Marcus Bell
Has built and rebuilt his own garage simulator more times than he'll admit, and covers the gear that goes in one — launch monitors, projectors, screens and mats. Reckons winter is for scoring, not hibernating.
Latest by Marcus
You're upgrading your golf sim in the wrong order
The most common home-sim regret isn't a launch monitor's accuracy. It's a room you flinch in and a picture you can't see in daylight — and both get budgeted last.
By Marcus Bell
Square Golf launch monitor review: the camera unit that undercuts the radar crowd
A newer camera-based monitor that reads club data the budget radar crowd can't — and never charges a subscription. Here's honestly where it fits in a home sim.
By Marcus Bell
SkyTrak+ vs FlightScope Mevo+: your room decides this one, not your budget
Two of the smartest sim-grade launch monitors under camera-system money, and golfers agonise over the spec sheets. But the choice between them really comes down to one unglamorous thing most buyers measure last: how much space you actually have.
By Marcus Bell
The mat is the one part of a home sim your body pays for — don't cheap out on it
Everyone agonises over the launch monitor and grabs the cheapest mat to save a few quid. It's backwards: the mat is the only component you physically feel on every single swing.
By Marcus Bell
The only three projectors worth buying for a golf simulator
Forget the spec-sheet rabbit hole. For a golf sim the projector decision comes down to two things — your room's light and your budget — and it lands on one of three.
By Marcus Bell
The four home golf simulators: what each budget threshold actually unlocks
Spend twice as much and you don't get twice the simulator — you cross into a different kind of room. Here's what genuinely changes at each tier, and the exact point where more money stops buying you more golf.
By Marcus Bell
