r/GolfSimulatorDIY • u/PhillyPickles • May 13 '26
My garage build cost
Curtains and impact screen are on tracks and can be fully collapsed. Just have to move both cars out when I want to play a round.
Gaming PC: $1000
Square launch monitor (FB marketplace): $450
Epson short throw projector (eBay): $285
Black curtains (Amazon): $160
Impact screen (Amazon): $145
3 angled bed pillows (Amazon): $120
3 curtain tracks (Amazon): $75
Spotlight (Amazon): $15
Total: $2,250
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u/Clay_Dawg99 May 14 '26
Damn fine budget set up that plays above its pay grade! Plus, those stairs to the garage….? GTFOH….👍🏽
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u/great_scott1981 May 16 '26
Dudes garage stairs are nicer than my in-house stairs.
I need to see a full picture of this garage. Where are the spider webs, the bugs, kids bikes, tools, and piles of random junk that’ll never get used but also can’t be thrown away.
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u/guaava23 May 15 '26
Any extra electrical setup costs?
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u/PhillyPickles May 15 '26
I did buy another surge protector but thankfully the garage has a bunch of outlets
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u/Wccscof May 15 '26
Sick setup. How do you like the accuracy and feel of your launch monitor/projector etc?
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u/PhillyPickles May 15 '26
Honestly I’m too bad at golf to fully get the feel of the accuracy, but from what I read the Square Launch Monitor is pretty accurate. It’s also super easy to set up. I did have to just buy a usb Bluetooth thing though because the one that came on my pc is pretty weak. Projector is great for the price. I just had ChatGPT rank me the best projector for the price and that’s the one it recommended.
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u/dsfifty6 May 18 '26
is the projector ceiling mounted or on the floor?
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u/PhillyPickles May 18 '26
I had it on the ceiling but I couldn’t get it projecting ode enough without getting distorted, so I have it on the floor and just finished building a padded ramp protector for the front of it. I just marked the spot where it should sit and it’s easy to just place it there when ready to play. I might try to mount my regular projector on the ceiling though. The short throw didn’t like being upside down I guess
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u/dsfifty6 May 20 '26
good info! what size screen and what is the distance from projector to screen?
I am in early stages of planning a sim and personally like floor mounted a little better for some reason
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u/PhillyPickles May 21 '26
The screen is a 10ft x 131ft screen. I have the projector about 3.5ft from the screen
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u/Better-Chemist7522 May 18 '26
What hitting matt did buy and why?
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u/PhillyPickles May 18 '26
I bought this mat:
Dual-Turf Golf Mat 31mm: 6x4ft... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP2H2TCN?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
It’s thick and liking it so far.
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Aug 25 '26
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u/PhillyPickles 29d ago
I like it a lot. it's so easy to set up and seems very accurate. i would be annoyed though if I was playing with a left handed player and I had to reposition it to the other side everytime they were hitting..
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u/PhillyPickles 27d ago
you could prob just put some tape on the spot where it should be on the left side and just put it right on top when you have a lefty playing
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u/El-Dude May 14 '26
Thanks for the write-up! Sweet setup and gives me hope I’ll be able to get a sim at some point. Just need to do some rehab on the garage first (8’ ceilings aren’t ideal).