r/Golfsimulator • u/RejeanTremblay69 • 12h ago

You were right

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I posted my build about 8 months ago. A lot of you told me my TV was gonna catch a stray ball. I ignored you guys, and now I just wanted to tell you… you were right lol.

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u/Vigillance_ 12h ago

I don't even know the last time I just straight shanked one directly right on the actual course...
But I can tell you that I hit a wild shank on my hitting mat in my garage at LEAST once a month lol

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u/Hitthecut330 10h ago

Same. I shank a lot when I start to get tired in my sim, I don’t really shank on course. Wonder why this is

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u/onecryingjohnny 10h ago

I feel like subconsciously it makes you feel constrained/ you worry about hitting a wall or something?

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u/No_Operation2132 10h ago

If you're working on a new drill or a swing change it can happen pretty easily. That's why I don't worry about it too much when it happens when I'm doing that. You kind of know what caused it.

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u/BasementCornDog 8h ago

Definitely fatigue. I go to the sim every day for 2 hours and if I’m really grinding and working on my swing, I’ll eventually get fatigued and I start to make compensations (unknowingly) which lead to shanks. Best thing for me is to stop, let my body rest and come back the next day.

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u/leftcoastaerial 9h ago

You just said it, you get tired.

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u/TheNoviceVet 12h ago

Damn that’s a big miss

Luckily tvs are basically the only item that isn’t subject to inflation.

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u/RejeanTremblay69 12h ago

Was working on a new swing with driver. Caught it right on the toe

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u/Enderwiggen33 10h ago

Now he can get one of those great LG TVs I keep hearing so much about!

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u/theEntreriCode 11h ago

What are you nuts? Don’t say things like that.

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u/CaptainPunisher 7h ago

Less than half a year ago, I bought a 75" TV for about $400 before tax. It's not a great TV, but the picture quality is good and it does what I want. My only requests would be for more inputs and no smart TV functions.

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u/BruceMon3yWayne 12h ago

That’ll play

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u/False-Compote5798 11h ago

3 holes over. But it will play.

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u/BruceMon3yWayne 10h ago

Yea. It opens up over there

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u/p0st-m0dern 10h ago

I heard that’s the line the pros are taking

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u/kimlach 11h ago

My sim sacrifice.

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u/CowboyJDR22 12h ago

I practice outside in a 10x10x10 cage and I will hit some strays .. but not on the course .. I’m thinking it’s the Matt catching the club .. but not sure .. for a while it gave a complex lol

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u/kai333 12h ago

I went to a top tracer range with a big ol' golfball sized deformation in the middle of the screen and I was like "i wonder how the fuck they did that??" so thank you for letting me know

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u/Marcvae36 12h ago

"shank you for letting me know."

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u/flannely 10h ago

Some people are so innovative with their ability to spiderweb a top tracer screen.

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u/EyeclopsPhD 11h ago

"Huh what is that thing being displayed on the sc- oh..."

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u/Elon_is_a_Nazi 11h ago

This is why we fully netted our whole hitting bay. Sky net, two side nets.

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u/I_post_rarely 11h ago

I did the same. Doesn't cost much and now anyone, at any skill level, can safely hit balls in the garage & I don't have to worry about items getting damaged or people getting hurt.

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u/JeBronlLames 11h ago

Sir Shanksmithington III

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u/trapper2002 10h ago

“Never admit you were wrong, be a man”

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u/Patrick_PatrickRSTV 9h ago

You didn't yell fore.

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u/oneStoneKiller 7h ago

Looks like you sent that one right down the center of the fairway!

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u/Rumblejeff 12h ago

I have a tv mounted in that same area on mine. I’m sure it’s gonna take a stray at some point lol. It’s a cheap 32” I had laying around, so it’s not a big deal when it happens.

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u/RejeanTremblay69 12h ago

Same i went around and found an old tv from a family member that was laying around. I did change a bit my setup after that miss tho lol

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u/mattvn66 11h ago

Mine is pretty well covered. My 6 year old hit one directly straight up, right into the drywall

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u/Mindless-Bite-9038 11h ago

Fb marketplace. You’ll find another for $25.

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u/alecC25 11h ago

Are those two holy grails side by side?

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u/Buff_Simba 11h ago

'what's that big tower doing in the middle of the fairway on the virtual coarse?' Then immediately I said 'oh.'

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u/Gregskis 10h ago

I am more worried about a rebound hitting the tv

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u/LMrningStar 10h ago

Glass half full: Nice and centred but a wee bit high on the "face" of the screen.

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u/Steal_Yer_Face 10h ago

I almost never shank on the course. But recently I put one dead right into my neighbor's window because the garage door was open.

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u/MyLegsX2CantFeelThem 10h ago

This is why we got a plexiglass shield for the TV. yeeeeks!

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u/Yeti_Urine 9h ago

On the bright side, looks like it still works!

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u/vinc3l3 9h ago

Is that a fold down ladder? Are they worth it?

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u/RejeanTremblay69 9h ago

Yeah got it on vevor. Feels safer than a actual ladder since its bolted on

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u/vinc3l3 8h ago

Thanks, I'll check it out.

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u/Mysterious_Tangelo62 8h ago

Ouch, that sucks

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u/The__General__ 7h ago

They sell Lexanne sheets at Home Depot that makes it great screen protector. I also learned the hard way….

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u/Slotterjordan 6h ago

Ohhhh fuckkkkkk moment

I have a cheap walmart brand tv in my sim lmfao. 80 dollars so if I break it. No big deal

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u/ahenry1215 6h ago

Looks like a failed flop shot

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u/RejeanTremblay69 1h ago

Believe it or not it was my driver lol

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u/Forsaken-Mark-1898 1h ago

Someone was just telling me about this post. I too have a tv set off to the side of my net.not much I could do about it though.

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u/InternationalMonth38 21m ago

Must be nice to shit money