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Author: Kenny Nyhus Fadil

Golfer looking frustrated at the screen after a putt in a home golf simulator

Why Sim Putting Frustrates Golfers (and What Helps)

If putting on your golf simulator makes you want to throw the putter through the screen, you are not doing it wrong — the frustration...

Jun 27, 2026 • 7 min Read
Apartment corner converted into a compact golf net practice station under a low ceiling

Apartment Golf Sim Ceiling Reality: What Fits

A full driver swing needs about 9 feet and most apartments run 8. How to measure your real swing clearance and build the sim your ceiling allows.

Jun 27, 2026 • 8 min Read
Foresight GCQuad camera launch monitor in a home golf simulator

Trackman vs Foresight GCQuad: Which Wins at Home

Trackman and the Foresight GCQuad are the two reference launch monitors of the game, and they reach their accuracy from opposite directions: Trackman is dual...

Jun 26, 2026 • 8 min Read
High-end golf launch monitor on a hitting mat in a home simulator enclosure

High-End Golf Launch Monitor Comparison: Premium Tier

A high-end golf launch monitor earns its price by measuring club delivery directly and trusting its own ball numbers without a calibration ritual. In my...

Jun 26, 2026 • 16 min Read
SkyTrak Plus photometric launch monitor in a home golf simulator

SkyTrak+ Golf Sim Build: A Centerpiece Setup Guide

A SkyTrak+ sim build puts a photometric launch monitor at the center of the room and designs everything else around the data it produces. Budget...

Jun 26, 2026 • 7 min Read

Mounting a Golf Sim Projector Above the Swing Path

Mount a golf sim projector on the ceiling, forward of your hitting position, angled back at the screen and clear of your full swing arc....

Jun 25, 2026 • 9 min Read
Home golf simulator room with a putting green on the impact screen and a golfer on a dedicated putting mat

Putting in the Golf Sim: An Honest Setup Guide

Putting is the part of a golf simulator that nobody demos and everybody quietly fights with. The short version: a sim reads a full swing...

Jun 25, 2026 • 14 min Read

Golf Sim Projector Guide: Throw, Lumens and Mounting

A golf sim projector lives or dies on three numbers: throw ratio, lumens, and the height you hang it at. Get a short-throw unit with...

Jun 25, 2026 • 14 min Read
Launch monitor beside a golf ball with a hitting net behind in a no-screen setup

Golf Net and Launch Monitor: A No-Screen Setup

You do not need an impact screen to use a launch monitor. How to place radar vs photometric units in a net-only room and read the data.

Jun 24, 2026 • 8 min Read
Home golf practice room with a hitting net, mat and launch monitor for a net-only setup

Golf Net Setup Guide: Net-Only and Apartment Sim Builds

The room-first guide to a net-only golf setup: space, net choice, adding a launch monitor with no screen, apartment limits, and safety.

Jun 24, 2026 • 16 min Read
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