Forum: Home Simulators - Hardware

I'm currently talking deals with someone for E6 full with 83 courses, trugolfs 3 row floor sensor and microphone for ball tracking, he claims he will through in the new trugolf 2 and 1 row sensor instead of the 3 row for an additional $400, can;t find any info on this 2 and 1 row sensor, does...

Hi, anyone know what make/model of cameras are used in the GSA golf systems? Thanks

Hi Folks, I've been doing a ton a research trying to determine how I would like to setup my basement and I am interested in some feedback on the following questions: Thinking that LM will be GC2... - How far are you hitting from screen (and what is screen size)? - I have not found much...

For those of you who are not fully satisfied with the original turf the Optishot came with, what did you end up replacing it with? I know there's some pre-made options but I'm considering purchasing a thicker turf as a replacement and simply cut out the strip for the sensors. What's the thickest...

I was wondering if you guys have found some different rubber tees to use for the sims. With Trugolf I place the rubber tee on top and hit it.

New poster so here is some info. I am building a new fitting area in my off course shop. Have decided on Flightscope X2. They sent me a demo to play around with was very impressed. Huge upgrade over my old Vector Pro. Anyway am having an enclosure built by West Coast Netting. Dimensions are...

I am exploring having a small putting area in front of mydriving matt and my impact screen. This putting area will be something like 9 x 9and the material will reside on concrete. I also like to use this surface to deaden the golfball bounce from the impact screen. If anyone thinks they might be...

I would love to know what you all would say is the best gameplay and graphics of all the simulators ? Course replication and overall nicer to look at ?

Hi there, I am new to the SIM world . I would love to be able to afford the latest and greatest but I can't so I am enjoying my optishot for now. I have a 512 videocard and 4 gigs of ram. It seems a little choppy at times when the camera follows the ball or on flybys. What would be the best card...

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 read on this board that new, better and cheaper launch monitor will be entering the home market soon. I have seen where FlightScope iscoming out with a Xi product next April that sells for around $4,000 but at anyrate you still need close to 20feet to deploy and there is no assurance that it will...

Anyone know if this company is still in business? Can't find them on the net. Got a chance at a deal on a 2010 System 4 and wondering if they are still around for any product support down the road.

Just trying to piece together a starter unit. I am setting up in my garage and it is fairly light. screen size will be 9.5'wide by 9 tall. I have researched here and understand you get what you pay for. I am searching ebay for a cheap projector just to see if this sim thing is even for me. ...

Have anyone heard of the 3Bays GSA Pro Golf Swing Analyzer? Thanks Gulfnut

Okay, I am currently reseaching all options on an indoor setup for game improvement and sim play. I am really trying to figure out a way to make a Flightscope X2 work with my space availability. As soon as I figured out a solution to the distance issue (10 behind + 14 infront), I thought of another...

Has anyone building a simulator in a spare room or their garage installed anything to reduce the noise? My wife is concerned it will be too loud. I thought some noise reducing curtains or panels might be effective. Has anyone attemptem this?

Hi all, first post here am based in the uk so we don't require the Simulators quite so much (although really like the idea) as we can play pretty much 365 days a year but I'm still very much a lover of stats and all things stats. so after a couple of glasses of vino and much reading of these...

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...

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...

Does anybody have experience with the older AccuSport Vector (SVS150) Was the accuracy decent ? Does it worth buying a used one ? Thanks

This is intended to be more of a training device than a sim but does anyone have experience with this device? http://www.insight-sports.com/member/69304/eshop/New%20iTrainer%20Overview%20June-2011(English).pdf Although the website does not seem to explicitly disclose what type of sensors it...

A while back I learned that P3ProSwing was working on an Online Coaching program that was schedule to launch this summer. I spoke to their marketing director not to long ago and he said they severed ties with the programmer that was working on it. Now I call back only to find he is gone and the...

Hello all, I'm obviously new to this forum and have browsed long enough. I've noticed alot of users comment on how good the GC2 is and that it would make a very nice sim (with the additional software/screen/projector/hitting mat ....etc). I reckon all this would cost about 10k..ish. If...

I've been waffling between hitting mats (need a 3'x5' to fit the space the way I want) and want either a mat system that can do both fairway and rough turf feel (or 2 separate mats, if it comes to that). The three I've been considering the most are the Fiberbuilt, Country Club Elite and...

I just noticed this mentioned in an old thread. Has anyone here used one of these? It looks interesting, but other than the product description and a couple of commercial reviews in trade magazines, I haven't found any "real world" evaluations on it. ...

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

Just curious what others are doing for club storage in your simulators? I have 3 full sets of clubs, plus a set of misc clubs I've built over the years, plus 12 demo clubs for club fitting, plus any guest sets that friends bring over. I'm finding I don't have enough room in my simulator to store...

Well guys, I have been lurking around the forum for about 2 weeks now, reading reviews, checking stuff out and generally trying to make a decision on how to plan a good setup for my home simulator / theater room. We are currently laying out our basement to be finished, and the wife has given...

There is no sim that does ball and club data under $10,000 as far as I can tell. But, under that admittedly high price point can a combo system work? If you're willing to drop the money on a launch monitor and really want club data can you do it for an extra $1000? Hit the ball off an Optishot ...

Now that my building is under construction, I'm getting closer to making the decision for my sim. I've been most impressed by the Pro-Tee and TruGolf systems but I'm wondering how well the hitting surface holds up and how one replaces it (and how much it costs) when it gets worn down? Can...

First, I want to say thank you to Ottawa golf and all the very active participants (Cory - par2pro, zmax, bubba22, rdh the golfer, mmlincoln and many otherson this site. I'm 29 and only started golfing about 9 months ago with some friends who said come have a beer. My work has suffered everyday...

Hey everyone...been reading and planning for a month or two and it's about time to join the sim world. Getting ideas and had a question please. Has anyone set up a sim on a platform or use a 'wedge' with the projector on the ground? I know some of the models from TruGolf(?) have that but was...

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/

Does anyone have any experience with these indoor putting systems? I'm hoping to have the area between the stance mat and impact screen setup for putting practice, or if that's not realistic, at least have a high quality putting surface for winter practice. My main goal having a realistic...

I have an area in my new garage that I am dedicating for a simulator. I have about 15 feet of depth to play with, but, my question is, has anyone built a partially disappearing floor? One that can be slid into, like a drawer, or folded over when I am not golfing so that I can reclaim about half...

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

Anyone buy the GC2 cradle from Foresight? If so how thick is the aluminum it's made of? I was thinking of making one myself as it looks kind of flimsy on their website. Any thoughts?

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. ...

BACKGROUND Prepared to get started on doing a cost / benefit trade on swing analysis software to integrate into the room by the Fall for me. I haven't don't any real research yet. Some of my friends that teach seem to use V1 as a standard but it's expensive. Several members seemt to use DIYO...

Anyone know of the cost of this hardware, data measured vs calculated, and accuracy? Cost of software and courses? I see aG mobile and aG Studio are not listed a compatible with their courses (onyx) only ISU .

QUESTION BELOW ON BALL TESTING... BACKGROUND Well its approaching the middle of my golf season and I thought the use of the LM would go down because I have a range at the club. Turns out I have been using the GC2 for quantifiying shaft and club comparing for both my daugther and myself. ...

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...