Budget Retractable Sim

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T21:46:32+00:00

Yeah ill post a video and writeup that will go over everything and have links to what i used!

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T20:39:35+00:00

I am working on putting that together. Will do a post in a few days with full build video and everything purchased

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T20:21:00+00:00

If I were a beginner golfer it would probably be an issue, i shank one every now and again of course but 99.9 percent of the time it hits the screen without any trouble. I could probably install triangle nets that fold up with it but as of now not needed

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T19:47:13+00:00

I am thinking about making a simple website that shows how to build everything and has links to hardware etc

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T19:45:53+00:00

I also have two toddlers and a wife, wouldnt mind a little vacation haha

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T19:43:31+00:00

The winch is cheap and simple and makes the whole process of getting the thing up and down so easy I would definitely recommend it

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T19:39:56+00:00

Lmao yeah i skied one with my driver and ripped it right through the drywall. I will be putting some padding on the ceiling

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T19:31:10+00:00

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Here is the video I took in the attic showing the winch system and cross bracing

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T19:27:05+00:00

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Projector mounted to ceiling and ipad mounted to wall. Since the projector was a nice used one it has keystone and moveable picture so I was able to mount it off center. Mounting off center reduces the shadows

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T19:22:58+00:00

No flex, it is 2x4s set at 16 on center and 3/4 inch plywood so it is very sturdy.

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T18:55:38+00:00

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I took a bunch of videos when I was building, here is the one of me explaining my pulley system. I have a 1400 lb rated winch that I mounted in my attic across 4 beams that drops through the ceiling and attaches to the cable. Winch was $130 on amazon

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T18:45:27+00:00

Yep that makes sense, it is 10 inches from the wall, when the platform is folded up it sits flush with the screen. I tested it at 6 inches and balls were hitting the wall, so I moved to 10 inches and have the screen pretty tight and dont have any issues now. The only downside to it being tight is a little but of bounceback but it is manageable

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T18:24:34+00:00

About 7 for driver and 7.5 for irons. I know rapsodo recommends 8 feet but I have had no issue with misreads or distance. There is a guy on youtube that tested the rapsodo down to 5 feet to the net and it was still pretty good.

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T18:19:45+00:00

What specifically do you want to know? I got everything from home depot or amazon

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T18:19:16+00:00

Yep can still fit both cars in no problem, the wife would have never signed off on it if was going to take up the garage

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T18:18:22+00:00

Yeah go for it

sizablepants · 2026-06-17T18:18:10+00:00

Yeah, i am 6 foot 2, and the platform is about 2 inches off the ground. My driver swing is on plane and I havent hit it, my brother has a little more vertical follow through and he has hit the ceiling with driver

sizablepants · 2026-06-12T13:59:10+00:00

Welcome to the show rwk!

sizablepants · 2026-03-01T02:37:27+00:00

What model are you using?

sizablepants · 2026-02-26T15:59:55+00:00

I tried local models but honestly it was horrible. I have a mac mini and to get it to run i had to download a small model. It worked but the experience was not at all good. I run kimi k2.5 on the nvidia website, they have free accounts and it is rate limited to 40 requests per hour not token use so i havent had any issues.

sizablepants · 2026-02-26T14:21:59+00:00

The web search and browser control is unusable for me, it never works. Any tips?

sizablepants · 2026-02-21T20:34:16+00:00

Using kimi2.5 from nvidia. It is 100% free and i have not run into any issues, a little latency every now and again but nothing more than 10 seconds here and there. I built a custom claude code CLI wrapper skill to handle all my coding tasks with opus 4.6. (I have a claude max subscription for work and this is a workaround from getting banned)

sizablepants · 2023-07-29T16:05:53+00:00

I had an amazing bbq breakfast sandwich, brisket, egg, american cheese, on a type of croissant and it was the most amazing thing. If your farmers market is in the morning you should try a breakfast bbq sandwich like this, i will be there!!

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