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How Much Room Does a Full Swing KIT Need Indoors?

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Full Swing 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, with 18 feet of room length in its current home-studio guide. Its 10-foot KIT Studio package lists a 9-foot ceiling and 12 feet of width; the 12-foot package lists a 10-foot ceiling and 14 feet of width. Your swing and the screen's rear clearance still need to fit.

Two lanes of 8 to 10 feet

The KIT is a radar unit that sits behind the golfer, so it needs a clear lane back there as well as ball flight toward the screen. Full Swing calls for 8 to 10 feet on each side of the ball in its KIT indoor-space FAQ.

Add those up and the KIT sits 16 to 20 feet from the screen, before the gap an impact screen needs behind it.

18 feet, or 17?

Full Swing's home-studio guide recommends 18 feet minimum for a DIY room, and both screen packages list 18 feet. Its separate Studio FAQ still mentions screen and net options at 17 feet of depth. If that's all you have, ask Full Swing to confirm a specific package and layout rather than treating 17 feet as a general KIT minimum.

A room can look plenty long for golf and still be short for the KIT, if a wall, door, or anything else behind the golfer pushes the hitting position forward.

The two Studio packages

The KIT Studio package specifications list these dimensions:

PackageEnclosure height and widthRecommended room height, width, and length
10-foot Studio8 feet 4 inches × 10 feet 10 inches9 × 12 × 18 feet minimum
12-foot Studio9 feet 4 inches × 12 feet 2 inches10 × 14 × 18 feet minimum

A DIY KIT room doesn't have to copy them. Another enclosure can change the width or height you need; the radar distances stay put.

Ceiling clearance above the mat

Full Swing's published ceiling figures are room recommendations for those packages, not a guarantee of clearance for every golfer. Your swing may need more. Bring the clubs you expect to use into the room and make slow, controlled swings from the planned hitting position.

Measure up from the finished mat or platform. A raised hitting surface eats into the clearance you thought you had.

Room for the projector

A floor-mounted projector or other video gear can take up space the basic radar diagram doesn't show. The Studio packages work that out as a system. In a DIY build, it's on you.

Before ordering, lay out where the screen, tee, KIT, projector, and golfer each go. If the room only works by shortening one of the published radar distances, it's the wrong room for a KIT.

When a righty and a lefty share it

The KIT sits on the center line; the golfer doesn't. If both will use the simulator, make slow swings from both sides. A layout with plenty of space on one side can put the other golfer too close to a wall, projector, or enclosure edge.

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