If so, what brand and what are your thoughts? I'm considering a SKYTRAK+ Golf Simulator Studio Pro
OT: Does anyone have an at home golf simulator?
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Does Tiger Woods Golf 99 on PS1 count?
I'm being financially responsible as my truck doesn't fit in the garage and that space is being wasted...
OK, we get it. You have a massive new truck and disposable income**
Of course, he’ll need us to clarify whether we’re talking about his indoor, outdoor, or summer home setup
Truck is recently paid off, and the kids are now off the payroll. It also helps that I'm good at bad financial decisions.
I don’t own a simulator but I’ve used them before. Maybe was playing on the wrong ones or not high end enough of a system but I’ve found that most simulators are terrible for my swing and I have to fix swing issues that the simulator causes by having to alter your swing to get the desired results on the simulator. For me it just doesn’t translate as playing for real
If played on a big screen, yes.
Naw, I just hit em off the deck into the field behind the house. Have the wife go retrieve each ball that I hit. I have time between each shot to enjoy a beer as she don't run none too fast.
I bought a system back in 2009 or so. It think it was "One Shot" system advertised on golf channel. That thing was terrible. You had to have your own computer and all it came with was a a few wires, a infrared device, a couple horribly shaped stands and software. Terrible thing really.
I had it in my house in a spare room but lighting was wrong (required good lighting which I didn't have). It never tracked my driver or any wood properly. Chipping could be done but it was a joke and putting? That was not happening but, it did a good job tracking my iron shots. I built a hitting platform out of plywood and grass carpet, put up a net and played at night. Best golf I ever played in my life were those two or three years I had it.
I practiced daily on it, fake rounds teeing off with an iron on short tees at various venues. . I would make up practice games, targets, practice longer irons more. My swing got better even with my the ****** set up. It's not that they work, it's that you use it. Sort of same thing with exercise equipment. You use it, it will work.
I am retiring in a year or so, I am planning on getting one again, except maybe spend a bit more than $300 to get a better setup.
I looked it up... OPTI SHOT was what I bought. It stunk but I had some fun with it.
I had it in my house in a spare room but lighting was wrong (required good lighting which I didn't have). It never tracked my driver or any wood properly. Chipping could be done but it was a joke and putting? That was not happening but, it did a good job tracking my iron shots. I built a hitting platform out of plywood and grass carpet, put up a net and played at night. Best golf I ever played in my life were those two or three years I had it.
I practiced daily on it, fake rounds teeing off with an iron on short tees at various venues. . I would make up practice games, targets, practice longer irons more. My swing got better even with my the ****** set up. It's not that they work, it's that you use it. Sort of same thing with exercise equipment. You use it, it will work.
I am retiring in a year or so, I am planning on getting one again, except maybe spend a bit more than $300 to get a better setup.
I looked it up... OPTI SHOT was what I bought. It stunk but I had some fun with it.
All joking aside. I researched these a bit back about 5 years ago. Seemed like skytrack had the best thing going then. I think a good setup including the net was $6k+. Recently talked to a guy who put one in his garage where the net and screen automatically roll up/down with the push of a button and the projector stays mounted on his garage ceiling. Said he paid about $8k for the setup and loves it. I don’t know the brand, the guy was beating the crap out of me in real golf at the time and I lacked the maturity to maintain and adult conversation with the pr!ck at that moment.
The one I'm considering is "on sale" for $4,995 right now, but it requires a PC or iPad Pro be paired with it for all features...it is currently stuck with the finance committee...
I’m pulling for you. Have you tried “this will make our kids want to come home on the weekends more” card?
I'm currently working the golfing nieces angle and how much it would help them. I will move to kids angles and keep grandkids for the final push, if needed. Trying to keep my reserve powder dry.
Good luck, my dad got a lot of cool stuff by getting me to ask mom for it and explain how this would help me spend more time with dad.
I been going to the driving range a lot this spring but it does not translate to the course. Practicing with a purpose and not just banging balls.
Golf involves decision making before the shot and then setting up to perform said shot. A golf simulator can make you go through that process before every shot if you play a practice round on various courses and you can switch it to target mode to practice a singular shot and then go back to simulating a round.
There are benefits. Chipping and putting aren't one of them. Better practice those too.
Golf involves decision making before the shot and then setting up to perform said shot. A golf simulator can make you go through that process before every shot if you play a practice round on various courses and you can switch it to target mode to practice a singular shot and then go back to simulating a round.
There are benefits. Chipping and putting aren't one of them. Better practice those too.
I'm gonna say it was the simulator. The expensive simulators are very realistic and helpful. Especially when it pertains to club path and club head position.
Never ever hit a golf ball off a mat. It's a bigger lie than a hooker having a simultaneous orgasm.
Just add another $10k and get the GC Quad. I've used one and is the shat. The new Garmin is good for the money.
I have the Rapsodo MLM2Pro. I've had it for a couple of months. Enjoyed it a lot so far.
I'm about $1,500 in at this point. I want to get a better mat. I bought a cheap one to see if it was going to work in my the shop. You need 14ish feet from the monitor to the screen for it to work well.
I use a Pixel 8A for the app. The statistics are spot on for the Rapsodo app. I want to try an iPad to see if the integrated Rapsodo app is faster for simulated courses. Next hole takes 10-15s or so to load. The Awesome Golf app(6 month trial) is better speed wise than the built in courses for simulated courses on it.
If you take your time and set it up right, the Garmin R10 is a great buy for the money. I mean you can spend about as much as you want on these things but I wasn't ready to drop huge dollars on something I may or may not use much. I set it up in my garage. It is quite accurate. The biggest thing it helped me with is dialing in my distances on mid/short irons and wedges. I use it so much I may buy the step up garmin which is supposed to be even better.
If you are looking at the MLM2Pro or Garmin R10, then take a look at the Square Golf launch monitor. Same price range. Can chip and putt with it, where you can't with the previous two. Those are the 3 budget options currently out there. You have to get in the 5K range to make the the next leap.
I have a back yard and some of those wiffel golf balls, does that count?
I bought this fish cabin about 8 years ago and we are in the process of moving and selling the other house maybe later this year. We have already remodeled the main cabin to be more a cottage and added a guest house. We are adding a sun room off the guest house this summer that we will use for wintering plants and a greenhouse and possibly setup a golf simulator in it. If it doesn't fit well, I will learn how much space is needed and make sure there is space in the garage when we build it.
Gotta have stuff to look forward to doing.
Gotta have stuff to look forward to doing.
No, but Page Spiranic could come to my home so I stimulate er!!
Be much more fun, than hitting a ball into a net.
Be much more fun, than hitting a ball into a net.
For those that have simulators- how is the short game and putting?
In every simulator I have used, from ones back in the mid-90s to ones at current golf simulator bars, touch shots around the green sometimes dont register. Its like the hit wasnt hard enough, yet hit too hard and its a bad shot.
Also, putting is still less than impressive. You put straight for a putt that has 4' of break over 60'. Its something the mind can adjust to, but its not great.
So how are those things for home simulators? I could see just doing an auto 2putt setting, if the putting isnt great.
In every simulator I have used, from ones back in the mid-90s to ones at current golf simulator bars, touch shots around the green sometimes dont register. Its like the hit wasnt hard enough, yet hit too hard and its a bad shot.
Also, putting is still less than impressive. You put straight for a putt that has 4' of break over 60'. Its something the mind can adjust to, but its not great.
So how are those things for home simulators? I could see just doing an auto 2putt setting, if the putting isnt great.
On the Rapsodo, chipping is ok once you get use to it. Hitting a chip 10y vs 20y with no reference beyond a picture on a screen takes some getting used to. I now pick a height an try and hit that.
Putting isn't a thing on the Rapsodo. 2 on green circles for 1 and 2 putts. I believe they are adjustable but I've never touched them.
I wouldn't buy them for putting and chipping thats for sure.
I used one while on a project in Ohio this past winter. Pro would always recommend putting it on a 2 putt max.
