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Great question! We are certainly very handy but also value our time and quality components. We probably could have pieced something together, but the folks @carlsplace have enclosures down to a science, and the quality of the material is just something I struggle to believe we would have been able to replicate without taking shortcuts. One of the best examples is the black fabric around the enclosure. We could have replicated that, but it would have involved cutting the fabric to fit and sewing the velcro to both sides to replicate the perfect wrap around the front pipe. We wouldn't have had access to a sewing machine to do that, and if we had used adhesive-backed velcro- it wouldn't have withstood the type of stretch needed to keep the fabric tight. Other methods could have been applied but wouldn't have looked as finished. The screen is also super-premium; cutting that and sewing the high-quality grommets on to secure the bungee loops would have been a pain, if not impossible I like to think of us as DIY'ers who appreciate the engineering already having been done for us. I am about to put a stereo system in my car, and I paid extra for someone to send me a complete plug-and-play harness, so all I have to do is disassemble my dash, run the wires, and mount the amp/speakers. Could I have sodered the connections and saved $90-150? Yes, and I've done it before. But the 3-5 hours that it would take me to do all of that is more valuable than the extra money to have it done by a pro who does it daily. Gives me the time back to edit videos for the channel, play a round of golf, or anything else really. But I do save the $5-800 that it would have cost me to have my local car audio shop install the entire system. The middle ground is great! Thanks for watching and coming to my TED Talk 😂; let us know if you tackle your own creation! One of my favorite parts of sim builds is watching how everyone decides to put theirs together. Absolutely no wrong or right way to do it!

@@WeShouldBeGolfing I get that. I still feel like it could have been done in other ways without sewing anything and still feel equally as premium when you are using it. It's just there are hundreds of videos on RUclips showing how to build a Carl's place enclosure, and only really one video that shows how to build an actual DIY enclosure. But that's our problem, not yours. And Carl's Place still just looks so overpriced to me for what it is. But EVERYONE seems to be using them, so it they are able to inflate the price.

With 100% certainty, I can tell you the turf structure does not shift. Our enclosure has crept forward about half an inch several times, which we attribute to gravity and the basic slope of our garage floor to allow for drainage when the concrete pad was poured. We could combat this by installing a strap to secure the enclosure, orrrr we could push it back once every few weeks (which is exactly what we do). Thanks for watching and being a subscriber!!!

Thanks for watching!! We went with the BLP because we were drawn to the foresight software off the bat. We've watched channels like TXG (Now Club Champion) test clubs and run challenges on that software for years, and it was appealing to us to have it at home. After months of use, I rarely use any software outside of GSPRO- unless I focus on swing changes or club data, usually a few times a month. That being said, it was very close between BLP and Uneekor Eye Mini. I love what Uneekor is doing, and we would love to upgrade someday in the future to one of their ceiling-mounted units (We have a left-handed friend, making the flexibility of a ceiling mount appealing). My advice would be to go with the unit that costs less from a monthly/yearly standpoint if you plan to use GSPRO, as the alternative software won't generally be used by most on a regular basis. Let us know what you end up doing!

The carl's kit actually has you cut two lengths to make it more structuraly sound. I bet the therory is that one long stick will have more of a tendency to move/sway than two smaller sticks cut to length. We bought ours in 8 foot lengths off the top of my head and cut them according to the specs Carls provided specific to our enclosure, and it worked perfectly. Would love to see your sim when it's done and if you have any other questions, feel free to DM us on IG @wsbgolf or comment back here and we will do what we can! If you do pull the trigger on a Carl's Kit, make sure to use the link in our bio- it helps the channel! Thanks for watching!

Our screen is roughly 13.5 wide (I can't remember exact dimentions and don't have the build sheet in front of me.) Thanks for watching!

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Check out our latest video! Just posted a 6 month review :)

Let us know how they work out! We love to hear you found it honest, that is EXACTLY what we are going for!

Thanks for watching! I think the thinner pad is more the issue with the wear with the indents where we stand. Turf wear I think is pretty inevitable with how much we use the sim. Good point on the putting- we will definately be testing that!!

Certainly not weird, just use a wet towel on course!

@@WeShouldBeGolfing That seems like more work than just using the brush.....

Love it!! Having a sim is a great thing, but the build process can be just as much fun as the finished product!

Thanks for the comment and encouagement!!

We have 10-12 foot ceilings!

@@WeShouldBeGolfing jackpot

Our enclosure is 13 wide by 9 high, 3 feet deep. (Off the top of my head, may be a tad bit off on the exact measurments)

Garmin R50 wasn’t released when we did our build, it’s a sweet unit. I think we likely would have still gone Bushnell/Uneekor for the durability factor when taking it outdoors.

It’s the EZ Tee from Sim Turf!

Not sure if you are asking about the surrounding turf or the hitting strip, but I’ll give you a breakdown of both- Surrounding turf- this was the best combo of price and quality we found. When we were planning our build, we knew the total thickness of the MSI turf and the foam underlayment would match the hitting strip perfectly- so it was a good decision Hitting strip: we wanted to get some feedback on obnoxiously fat shots, and ours did the trick. EZ Tee is used in lots of commercial applications and we knew it would hold up. Certainly pros and cons to all the options, and I’m sure you could find higher quality or a better name brand on the surrounding turf, but we wanted to find a good middle ground and needed it to match up height wise which it did. Thanks for watching!

@@WeShouldBeGolfing Thanks for the detailed answer! All makes sense, and I thought it might be the EZ Tee Hybrid. A lot of people use the EZ Tee, and seem to like it.

We stand anywhere between 8-11 feet from the screen. Off the top of my head, we have roughly 8 feet from us to the curtain we have behind us. Thanks for watching! 👍🏼

Yes we can start working on that!

@@WeShouldBeGolfing Thanks, will look forward to your review. One question I have is if the Tk710sti has the golf mode like the Benq AH700st and the Benq LH600ST.

We ended up with a 36” depth, as it was what ended up being best for our space. We also went pretty wide, so the extra depth wasn’t needed to protect against shanks when friends or less experienced golfers come over (we bought the shank nets just in case!) I would go as wide and as tall as possible in your space!

We didn’t! The weight of everything holds it firmly in place- depending on your set up and the permanent (or lack of) nature of your install may make it reasonable to do that. We didn’t need it, the roll of turf is heavy

Currently our hitting strip is 2X4!

It’s a simple spotlight mounted on the ceiling- links can be found in our descriptions!

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We don’t, as we have a good sized driveway and don’t need to park inside. I don’t know that I would recommend it with the way we built our set up, but you could certainly use a hitting mat that would be movable and put it up when you need to park inside! Thanks for watching!

Off the top of my head- our projector is mounted at around 8-9 feet give or take. We stand about 8-10 feet away from the screen. Shadows aren’t an issue for us when we are hitting, but this will be very specific to your space and the size of screen you are using

Pipes for our build were closer to $700 from Carl’s, we spent a little under $200 off the top of my head. It was easy enough to do it at home and worth the savings, although if you want to save about an hour and have the extra $500- Carls’ pipe kit would be a great option. I think the pipe cost from Carl’s varies based on the size of your enclosure. Thanks for watching!

It’s 2X4- the EZ Tee Hybrid from SimTurf.com!

Ours is SimTurf EZ Tee Hybrid- 2X4 is a standard stock item for them. Check out SimTurf.com! Thanks for watching

It sounds like it's going to be difficult but not impossible. You'll probably need an extra person to push it back evenly without hitting the wall. I would build the screen and enclosure in the center of the room so I had access to both sides (Assuming you have a door on either side) and use the door to walk around it. DM me on IG @jakesgotkeys and we can chat, sometimes it is easier if I can see your space and make recommendations that way

@@WeShouldBeGolfing Hi Jake - I agree and will build the enclosure/screen in a different part of the garage where I have more space and walk it in to the final location when done. I have a crossbeam that complicated the design but found a way around it. Cheers for the advice.

@@JamesMcCusker-f7h That is part of the fun of the build, getting creative and working around the space and its challenges. Send pics when you get it all wrapped up! Keep em straight!

What a game!!! We are so glad we were wrong. Was a close match on the channel and in game!

We were able to adjust the ratio for our graphics card, but it wasn't 1:1... BenQ customer support has been very solid for us on questions so I wouldn't hesitate to reach out to them. The projector has been fantastic thus far!

@@WeShouldBeGolfing Great, thanks for your reply.

Certainly has! I think I'm mostly good, driver is still just a bit uncomfortable but I am hitting it better. Thanks for watching!

Thanks Cory! We really like that tool, it's been helpful!

Yes, 15X12 was our order!

It was an incredible game, we didn't do as well with the UW UM game! Look for our Oregon Ohio St prediction this afternoon!

We are 8-10ish feet away at any given time. No safety issues with bounce back, although we have had a few topped wood shots that rolled up the screen and came back. That is more on us than anything, and we've since adjusted the safety baffle from Carl's and it hasn't happened since. Thanks for watching, hope we earned your subscription! ⛳

Should be a good game! You holding up okay with the hurricane in your area? 🙏🏼

@@WeShouldBeGolfing yes sir all good on our end, lot of rains and winds. My hometown got hit pretty hard

@@FearedByMany Praying for you all and your hometown!

@@WeShouldBeGolfing appreciate that brother! Yall are good folks

The EMT was very cheap from Home Depot- roughly $7-10 per stick. We found the savings to be substantial enough and the cutting process to be easy enough that saving the money was worth it

Roughly 8-10 feet depending on where we are standing

We are 8-10 feet from the screen as we use it now and the screen size off the top of my head is roughly 93X150!

Love it! Can't wait for the game! Thanks for watching

I think it is very solid. Our garage has windows along the top of the door, we installed some tint film and that controlled the light enough to keep it very clean. All our videos are in natural light so it gives you an idea of the quality and brightness.

Yes on the 71.5- the turf cut turned out great. Dewalt for life 😂👊🏼 although we have a ton of red and green friends as well 😄

👀 👀 👀 Thanks for watching (and sending Dan Lanning up our way!) 👊🏼

@@WeShouldBeGolfing great coach was sad to lose him!

Thank you so much for watching! 👊🏼⛳️

We are definitely seeing some wear in our standing zone, but nothing insanely bad. Keep in mind, we are power users (Allen and I hit over 5k shots in July alone) so that won't happen as quickly for everyone else. We are planning on doing a 90 day review video, and part of that will be showing you guys the tweaks we make to our set up to address it!

We are too! Thanks for joining us! 👊🏼

Absolutely. My HC is jacked right now because of some high tournament scores earlier in the season, but I’ve shot my two best rounds at my home course after the first month of the simulator and reworking my swing. It definitely translates Thanks for watching 👊🏼

@@WeShouldBeGolfing If you had to put a number on handicap drop in a months time what would you say it has came down?

I was a 10, I’m now sitting at 9.2 playing more like a 7. I shot a 79 on my home course a few weeks ago that plays 73.1/144 which is a sub 6 differential. Those tournament scores from June are killing me

⁠thank you!! Mine is close to being done. Waiting on a few more pieces to start swinging in the basement. We should try to catch up on GSPRO and play a round sometime.

Thanks for watching! 👊🏼🤙🏼

It’s on our list… but only if we can come visit y’all while we are up there! 👀

@@WeShouldBeGolfing Heck ya! Welcome anytime!