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Why You Want a Golf Simulator at Home

Maybe it’s so that you can play golf in the winter. Or at home, after dark. Or online against friends in faraway places. Or maybe you just want a golf simulator because it will make you the unquestionably coolest in your circle of golf buddies.

Whatever your motivation, you’ve picked the perfect time to level up. While getting a golf setup at home used to be the stuff of cost-prohibitive pipe dreams, now it’s completely accessible and affordable for almost anybody. There are legitimate golf simulators that start for as little as a few hundred bucks.

And if you’re shopping for all of the accompanying gear — things like a hitting mat impact screen, projector, enclosure, or hitting net — you can select them a la carte or buy everything you need for your dream setup with one turnkey golf studio package.

The point is that you’ve got options, lots of them. You can even finance your purchase with interest-free payments through PlayBetter’s Affirm partnership.

So, whether you’re trying to improve, have more fun, make more friends, or you just want to experience the undeniable awesomeness of golf from the comfort of your own home, NOW is the time to get a golf simulator.

Do You Have the Space?

It’s all a good time until somebody puts a hole in the ceiling or wall. Don’t let too small a room kill your golf simulator dreams.

How much space do you need? Well, that depends on which kind of launch monitor you’re running. But don’t worry, we’ve got breakdowns for each and every model. We’ll explain exactly how much height, depth, and width you’ll need to do this right.

If you are a bit tight on space, there still may be an option that works for you without compromising any lifelike realism. Photometric launch monitors that sit to the side of the golf ball require far less room depth than radar-based launch monitors that sit several feet behind the ball. Conversely, radar and overhead units have the advantage of allowing both right- and left-handed players to share golf simulator space without having to move the launch monitor.

The biggest obstacle you have to overcome is ceiling height. While you may be able to get away with less, our general recommendation is that your golf simulator room have ceilings of 9 feet or higher. Shorter golfers and shorter golf clubs will require less, but that’s a good rule of thumb.