Golf Simulator Room Size Calculator

Minimum golf simulator room size

Each dimension comes from something different:

• Width follows the enclosure. A bigger screen needs a wider frame, and the frame sets the room width.
• Depth is the ball-to-screen distance (10 to 12 ft is typical), plus room for your stance, plus 9 to 12 in between the screen and the wall.
• Height follows your swing and your equipment. Most golfers need 9 ft, and a ceiling-mounted launch monitor has its own mounting height.

For example, with the ball 10 ft from the screen, a BenQ AK700ST short-throw projector and a Uneekor EYE XO launch monitor, the calculator gives these minimum rooms (width × depth × height) for our three SIG enclosure sizes:

• SIG8: 8'4" × 13'0" × 9'0"
• SIG10: 10'10" × 13'0" × 9'0"
• SIG12: 12'2" × 13'0" × 9'4"

A different launch monitor, projector or ceiling can change these. Pick your own equipment in the calculator above for your exact numbers.

Projector distance from the screen

A projector has to sit a set distance from the screen to fill it with the picture. That distance comes from its throw ratio: the lower the throw ratio, the closer to the screen it can sit. Short-throw projectors (a throw ratio under about 1.0) usually mount on the ceiling near the golfer; longer-throw models sit farther back. A zoom lens gives a range of distances instead of one.

For example, a BenQ AK700ST (throw ratio 0.69–0.83) fills a SIG10 screen with its lens 9'4"–11'2" from the screen. With the ball 10 ft from the screen, set it toward the far end of that range so it sits behind the golfer.

The table gives the lens-to-screen distance for each projector and SIG screen size, with the picture filling the screen height. * marks pairs where the projector would sit in front of a golfer standing 10 ft from the screen; we advise caution due to the risk of errant shots.

Launch monitor placement

Launch monitors go in one of three places: on the ceiling above the hitting area, on the floor behind the ball, or on the floor beside the ball facing the golfer. Each maker sets its own ball-to-screen distance, and ceiling units need a mounting height inside the maker's range, so your launch monitor can change the room you need.

For example, Trackman recommends 12 ft from the hitting area to the screen for the Trackman 4, so a Trackman room needs about 2 ft more depth than one planned around a 10 ft ball-to-screen distance.

The table lists each launch monitor's placement, the maker's ball-to-screen distance, its ceiling mounting height and the room the maker recommends (height × width × depth).

How the calculator works

• Projector distance uses each projector's throw ratio (lens front to screen surface) with the image filling the screen height. Projector throw data comes from the makers via ProjectorCentral.
• Launch monitor position uses the maker's stated placement, or the middle of the stated range. Ball-to-screen minimums and ceiling mounting heights come from each maker's setup guides, linked in the table.
• Working assumptions: 10 to 12 ft ball to screen, projector lens at least 24 in behind the ball where the zoom allows, a 48 in stance, 9 to 12 in from the wall to the screen, and a 6 ft golfer.
• Enclosure sizes are the frame dimensions of our SIG, DIY and SIGPRO Commercial enclosures.

This is a planning guide, not an install drawing. Confirm measurements on site before drilling, or talk to a simulator specialist.

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