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How Do You Set Up a Square Golf Home Launch Monitor Indoors?
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Set up the Square Golf Home on a flat surface at ball height, in a room with little to no sunlight, and place the ball inside its 15 by 15 cm hitting zone. It sits beside the ball, so you don't need a long radar lane behind the golfer. The swing, the net or impact screen, and the rest of the room still need their usual space.
Square Home setup checks
| Check | Home edition guidance | Avoid this mistake |
|---|---|---|
| Surface height | Flat ground, with the monitor at the same height as the ball | Leaving the unit on the floor beside a thick hitting mat. |
| Ball position | A 15 by 15 cm zone centered 42 cm forward and 23 cm right of the unit | Reading the directions from the golfer's perspective instead of the unit's. |
| Sunlight | Little to no sunlight; the front should not face sunlight directly | Assuming that turning the unit away from a window controls all light in the hitting area. |
These checks summarize the Square Home manual. The hitting zone is a ball-placement area, not a minimum room size; leave room for the swing and follow your net or screen instructions.
Depth saved, swing space not
Square Golf's Home unit watches a small patch of floor next to itself. It doesn't track the ball from several feet behind the player, and in a basement, spare room, or garage, that depth is worth having back.
Swing space is a separate question. A full driver swing, room on both sides of the golfer, and something to stop the ball all still have to fit.
Monitor and ball on one plane
Square's Home manual says to place the launch monitor on flat ground at the same height as the golf ball.
Picture a thick hitting mat on a concrete floor, with the monitor left down on the concrete. The two are now on different levels. Either raise the unit or build the hitting area so they match, and do it before permanent turf goes down. A finished floor built around the wrong height is a pain to redo.
15 by 15 centimeters
That's the Home edition's hitting zone. The ball-placement diagram in the manual puts its center 42 cm in front of the unit and 23 cm to its right, roughly 16.5 inches forward and 9 inches to the side. Read those directions from the unit's perspective.
The strip can be small. It has to stay put, though, because a mat that slides a little every session means realigning every session. In a permanent room, a small floor mark or a fixed strip gets the ball back to the same spot each time.
Windows and open garage doors
The Home manual asks for a room with little to no sunlight and says the front of the unit should not face sunlight directly.
A windowless basement makes sunlight easier to control. A garage with big windows, or with the door rolled up, may need blinds or curtains; facing the unit away from the sun alone may not remove sunlight from the hitting area.
The rest of the room
Measure the ceiling from the top of the finished mat, see how close the nearest side wall is, and make sure a driver swing can finish without the golfer steering the club around the room. If several people will play, have whoever is tallest and whoever swings widest try the hitting position, slow practice swings first.
GSPro, Creative Golf, and Windows
Square's support page provides GSPro and Creative Golf connectors, both for Windows 10 or later. Want to use something else? Confirm the connection before you buy the computer or settle on the display.
Square's own app is available for Windows, Android, and iOS. The Windows requirement above applies to the listed third-party connectors, not every way of using the monitor. Choose the app or simulator software first, then check its device requirements on Square's software support page.