degree 2 Way Elbow 33.7mm tube diameter - 125 £1.74 £3.48
You only need cable ties to fix to frame. It's more of a permanent structure, but if don't have the room, it's easily taken down, or alternatively you could make a frame and order the netting from Coastal Nets to your needed size, still cheaper than you could buy a commercially available one.
Hope this helps !!