I live in Charleston. Not many folks in my part of town (myself included) have space for a garage. I’ve gone ahead and set up a net in my little Downtown backyard and it’s been a blast. I have a Garmin R10, a 22” battery powered android tablet TV screen on a stand for the daytime and all is great.
I have a projector and am hoping to be able to hit into a screen at night like a “real” simulator.
The problem is noise. I’ve tried a cheap screen from amazon and it sounds like a gun going off. Next, I tried a silk bed sheet, slightly better but still very loud. I can hit back there at night fairly guilt free into the net because the only loud noise is my driver, the net is silent.
Options I’ve read about for a quieter option are:
-carls place.. but haven’t seen anything about one being used outdoors
-archery net
-moving blanket behind a screen to dampen
It seems like a mesh of some kind could work but contrary to my instinct, it sounds like weight is the answer vs airflow. I don’t really care about image quality because we’ll always have the iPad right there powering the projector.. the projector will just make it more fun and immersive as a cherry on top.
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
by IncidentAcceptable16
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I tried a moving blanket behind the screen, worked for 1/2 a round, and then the blanket dissentigraded.
Dunno, maybe there are better ones….
have you ever skyrocketed one into their house
The thin target/sheet is the issue. You could try a [cheap, thick impact screen](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJDXQVP5?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_9&th=1), it will be quieter but not silent. Hitting into a doubled up net is safe and silent, but doesn’t address your projection goal.
I also have an outdoor set up and have hit into a tigher screen and took it right back down because of that gunshot sound it made. I presently use Archery netting and that does well enough for my nightime projector needs and isn’t too loud + has the benefit of being cheaper than the high def impact screens
I have a 5×10 archery net in white from Amazon. Cheapest one they had in that size. It’s not available anymore or I’d post a link. I wouldn’t call it quiet. Passable but I’m a little more spread out, but not much.