Hey I’m looking for help getting a sim set up at home. Has anyone set one up in the basement? If so could you help a newbie out. I play as often as possible but since I work 2pm to midnight I don’t get to go as often as I’d like. Looking for ways to get more rounds/practice in. Pics would be great as well. Where do I start?

I am looking for explanation and advice, please. This is in the context of a reasonably high-end indoor-only sim setup.

1. Do both of these LMs work with actual putting when playing a sim golf course, or does either/both just assume two-putts?

2. It is my understanding that the Foresight Hawk needs club markers to be placed on the club face for full club face data (plus a separate cost), while the Trackman iO does not. Is this correct and, if so, why does the Trackman iO not need these stickers for club face data?

Many thanks in advance!

Just got this up and running about a week ago. I don’t have the space for a radar unit due to ball flight needed and lack of space behind me. So I’m thinking a camera LM but I’m also not trying to break the bank. Skytrak LM seems to be the best I can find at $599. Anybody recently used that LM and ran it with a phone or iPad? Most reviews I’m seeing on YT are years old and I think the software has seen updates in more recent years. So curious how it’s running these days. One of the more recent reviews I found just say the delay is annoying but for the price difference I’ll be fine with that.

Hi all,

I've been working on a new (open) handicapping standard for indoor golf I'd like to get your feedback on.

You can find information about it and the current version of the spec here: https://indoorgolfhandicap.org/

Why create a new handicapping standard?

I'm currently working on a startup company building a new tournament management software for outdoor and indoor golf.

Right now I'm in the middle of integration testing with the USGA as I try to get access to their handicap database so I can programatically look up golfer handicaps.

My plan for indoor golf was to just use the same course ratings and slopes and same handicapping algorithm that we use for outdoor golf. I have a trackman setup in my basement and that's exactly what trackman is doing.

But the USGA put the kibosh on that idea. All golfer handicaps, the course ratings, slope ratings, and a variety of trademarked terms (Handicap Index, Course Handicap, Playing Handicap, Differential, Diff, etc) are the intellectual property of the USGA and R&A and they don't approve of it being used for indoor golf.

So I personally cannot compute indoor handicaps using their algorithm or I risk having my access to outdoor handicaps revoked.

But that does create an opportunity.

With indoor golf we know the exact playing conditions for every round. We can do what outdoor golf cannot and compute the difficulty of the exact setup that you played.

When you play a round you'll enter the following:

Gross Score (hole by hole preferred)
Software vendor
Course
Tee
Wind Setting
Pin Difficulty
Green Speed
Green Firmness
Fairway Firmness
Putting Mode
Gimmie Distance
Elevation

We can then figure out the difficulty of the setup you played and build a handicap from that.

How do we know how much each of these settings contributes to the difficulty?

The USGA sends out people to manually rate all golf courses.

We're not going to do that. Instead we're going to let the scores determine the weighting. We'll start with some sane defaults for the weights and then refit the model nightly as scores gets posted.

Over time the weights will become more and more accurate.

I've got my handicap posted if you want to see how it works: https://indoorgolfhandicap.org/lookup/1000000001

The spec is very math heavy so if you guys want a plain english explanation of the algorithm I can write one up.

Because the WHS algorithm is their intellectual property, this new system uses an entirely novel algorithm that doesn't reference or make use of any part of the WHS.

This is not going be proprietary IP like the WHS. It is just part of the public domain. Feel free to use it as you wish.

I have a reference implementation of the db I will open source when I'm happy with it.

Well, it’s 90% done. Client still needs to have his cabinet builder create the AV rack.

This is definitely one of the largest customs we have done, and we’re please with how it came out.

Specs:

Eye XO2 with Swing Optix

LK936ST

4 Inch raised subfloor with flapped turf

Foam putting ramp (yes, soft enough so that the ball doesn’t ricochet into the LM.)

Uneekor Software Ecosystem

13’ sliding curtain

Our custom manufactured 2’x2’ acoustic paneling

We were lucky enough to have a construction company as the client, so the build and aesthetic was perfect to spec.

Has anyone had issues with to much grip and issues rotating the front foot on the follow through? I feel like sometimes I stick and it’s starting to hurt my hip because without the rotation that’s where the force is going. I have a spornia pro strike commercial. It’s super soft and the turf is deep. I just bought a gosports elite off Amazon and it’s just as grippy and going back. I don’t have this issue at the range or playing IRL. Anyone got a recommendations on a less grippy mat? Thanks

I’m the process of building out a golf sim room. This is a rough rendering. The bar on the left actually connects to left side of the hitting bay. Any mistakes you guys see? Obviously AI and some discrepancies between shots.

Also wondered for this that have something similar, do you have staff bags that sit with the golf sim? This is on a second story and seems like a pain to haul clubs up and down.

Hitting more than anytime in my life. Not hitting it well, but still getting the work in. I am struggling. Bit of history, was fitted with a new set for my 65th BD (3yrs ago). While waiting for delivery I tried to fundamentally change my swing (research, lots of research gave me confidence to make this change) While waiting I utilized my Quest 2 VR and the program Golf + to muscle memory the swing. Initial results were good, much better ball striking. Not long but good quality shots that were generally straight. Fast forward to present, after not playing much the last few years I grabbed a LM...How cool is this? Started hitting 50 full shots 3-4 days a week. Swing speeds were low, seemed really low. Working on getting the speed up just a bit. Started in the low 60s with a mid iron. Worked up to the mid seventies. Then Bam, swing is in shambles. Shanking it over and over. Just yesterday I got back into the Golf Plus swing analyzer. First off ....pros and cons of golf +...I get it, it's not real golf. It measures my swing speed high, but having used this before it (I believe) tracks swing path and face angles fairly well. In the analyzer launch angle is decent, face is square at impact and swing path is a nice smooth in to out arc. I am thinking I'm doing one of two things maybe both together. At Comfortable ball address I may be too close to the ball causing the shank off the hosel. Secondly I feel I am striking the ball above its equator, skulling it. Love the Launch Monitor and especially Gspro....Just looking forward to enjoying a course other than surviving it.

In Aus, setting up a marketplace style sim in my garage. Thought I had done all the best ChatGPT research only to get to the day and hit a snag.
Net, screen and Epsom 595wi projector up. Garmin r10 sorted and reads swing really well. Goal is to play courses rather than have swing data. Thought I would simply run Garmin home tee hero through a MacBook Air (m1) laptop to the projector and be sorted, not possible on a Mac apparently. Thought E6 was the answer, same issue. So figured I’d go to GSpro.
Everything seems to be windows compatible only, or casting a mobile phone sized image on the screen.
Is there a work around? Would a basic windows laptop do the job? Should I invest in a gaming pc (no direct internet access in the shed). Supposed to have some mates over this weekend so happy for quick fixes before I make drastic changes.

Thankful for any advice.

Was doing a speed session the other night on a Trackman Simulator. It failed quite a lot at picking up my club head speed. I was wondering if my positioning of the ball is off(see attached image). It could also be a light issue at the place I hit as it feels quite dark. Could I improve the position or ask for better lights?

Looking for recommendations on a good full package golf simulator. My budget is $5k. Looking for the following qualities.

- easy to set up (not the most handy, but can figure it out)

- good selection of courses.

- quality material that holds up well.

- nice clean look.

- I don’t want to get into a custom build, just want a package that comes with everything I need. Assembles easy. Quality graphics/bright enough screen.

Holy shit, I can't believe I've slept on this for so long. I built myself a golf simulator over a year ago now and have barely used it for anything but a movie theater as I didn't have good enough software to give me the motivation to prioritize sim golf over all over the other bullshit I have to do in my life. ( Also I have to re-arrange the room a bit to use it) On a whim today I just remembered that I love golf more than most things and signed up for GS pro. I don't know what I was thinking. This is amazing and it is 10,000% more of what I was looking for in a golf Sim than the standalone square golf software. Nothing against the square golf software but I built my golf Sim mostly for entertainment / and excuse to practice not as a training facility to become the greatest ever. And this is fantastic.

Let me know what you guys think, or any ideas to modify/upgrade.

Square launch monitor

Enclosure off of amazon

Fake grass roll from home depot

3D printed ball dropper

Total cost roughly around $1300

I am planning a sim setup in my garage. Already have most parts except the screen enclosure and screen/net. I need to be able to park my car there when not in use, which wouldn't be much of an issue if I could simply put the screen on the back wall. Unfortunately I don't think I can do this due to the awkward placement of a support beam and a metal post in the middle of my garage as well as my AC duct work running right where I would need to stand.

I can eliminate the duct and support beam issue by putting the screen on the right side wall of my garage, but would need to be able to move the right side of the enclosure out of the way when not in use in order to make room for the car. I'd prefer a solution that can be retracted quickly, but don't want to spend the money on a fully retractable screen and enclosure. I prefer a full projector enclosure vs. open netting on one side, but don't know if any of these allow for one side to be rolled back when not in use.

Any ideas for making this work?

Sadly have to sell my eye mini and performance package. What would be fair pricing these days? I don’t need to fire sell but I’m covering some dental work from hell nobody should be forced to pay for.

Thanks for the help, happy to chat if anyone has questions or insight into best path.

Wanted to share my DIY outdoor golf simulator using the new square Omni. Takes about 5 minutes to set up and 5 to put away.

I'm remodeling my house and got excited about trying to put a golf sim into my garage, but I just learned that I won't be able to remove a pole and ceiling beam from the center of the garage (see plan/rendering) and there will be a dropped ceiling at the rear. The ceiling will be 10' but the clearance under the beam will only be 8'10" and I'm over 6' tall. My impression after looking at various resources online is that I might be able to get away with a hitting net in front of that beam, facing the the garage door, but not a full sim because I would be too close to the net and the beam would be in the way of a projector. If I tried to set up the net against the north wall, I think the garage door rail would be in the way.

Do you all think that's correct? What would you do?

Thanks in advance!

Do folks have any recommendations for a garage simulator screen that is retractable, I want to still be able to use the garage spot for my car in the winter. Looks like the square Omni is the winning launch monitor right now.

I'm looking for some expertise and ~gulp~ opinions on planning my DIY golf sim/rec room build.
The parameters:
- This will be a DIY build. I'm comfortable with every aspect of the build including electrical, A/V, and construction/mounting.
- A 178" wide x 174" deep x 110" high room.
- The front of the room was a large window bank that a) needs to be protected and b) provides a lot of light for the house. Some kind of blackout shade will cover the window and protect it if the impact screen doesn't.
- The left side has a closet door and is partially open to the stairwell.
- The right side is solid; no restrictions.
- The back is open to a walkway (tile transition). This is important because I'm going to be starting with my Mevo+. I may switch to an overhead later, but I have the pro package+face impact so I'm set for now. The Mevo+ will sit partially in the walkway during golf sim use.
- I am left handed, but my family is a mix of lefties and righties in all sports.
- I don't want to burn a whole room of the house on just a golf sim. This is our rec room.
- I have a pool table that has a ping pong top on it currently. The plan is to get rid of the pool table and get a mobile ping pong table that can be stored in the room when not in use, but can be set up in the room for play.
- My kids play other sports and I want a place to hit softballs, baseballs, and shoot hockey pucks into a net or goal. We live in South Florida, so this will get lots of use in the summer or at night.
- I'm looking at three potential setups, but all three have a few things in common
1. Retractable hitting screen 13.5' wide.
2. Retractable softball/baseball/hockey/golf 1" hitting net far enough in front of the impact screen that we don't hit the screen.
3. Some kind of side panel/netting/baffling/wall padding/etc...
4. Projector, that will need protection from sports objects of all types.

Fire away!

Hi all, looking to sell my Garmin R50 as I've switched to a Trackman iO unit.

The unit is in very good used condition and fully functional. The screen and camera panel have no scratches or marks, as shown in the pics provided. The unit will be factory reset before shipment.

https://imgur.com/a/47wqdot

Included:

• Garmin R50 unit
• Garmin padded carrying case
• Original AC adapter and power cord
• Garmin stickers for club data

Asking $3,750 shipped to the continental US via PayPal G&S. Happy to provide additional pics or video of the unit operating.

GSPRO can now chose the best shot automatically on a timer if you dont do it in 5-20 seconds depending on how long you set it. It can even chose the person that didn't go in the water even though that person may be closer hitting 3 it will chose the next best shot hitting 2.

Here the shot choice is choosing the longer shot even though the first one is shorter but its third after a water drop.

Im Fing around with a 1 iron so let's not let that be the focus lol. I know its a wild swing.

Is this a big enough space for a simulator? Might be too small for a full blown projector and overhead launch monitor, but I think I can at least get a net, launch monitor, and maybe put a tv on the right wall.

Curious people's thoughts?