Thinking of building a Golf Simulator at home? Try our Kaizen Masters Golf Simulator Enclosure
There’s no doubt that having a Golf Simulator at home is the dream of all golf addicts.
Just imagine, you can play 18 holes on your favourite golf course anywhere in the world in less than 2 hours, all without stepping out of your front door. You will be the envy of all of your golfing buddies and wonder why they all want to come to your house all of a sudden.
But even if you have the space at home, unless you have unlimited budget for someone to build it all for you, it can be a daunting project if you go down the DIY route.
You will need to source all the various components - launch monitor, impact screen, mat, projector just to name a few, you will then need to figure out how everything needs to hang together. If you are looking to get started, be sure to check out our How To Build Your Own Golf Simulator - The Fundamentals article.
One of the key challenges you will need to get right is how best to hang your impact screen. A nicely hung and tensioned impact screen can really lift the overall look of your set up and enhance your simulator golf experience.
A common solution for this is to either source or build an enclosure - it’s sort of like a indoor golf cage, where you hang the impact screen at the back and you will typically have a back canopy covering the rest of the enclosure which enhances the image being projected on the impact screen.
And here comes the dilemma - do I fork out almost $3k of my limited budget for an off the shelf product or source all the components myself to try and cobble something up together? If budget is limited and you are not a DIY wizard, then neither option look very appealing.
Then you come across the Kaizen Masters Golf Simulator Enclosure. What? A purpose built simulator enclosure for less than $2000?
That’s right, at Kaizen Golf, we pride ourselves on providing top quality golf-at-home products at affordable prices, and our flagship Simulator Enclosure is no different. As we manufacture all of the parts ourselves, we are able to offer a premium quality product at a reasonable price point.
Furthermore, the product is super easy to assemble - you should be able to put it together with 2 people in less than an hour.
We have written this article to show you just how easy it is to get it set up and at the same time showcase some of the enclosure’s unique features. We hope that you will consider our product if you are looking to build or upgrade your golf simulator set up - you will not be disappointed.
Of course detailed installation instructions are also included when the package, so you can also refer to that when it comes to assembling the actual product.
What’s in the box(es)
The Kaizen Masters Golf Simulator Enclosure comes in 2 boxes, and contain everything you need. They include:
- Steel frame - poles and corners, all with foam insulation
- Kaizen Professional Impact Screen with Velcro borders
- Black enclosure canopy
- Back protection netting
- Additional padding for top, bottom and side poles
- Side protection netting with sandbags
- Bungee balls and cable ties
Once you have taken all the parts out of the boxes and laid them out, we are ready to build it!
Let’s get building!
1. Build the frame
The first step in setting up the enclosure is to construct the frame. This is done by connecting all the pipes and corners together according to photos below. Some quick tips
- The 2-way (L shaped) corners are for the front bottom corners, all other corners are 3-way corners.
- Poles used for the sizes and top have different lengths, so make sure you are using the right pipes. To make it fool-proof, pipes have numbered stickers on them so as long as you arrange them according to the photo provided you will be fine.
- Either start from the bottom or start from the top - it will make the process easier.
2. Attach foam protection for the poles
Wrap protective foam provided around all poles and use cable ties to secure.
3. Even more protection for the poles!
Use additional padding provided and wrap them around the bottom back, and 2 top side bars. These are potential impact zones for errand shots so we are going for more protection.
What about the 2 back side bars and the top cross bar you ask? We have another way to protect those later (step 6).
4. Let's attach the impact screen
Attach the impact screen using bungees provided. The trick here is to make sure that the side with Velcros is facing the front.
Also we have provided a back support net that you can attach together with the screen (see photo). Although it's not absolutely necessary, it will give the impact screen a little bit more support and will make things a bit safer if the screen is going to placed very closed to a wall.
It's starting to look like a golf simulator enclosure!
5. Attach the canopy
The canopy is a single piece material that drapes over the enclosure.
It's secured to the frame by wrapping the edges of the canopy around the poles with velcro.
Just make sure the side that has the individual velcro straps is the back side, otherwise it's very straight forward.
You may need to just play with the velcro to ensure you get a clean and sharp look, so take your time with this step.
6. Close the gap
Close the gaps between the impact screen and the canopy across the top and the sides using protection padding provided. Each protection padding has 2 strips of velcro on it, one sticks to the canopy and the other sticks to the velcro on the impact screen, easy.
Again take some time to make sure you get the padding to be as straight as possible for a professional look.
Now the core part of the enclosure is done!
7. Side nets
This step is optional but is highly recommended to again make the set up safer.
Side protection nets are included as standard and they are attached via velcro strips that are on the canopy and the side of the protection net.
Use sandbags provided to stretch the other end of the protection net.
To save space, you can retract the side protection net when the simulator enclosure is not in use.
And we are done! We reckon it looks pretty good!
Some Usage Tips
Now that you’ve got your brand new Simulator Enclosure set up, here are some really useful tips on how to get the most of the enclosure as well as how to keep it in good working condition.
- Leave some space - if you are looking to position the enclosure in front of a wall, we recommend leaving a minimum 50cm of space between the impact screen and the wall. This will eliminate any chance of unwanted ricochets.
- Need a launch monitor? Be sure to check out our golf launch monitor buying guide to help you find the right launch monitor for you - Personal Golf Launch Monitors | A Buying Guide
- Get a good projector if you can stretch the budget - our Professional impact screen is a top end screen and we recommend that, budget allowing, you should really invest in a good projector. It would really compliment the enclosure and give you a much more immersive experience.
- Use clean, new balls - to extend the life of your impact scree, we recommend using new and unmarked balls. Scuffed up balls will wear out your screen much quicker, especially when you hit a lot of high spinning wedges - so we really recommend rotating out any golf balls that are showing signs of scuffing. Also don’t use dirty or marked up balls, they will just leave nasty marks on your impact screens, and they are extremely difficult to come off.
Final Thoughts
So that was a quick overview of how to set up the Kaizen Masters Golf Simulator Enclosure. I’m sure you agree that it is much much easier than trying to source all the materials required and building it yourself. And at less than $2000, doing a pure DIY job will probably cost you about the same too.
So if you are planning to build a Golf Simulator at home or are looking to upgrade your current set up, we would love for you to give our Masters Golf Simulator Enclosure a go! You will absolutely love it.
If you have any further questions on our Masters Golf Sim Enclosure or any feedback at all, please feel free to contact us, we'd love to hear from you!
Good luck with setting up your home golf simulator! We are off to play 18 holes at Augusta National 😉