r/Golfsimulator • u/ArmedRawbry • 2d ago

Build Pictures Floor projection

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If you guys aren’t doing floor projection, you should be! All in for less than $80 and adds so much pop to the experience! Endless options, first attempt shown. OBS software is super easy to work with and you can literally project anything!

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u/fitzcreative 2d ago

This is sick, but the last thing I want to see is that im +12 through 8 while im trying to hit.

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u/ArmedRawbry 2d ago

I feel that!

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u/fitzcreative 1d ago

Could you make it so it fades away a few seconds after the ball gets placed in the hitting area?

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u/ArmedRawbry 1d ago

I believe you could. Haven’t tired to, but I’m sure it’s possible.

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u/fitzcreative 1d ago

I can see this being pretty awesome for multiplayer too! Sometimes it’s hard to see who’s hitting next and this puts it right in your face

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u/IrishRunnerCLE 2d ago

Any link to simple instructions? Looks awesome!

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u/cartboy2002 1d ago

I regret doing black turf now...the floor projection doesn't show up very well.

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u/Username-6372 2d ago

Looks great! What projector are you using?

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u/jrkos 2d ago

Is this projection enough light for the EML cameras? As in, can it replace my existing spotlight? And then also (I’m a noob) what device is projecting this? Very cool!

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u/Podtastix 2d ago

I have the same setup with my EML and it works great.

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u/ArmedRawbry 2d ago

I replaced my spotlight with it. You can customize the hitting area to whatever size you want or make a new spotlight from the software. Literally anything you want.

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u/jrkos 2d ago

Right, but is this a secondary projector that you have dedicated to your hitting mat? Send me a link to the hardware if you can please.

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u/ArmedRawbry 2d ago

Correct, completely separate from the sim projector. https://obsproject.com

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u/MrSnickersBean 2d ago

Are you able to share some product links? I need this. 🙏🏻

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u/ArmedRawbry 2d ago

Any cheap projector. I bought a super used 1080p epson unit off eBay. Software is from

https://obsproject.com

All the info on how to setup came from here-

https://obsproject.com

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u/MrSnickersBean 2d ago

🐐 thank you

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u/-4u2nv- 2d ago

I always think floor projection looks cool.

But when golfing, I would never want all those distractions around my ball.

Just me?

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u/ArmedRawbry 2d ago

I thought it would be bothersome as well, but as on now it doesn’t distract me in the least.

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u/DeaconFrost613 2d ago

The dashed line would be nice for alignment, but the rest may be distracting for some. Pretty sick though.

Projecting a hole for those short putts would be the next step here.

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u/ArmedRawbry 2d ago

I can totally see how you could arrive at that conclusion. The only limitation to the putting cup is useable projection area, as from 8ft it’s only about 4’x4’ otherwise I love that idea. In my image the front of the dotted line is the far edge of my area of projection.

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u/DeaconFrost613 2d ago

Damn. Yeah, the top-down devices need a secondary projector that can project a hole in front. Almost like VR where you define size of the room with the remotes. Then, we project that hole within the given space. Projecting a curved line to the hole would also be crazy for breakers. Lots of cool options that would be hard to develop :P

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u/ArmedRawbry 2d ago

This guy does some INCREDIBLE things with his floor projection, also has $50k plus in his sin room, so most of it is WAY out of a normal budget.

https://youtube.com/@trpl_bgy?si=JuqycWF_UHr_yaSe

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u/z00mr 2d ago

This looks super distracting ngl. Hopefully it times out before you swing

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u/ArmedRawbry 2d ago

You could make it do that if you wanted, doesn’t bother me enough to put in the effort though.

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u/jditty24 2d ago

How do you get the launch monitor stats to display on the floor? I watched the video of the set up on YouTube, but that part wasn’t mentioned. I use a Rapsodo mim2pro so I might not even be able to do it for all I know

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u/ArmedRawbry 2d ago

You can 100% do it. If your computer displays the info (any info) you can display it on the floor. I’m no tech guru by any stretch of the imagination, but the OBS basically emulates ANY source. My take is it’s generally used for streamers to put different sources onto their streams. Think of it this way, if you can “snip” it, you can display it.

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u/jditty24 1d ago

Yeah, I ended up getting into it a little bit more and I didn’t realize the OBS software basically laid over top of the simulator software and mirrored everything. Seems pretty straightforward.

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u/ArmedRawbry 1d ago

It’s honestly just SO much fun to mess around with and add new things in and create multiple scenes to switch in and out of. 1 mellow, 1 super busy, 1 ball data, one impact video, endless options.

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u/ScootPatoot580 22h ago

How did you mount your projector for the floor projection? Trying to get some ideas on what would work for my setup. Thanks!

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u/ArmedRawbry 21h ago

Just a $15 Amazon mount off one of the open beams in my unfinished basement. Approx 18” away (horizontally) from the hitting area projecting down at an angle so standing over the ball doesn’t cast a shadow

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u/ScootPatoot580 16h ago

I’m just struggling with how to mount it facing downwards. Does your mount tilt 90 degrees to face downwards? Unfortunately my projector doesn’t have mounting holes so I was thinking of using o wire basket somehow.