The Intro animation was inspired by the very first episode of Pokémon's opening sequence with Gengar and Nidorino, I tried to make it similar but using a golf theme. Let me know what you think!
The ball to the impact screen distance is 7ft, and the impact screen is 1ft away from the wall. The netting cage is 3 in behind the impact screen and 9 in from the wall. My space is a little constrained, so more distance is better, but these distances work fine for me. I also put the foam gym tiles against the wall just to be extra safe.
It's all good and Thank you! I've never had an official one but I was asking the local club I usually play at (Highlands of Elgin) about setting one up because at some point I would like to enter a tournament just to see what it's like. If I had to guess, I would say I am between a 13-15 realistically (I always assess the proper penalties for OB, etc. so I think that is a pretty good guess). I would definitely be open to playing in the future (and filming it if you don't mind), you are actually the second person to ask me about this recently so I will start keeping a tracking sheet of usernames who would like to play, and when I have some more time in the future to start a new series of playing with viewers, I can reach out.
Love this course !! Will be playing it next Saturday wife the wife for my 40th . You ever need an extra golfer would love to play with you. I seen some of your other videos and been wanting to play with someone that does this. Goes over the shots and is trying to learn. I been playing since I was like 5 or 6. Have a viewer challenge we can meet up and play 18 1v1.
Nice and congrats on the 40 years! And Yes, I would definitely be open to something like that. My work has been very hectic the past couple months so I've only been trying to keep to my self-assigned goal of trying to make a video every 2 weeks. Once i can take some more time to focus on improving my channel and trying new video ideas, I could probably reach out about making a video like that.
Well done with this build. Great inclusion of all the steps and pricing on all the bits. I was trying to choose between the standard and premium on Carls screens. How has yours held up? Picture quality is not that big of an issue to me and I can always upgrade screens on 2nd. Have you look at GSPro software? It has a subscription cost, but from reviews I have seen, the imagery is better and the physics are better than E6. Also it has just about every real course you would want to play created by users to exacting detail. They are not named correctly due to licensing, but Agusta is Agusta, just called Georgia Golf Club 🤣 Then there are the user fantasy courses. Does require a bit of a computer to play, but being at 1080p that should make it a bit lighter on the system.
@Power5 Thank you! The standard screen has held up well for me so far, I would say. For reference, I have used it for 8 months currently, I practice on average 4 days a week on it, and have played around 15 rounds of golf on it so far. So far there is just a little wear in 2 spots (white fluff coming off the screen) , but the images still looks pretty good in those patches. With the cable and carabiner setup I can rotate the screen if I need to, but haven't had the need yet. If you go with the premium the image will probably look a little sharper. I've looked at it briefly, and seen a few videos online. It does look very nice, but I already bought tgc2019 and that's worked pretty well for me so far. If I ever move and need to build a new one, I will probably re-evaluate software then, thanks.
@Ryan-kk2rr Very good! I hit the impact screen the majority of the time and the netting only catches balls that bounce weird or on a miss-hit, so they don't take too much damage.
Pretty good from 7100. Tough course. Surprisingly long hitter for your swing. Putting can save you 5 strokes. With that under 90 on 7100 will be amazing.
@Sanetuber thanks, Yes I have a shorter back swing because I get stuck on my back leg a little bit and bring my hands inside. And Yes, I would've been very happy if I could've broken 90 that day.
@yooper9062 I did it retroactively in a shorts video later, I believe. I screwed I-bolts to the base boards of the wall, and used some more rock climbing carabiners to attach the screen. I tried other wire or rope solutions, but the driver hits kept snapping them. Rock climbing equipment is rated for extreme pressure so it doesn't break.
Definitely no music is best and most great videos of TGC2019 have the game screen the main image with your cam open in a small window on the bottom left. Cheers
Nice swing ! You should join the Wiz of Coz Noonan or the Par3 Club society and compete with some golfers of all levels. 6 foot gimmees. Amazing courses also.
I like the walk behind the ball and see the line, then walk to where I think the ball will start to break and see the path it will take. What is the problem with it? Or is your problem more with how I edit the putting in the video?
I was wondering the same thing. I would say if you value your wrists, do not cheap out on the hitting mat. Though if your astroturf and 1" foam tile is under it, you are probably ok. People who put those cheap mats direct on concrete are in for a painful future. Had a few fat swings yesterday at a driving range and had a slight pain in my wrist.
@Power5 Yes, that is a very good point, a high quality hitting mat is a must! I have a pretty decent one, but like you mentioned, I also put foam tiles and astroturf underneath to further cushion the blows. I can definitely feel it at the dring range sometimes when they have the mats straight on concrete and I have a mis-hit.
Love the focus. Not everyone could do this drill - not because it's a difficult shot, but because not everyone can just put the distractions aside to focus on a drill for an extended length of time. Your mind has to be as conditioned as your body sometimes
Thanks for sharing your experience. Great video. I have been planning a simulator to go in my garage 'cause it has a 10' ceiling. Your space, with the 9' ceiling, is similar to my upstairs game / exercise room. I am now measuring it to see if a similar plan would work. This would provide the great benefit of being heated / cooled. I appreciate your custom design approach and may adapt it to my build. Do you find any tendency for balls to ricochet off your ceiling?
Thank you, and I hope it works out well for you. As for the balls ricocheting, I have not had too much of a problem with that. The most important thing to consider is the tension of the impact screen. If you don't connect the bottom corners to anything, you will be safe, but then you may have to move the bottom of the screen after every other shot, which is a little annoying. If you have too much tension, a lot of shots will ricochet. If you have small to medium tension, the balls will just drop to the floor after being hit, but you need a super sturdy connector otherwise they may snap when you hit your driver (example, zip ties broke, so I used rock climbing carabiners [rated for extreme strength]). I am also slightly closer to the impact screen (6-7 ft), 10 ft is recommended, but I have limited space. But because I am closer to the screen, my balls hit lower down on the screen and don't really get close to the ceiling (so I didn't feel the need to put a net up there). I don't typically practice the 60 degree wedge flop shot in the house though, just to be safe haha.
I am slightly closer to the screen than what is recommended ( because of my limited space, only 6ft-7ft in front of me) so all my balls hit a little lower on the impact screen. I've never had a problem with balls flying up, but just to be safe I typically don't practice a flop shot with the 60 degree in the house haha
@darrensunahara3840 There is no effect on the readings since the Skytrak is a style of simulator that you put right in front of you. If I had the mevo+ instead it would be less accurate, because it wouldn't have enough space to calculate properly. (Since it is placed behind you)
Constructive criticism. Look at the lens and not the display. Turn the display around or cover it up so you're not tempted to look at yourself. Also, a mic would make the content even better. Best of luck with your channel and your journey.
Damn this was super informative. As an ex-gymnast myself I feel like I take for granted how stretching often did me good. Lately I've been feeling super constricted in my mobility and feel a lot of the neck pain you talked about. I'm gonna try this out, I feel like even doing this a couple days a week would help immensely
Well done. Thanks for some great tips. 2 questions - First, how far away from the wall is your impact screen? Second, does the netting go all the way around behind the net also? Appreciate your help.
Thank you! 1. Impact screen is about 1ft from the wall.(I also put spare foam gym tile on the wall as extra protection) 2. Yes, it is 3 pieces of netting sewn together in a U shape.
Great idea! I already have a somewhat similar netting setup that I was using without an impact screen. About to add the projector and impact screen with the same process you used here. Couple questions, 1. When you ran the steel cable, were you crimping it at the end to try and create max tension to hold up the screen? And 2. As far as I can tell, you don't have anything holding the bottom of the screen in place. Are you finding it has much give when you swing into it? Going to hang the screen in front of my net and won't really have anything to permanently hold it in place at the bottom so seeing if I will need to fashion something. Thanks for the idea!
Thank you! to answer your questions, 1. I tried to get as much tension as possible that I could reasonably do by myself. The less tension you have, the screen might sag a little and have a tiny gap between the ceiling and the screen. 2. Originally I didn't have anything holding the bottom down, but sometimes it would move around, so one upgrade I made later was to put some of the I bolts along the bottom trim of the wall, and use some rock climbing carabiners to attach the bottom corners to the I bolts. I tried using regular carabiners like the tiny ones in the video, but those would get bent after about 100 balls, rock climbing carabiners are rated to hold extreme weight so they don't break.
Thanks for this video! Are you happy with the standard screen from Carls? I’m doing a cheaper sim with an MLM2PRO and am having troubles choosing a screen ( standard, preferred , premium)
Yes, I am satisfied with it. I've been beating balls into it for about 2 months now, and you can see a tiny bit of wear on it, but I don't really notice it too much once the projector is turned on. Most of my balls are hit into the same spot on the impact screen, so I'm sure over time, I'll end up rotating the screen to increase its lifespan. For reference, I watch TV on it in the mornings when I am working out, and high quality videos (like recordings of the masters look really good on it, standard streaming videos looks around 720p) if that gives you a better idea of what the image will look like.
Thank you! Originally I had it just hanging, but it was annoying when balls would sometimes go underneath, so I tried zip ties and wire cable, but eventually both of those broke, so I put some more I Bolts at the bottom of the wall and then used rock climbing carabiners to connect the grommet to the I bolt (the smaller carabiners I used to connect the impact screen to the cable were too weak, rock climbing carabiners are much stronger).
Yes, my swing flaw is pulling my hands down instead of rotating the chest, so my swing path is a couple extra degrees inside and I hit the ball pretty low on the face. Fortunately, my home course is a links style course so the rollout is usually good for me :)
Love to see the TGC2019 in action. I got an incredible deal on a used enclosure, impact screen, original skytrak, hitting mat, front carpet, projector, and TGC2019. I paid $1,600 for all of it. I’m currently adding a golf room, but it is small. 9’4” wide x 15’ long and 9’ tall. I haven’t been able to use it yet, and probably won’t for 2-3 months. I love watching other people’s videos so I can learn how it all works. Our setups are close. You have the better launch monitor. Look forward to swing the progress.
Dang, that is an insane deal! Yes, hopefully this video was helpful and I plan to film some of the actual rounds on the Sim in TGC 2019 in the future. I've seen several other people using the original Skytrak and it seems to work well, hopefully you can start using yours soon!
