Hi all

Recently got a good deal on a second hand mlm2pro. I have a 6 year old who loves the awesome golf kid games . I had planned originally to get an mlm2xpro for the putting because my son likes trackman mini golf games. I had assumed awesome golf had mini golf but it doesn't.

2 questions

- are there any other general kids games besides on awesome golf?

- does any software have mini golf that I could use on the mlm2xpro?

I won't bother upgrading to the mlm2xpro if there is no mini golf as I'm not interested in Sim putting.

Thanks

Got this email a day or two ago and didn't notice it till today since it was in the marketing tab. This seems like a nice change for those with a perpetual license.

It does also mention in the FAQ that you should still be able to use FSX 2020 to access GSPro if you get access Foresight+.

I'm hoping to order a Square Home Edition this weekend but i'm in Canada. Has anyone ordered directly from their website? It says $664.05USD but doesn't show any taxes or duties. Does anyone know if that will be added later and ill have to pay when it arrives?

Its about a $200CAD savings going through their website than it is any place in Canada.

I have the Square Home Edition. I am using Square, Munigolf, and Awesome Golf.

How can I get the most out of Awesome Golf? I love the software so far, but have mainly used the range + closest to the pin. Anything can help as I'm very new!

I'm building out my golf sim space and everything has been fine until recently, both my Omni and home edition are having issues.

Context: I bought the home edition for a very good deal and it worked perfectly fine with Callaway orange foam balls while I was waiting for my impact screen. My impact screen came and the launch monitor was fine, it's only since I installed foam tiles on the floor to level it for artificial grass that I've had issues.

The home edition has become so impossible to register the ball that it only detects the ball within a 3cm square and even then it shows the ball at the edge of the "hitting zone"

I bought an Omni because I was so sick of the home edition being impossible to use, but now the Omni is "locking" onto the ball and if I remove the ball, the monitor is still locked onto the ball.

If anyone has had similar issues I'd love to know, because I think the square software is awful and I'll be doing some more testing with 3rd party software before returning the Omni and selling the home edition.

Hi all,

I'm a software developer from Poland and in my spare time I'm building a small open-source project that tries to predict where a golf ball lands from a phone-style video of the first moments of its flight, using computer vision plus a ball-flight physics model.

So far I've tested it only on simulated shots. Now I need real ones, and this is where you could help: if you hit balls with a launch monitor or simulator, I'd love a short video of a few shots together with the numbers your monitor showed.

What I need per shot

• A video of the shot, the original file from your phone (Reddit, WhatsApp and YouTube compress the video and the ball vanishes).
• The launch-monitor numbers: ball speed, launch angle, launch direction, spin, carry. A screenshot is fine if typing is a pain.
• A rough idea of where the camera was (distance and height). The form asks.

How to record (2-minute version)

• Phone on a tripod or leaning on something, landscape, no zoom.
• Highest frame rate you have: 120/240 fps slow-mo is great, 60 fps is OK.
• Side-on (face-on or from behind your back) about 3-5 m / 10-15 ft from the ball, at about hip height, with the ball on the tee in the picture and the path of the ball in front of it: some sky outdoors, the screen or net indoors.
• Any club, any skill level. Mishits are useful data too.

In a sim bay: put the phone to the side as far back as the room allows, with the ball on the tee and the first metre or two of flight towards the screen in the picture. Even that short flight is useful: it helps the ball detection and the launch-angle checks, while outdoor shots are what test the landing prediction.

How to send it: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNJGuFxPPrBziIWq2Om1SYzRwqzrQB_vH27VpyoydsLAVlcw/viewform - one response per shot, about a minute each. You fill in the camera setup once per session. It's a Google Form with a file upload, so Google asks you to sign in to a Google account before it opens.

Privacy: the videos and numbers are used only to develop and test the software. Because of the upload, I can see the name and e-mail of the Google account each file came from; I don't use them for anything except contacting you about your shots. Nothing is published unless you tick the optional box in the form, your username/e-mail are never published, GPS data in the video files is removed, and I'll delete your data whenever you ask.

There's no reward, sorry. It's a hobby project. But if people are interested I'm happy to post the results here: how close the predictions get to your monitor's carry numbers, and where it fails.

Questions or ideas about the setup are very welcome in the comments. Thanks!

Curious has anyone used ShotForge software yet, have seen a few videos on YT not a ton yet. I cancelled my GSPro subscription I just don’t use it enough to justify $250 a year especially when I can’t play in my garage for 4 months during the winter. Downloaded Muni Golf but haven’t played it yet.

I want to set up a simulator bay in my garage. It’s a 3-car garage and I’m thinking of using the back space pictured below. It’s 9ft wide and 9ft high. Can anyone help recommend a practical approach? I have a $750-1000 budget. Open to kits or building my own and want to have a tracker as well.

Hi all,

I’m in the process of planning my golf simulator. I plan to have a 4:3 impact screen that I also use for movies. Ideally I would be able to fill the full width of the screen with both 4:3 and 16:9, so I am looking into a sliding projector mount to allow this.

I was planning to get the BenQ AK700st, but am now looking at the AK800st since the auto focus and presets would make the switch between golf and movies easier plus the extra lumens would be nice since I could have more light on (but not essential).

My issue is the I have kids who will also want to use the setup, and they tend to do stupid things sometimes, so I would love to have the projector mounted higher to make it less likely they hit it (~10 ft, it’s a lofted shed so I have plenty of head space). So that has me thinking would something like the Appotronics MK650 (or Hisense P65 if I can get it cheaper) be better with the high lens shift. If I angle one of the BenQs down the angle would need to be adjusted when switching modes. With the lens shift changes I could do that from the remote.

So my question is what have others done in the past when wanting to do both movies and golf with a high mount? I want the switch to be as simple as possible.

Thanks in advance for any help!

I'm building a detached garage with a dedicated space for a simulator room.

The space will be 25x15x11 feet (LxWxH)

Still in the planning stages but have formal engineered drawings of the structure and prelim simulator room plans. I'm getting a professional company to do it.

They have been very helpful and provided electrical drawings on where to place outlets etc..

Just curious if anybody has any insight into things they wish they had/had done?

I've already added some small things, plug in for mini fridge, plug in and wiring to hang a tv etc..

Cheers

Building out my first garage golf simulator, I would love a unit that doesn't have to be next to the ball but I am wondering how close in performance a MEVO2 or MLM2xPO can get to a unit like the Uneekor Mini Lite or a similar unit

Can you connect with mevo+?

Anyone have the 4’x5’ mat with the hitting strip insert? I’m concerned the mat comes in two pieces and they will move separately if they slide from foot pressure during rotation.

Long time planning and a lot of effort to get this far. Still a lot to do but some of the biggest tasks are done. Metech retractable screen setup. Challenging because my garage is more bike shop than golf and I need it to be both. Ceiling only 8’11 but I can swing driver. I had to have the garage tracks raised and spring system changed. Then I built a unistrut structure to hang the screen and side panels from. Turf is just sitting on foam gym tiles, that still needs to be trimmed down and secured. Still have to cut in the hitting strip and install the projector and spotlight. A lot of problem solving as this has progressed but so far I think it works. Definitely a few tweaks to be made.

Hi All

There are lots of new launch monitors - Nova, Spectrum Element etc

I just wondered which Camera units have Full Face Impact Location and Low Point - measured.

Square Omni I believe doesn't measure these, but estimates?

Spectrum Element is Horizontal Impact Location only.

Thanks

Seems after a bit of trepidation…all is good. Seems to have helped.

Hello,

I bought panels from wall panel pros that are specifically made for golf simulator enclosures. They snap in but sometimes if you hit a wedge shot high and hit the pads instead of the screen, they will fall down. I was thinking of just using like gorilla glue and gluing them in but wanted to see if anyone else had suggestions before I did it. Pictures of the type of tile connections attached.

Thanks in advance for any help!

I just started golfing and I really want to keep playing during the winter. From a budget perspective, could I purchase a used MLM2pro on eBay and run muni golf without having to pay any subscriptions to rapsodo? Thanks in advance

Have had it 4ish years and played sporadically. Nothing at all wrong with it. Includes case, stand, and charging cable. Will be factory reset. Located in Central Texas but happy to ship.

$250 shipped.

Hi all,

I’m planning on ordering the Rapsodo MLM2xPro in the next few days.

On their website for best accuracy they recommend the unit being 7.5 feet behind the ball and a ball flight of 13 feet. My garage is 19 feet deep from screen to garage door.

This means i will either have to be closer to the screen or the unit being closer to ball. Which is more important?

Thank you

I need to mount the projector right above the center garage tracks and I am wondering what people have been doing to mount when they have the exposed rafters like this? I was thinking of mounting a board between rafters on opposite sides of the ceiling to create a flat surface, then attach a mount to that board.

I just got an enclosure and have a 3 mm thick impact screen but it is still too loud like gunshot. Seems like when the ball makes impact with screen the screen slams against the back blackout plastic and that is what makes the loud noise. Any solutions?

Hi folks,

What I’d like to understand is what the Trackman IO does better technologically (and why), than the ProTee VX. I appreciate the cost of the IO is like 2-3x more depending on whether you want golf courses etc, and IO has hefty subscription etc.

I’m really after the what technical things the IO does better than the VX, if anything?

Many thanks!

I’m building a home golf simulator and considering the 5′ × 8′ Matzilla mat ($299) as my landing/putting surface and an ultimate matzilla as a hitting surface.

The appeal is that they are both 1⅛″ thick, so I could put it directly on my garage floor without buying foam tiles or building up a separate layer of turf. That would give me a simple, modular setup with matching surface heights and no need to install a separate hitting strip.

I understand that Matzilla isn’t designed as a putting green, and I’m not expecting tournament-quality roll. I just want to know whether it’s reasonably consistent for putting during GSPro rounds, or at least
useable.

Thanks!

I am looking for a company to design and install a custom sim setup with built in impact screen, wall and ceiling padding, flooring, and lighting. I’m in the Midwest and hoping for a reputable local installer but willing to pay travel for high quality install. Below are the companies I’ve been talking to and getting quotes. If you have used any of them can you give feedback on the process, quality of supplies, and quality of install?

Virtual Tee Systems
Green Pro Golf Simulators
Assembled Golf
Indoor Golf Shop
Pioneer Golf Co