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Can a spare bedroom fit a golf simulator?

A spare bedroom is the tightest case. Monitors that sit beside the ball or mount overhead need the least depth.
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: wall to wall at the hitting spot.
  • Depth: the long axis, wall to wall, with the door closed.
  • Ceiling: floor to ceiling, and to any fan or fixture over the swing.

Where a spare bedroom loses space

  • A standard ceiling is often lower than a driver swing needs. The calculator uses your height plus 36 to 48 inches.
  • Ceiling fans and light fixtures sit in the swing path. Remove them or measure around them.
  • Doors and closets that open into the space cut the clear depth.
  • Furniture that has to stay takes more space than the walls suggest. Measure what is free.
  • Noise and floor protection are outside the calculator. Check them yourself.
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

  • It is close to the rest of the house and easy to heat or cool.
  • Beside-the-ball and overhead units tend to need less depth than monitors behind the ball. The monitor table shows each one.

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We have no published source for the typical size of this room type, so we do not quote one.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 spare bedroom

Check a spare bedroom

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Most makers do not publish left-handed figures.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 10 ftDepth 12 ftWidth short by 2 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.