Forum: Home Simulators - Hardware

What materials and colours can be used for screens, also where are you putting lights to avoid shadows, TIM

I know GSA (Martin) offers individual components but am wondering if any others offer the circuit boards and software as individual items for those who want to build their own system from semi scratch ( I say semi scratch because to me from scratch would mean getting down to making one's own...

Has anyone used construction scaffold mesh to hit real balls into? That stuff is quite strong and widely used in construction so can be found relatively cheap. I don't want to waste money on it if people have already tried and found it lacking.

I've been meaning to do this for a while but finally got to the golf dome with the GC2 to see how accurate it is. The summary is yes, in my opinion it is accurate enough. I am a terrible golfer and don't have enough time to practice to get better. Maybe I will never break 100 but I'm going to...

Has anybody got any hands on experience with one of these? Just came across this while reading an article on "hot products" at the 2012 PGA Show. http://www.ernestsports.com/es12/

I seem to remember Cory mentioning fairly recently that Foresight were still working on HMT (although it appears fully fledged on their website). Any updates? Does it work? Thanks, T

I just thought I would see if anyone wants to get rid of their p3pro with the premium courses before I go buy a new one. Because I am a Lefty and all of my buddies are not, I am going to add a second sensor pad to save some room in the garage. I will need one with the premium courses because...

For those interested and possibly might be a good deal to get started with your golf sim, cowboom.com is selling these for $224.99 USD shipped. This is the XJ-A140 model. These seem to be refurbished as many of the projectors have 0 operating hours. For those who know projectors, how is...

I have a gc2 with starter pack (driving range, one course and club fitting software). I wanted to purchase a video card that will help me maximize the potential of the software. What video card would your recommend?

I was able to buy a V Swing Video Recorder for $20 off kijiji recently. http://www.practicerange.com/Golf-Training-Aids/V-Swing-Video-Swing-Recorder.aspx It allows for easy swing recording. The gooseneck is nice to easily adjust the view. The attachment clamp allow easy attachment to bag etc....

$210.95 free shipping. I had to pay tax in Texas, but you may not. Dell Home offers its Dell 21.5" 1080pTouchscreen LED-Backlit LCD Monitor, model no. S2240T, for $249.99. Coupon code "HNQ2$W?T6M93MW"cuts it to $224.99. With free shipping,that's $5 under our mention from last week and...

I was wondering if anybody has English language instructions for any of the Yupiteru GST models? Just received my GST-3A and all the instructions are in Japanese. Cheers!

Hi guys. I'm in the final stages of putting my home sim together (thanks Cory!), but have a question for those of you who used curtains to protect walls and ceiling. How have you attached the curtains to the wall and ceiling? Have you used standard curtain rails for the side walls? Presumably...

I am looking for an impact screen that is a good compromise between being good for hitting real golf balls, good SIM image quality and also pretty good quality projecting HD movies. I only want to put up 1 screen. Ideally, I would like to stay around or under US$500. Can you guys advise on 1) a...

I have read several review articles on business versus home theater projectors. Generally business projectors have higher lumens in order to project larger images in the present of ambient light at various throw distances. I would think these characteristics would be ideal for a golf simulator. ...

My 2 cents on my sim setup for under 1000$ built from scratch First of I have built myself a 22'x18' Detached garage sim room/workshop. The cost of that thing I will leave aside obviously. So for the simulator setup here is my cost break down : Simulator: DD optishot 2 bought on black...

How many GC2s are there out there in the world? How many were sold last year? Here is an interesting article http://www.foresightsports.com/sites/default/files/438167-JAN%202015_selected-pages.pdf Looks like there are 7000 made to date and 3000 sold last year

Does it exist? I'm running fs1 software on a GC2-T model and although I have it selected in the options screen, nothing is happening. Foresight won't answer my emails on the subject.

I was wondering if there are any competitors to the SkyTrak (ball stats and price) emerging in 2016 or beyond?

Hi all I have always been keen on having a home studio for the winter months here in Scoland. I live nowhere near a driving range and I'm sure having the ability to hit balls over the winter would help my game. Using half of my garage gives me a hitting space of 21 feet long x 9.5 feet wide...

Ok guys, I have been using the Skytrak full metal jacket (FMJ) and simply put, its awesome. Its certainly the best case I have seen. The cutouts for the Skytrak cams etc. are perfect. I played my recent rounds with it and there were 0 no reads or misreads. The case is very solid and made extremely...

http://www.allsportsystems.com/golf-simulator-hitting-screen.html Anyone use this one? Is this good quality and ok to use?

Crenova is the popular brand for making a wide range of high quality video projectors at reasonable prices. If you are looking to buy a Crenova video projector, please check Crenova XPE680 video projector that comes with advanced features and great capabilities. It allows flexible connectivity...

Hi So I have some room size limitations that are impacting my selection of projectors. Essentially I have screen size of 108 inches wide by 81 high (for a 4.3 ratio) Given room size it appears that I use a short throw projector but here is the kicker I want to be hitting from between 7 to...

Curious if anyone uses the Foresight FSX software in 4k projection? I am going from 720P to at a minimum to 1080p. Not sure if you see a big different from 1080p to 4k in a non gaming mode - mostly on the range and club fitting mode.

I'm interested in purchasing your SKYTRAK Golf simulator if you're not using it or have decided to upgrade to something else. Should be in good condition. Thanks Bernbaum

Hi everyone, I am currently awaiting my SkyTrak and thinking about setting up an impact screen vs a net at some point in the future. Wondering if you had any recommendations on retractable screens that can work around garage door openers etc. Thanks in advance. Gerry

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Sourcing my sim and last thing I need is a projector. I have a GC3 and will be running the FXS software. Any ideas?

Great price on Garmin R10's https://www.par2pro.com/shop/product_info.php?currency=CAD&products_id=855 – 569 CAD https://www.par2pro.com/shop/product_info.php?country=US&products_id=855 – 406.43 USD

I'm on Leith Anderson's distribution list and got an intriguing newsletter. The part that was most interesting was entitled "Real Technology Gets Cheap" and had these words: "At the pinnacle of the golf technology world, Henri Johnson, Flightscope CEO, discussed Flightscope "personal radar" -...

What kind of running time are other GC2 users getting out of your battery? My unit is new and I don't get more than 4 hours out of the battery on a full charge. I've let it run down completely then fully charged it a few times and it seems to still have a rather short battery life. ...

Anybody know the cost of the system.

Units work fine for some shots, then stops, just a restart or anything else makes it to read shots again. Diagnostics do not show any error, microphones are listening. Do anyone Ground the units? when where do you ground it? Just the main board, or also the frame? can I ground the turf? ...

Hey guys im looking for a decent projector for my optishot sim. It will be about 11ft from screen, im hitting from about 10 ft. Was looking at benq1080st but my budget is about 600, less is better. It will only really be used for optishot in the garage. 12x9 net hq2 material from par2pro

I see a lot of people using BenQ or other DLP projectors for their sim. Do you guys not notice any rainbow effect from the DLP?

I'm looking to find a hitting strip asap locally, is there anywhere or anyone selling either of these in GTA region? Or anything on amazon prime? I couldn't find a thing...

I'd like to add a camera set-up to do live video analysis indoors in my hitting bay. I have a newish laptop with a good graphics card, and I plan to add a USB 3.0 camera. Just not sure about the camera specifics or which software to use. I don't want to buy $500+ professional software for...

I'm in the preliminary stages of planning a sim room, and want to make sure my understanding about projectors is correct. I'm looking at the Optoma GT760 Projector (http://www.projectorcentral.com/Optoma-GT760.htm). I'm planning on a 12 foot wide screen, so my understanding is that with this...

I'm looking for a golf mat to work on things indoors. My main factors are shock absorption (I want to take a 'divot') and price. Please let me know what mats you have been most happy with. Thanks!

I plan to have a gcQ installed in my basement in a 9 ft tall, 10 ft wide 15 ft deep room. I'm looking for Good ppl to do the job. Anyone knows? Thank you!

My understanding is the GC2 unit (not the QUAD) assumes you are at sea level. Hence that produces different carry distances from the real world. Anyone know of a way in the options to change the altitude setting? I know the QUAD detects your altitude and fixes that problem but I have the GC2...