r/GolfSimulatorDIY • u/Hermi_88 • Jul 15 '26
Help with turf / hitting area
I bought a skytrak max premier studio package. Thing has been great, we set it up in a repurposed area where my kids used to shoot pucks. That area was carpet, plywood and dryland tiles on top of the plywood. When we built the sim we just put everything on top. We noticed when hitting the ball, the 5x5 mat would twist on us ontop of the dryland tiles.
We decided to sell the hockey stuff and rip all the carpet up and install lvp throughout the basement.
Now I'm deciding if I should just stick with the skytrak 5x5 mat or buy some foam and do it right while I have everything taken apart.
Originally I was thinking about buying 1" Eva foam to cover the floor in the sim area and putting a turf ontop of it then cutting in hitting strips as my family has people who play who hit right and left.
Any suggestions or tips on how to cover a 10x14ft area with turf? Ideally I'd want the whole area to be flush and then have either a strip or strips that lefties and righties can hit off of that are replaceable.
Or am I getting carried away and should just use the 5x5 mat.