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The Best Home Golf Simulator Setups, by Budget

A home simulator is five or six purchases that have to work together, not one product. Here is how to spend a limited budget well, from a net-and-launch-monitor corner to a full enclosure.

The Best Golf Launch Monitors for a Home Simulator

The launch monitor is the one purchase that decides how good your simulator feels and how much you spend. These are the units worth shortlisting, and who each one actually fits.

The Best Golf Simulator Projectors

A simulator projector has one hard job: throw a bright, square image onto an impact screen from a few feet away. These are the units that do it well, at every budget.

The Best Golf Hitting Mats for a Home Simulator

A hitting mat has to protect your joints over thousands of swings, sit still on concrete, and read cleanly for your launch monitor. Here is what separates a good one from a hard rubber pad.

The Best Budget Golf Launch Monitors

Under about $700 you can get honest ball and club speed, real carry numbers, and in some cases a working simulator. Here is what each budget unit does well and where it stops.

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How to Build a Home Golf Simulator

Four decisions determine whether a home simulator works: your room, your launch monitor, your budget, and whether the pieces you buy actually fit together.