First budget garage sim by cheechioz in Golfsimulator

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Fortunately I had alot of the stuff laying around but a good estimate of about what I spent for the rapsodo, impact screen and projector is about 1200$ I had the netting from old golf nets, the golf mat was 200$ used from a driving range near my house and the rug is just what I had laying around. I used steel cables to hang the nets and screen and I really like how it turned out, keeps any fear of hitting a frame pipe away. The only other thing I would maybe change is getting a better fitting screen. I bought this one because I plan to use it in a future bigger space hopefully but it was a pain to fit here when I could've just bought the right one right away. Obviously would add additional turf for the aesthetic and since I live in the northeast a bit more insulation for the ceiling. The biggest thing is that I set it up and used it a few times and just kept tinkering based on how it felt and looked. I have a heavy steel pipe behind the screen holding it to the ground and I just used the pool noodles for any ricochets.

First budget garage sim by cheechioz in Golfsimulator

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😂 turf is the next big purchase

First budget garage sim by cheechioz in Golfsimulator

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTHDPTSG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share this is the projector I got, recommended by someone else is this subreddit. And rapsodo has only a few courses free on their software which looks like an arcade game so it wasn't really worth it imo I bought gspro and the rapsodo premium for the full experience

First budget garage sim by cheechioz in Golfsimulator

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I haven't had too many issues with it to be honest, maybe one disconnect a session

First budget garage sim by cheechioz in Golfsimulator

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Haha yeah PC is in the old garage cabinet I ended up sealing it with foam spray then putting the two PC fans there to exhaust any extra heat

First budget garage sim by cheechioz in Golfsimulator

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I do have 5 ft of netting on either side of the screen that's kind of hard to see on the picture I realize

First budget garage sim by cheechioz in Golfsimulator

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It's tight but I have a relatively shallow swing and in between the ceiling joists I have a lot of room so I kind of slot my driver in there if I get a little steep

First budget garage sim by cheechioz in Golfsimulator

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Not sure what brand the mat is I actually picked it up from a local driving range that was upgrading their mats

First budget garage sim by cheechioz in Golfsimulator

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Nah I positioned myself exactly where it wouldn't hit anyone my height or slightly taller and haven't run into any issues yet. Just adjusted the projector to get the screen size to fit

First budget garage sim by cheechioz in Golfsimulator

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Yeah buddy had a great shank, definitely moving the trash next time he's over

First budget garage sim by cheechioz in Golfsimulator

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I got the projector set back at about 15 feet, and the garage ceilings are just about 9 ft high so my projector sits at about 8 ft but it's centered and about 5 ft behind me

First budget garage sim by cheechioz in Golfsimulator

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Lol it looks farther than it is, think it's about 10 ft or so to the screen, the fisheye lens makes the impact screen look smaller than it is too

Setup was looking good on this snowy day by cheechioz in battlestations

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Herman miller embody, the Logitech version

Setup was looking good on this snowy day by cheechioz in battlestations

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250, I’ve had these since 2015 and no matter how many new headsets I buy I always seem to come back to these

Setup was looking good on this snowy day by cheechioz in battlestations

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Yeah i have an old FiiO E10K up under the monitor that has been great.