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@@DaDizzyDino I do think they take the look to the next level for sure. They aren't hard to do but take a ton of time. I will try to get that video done in the next couple of weeks!
Awesome simulator and garage build-out. Impressive! I would love to see the vinyl/foam pads. I just started framing my simulator this weekend. You have me reevaluating! 😄
@@GolfBusters Much respect! Just so happened to have ordered my material yesterday from Marinevinylfabric, I went with perforated grey. My launch monitor comes tomorrow. So excited. Thanks for the inspiration!
It’s totally doable on a teacher salary if you want it bad enough. Mine is outdoors and I am in 2k for a bushnell, 400 for a monster mat, $700 for a cage , $250 for a TV. And 550 for a gaming laptop. So 4k or so all in. Granted I didn’t do a screen and projector so I saved some there. It can be done even cheaper than that with a rapsodo, cheaper mat or strip, and a cheaper net system.
Love this!! I'm also in West Michigan and have a golf cage but looking at building something around it so I can enjoy it during the winter time! Hmm so many ideas now!!
Great info, so happy I found this! Just starting my sim build and you've given me a ton of great ideas. I think you've sold me on the Mevo+ over an overhead launch monitor, can't justify the cost right now. I really like the info on the flooring/turf.
Awesome. I'd definitely need the wall panels. Everywhere! As a matter of fact I'd be scared to have that TV there when my friends would come over lol. You probably understand what I'm saying by now, we suck at golf
Imagine being the Frugal Fixer, I built my sons Garmin based with same size screen Simulator for under $1000 . Being on SS, makes you get frugal, and being handy helps! Really nice Sim, like the custom touches! Mine is in my Guitar/ Wood Shop!
Thank you! My wife was astounded at what some people thought the space costed haha, can do it at a reasonable price if you're willing to put the work in!
I appreciate you answering my questions so quickly and I have hopefully just one more for you. I’m leaning towards the Mevo+ but want your opinion. Idk how far your screen is from where you hit but mine would have to be around 16ft bc I have a steel beam at the 10-12 ft mark making that location impossible. I still have the recommended 8 ft behind me. You think that’s alright? I know I’ll hit the ceiling with the high lofted clubs but that’s alright, it’ll be padded. Thanks in advance.
So that would actually read really well because the more ball flight you have the better the MEVO+ will read. I would think you would get the most accurate readings possible from that distance.
When I was a teacher I made $21k for each of 3 years. I don't think I could afford a golf sim. I had to quit teaching to be able to afford golf. 🤣🤣. Great stuff, keep swinging
@@GolfBusters Very cool. We'll never see those rates again!!! I'm building a golf area/simulator in my barn which I'm finishing out as a mancave and building a 165 yard par 3 hole on our acreage currently. I dig the look of your's
@golfapocalypse9404 crazy. I made the exact same $21k when I taught for 3 years in Iowa. I had to leave too. Glad I did as I feel much more successful now. But Iowa pays very well now. Also, strange, but I actually have a golf channel called “Golf Apocalypse”. I’m making a par 3 hole on my acreage as well as a simulator in my HQ Barn. So I dig your name. I too subscribed. From both of my accounts.
Can you Share the Google Sheets doc you created? I'm looking to do this entire project. (Edited, I found the link!) Thank you! your video rocks! keep up the work.
Hey bro love the video, watched it a total of 3 times now lol I'm starting to begin the process of getting my garage built. How tall are your walls, and did it cost extra to order vaulted ceiling trusses?
The ceilings are 10 foot on the sides and 13 foot in the middle. I’m not sure how much extra the vaulted truss cost but the cost of them is in the document in our description!
Awesome stuff! What I am curious about now is, how well does the vinyl wall panel absorb impact from high-speed ball? Does it bounce back? Would be nice to see a video demonstration of the ball hitting one of those panels.
I made a video showing how I made the wall panels and on there you can see the bounceback! I would recommend panels to direct balls into the screen, I have some directly in front of me and I would avoid that if possible. Still works great just not ideal.
@@GolfBusters how did you mount the panels to the walls? All your panels look they are butt right to each other. Any overlapping going on to hide screws to the walls?
😅 that’s if you build a whole garage, if you got the space the $6700 is totally doable! I was able to afford it with a cash out refinance. Basically our house went up in value it’s the crazy housing market and we took that cash out and refinanced our interest rate to below 3%. When I look back all the stars kind of aligned with the housing market and interest rates.
I did a video on my sim build in my garage and got many many comments for using "cheap" on the thumbnail but I did the whole thing for just under $7000 CND. When I saw this, I thought "oh many he's going to get a lot of comments about cost lol". Beautiful space but ya, the cost is much much higher than advertised.
Love the setup. I have very tall ceiling as well with a big space. Will have a 8.5ft by 15.5 screen.. how high up and far back from the screen is your projector mounted.. I’ll be hitting at about 10 feet and would love to find the best projector to be about 12 feet from screen.. my ceilings are 14 feet..
carls place impact screen are 200 to 400? not sure why we think they are expensive. mine looks great I use it outdoors in summer time to watch movies too.
By far the biggest cost of this is the garage/shed itself. Thata awaome you had the space. Having that big of a space with the height you need is tough! I've thought about buying a 15x30 shed for this but that alone is over 20k
Great video. Trying to get my ducks in a row for my setup. May I ask how you have everything wired from the projector, to the computer, to the TV and I'm assuming external speakers? We're finishing the addition on our house and the walls are exposed so I'd like to plan for the wiring while everything is open before drywall is installed. It's tough because I'm not sure where exactly the projector needs to be and how to run all the wires. We'd like to have it set up like you guys do for golf and also hook up the Chromecast for movies and TV. So I would like to plan for adequate sound.
So I ran the cords through the ceiling and drywall before it was put up and ran it to my computer. Look at projectorcentral.com to find a projector that will work
This is great and I'm getting closer to getting my wife to let me build something like this! 😂 One question for you... what are the dimensions of the space?
Hey Great Sim,how do you heat and or cool this extra 1000 sq ft...did you hvac it to current home heating and cooling? or does it have just space heaters and window unit a/c?? Living in michigan i assume you get all 4 seasons being in the midwest...im here in KC Misourri and looking for something very similar to what you got here! Awesome job and great stuff!!
Thanks! We ran a gas line to the garage and have a heater hooked up in the corner and then the place is insulated enough in the summer that we don’t need AC!
They told me there sold out for a while when I last contacted them. There is a website I found that I’ve linked in these comments that seems to do good ones really cheap but I haven’t ordered from them so I can’t say for sure or not how legit the company is. I know another commenter ordered and he’s gonna let me know how it goes.
Love the setup! Is this American Dollars? Also how do you find having a soft-strip specifically for hitting? If you hit behind the ball will it depress the carpet and raise the ball off the ground, completely removing the risk of hitting a bad shot? I only say this because of some recent videos i've seen analysing a spongey ground.
