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Basement golf simulator size and ceiling check

A basement is private and easy to darken. Ducts and beams usually decide the ceiling height.
Figures read
Method
Published figures
Products tested
None

Three numbers to take first

Measure the width at the hitting spot, the depth along the shot and the lowest ceiling point over the swing. A golfer 5 ft 10 in tall needs a clear ceiling of 8.83 ft at the least and 9.83 ft for a driver. Depths the calculator uses run from 10 ft to 17.64 ft.

  • Width: between posts and walls, at the hitting spot.
  • Depth: the clear length, without stairs or a furnace room.
  • Ceiling: floor to the lowest duct, beam or fixture over the swing zone.

Where a basement loses space

  • Ducts, pipes, beams and a drop ceiling can take 6 to 12 inches. Measure to the lowest part over the swing.
  • Support posts and furnace or water heater closets cut into the width.
  • A low ceiling rules out some monitors for taller golfers. The calculator shows the ceiling verdict for each one.
  • A raised floor or mat changes the height at the hitting spot.
ScreenSpace behindClub head at top of swingCeiling heightDepth, back wall to wall behind the screen
Take the ceiling at the lowest point over the swing, and leave space behind the screen.

What helps

  • No weather, and the light is easy to control.
  • A finished basement often has a clear rectangle with room for a screen at one end.

Typical size

We have no published source for the typical size of this room type, so we do not quote one. The starting numbers in the calculator below are examples, not claims about your room.

Check your basement

Check a basement

Units
feet

Across the room, side to side.

feet

The long way, in the direction of the shot.

feet

At the lowest point over the swing.

inches

5 ft 10 in. In inches.

Which hand swings

Most makers do not publish left-handed figures. Choose Both if right and left handers share the room.

Clubs
inches

Thickness that lifts you toward the ceiling. Zero if none.

Checks the frame against the room too.

Results

No launch monitor in the list fits this room on the published figures.

Plan for the SkyTrak+
ScreenWidth 12 ftDepth 16 ftScreenCeiling 8 ft9 ft to 10 ftClub head: +3 to 4 ft
  • Minimum space (green fits, amber tight, red short)
  • Recommended space
  • Swing arc, drawn for illustration, no width is published

Nothing fits on the published figures

Try a bigger room or a different layout. The monitor table lists the space each one asks for.
Does not fit, or no data (12)

Golf Room Fit is a guide, not a guarantee. Figures are what the maker or a retailer publishes, and we have not tested any product. Measure your room twice, swing a club in the space, and check the maker's own page before you buy.

Measure twice, and swing your longest club in the space. The ceiling height guide explains the rule behind the ceiling check, and the launch monitor table lists the space each monitor asks for. Other rooms: garage, basement, spare bedroom.

A guide, not a guarantee

Golf Room Fit is a guide, not a guarantee. Figures are what the maker or a retailer publishes, and we have not tested any product. Measure your room twice, swing a club in the space, and check the maker's own page before you buy.