How to Start Playing Golf Indoors

There has never been more interest in in-home golf simulators and indoor golf.

With millions of Americans spending more time at home, particularly as they work from home for longer stretches of time, golfers are quickly realizing there may be no better time than now to get a golf simulator setup.

However, before you whip out your credit card, there are several things to consider to find the right golf simulator for you.

We’re here to help. With advice from our friends at Rain or Shine Golf, we’ve created a buyer’s guide with the questions you need to answer and the best golf simulator products for practically any budget.

Golf simulator buyer’s guide
The questions you need to answer
Do you have enough room? Rain or Shine Golf recommends you have at least 9 feet of clearance for your setup. That’s enough space for most anyone to swing a driver and not damage the ceiling. They also recommend a space that’s 12 feet by 12 feet (or 144 square feet) for the whole setup, including a mat and a net and/or screen. There are some more compact setups available that could accommodate smaller spaces.

Will you install your setup permanently or need it to be portable? More often than not, people do not have space in their home for a permanent golf simulator setup. If you have a room in your home for indoor golf, then you may want to look at setting it up as a dual home theater room and golf simulator room. If you don’t have space you can dedicate to a permanent setup, there are nets and even projectors that can be setup and taken down in minutes. Mats are, by nature, portable and can be stored away when not playing golf on the simulator.

Which room or space will you use? This, of course, is based on personal preference and space limitations. But there’s really no limit on where you can put your golf simulator setup. Beyond space considerations, you need electrical outlets for your projector or display monitor whether that’s an iPad, computer or TV monitor and will need a way to connect to the internet to play in online competitions through the likes of World Golf Tour or The Golf Club video games.

What equipment do you need to buy? When buying a home golf simulator setup, you’re going to need a minimum of four things: a simulator product, a quality mat (with good padding), something to hit balls into (a net and/or a projector screen) and some way to display the simulator’s visuals (a projector and screen, a TV monitor, a computer or a tablet).

Source: thegolfnewsnet