DIY Garage Golf Simulator Without Sacrificing Parking!? 5 Minute Setup. 

Did RU-vid respond to your dispute? Trolls like this can actually face consequences if they are found to be submitting false take downs.

@@curtisbme This was a little different than a normal ContentID claim which results in transfer of monetization. They filed a legal takedown notice, which would have resulted in a copyright strike on my account. My options were to let the strike happen and appeal it, or delete the original video and reupload. To me, it wasn't worth the fight of an appeal which on the surface seemed like an open/shut case, but you never know. They had already wasted enough of my time so I chose to reupload.

@@TheHookUp I mean a reupload does a real number on your hits/growth, and the algo notices so the second order effect is significant. They know what they're doing.

Yeah, it is what it is. Not the best outcome, but a safe one (no copyright strikes on my account).

@@TheHookUp Well on the flip side, I've been looking at doing something similar to you and I will absolutely not be purchasing anything from Par2Pro. Too bad there is no way for content creators to easily fight these bogus takedowns.

Thanks! I imagine that if you are building it for someone else it has to be a lot more "polished".

Thanks! Enjoyed it with my father for about 4 hours today!

Awesome, I'd love to see your completed project.

My motto for sure.

100"x107" Height is important for actually hitting, but width is what makes it more immersive. I would have loved to get an extra 2-3ft of width. 8' is perfect for ball to screen.

I don't know if there's a large enough market to warrant a full review, but here are the golf sim projector cliffs notes: 1) Short throw is preferable for not casting shadows onto your impact screen. 2) Contrast and black floor do not matter since you'll be using them in a room with high ambient light (so you can see the golf ball). 3) Brightness and color do matter. 4) 1080p and WUXGA are good budget options, the 4K resolution upgrade is marginal since impact screens generally have heavy texture that will diminish the 4K clarity. 5) Most people will end up with DLP projectors, but if you want to use a rear mounted swing camera you should opt for a 3LCD option (usually from Epson or Panasonic) instead because your swing camera will show all the rainbows from the DLP. 6) Input lag has no effect in a golf sim. Launch monitors have lag times between 500-2000ms, so adding a fraction of a second more from the projector makes no difference. I've used a bunch of projectors in my sim, but have currently settled on the BENQ LK936ST that I bought for two main reasons: 1) It's designed to be extra dust proof and temperature tolerant, which is important since my sim is in my garage. 2) I use a nearly 1:1 aspect ratio, so with a 1080p projector (BENQ 671ST) I was losing a significant amount of resolution to the strange aspect ratio.

I'm using VIVOHOME hoists: amzn.to/488lul7

I can only officially confirm the sim software that I use (GSPro) will work with any aspect ratio. I have tested some other projectors in my sim and found that with a 4K projector the resolution of 2450x2160 fits my screen perfectly. I just use the nvidia control panel to create a custom resolution and select that resolution when GSPro starts. Amazingly it doesn't stretch or skew any UI elements or terrain at this odd resolution. Edit: to clarify, I line up the top and bottom of the screen with the projected image (the 2160px), then adjust the resolution until the sides fit perfectly. The side resolution just projects "black", so in a completely dark room you would probably see light bleed, but I definitely don't golf in the dark.

You just mean which hoist I used, or how it actually connects to the screen?

Yes, I ordered the screen 1" smaller than the inner diameter of the frame to allow for a 1/2" gap on each side. In reality the gap is more like 1/4" on either side due to stretch. You can briefly see at 7:11 in the video that the viewable area is 100x107 while the total screen size is 105x112 and the inner diameter of my frame is 106x113.

Perfect... thanks so much

What's your budget?

@@TheHookUp I would say around USD 1000 - 1500; room size is Height 2.7m Width 3.33m, Length 5.73m (standard garage carspace here in Australia)

I'd say a BENQ TH671st is probably just about right for you then as far as performance vs budget.

@@TheHookUpunfortunately it doesn’t have horizontal keystone so I wouldn’t be able to place offset to the right of tee (I can’t ceiling mount, strata complex)

The hoists are plenty strong to handle that.

It's just Styrofoam insulation from lowes with a radiant barrier backing. I cut the dimensions exact enough that it is just wedged in between the metal top and bottom of each panel. I also drilled a small hole in the center of each insulation piece and injected a small amount of "great stuff" foam to make sure the foam isn't in contact with the actual metal of the door since the air gap is where most of the insulating properties come from.

Yeah, N1 Ultra is the best pick for a sim due to its brightness.

It does, but you have to buy the separate WiFi USB dongle for it.

Converted to side opener.

Funny story: that actually started this whole project. My garage door opener died and as I was ordering a new one I said "I'll just get a side opener in case I ever want to build a simulator". It didn't take me long to start the project after that.

I have never seen a side opener before. My garage door opener is about to die, seems I am in the same situation as you were…except I do have 9+ feet garage ceiling to start with. Great video, thank you for all that info and innovation!!

This is the one I have: amzn.to/3XKb7Bz

Ab-so-lutely.

Oooh, I like it.

I gave it a shot.

18kish sounds about right, depending on the size of the vault.

GT730 in this video, I upgraded it to a 1650.

@@TheHookUp wow, and it ran just fine on the 730 and the 1650? That’s good to hear, I ordered a 3050ti laptop and wasn’t sure if it would be powerful enough!

It's all about resolution and graphics settings. If you run at 1080p or less (I'm at 1280x1024), and medium settings or lower GSPro can run on almost anything. It's when you want to do 4K with Ultra settings that you're going to need a full gaming PC.

@@TheHookUp makes sense, yeah I plan to just do 1080p. I agree, there’s no point in 4K when the screen isn’t even that great looking to allow for the full 4K experience, plus the graphics on GSPro really are not good enough to justify 4K imo

Haha, direct drive opener: amzn.to/47U4xvb

Hardly the same as hitting at a range. Every week I play a few rounds at whatever course the PGA tour is playing which makes watching them on TV much more fun. Instead of mindlessly hitting range balls I get data about club path, club speed, angle of attack, spin, carry, total distance, etc. I get to have friends over at night and play a scramble at some famous course while having a few drinks and listening to music. The total cost of the sim which included structure modifications, and air conditioning for my garage space is less than a year of dues at a low to mid level country club.

@@TheHookUp I forgot about playing the rounds. Plus, you get that air-con and the mini bar, and tunes...makes sense. It really is cool.