Forum: Home Simulators - Hardware

Are there any low cost fun systems you would recommend? Looking for something to take to the OAC indoor range over winter to read out swing speed etc Willing to pay 500$ or so

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

What are you using to tee up the ball with on your simulator? At present, I am having a hard time finding tees that hold up. Seem like everyone is selling brittle plastic tees that break with first hit. P3 had some nylon or poly tees 4 or 5 years ago but are no longer available. Thanks...

A? http://www.slickthings.com/Site/Welcome.html or B? http://golfnutz.ca/optishot-turf/

Hey guys! First post on the forum. We are in the process of getting loan approval for a commercial simulator facility. We are struggling with which projector to use. Each sim bay will be approximately 13' wide by 10' tall for screen and 20' deep. We are going with Foresight Kiosk for the FSX...

Anyone have suggestions for what to use to bond turf to those blocks you can u that fit together like a puzzle? I tried using spray adhesive with no luck. Could have been too cold outside for the glue to take effect? Next up is gorilla glue unless someone else has a better suggestion?

So, I want to run something by all of you and get some input. I would like to know how many of you are using the keystone feature on your projectors in your simulator setup. This is what I would like to know: 1) What projector are you using? 2) What resolution are you running? 3) Are you...

Strange idea I know. But, my garage has high ceilings, 16ft. I don't want to mount it to my cage because it'll probably shake at impact and I don't want to risk skying one into it. My hitting area is about 3 ft behind the 10x10x10 cage. I'm trying to avoid the wall mount because it just won't look...

Anyone have a recommendation for a camera that can be connected to my PC so I can film my golf swing. I have cameras that I use for family movies, but I need something that is more wide angle because when filming front on swings I only have a limited amount of space to back up the camera. I have V1...

Does anyone have any experience with the Custom Design Golf DivotAction mat? It looks like it could be a nice mat that would eliminate some of the shock that occurs at impact, but I have no experience with CDG or the mat. Any thoughts? 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!

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

I have GC quad and a basic simulator in my basement built by Foresight Canada that Im only able to hit balls with wedges, irons. I want to get a full simulator package just like Sim-In-Box Birdie package in my living room. Anyone know where I can get something like that? Thank you,

Hello, I'm about a year away from building out my simulator space. In the meantime I need a reasonably priced net to hang from my basement ceiling. Real simple and cost effective, but it needs to last me at least a year. has anyone used either of the following, and do you recommend? ...

Hi All, I am looking to pull the trigger on a GC2 Launch monitor which would primarily be used in my apartment in the stupidly hot summer months here in Dubai. Does anyone have any information and maybe even a diagram showing the optimum position that a GC2 Launch monitor should be...

Hi, I have GC2 and I read from the web someone saw a GC2 in golf shop can measure swing speed without hmt unit. Is it possible?

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 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...

Recently, I have seen a demo from a start up company who is seeking investment. The demo was plain, they showed me a system that can measure ball speed, launch angle, horizontal angle and spin and spin axis. Similar to GC2. I have tested the system against trackman and generally found satisfying in...

Doesn't need to be great, but cant' be too bad. I know nothing about projectors... http://cgi.ebay.com/FAVI-RioHD-LED-2-Projector-%26-Projection-Screen-March-Madness-Tournament-Package%21/220969311876?_trksid=p1468660.m2000036 Only $244 New...

It seems most golf cages that I see online, they just sell the corner fittings (if frame only), and if it's a kit, they will include the netting. From what I have seen, there seems to be 2 different types of materials: PVC and some steel or cast that uses EMT pipes (no idea what EMT stands...

I just want an entry level type of projector that will do a reasonable job. Will both these fit that bill and if you had to pick one, which one (using Optishot)?! Thanks in advance to the projector techies out there! Optoma: http://www.projectorcentral.com/Optoma-PRO150S.htm Viewsonic:...

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'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" -...

Hi all, I'm wondering about the accuracy of the HMT unit? I've heard some less than positive news about this thus far but was wondering if anyone (hmm... hmm... Cory?) has done some objective testing side by side with a Doppler machine? Thanks, T

Hi, I'm wondering what everyone here thinks about the importance of club data for working on your swing with a launch monitor/simulator? Assuming you have own a monitor with good accuracy for ball data (either a good doppler system or a good camera-based one) then how much marginal benefit do...

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

Cory, Thanks for posting the Skypro PGA 2013 Show video, it was really interesting and they seem to have figured out some clever ways of dealing with issues such as sensor placement. I was wondering if they measure simple club data like club path and face angle at impact? It's not obvious to...

Hi all, I don't know whether you watch any of Mark Crossfield's YouTubes? I quite enjoy them. Anyway I was watching his comparison of the Nike VR Pro LE and the Covert Tour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j66zy4VB4so I know that he uses both Trackman and Flightscope and was interested to...

I will have room in my new garage to install a sim. However, the availabe height is only 248cm, which is a bit too low. Now I'm thinking of digging a hole for the hitting area. Of course the hole should be as small as possible and as large as necessary. Layout like this ...

Hi all. New to this site but sounds like some good information on here. I am looking to get a system that is accurate as a simulator and can work out on the range a well. Seems like GC2/HMT is the way to go. Any advice would be appreciated.

I'm looking for thoughts/feedback on a cheap backyard enclosure for a golf simulator setup. Tarps, portable garages, enclosures, ???. Any ideas?

As the title says, i'd like to see if my current laptop will work with the Optishotor I i need to wait and budget in new computer... here's is specs.. AMD Turium 64 mobile 1.99 ghz 1.87 gb ram running xp pro sp2 this is from the system properties in control panel

Found a nice little buy on Craiglist... I guy from the poconos closed up his golf shop and is retiring to Florida. I was able to pickup a 10x10 commercial grade net enclosure and a TG9000 Automatic dispenser unit with a grass mat for very cheap! Now to research impact screens and...

Looking for ideas of what you guys are using to house your laptop or desktop monitor so its easily accessible during play on your simulators. Just got my projector ordered and getting the rest set up. Hope to begin playing later this week!

I have been scouring the couple of good golf simulator forums over the last 12 hours trying to get a definitive understanding of what the status of this apparently unstable situation is. I thought I had finally completed my decision-making process on what system I was going to go with -- GC2 with...

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

Pleas help!!! I just set up the Optishot and realize I need a projector. I need to keep the price of the projector under $425. I'm Canadian from Montreal but now live in Texas. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!