Josh Parker Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 3 minutes ago, GolfSpy_BNG said: For those that have went full sim build, what did you use for landing/putting area between the hitting mat and screen. Just got my garage all cleaned out and gonna start on piecing together the build. Since the Mevo Plus allows for putting I’d like something that putts smoothly. I used another hitting mat and put it behind. It gave me enough room, but I found I had to put the ball closer to the Mevo+ (1.5ft or so ) GolfSpy_BNG, TJ Hall and Lefty11 3 Quote Paradym TD Driver w/ Ventus Blue 6S 3W MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty11 Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Nice looking setups everyone! Quote PXG 0211 15* Taylormade Sim 2 max 18* hybrid (Taylormade) 22* hybrid (Adams) 25* hybrid (Tour edge) irons - Callaway Big Bertha 2002 (It's a long story!) Putter - Odyssey AI one 2 ball DB 35¨ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom the Golf Nut Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 If you look at my photo from January 6th you can see what I'm going to explain. I have a net behind the screen which wraps around the sides. At the base of the screen there is a rubber coated foam gym mat that you would put equipment on like an elliptical or tred mill to protect floors. The ball hits the screen and when it drops there is no bounce. You can see that I brought the bottom foot of the screen out by tying it off to the the side rails. This acts like a slight ball return. Works well. In front of that is a 10 foot Odyssey putting mat. You can't see the holes from that angle. I can practice for faster greens on that. I thought about taking out the ridiculous poka dot carpeting that came with the house however they are exactly the same size as a golf hole. The carpet rolls the same stimp as the greens on my course. I can practice 18 foot putts easily. Actually 3 times a day I practice putts on the carpet and I don't allow myself to stop until I make six 15 footers in a row. cnosil, Rob Person, RichL85 and 3 others 6 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Vice VGI01 Mitsubishi Wiz 60-gram regular flex (6 - PW) VGW01, 50 Degree. Mitsubishi Wiz 60-gram regular flex, Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Putter, Sacks Parente Drac Center Shafted 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BNG Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 9 hours ago, Josh Parker said: I used another hitting mat and put it behind. It gave me enough room, but I found I had to put the ball closer to the Mevo+ (1.5ft or so ) This was my original thought but my wife’s cats like to go in the garage and will most definitely roll around on it so I need something I can’t vacuum/sweep the hair off of TJ Hall, sirchunksalot, Rob Person and 2 others 4 1 Quote What is in my Ghost MGS anyday Maverick or Jones MyGolfSpy bag Driver: Callaway Smoke AI TD Max 8.5* with an Aretera Alpha One Blue 55/4 shaft @ 44.75” or GD VF 5s @45” Fairway: F85 3 wood with a XPhplexx Agera X @ 42.5” F85 5 wood with a UST Elements Chrome 7F5 @ 41.5" TSR2 7 wood shaft TBD Driving Iron: Rapture 2-Iron Irons: P790 Aged Copper 4-PW with Steelfiber I95 R Wedges: T22 copper 50* and 54* with Steelfiber 95 S Putter: 2024 Phantom 5.5 @ 34” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BNG Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 8 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said: If you look at my photo from January 6th you can see what I'm going to explain. I have a net behind the screen which wraps around the sides. At the base of the screen there is a rubber coated foam gym mat that you would put equipment on like an elliptical or tred mill to protect floors. The ball hits the screen and when it drops there is no bounce. You can see that I brought the bottom foot of the screen out by tying it off to the the side rails. This acts like a slight ball return. Works well. In front of that is a 10 foot Odyssey putting mat. You can't see the holes from that angle. I can practice for faster greens on that. I thought about taking out the ridiculous poka dot carpeting that came with the house however they are exactly the same size as a golf hole. The carpet rolls the same stimp as the greens on my course. I can practice 18 foot putts easily. Actually 3 times a day I practice putts on the carpet and I don't allow myself to stop until I make six 15 footers in a row. I did see a post online about using the foam workout squares and topping it with felt type flooring. As I mentioned above it has to be something I can vacuum/sweep off. Did you have to glue anything down? Rob Person, TJ Hall and sirchunksalot 3 Quote What is in my Ghost MGS anyday Maverick or Jones MyGolfSpy bag Driver: Callaway Smoke AI TD Max 8.5* with an Aretera Alpha One Blue 55/4 shaft @ 44.75” or GD VF 5s @45” Fairway: F85 3 wood with a XPhplexx Agera X @ 42.5” F85 5 wood with a UST Elements Chrome 7F5 @ 41.5" TSR2 7 wood shaft TBD Driving Iron: Rapture 2-Iron Irons: P790 Aged Copper 4-PW with Steelfiber I95 R Wedges: T22 copper 50* and 54* with Steelfiber 95 S Putter: 2024 Phantom 5.5 @ 34” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 10 hours ago, GolfSpy_BNG said: For those that have went full sim build, what did you use for landing/putting area between the hitting mat and screen. Just got my garage all cleaned out and gonna start on piecing together the build. Since the Mevo Plus allows for putting I’d like something that putts smoothly. You can use foam puzzle pieces. The cheap ones from Harbor Freight will work well. Or you can get some artificial turf from Lowes, HD, Menards etc fairly cheap and you only need about 6 feet. Josh Parker, BLSkee, sirchunksalot and 2 others 5 Quote In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour X Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Parker Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 You can always do some outdoor carpet and either put foam under or just use a sheet of OSB and rip it in half to get the right thickness to match your hitting mat. Gives you plenty of distance and would give a level platform for the Mevo 1 hour ago, GolfSpy_BNG said: This was my original thought but my wife’s cats like to go in the garage and will most definitely roll around on it so I need something I can’t vacuum/sweep the hair off of TJ Hall, sirchunksalot, Rob Person and 1 other 4 Quote Paradym TD Driver w/ Ventus Blue 6S 3W MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schooner44 Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 11 hours ago, GolfSpy_BNG said: For those that have went full sim build, what did you use for landing/putting area between the hitting mat and screen. Just got my garage all cleaned out and gonna start on piecing together the build. Since the Mevo Plus allows for putting I’d like something that putts smoothly. I used an old area rug for the area between my hitting mat and the net. I have the Spornia 7 net which has an auto return feature so the balls got that part of the net first. I would recommend checking out their nets as they're very versatile and fairly priced. They also have a larger version as well. TJ Hall, sirchunksalot, Rob Person and 1 other 4 Quote Callaway Rogue ST Max D driver Callaway Paradym X 3 wood Callaway Rogue ST Max D 5 wood Callaway Rogue 7 wood Callaway Rogue 11 wood Callaway Rogue ST Max OS Lite 6-AW TaylorMade MG3 wedges (52, 56) Scotty Cameron Select Roundback Volvik Vivid balls Srixon Q-Star Divide balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom the Golf Nut Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 4 hours ago, GolfSpy_BNG said: I did see a post online about using the foam workout squares and topping it with felt type flooring. As I mentioned above it has to be something I can vacuum/sweep off. Did you have to glue anything down? My hitting mat is built with 2x4’s and plywood. Then I used spray adhesive to hold the puzzle piece flooring to it, then used the spray adhesive again to hold green outdoor carpeting to that. Wrapped the carpet around and under then stapled. I built it so I could recess the hitting mat into the platform so everything would be flush. Nothing in the net area is glued down. Rob Person, sirchunksalot, GolfSpy_BNG and 1 other 4 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Vice VGI01 Mitsubishi Wiz 60-gram regular flex (6 - PW) VGW01, 50 Degree. Mitsubishi Wiz 60-gram regular flex, Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Putter, Sacks Parente Drac Center Shafted 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BNG Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 3 hours ago, schooner44 said: I used an old area rug for the area between my hitting mat and the net. I have the Spornia 7 net which has an auto return feature so the balls got that part of the net first. I would recommend checking out their nets as they're very versatile and fairly priced. They also have a larger version as well. I appreciate the thought on the net but I’m going full sim build. Screen projector whole 9 yards. TJ Hall, Rob Person and Josh Parker 2 1 Quote What is in my Ghost MGS anyday Maverick or Jones MyGolfSpy bag Driver: Callaway Smoke AI TD Max 8.5* with an Aretera Alpha One Blue 55/4 shaft @ 44.75” or GD VF 5s @45” Fairway: F85 3 wood with a XPhplexx Agera X @ 42.5” F85 5 wood with a UST Elements Chrome 7F5 @ 41.5" TSR2 7 wood shaft TBD Driving Iron: Rapture 2-Iron Irons: P790 Aged Copper 4-PW with Steelfiber I95 R Wedges: T22 copper 50* and 54* with Steelfiber 95 S Putter: 2024 Phantom 5.5 @ 34” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schooner44 Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 17 minutes ago, GolfSpy_BNG said: I appreciate the thought on the net but I’m going full sim build. Screen projector whole 9 yards. I have a full sim also. My setup is posted on the first page of this thread Rob Person and GolfSpy_BNG 2 Quote Callaway Rogue ST Max D driver Callaway Paradym X 3 wood Callaway Rogue ST Max D 5 wood Callaway Rogue 7 wood Callaway Rogue 11 wood Callaway Rogue ST Max OS Lite 6-AW TaylorMade MG3 wedges (52, 56) Scotty Cameron Select Roundback Volvik Vivid balls Srixon Q-Star Divide balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BNG Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 3 hours ago, schooner44 said: I have a full sim also. My setup is posted on the first page of this thread My bad I didn’t realize the net had a screen. I have almost everything with the exception of what to do between the hitting mat and screen. This is what I had in my FIL shed this winter for the Flightscope review. Gonna modify the cage down to 4-5’ deep and use some black sheets to darken it just a touch for the screen. schooner44, Rob Person, MattF and 1 other 4 Quote What is in my Ghost MGS anyday Maverick or Jones MyGolfSpy bag Driver: Callaway Smoke AI TD Max 8.5* with an Aretera Alpha One Blue 55/4 shaft @ 44.75” or GD VF 5s @45” Fairway: F85 3 wood with a XPhplexx Agera X @ 42.5” F85 5 wood with a UST Elements Chrome 7F5 @ 41.5" TSR2 7 wood shaft TBD Driving Iron: Rapture 2-Iron Irons: P790 Aged Copper 4-PW with Steelfiber I95 R Wedges: T22 copper 50* and 54* with Steelfiber 95 S Putter: 2024 Phantom 5.5 @ 34” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSkee Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 On 8/2/2024 at 8:56 PM, GolfSpy_BNG said: For those that have went full sim build, what did you use for landing/putting area between the hitting mat and screen. Just got my garage all cleaned out and gonna start on piecing together the build. Since the Mevo Plus allows for putting I’d like something that putts smoothly. Honestly I actually don't bother too much with putting on the sim -- it feels pretty fake and I'm not really into it. But just under the impact screen, I've got a bunch of foam garage puzzle pieces and then used spray adhesive to attach some okayish putting turf. I -could- putt on this, but it's really just to keep the balls from bouncing too much when they come down. One thing you may want to watch out for is any hard metals/wood you might be able to hit with a ball, even through thin padding. I've topped a couple of balls that smacked the base metal bar and the balls can fly right back at you ... We should all invest in some extra foam to protect those hard frame spots. Rob Person and MattF 2 Quote - BLSkee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnaks Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 I went a slightly cheaper build (ignore my father in law "testing" it out) - I spent about 250$ on the Spornia spg7 net, 70$ on the mat and then just under 500$ on the Garmin R10 approach. I've easily used this thing upwards of 100 hours and it's been great for just getting an idea for what's going on with my swing (face to path angle, launch angle, etc.). I also got some of the Pro V1 RTC golf balls that improve the tracking accuracy with the R10 - I won those off a buddy in a bet over a round of golf BLSkee, MattF and Rob Person 3 Quote Laying up for that 5iron approach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSkee Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 On 8/6/2024 at 12:25 PM, Mnaks said: I went a slightly cheaper build (ignore my father in law "testing" it out) - I spent about 250$ on the Spornia spg7 net, 70$ on the mat and then just under 500$ on the Garmin R10 approach. I've easily used this thing upwards of 100 hours and it's been great for just getting an idea for what's going on with my swing (face to path angle, launch angle, etc.). I also got some of the Pro V1 RTC golf balls that improve the tracking accuracy with the R10 - I won those off a buddy in a bet over a round of golf Nice work! That's plenty to get a feel for the swing! I didn't grow up playing golf-- it was baseball for me instead. But what I learned back then was the amount of effort and reps required to see valuable improvement. The whole, in-home sim setup, whether it's fancy or not doesn't really matter so much. What's important is having the area to get some work. I actually haven't played a "real" round since I setup the sim (we've recently had a new baby), but I'm 100% sure I'm going to shoot my best score ever next time I get out. Those club-path vs face-angle metrics were so so so eye opening. My consistency and awareness of the club face are 10x better. Glad to hear others are having success with the home sim! Rob Person 1 Quote - BLSkee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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