Golf simulator room size checker
Room for a simulator?
Enter your ceiling height, width and depth, and see which launch monitors fit, using each maker's own published space needs.
At the lowest point: beams, lights
Side wall to side wall
Screen wall to back wall
Launch monitors that fit
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Enter your ceiling height, width and depth.
How it's worked out
Every figure here is the maker's own, from the page linked beside it. Where a maker gives a minimum and a recommendation, a room between the two is marked as fitting the minimum; below the minimum, it's marked too small. Where a maker gives only one figure, that's the one we check.
Where a launch monitor sits changes the depth it needs. Radar units such as Trackman 4, Garmin R10, Rapsodo, FlightScope and Full Swing sit behind you, so the room needs the ball's flight to the screen plus several feet behind the ball. Units beside the ball, such as SkyTrak, Bushnell and Foresight's GCQuad, and overhead units such as Trackman iO, Foresight Falcon and Uneekor, need less.
If a maker doesn't state a dimension, we say so and don't count it against the room. Some figures are for a maker's own enclosure or studio, and are labelled that way.
Sources: Trackman: how much room for a golf simulator · Foresight Sports: golf simulator room setup · Uneekor: space needed for setup · SkyTrak: plan your space · checked 5 Nov 2026
A 2.75 m (9 ft) ceiling
A room 2.75 m high, 3.8 m wide and 5.5 m deep meets Foresight's 9 ft minimum ceiling for a GCQuad but not its 10 ft recommendation, so it's marked as fitting the minimum. It's too low for Foresight's Falcon, which wants at least 9.5 ft.
Questions
What ceiling height do I need for a golf simulator?
Most makers recommend about 10 ft (3 m) for a full driver swing. Several say 9 ft (2.75 m) works for many golfers, and Foresight says 8.5 ft is enough for irons only. Your own height and swing matter most.
Why does Trackman 4 need so much more depth?
It's a radar unit that sits behind you and tracks the ball's flight, so Trackman asks for 18 ft from the screen to the unit. Units beside or above the ball need far less room behind you.
Can left- and right-handed golfers share a simulator?
Usually, with more width. SkyTrak suggests 1 to 2 ft extra, and Foresight notes that more width lets both play. Units beside the ball may need moving to the other side.
How should I measure my room?
Measure the ceiling at its lowest point, under beams, ducts or lights, and measure the clear floor, not wall to wall. Then swing a driver where you'd stand.
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