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How Much Room Does a Full Swing KIT Need Indoors?

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Full Swing currently recommends 8 to 10 feet from the KIT to the ball and another 8 to 10 feet from the ball to the screen or net. Its KIT Studio packages list 18 feet of room length. Width and ceiling height then depend on the golfer and the enclosure: Full Swing's 10-foot KIT Studio calls for at least a 9-foot ceiling and 12 feet of width, while the 12-foot Studio calls for a 10-foot ceiling and 14 feet of width.

The KIT uses two depth zones

The KIT is a rear-mounted radar launch monitor, so it needs a clear lane behind the golfer as well as ball flight toward the screen. Full Swing currently calls for 8 to 10 feet from the KIT to the ball and 8 to 10 feet from the ball to the screen.

That puts the launch monitor 16 to 20 feet from the screen before you account for the small gap an impact screen may need behind it.

Where the 18-foot figure comes from

Full Swing lists 18 feet of length for both KIT Studio packages. Its Studio FAQ also says that with 17 feet of depth there are options among its screen and net packages, so 18 feet is a package figure more than a hard minimum.

A room can feel long enough for golf and still be too short for the KIT if the hitting position has to move forward to clear a wall, door, or other obstruction behind the golfer.

The Studio package dimensions are useful reference points

The 10-foot KIT Studio enclosure is 8 feet 4 inches high and 10 feet 10 inches wide, and Full Swing lists a minimum 9-foot ceiling, 12 feet of width, and 18 feet of length for it. The 12-foot Studio moves to a 10-foot ceiling, 14 feet of width, and the same 18 feet of length.

Those are package recommendations, not universal limits for every DIY KIT room. A different enclosure can change the width or height you need, while the radar distances remain the same.

Ceiling height depends on the golfer

Full Swing's ceiling figures are minimums for its enclosures; the real test is your own swing. Take the clubs you actually expect to use into the room and make slow, controlled swings from the planned hitting position.

Measure from the finished mat or platform, not the bare floor. A raised hitting surface reduces the clearance you thought you had.

Projector and video choices can change the finished layout

A floor-mounted projector or additional video equipment may use space that the basic radar diagram does not show. Full Swing’s Studio packages solve those relationships as a system; a DIY build needs to solve them separately.

Mark the screen, tee, KIT, projector zone, and golfer before ordering components. If the room only works by shortening one of the published radar distances, it is not the right KIT layout.

Width matters more when both handednesses use the room

The launch monitor itself sits on the center line, but the golfer does not. Test right- and left-handed swings if both will use the simulator. A layout that feels generous from one side can put the other golfer too close to a wall, projector, or enclosure edge.

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