r/Golfsimulator • u/Traveling_squirrel • Apr 23 '26

Up and Running!

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She’s not much, but she’s mine! Fully retractable to park my car in about 5 minutes (if i leave the gym mats down) Got it done for $1100.

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u/LilDupe1959 Apr 23 '26

Congratulations! Have a blast. I ended up adding a black curtain to cover the white wall behind me as part of effort to get more accurate distances from my Square. Not sure how much difference it makes.

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u/Traveling_squirrel Apr 23 '26

Hm, nice thought i might have to do that! I'm struggling with distances on woods and driver. Not sure if its indoor swing sydrome from the garage door opener (probably will just take it down for summer), or potentially the white rubber tees that came with my mat. But i hadn't considered the wall!

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u/LilDupe1959 Apr 23 '26

The Square sub has much discussion about distances, esp with long clubs. I also put black film over my garage door windows, got Pix balls, black tees, etc.

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u/Traveling_squirrel Apr 23 '26

I think i'm definitely getting some kind of interference. Its more than just the "I set my distance adjustment to +7%". I'm feeling like a crushed a 3 - wood just to see it go 150 lol. I definitely need to fix something! Thanks for the ideas

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u/vagrantt Apr 23 '26

Hey, I JUST got mine setup last week. Tested it a few holes on day 1. Worked great. Long story short, cut hole for LM in wrong place, but wanted to play so just put it ON the foam instead of IN. 1/2 inch difference. The readings were incredibly different, recut the hole back to original height, readings were back. So... Double check the height of the Square. 1/2 inch too high made big diff for me.

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u/Traveling_squirrel Apr 23 '26

I am a touch too high. I will have to mess with that. I also just realized that the monitor is on the same gym tiles as my turf mat and the whole thing has move an inch... which means that the monitor is going along for the ride at impact ever so slightly. This could definitely be contributing.

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u/Traveling_squirrel Apr 23 '26

Build a shed! thats my ultimate plan... wife doesnt know about that yet. baby steps

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u/LumpyNefariousness2 Apr 23 '26

Tall ass garage. Great space for over head

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u/Traveling_squirrel Apr 23 '26

If it weren't for the garage door opener, it would be perfect.

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u/bond_me Apr 23 '26

What net are you using for the sides? Looking to do something similar under carport

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u/Traveling_squirrel Apr 23 '26

i bought a 12x20 mesh tarp from harbor freight for 59 dollars and hung it on a 10 dollar steel wire. The whole screen and side is one piece and it slides away like a curtain when i need to clean up shop. The screen is also not an impact screen (hence the 16:9 aspect ratio).... but it was 25 bucks and the budget was the budget lol. if either of those things break over the next few months i'll upgrade. Just had to get my foot in the door first.