I like how easy it is to use. The only thing I wish it had instructions on how to understand the data it creates. I had to go and talk to our Pro at our golf shop.
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- Triple-Camera Tracking: Garmin R50 delivers tour-level ball and club data accuracy.
- Six Enclosure Sizes: Carl's Place DIY C-Series from 8'W to 13'W, with the triple-layer Premium screen in every size.
- Frame Included: Pre-cut 1-inch EMT pipe kit matched to your size, plus foam inserts, side nets and safety baffle.
- Real Feel Mat and Laser Projector: Country Club Elite 5'W x 5'L mat and the Optoma ZW350ST with ceiling mount.
- Free Shipping: Ships free within the contiguous 48 states.

Garmin Approach R50 DIY Enclosure Golf Simulator
Snow on the driveway, a Tuesday night, and you are still hitting driver, with the Garmin Approach R50 set up beside the ball. Choose the screen size, mat and projector here, watch the build take shape in 3D at real size, and check out without waiting on a quote.
The Garmin Approach R50 DIY Enclosure Golf Simulator is a complete home golf simulator package built around the Garmin Approach R50 launch monitor: a Carl's Place DIY enclosure with a premium impact screen in six sizes, a Real Feel hitting mat, and a short-throw laser projector with its ceiling mount. Every pick updates the price and the 3D view, and the whole build goes to your cart as one package. It is for the golfer who wants one order for the whole room instead of sourcing a screen, frame, mat and projector separately.
Carl's Place DIY Simulator Kit Assembly
Garmin Approach R50 DIY Enclosure Golf Simulator Includes:
- Garmin R50 Launch Monitor
- DIY Enclosure Bundle (10'W x 7.7'H x 5'D, 4:3) - also available in 8'W, 10.5'W, 11.5'W, 12'W or 13'W
- Real Feel Country Club Elite Mat (5'W x 5'L)
- Optoma ZW350ST 3600-Lumen WXGA Laser Projector (0.521:1 throw)
- Projector Ceiling Mount
Use the builder above to change the enclosure size, hitting mat or projector, or add a landing pad, gaming computer or touch screen monitor.

Garmin Approach R50
Garmin Approach R50 Launch Monitor is the core of this system, delivering tour-level tracking through its triple-camera technology and built-in 10" touchscreen. It provides fast, accurate ball and club data, high-quality impact visuals, and access to thousands of virtual courses through Garmin Golf ($99.99/year). Its compact footprint and intuitive interface make it one of the most user-friendly launch monitors available for home simulator setups.
- Club Head speed (w/ club sticker)
- Club face angle (w/ club sticker)
- Club path angle (w/ club sticker)
- Angle of attack (w/ club sticker)
- Ball speed
- Launch angle
- Launch direction
- Spin axis
- Spin rate
- Apex height
- Smash factor
- Carry distance
- Total distance
- Deviation distance

Carl's Place DIY Enclosure
The Carl's Place DIY Golf Simulator Enclosure builds a clean, fully contained hitting bay. Every size in this package ships with the triple-layer Premium impact screen, a pre-cut 1-inch EMT pipe framing kit, foam inserts, a pair of 8 ft net wall extensions and an overhead safety baffle. BlackStop light-absorbing fabric keeps the picture bright with less bounce-back.
Room minimum, to the inch. Width is Carl's overall frame plus a 3 in buffer on each side; height is the frame plus 3 in above; depth is 12 in behind the frame, the 67.375 in frame, 5 ft 1 in from the frame to the tee (10 ft from the screen, the closest Carl's says to hit from) and 5 ft behind the tee to swing, which is 16 ft 9 in for every size; Carl's Place recommends 7 ft behind the tee for a full driver swing, which makes it 18 ft 9 in. Figures are rounded up to the next inch.

Hitting mat
The package ships with the Real Feel Country Club Elite Golf Mat, 5'W x 5'L. Its long, dense fibers let you swing down and through the turf the way you would off a fairway, it takes a real wooden tee, and the base absorbs the strike so your joints do not.
Three Fiberbuilt mats are one click away in the builder, or remove the mat if you already have one:
- Fiberbuilt Performance Turf Tee Box Mat, 8'W x 4'L
- Fiberbuilt 7'x4' Grass Series Single-Hitting Studio Mat
- Fiberbuilt 9'x4' Grass Series Center-Hitting Studio Mat (right- and left-handed)
Optional: Tour Golf Landing Pad
The Tour Landing Pad cushions and quiets balls dropping off the screen, keeps them from scuffing the floor, and bridges the gap between the mat and the enclosure. The builder offers the width that matches your bay, always 8 ft long:
- 9'W x 8'L for the 8'W enclosure
- 11'W x 8'L for the 10'W enclosure
- 11.5'W x 8'L for the 10.5'W enclosure
- 12.5'W x 8'L for the 11.5'W enclosure
- 13'W x 8'L for the 12'W enclosure
- 14'W x 8'L for the 13'W enclosure

Projector and ceiling mount
The Optoma ZW350ST is the included projector: 3,600 lumens, a 30,000-hour DuraCore laser with no bulb to replace, and a 0.521:1 short throw, so it mounts close to the screen and out of the swing. Seven BenQ short-throw projectors are available in the builder, from the 1080p TH671ST to the 5,100-lumen 4K LK936ST, and the ceiling mount switches to the right model for whichever projector you choose. Remove the projector and the mount goes with it. The projector calculator shows the mount distance for your screen size.
- Optoma ZW350ST 3600-Lumen WXGA Laser (0.521:1 throw), included
- BenQ TH671ST 3000-Lumen 1080p (0.69-0.83:1 throw)
- BenQ AH30ST 3000-Lumen 1080p LED (0.69-0.83:1 throw)
- BenQ AH500ST 4000-Lumen 1080p Laser (0.5:1 throw)
- BenQ AH700ST 4000-Lumen 1080p Laser (0.69-0.83:1 throw)
- BenQ LK830ST 4000-Lumen 4K Laser (0.496:1 throw)
- BenQ AK700ST 4000-Lumen 4K Laser (0.69-0.83:1 throw)
- BenQ LK936ST 5100-Lumen 4K Laser (0.81-0.89:1 throw)

Optional: SurfThing gaming computer and touch screen
Simulation software such as GSPro needs a gaming-class computer, and the one you pick here arrives ready for it. SurfThing builds them for golf simulation: 32GB DDR5, a 2TB SSD and an NVIDIA RTX 50-series GPU, in a desktop tower or a laptop. With the desktop PC, add the SurfThing DT2424H 23.8-inch touch screen to start rounds, review data and scrub swing video without walking back to a keyboard. It is not offered with the laptop, which has its own screen.
- SurfThing Enhanced Level PC: Core Ultra 5 with RTX 5070 Ti, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD
- SurfThing Enhanced Level Laptop: Core Ultra 9 with RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD
- SurfThing DT2424H 23.8" Touch Screen Monitor, 1080p, 75Hz, 10-point touch (with the desktop PC)
Which Enclosure Fits the Garmin Approach R50?
The Garmin Approach R50 sits beside the ball, level with the hitting surface, so it adds no depth behind you. Room depth below comes from each format's own net or screen setup and swing clearance, not from the Approach R50.
Net
The Approach R50 sits beside the ball rather than behind it, but the golfer's swing still needs clearance behind the ball: Carl's Place gives 4 ft as a minimum and recommends about 7 ft.
Floating Screen
Every width of the Net Return Floating Screen Simulator Bay fits at 14 ft, with 18 ft for a full driver swing. The Approach R50 sits beside the ball at that same depth.
DIY Enclosure
The Carl's DIY kit fits at 16 ft 9 in, with 18 ft 9 in for a full driver swing. The Approach R50 sits beside the ball rather than behind it, so it adds nothing on top of that figure.
Pro Enclosure
The Pro enclosure needs at least 16 ft 0 in of room depth, and a launch monitor beside the ball adds nothing to it.
Curved Screen
Also at least 16 ft 0 in. Carl's curved kits run 14 ft to 17 ft wide, which leaves room on either side of a centered tee for the Approach R50 beside the ball.
Built-In Screen
Carl's plans a Built-In room as 12 in behind the screen for buffer space plus 6 in to install the flaps, at least 10 ft from the screen and 7 ft of swing room in every direction. The Approach R50 sits beside the ball.
Our pick: the Pro Enclosure from 16 ft 0 in, or the Carl's DIY kit for less money, which fits at 16 ft 9 in, with 18 ft 9 in for a full driver swing. Either way the Approach R50 sits beside the ball and adds nothing on top of those figures.
Enter your own room width, depth and ceiling in the golf simulator builder, or read the golf simulator room size guide first.
See your build before you buy
Before you order, see the screen, the mat, the projector on its mount and the launch monitor drawn at real size, each where it goes.
The second gallery thumbnail opens an interactive 3D view of your build at real size, with the Garmin Approach R50 where it belongs: beside the ball. Drag to rotate, pinch or scroll to zoom, open it full screen. Share build saves the configuration to a short topshelfgolf.com link with a picture, for a spouse, a contractor or us, and the link rides along on your cart line and order.
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Garmin Approach R50 DIY Enclosure Golf Simulator Questions
All six: Net, Floating Screen, DIY Enclosure, Pro Enclosure, Curved Screen and Built-In Screen. The Approach R50 sits beside the ball instead of behind you, so it adds nothing on top of each format's own room depth: at least 16 ft 0 in for the Pro Enclosure and the Curved Screen; 16 ft 9 in, with 18 ft 9 in for a full driver swing for the Carl's DIY kit; and 14 ft, with 18 ft for a full driver swing for a floating-screen bay.
Only what the enclosure itself needs: at least 16 ft 0 in in the Pro Enclosure or the Curved Screen; 16 ft 9 in, with 18 ft 9 in for a full driver swing in the Carl's DIY enclosure; and 14 ft, with 18 ft for a full driver swing in a floating-screen bay. Carl's plans a Built-In room as 12 in behind the screen for buffer space plus 6 in to install the flaps, at least 10 ft from the screen and 7 ft of swing room in every direction. The Approach R50 sits beside the ball, level with the hitting surface, so it adds no depth behind you.
Yes, at a room depth of at least 16 ft 0 in. Carl's curved kits run 14 ft to 17 ft wide, which leaves room on either side of a centered tee for the Approach R50 beside the ball.
We're proud to say we are an Authorized Dealer/Distributor for all the brands we carry. All our products come directly from the manufacturer. Your launch monitor, projector and computer are covered by their manufacturer's warranty from the date of the original purchase, subject to its conditions and limitations. Carl's Place screens and enclosure materials are wearable goods, so they do not carry a warranty. Some marking and wear from the first sessions is normal, and how long a screen lasts depends on skill level, how often you play and how it is installed. If something looks unusual rather than like normal wear, send us photos and your order number and we will take it up with Carl's Place.
All impact screen sales are final with no returns. Because fit and material choice matter, measure your space before ordering.
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