I built a golf simulator AT HOME!

[@johnatkinson3174]

As it's in your garage, you could call it "the drive-in range".

[@XXshnaiderXX]

ha got it !

[@neckman6147]

Nice

[@Ling__Ling__]

GET. OUT.

[@russharden4374]

I hate you for forcing me to laugh at that.

[@jacobfuller4067]

I’m dying at this at 4am 😂😂

[@adammccartin7000]

"THE BUNKER" is the perfect name if ya ask me mate!

[@DexxBlue]

Genius ! "The Bunker" So appropriate for Golf in Lockdown.

[@adammccartin7000]

@@DexxBlue 1st name that came to mind + figured its fitting given the current circumstances. Think we all feel like we're down in "The BUNKER"! LOL

[@adammccartin7000]

@Son of Dad HAHA😆😆 took me a second but once I said it aloud, it was like RS was in my livingroom! "Absolutely CA-RUSHED"

[@martinsykora1989]

Fantastic Rick 👌, love watching your videos. This is really awesome... Looking forward to watching them.

[@Gilrodah]

What he’s not telling us is that he’s wanted to do this for awhile and the virus was the perfect excuse to convince his wife 😂

[@spfpsu85]

Don’t need a garage or an office looking at this...........

[@junhyeokkim6724]

The only thing the virus is good for

[@Rjaye1]

GILRODAH kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZKqhYR4prN8maM

[@MikeyGeeez]

Haha we all know this is true 😂

[@aronbjornkristinsson2099]

@e james Wtf mate? You think this is a platform for your xenophobia and hatred?

[@kenobi2077]

When you realize that even the stack of Pro V1's are out of your budget.

[@basedhumanofficial]

i finally looked into them the other day. i swear it would cost me more in balls during a round than the round itself.

[@nathanbutcher1864]

bruh I get tons of free balls sneaking into courses with rivers

[@grapetonenatches186]

Just buy a flight. Hit it straight and keep it on the fairway, they last a long time.

[@blakedabloke6456]

As I work at a golf course whenever members leave their balls they go in a bin that we use for free golf balls. People have left Pro V1s many times 😁

[@kba]

@@blakedabloke6456 I played golf for the first time like a month ago with my friend, we buy secondhand golf balls for 10 cents each from workers who pick them up... I've hit quite a few of them not knowing their value, I'll keep them next time for when I get better because they all go flying out of bounds anyways atm lmao

[@nobody93920]

I love how transparent he is with prices clearly he understands how expensive of a sport golf can be

[@fjm7]

Doubleneck12 you mean Shiels not shields

[@chrisdobson4597]

This is a luxury. He has many videos on his channel explaining how you can play golf for cheap or on a budget. Thankfully I at least have a golf net I can hit into, and a yard to chip in.

[@DCopp]

Golf is so overpriced. This simulator setup should be $300-400 max. Look at the stuff an Xbox or PS4 can do for that. This can only do 1 thing. Drivers made in China costing $300+ is absurd. Muira stuff, now that I can understand but big box stuff. No way. All Chinese made.

[@jhonnyspeed4513]

@@DCopp So then why don't you get into the business of selling this stuff? Seems like you could be a millionaire in no time with the margins you imagine, no?

[@DCopp]

@@jhonnyspeed4513 I'm not an engineer, sorry

[@malfor007]

Please do a video called: “What’s in the Beer Fridge?” Impressive set up and more impressive Beer Fridge! There is only one name for it: “The Caddy Shack”

[@rockamockafo]

Came here to say this! Show us the fridge man!

[@ryantheOG]

I could potentially fit this in my garden, if I had enough money, a Garden, my own house, and didn’t still live with my parents....

[@hoopsoffroad]

LMAO!!!!

[@kevindenny3607]

So close

[@fredbaker5017]

I know it’s a year late, but I’ve just recently been a viewer. Until I was 50, I’d played a dozen games at most. A friend has gotten me interested in the sport where I am ready to dedicate some effort to it for fun and your channel has proven helpful and wildly entertaining, which helps me stay engaged. This is fantastic!!! Thanks to you, I’ve been improving slowly, but more than anything, staying interested in the game. Stay safe, and keep up the content, it makes a difference!! Cheers!

[@jhamelin119]

The GAREDGE

[@5HOT5cs]

Hey Rick, tough times without having golf in the US and I was wondering if you could do a golf review show for a launch monitor that you trust so the people stuck at home can improve their game and maybe invest in one of those. I've been looking at the Swing Caddie SC300 and it looks more accurate. I just want to know what you think of it, Thanks for all the great content and the simulator is beautiful.

[@walleyewannabe]

Hi Sam...I don't think the swing caddie would be good for indoors...I have the GarminG80 and it also may not be good for indoors unless your hitting short irons..I'm hitting into a net that's 5 ft away and anything over an 8 iron is way off...On Quad my 4 iron carry is 190/200 but on the Garmin in the garage it's barely 160 carry...so maybe the distance from the net is not far enough...When I took the garmin to my local hitting bay it worked alot better.. numbers being about 3 to 5 yds off( sometimes spot on)...I've never tried the swing caddie but I think both units would be good at a range...Hopefully Rick will do a review for us stuck in the garage

[@5HOT5cs]

Glen Brige I’m going through some golf withdrawals hoping for some quarantine golf tips 🙏

[@luisprieto7539]

I have a Garmin G80 and I use it in my backyard, swinging to a net and I have found to be quite accurate.

[@sticklp6405]

I've heard absolutely TRAGIC things only abut the SC300

[@poppajack5332]

@@sticklp6405 My SC300 has been working perfectly for the last 6 months, what tragic things have you heard?

[@MapleEngineer]

“The Shiels Shack,” “The 19th hole,” or “Hackers Lounge”

[@maxwin7332]

Taede Roersma Shiels Shack would be nice

[@douglasdoolen5285]

Shiels Shack is 🔥

[@subscribetorf_golfx1211]

I was literally about to comment the shiels shack and this was the top comment I saw 😂😂

[@alexdcoker]

I was thinking Shiels Shed or Shielshed

[@jamesboyce9186]

another vote for the "Shiels Shack"

[@matrixnew00]

MCGA: “Man Cave Golf Academy”. Throw in a thread mill to simulate walking down the fairway and get a cardio workout at the same time 👍

[@davidthompson7445]

A " THREAD " Mill ?"

[@deankellard5907]

David Thompson lol Lol

[@johnness8070]

I'm old enough to remember when cars went in garages. Ah, the good old days. I don't have a GC Quad, but I have a net, mat and a PRGR. After rolling the vehicles out, it takes me about 1/2 hour to set it all up. Can't hit the driver because of ceiling height, but 3W and below clears. I'm looking forward to your ideas about indoor practice. Thank you Rick. BTW, as per Pete Swanson's post I like the "Lab" as a name for your enterprise.

[@buddymcgowin5856]

“The Shiels Shack” “The Halfway House” “The Grind Simulator” “The Golf Fix” Those are my favorites

[@RealLaneyBug]

I have the perfect name. “The Rick Shiels Center for Golfers Who Can’t Golf Good”. Derek Zoolander would be proud of that name.

[@jacksonwood8379]

Lee Magann big fan of that

[@OverParSteve]

How are they going to golf if they can’t fit in the building !!!

[@MarkSmith-lz5rk]

And want to learn tondo other stuff good too

[@MarkSmith-lz5rk]

@@OverParSteve this facility needs to be....

[@coldpeople]

Nice

[@adriansollom5451]

Nobody Rick: Hand mows artificial turf

[@thehoodedteddy1335]

3:34 the way that synced with the beats was oddly satisfying.

[@peteswanson3482]

"The Lab" would be a good name. Your testing all of the time and sometimes it can get crazy.

[@davew3587]

great name

[@stuartswan2640]

If this was in my garage I would be living in there.

[@simonbrady6436]

This is incredible!! What would I give to have a set up like this!! Keep the videos coming Rick, absolutely love the channel and is one of a few things keeping me sane during this difficult time!! Hope you’re keeping well, keep up the great work pal 👍🏻

[@charlied.6722]

Great video ...been following you for years, but this is so "real" ... a real man, thx!! Stay safe

[@willfaulkner5586]

Video idea : using the Dart board, each section of the Dart board relates to a club (20=driver, 7=7 iron etc). You have to play a course only using ur Dart skills to select what club u are taking on each shot 👍

[@danesanderson8508]

No

[@jacksonroper22]

I would spend endless amounts of hours doing laundry in this garage.

[@nrth-ng9sm]

Jackson Roper yeah then forget to put the clothes in the dryer

[@mc_eggroll]

"Hopefully doesn't last too long" Oh poor young Ricky, none us knew what was coming.

[@boppin9435]

1 year later here we are hahahhaha

[@konstix4854]

Yes

[@richardparkhouse3607]

Excellent job you've done there Rick and once again an excellent video. I'm sure there's a lot of us at home right now wishing we had this. Thanks for the videos and stay safe too.

[@Randomfatkid150]

Great setup! How much headroom do you have? Whats the measurement from floor to ceiling? Cheers

[@14Siento]

‘The Covid-19th Hole’ - shouldn’t joke about it - great setup Rick!

[@michaelwodz9807]

Ok snowflake

[@crazyunicyclist4608]

I don’t know if it was intentional but the screen size changed in beat with the music 3:15

[@kennywowie]

Love the details: ball pyramid, dusting the photo. Always good to check in with Rick. Nice to see him and Guy at the Open. What a finish!

[@heavyq]

"Hey Rick, how's the lockdown going?" *While vacuuming the grass* "Pretty good, Bob. How's about you?"

[@zacharymilos392]

Conspiracy theory: Rick unleashed Coronavirus as an excuse to build the home simulator after years of the wife saying "no way!".

[@MarkusAndre-oe7qc]

Zachary Milos I think he needed an excuse

[@SpitSharp]

I like social distancing but my wife kept trying to get back in the house.

[@grizzlemydog1]

Who doesn't want to rock the Rick Shiels headcover 🔥🔥

[@malone77]

Mark crossfield

[@clintonkildepsteen3982]

@@malone77 Rick should send him a signed headcover

[@chiefnakoma]

In the past couple years I have put in a golf simulator (DIY to keep cost down) and a home gym. My job is busy and with 2 little kids my free time is limited. Being able to have a quick range session, play 18 holes in 45 minutes on the sim and work out from home has been great. Being in the Northern United States we lose 5 months of golf to cold weather. Due to being able to practice and play more after my sim my handicap improved from 12 to 6 in the past 2 years. I would highly recommend building your own sim. There is a great website called golf simulator forums with tons of information and people that will answer your questions on completing your sim.

[@vladdysobotka17]

This is everything I want when I retire! Lol Call it “Shiel’s sanity shelter” 😂

[@paulcrompton751]

How much did the whole set-up cost - simulator, projector, other hardware and software. I always thought high quality simulators were prohibitively expensive.

[@ICEMAN-lo2bk]

For his exact setup you would be looking at about $17,000-$18,000. $14,000 of that is the cost for the GCQUAD with the software.

[@rstrst2099]

I just bought 10x10 hitting screen 150$ R-motion golf simulator 165$ Cheap Matt 4x3 feet 45$ A Dell computer with the ram and graphics card to run software 1500$ Haven't bought projector yet but Ebay 50$ to 160$ I'm in So Cal April 8th 2020 on lock cane can't use it inside ceiling's are not high enough have it set up outside but its raining so I still can't use it all the time

[@paulcrompton751]

ICEMAN even if I had the space, I don’t have the money 😁 it would be nice to have that setup though.

[@briangreer5420]

The “Inner Shank-tum” 😂 Cheers, Rick!

[@jimmyz20100]

Rick, watching your videos just makes me smile. I enjoy your style very much. Thanks for all of the great content.

[@Rob_Taggart]

Can’t believe I missed this when you put it out four months ago. This is incredible and makes me want to build one for myself

[@tannerabell387]

"All my Nike hats" literally only ever wears the black one😂😂 Great Vid man keep it up

[@josephst4621]

"Shiels Laundromat" gotta keep it low key

[@laingadaing]

Your enthusiasm for golf is contagious. I've never played so much in my life.

[@joeymueller1510]

Call it “The Club” Looks amazing and now gives me inspiration to do one at my place👍🏼

[@poet4all]

"The Birdie Barn, Eagles nest, Strokers stadium. I could go on, let me know if you need more! Congrats on the build out

[@joegvoll6017]

The "Eagles Nest" is a bit too Third Reichish for my tastes, but I do like the "Birdie Barn" or "COVID Corral" or "COVID19thHole".

[@asbarrass]

Rick, You mentioned a few of the costs to get this set up, out of curiosity what was the total cost including the software??

[@jamesharpell6246]

total cost for the whole setup is around 18k USD

[@jasperbaas450]

...damn

[@weikang007]

18k and beer fridge not included..

[@BodhiGeraci]

GC quad alone is 18k guys... I'd say about 21k

[@2011ewetube]

American golf sell the gc quad with the software and driving screen etc for £23,100 😳

[@calebhallberg9938]

in lockdown here in the US. I have been watching all your videos. Really got my interest back into golf (haven't been playing much the last couple years). Now watching this, I think this is my favorite video watching the completion of the home simulator!

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

I've thought about doing a "budget" version with a cheap launch monitor and just some old sheets or something. It'd be better than nothing here during the winters of small town Minnesota. At least you wouldn't have to start every season like someone whose never played golf before again because you've had that much time off lol!

[@lewisknight425]

“How did you get through self isolation?” “Are you mad? I watched golf videos all day” should have built myself a simulator....

[@mickspsmith]

As we are being attacked with virus, we retreat to the safety of the bunker.. "the bunker". Or "the golf cage".

[@dan6227]

Emotional start to the video, shows how much you care about your viewers and why you have so many viewers, keep up the great videos mate, would love a man cave like that......"Golf Garage"

[@cruzpj212]

Great Job Rick! I have something similar using the Skytrack system and a hitting net/55" TV Monitor. Do you have any tips on how we can best develop practice routines for an indoor setups like this? Love the Channel, Great job!

[@homosapienssapiens3033]

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Rick Shiels: I’ll buy and build a simulator in the garage in order to shoot videos for my favorite subscribers. P.S. You make the best golf content. Thanks.

[@Korbis1981]

Also, Maybe this is the start of the Shiels Golf Academy, so that could be me the name or SGA1 for the 1st bay :)

[@TheGoogs1972]

Rick! That is awesome 👍👍 It turned out really really good, I'm soooo jealous. What a setup!! Love your work, keep it up & yes! you too stay safe. 👍⛳

[@philipdorney7531]

Can’t imagine getting that rick shiels headcover, there’s 2 in the world. Pls rick !!!!

[@jamesadams5870]

The rack is called a “Me Wall” Also, the studio should be called “The Garage” because it has all the tools to fix whatever you bring in. Also, I see the Shiels Golf School starting up in a couple months.

[@Salidin111]

Rick: Honey im going to build the garage into a driving range Wife: u wot mate?

[@Golficity]

This is so awesome Rick. Can't wait to get ours up! Cheers.

[@seanosullivan7769]

You have to call it “The Shiels Shank Shack” or just “The Shank Shack”

[@okimike5963]

You beat me to it. I obviously vote for this one

[@msalzberg4962]

More important that golf: Your girls are adorable. Enjoy the time you're 'forced' to stay at home with them.

[@beatlaunch7623]

Instead of a simulator, I just bring my bag into my backyard and hit stick and wood chips over my neighbors fence.

[@thomasramonleal7062]

You are absolutely The most resourceful wonderful golf instructor I have seen.

[@stephanrusch6336]

Hey Rick, what ceiling height do you have in your garage, according to the range of a swinging club?

[@aosti115]

I think you need at least 10'. This is why it won't work for me!

[@DuckTheSauce]

I think he cut part of his ceiling out.

[@Me104415]

Andrew Osti I was thinking the same thing for the height of his garage. To bad the height of my former garage, now turned into family room is only 8’ and that’s to low.

[@aosti115]

Ryan Mullen I’m with you I have 8’ and 9’ ceilings in all rooms except for the family room. Don’t think the wife will allow that to be the center of the house....

[@wzap8643]

Ryan Mullen you can just go and swing your putter 😂

[@Shinafey]

"Isolation Station" - looks great!

[@David-by3ph]

Rick: "Ah, That one's not so good, needs more practice..." Me: "Nice shot! On the green."

[@Crosswindnature]

Congratulations on 1M subscribers! You have really helped my golf game and I appreciate it! Can’t wait to watch and play some golf again!

[@swaggypcrouch1201]

"Amen Garage"... well you get it

[@brianlewis5970]

“Sanctuary de shiels” or just heaven would work that’s what it would be in my eyes heaven

[@neilcampion5265]

“Just enough room”!! That’s a mansion compared to mine! 😂

[@craigb805]

I’m working on building my now. Love the mat installed and level with the turf. I saw you cutting it then laying on top but how did you match them so good seamlessly? Any instructions on that would be great to follow for me. Thanks

[@chrisshanley561]

The Rickademy, absolutely class set up, my wife’s gonna kill me when I raid the savings account, but this video is evidence that I had no choice 🤣

[@4nas.r]

Was just practicing at home and thought, let's see if Rick uploaded anything. Then found this Great Idea Rick, loved it like all your other videos. Keep them coming cause we got nothing to do :)

[@brandonhoppe8910]

“Golfage”, kinda a mix of golf and garage, but also a cool name when you split it up, golf age.

[@SilbarPR]

Loved seeing your little girls (I have three that are all grown up), it gives us a different perspective inside the life of a KZbin golf legend. Great video, Rick! I just bought a net and Swing Caddie2 to set up in the garage after re-watching your review of it vs. GC quad. Hopefully, the courses will be open back here in the U.S. soon and life can get back to a little bit more normal, although normal is probably a long ways away. In the meantime, thank you for continuing to keep us entertained.

[@TylerT1988]

Congrats on 800k! Well deserved mate! Soo... That headcover on insta would look insane in my bag haha! Watching the vid now 👌👌 *edit* How many people was refreshing his page waiting for the vid to drop 😂😂

[@Cpchurch87]

Started to scope out my house to find space to do this. Googled the price of GCquad. Immediately stopped planning.

[@ericbartha6313]

There are other options. Look at the SkyTrak. Only $2k instead.

[@zachz_5950]

@@ericbartha6313 "only", just trying to find a hitting mat is too expensive lmaoo

[@ericbartha6313]

@@zachz_5950 Expensive is relative dude.

[@kylecampion9668]

The “Rick Range” rolls off the tongue nicely

[@stevea4187]

Rick, thanks so much for giving us some "live sports" to watch while we are stuck indoors!!

[@mattharrington2637]

Corona Golf and Country Club🤷‍♂️

[@InstrumentalWhiteNoise]

A ”Garange” might be a good name

[@lgnir]

I read that name, and this immediately came to mind kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKHTk5ecYtanfbc

[@SeanGriffinNY]

"Home on the Range" or is it "Range in the Home"? Rick Shiels = the best... working from home after having done his homework.

[@TheKitchenTechnician]

Way to go Rick! I built a home theatre single handed and I can relate. Really impressed with your commitment and as a new golfer glad I found your channel. Fascinating and very interesting content. Keep it up.

[@stephencarroll5346]

“Shielsy’s Locker” or maybe “Down by the Shiels Shore”

[@WOZZA97]

“Shields Swing Shack” for the name

[@bluufafnir7157]

I wish I could do the same at home D: Call it : "St. Garage's, the new course"

[@edwincastro]

Almost at 1m!! Can't wait. Love your channel Rick!

[@ian7151]

i think something simple like “The Workshop” or “The Sandless Bunker”

[@rwsgolf6944]

Goss I really wish I had something like that when all this stuff is happening...

[@SSgtRigg]

You're in the "Dog House" Rick 🤣

[@julientetrault1227]

What's up rick! Im not the kinda guy that just sits on youtube and listen to videos. But I tore my ACL and just got my surgery so i got nothing else to do except sitting in my bed. Im new to golf and hope to start off strong next year. I just want to tell you if this message gets to you somehow that.. god you and your videos are simply awesome. Not only on the tutorial part but in every way. I mean last night I went through a couple of your videos and they're just so nice to watch. Cant wait next year to go through those tutorial and lower my scores! Keep doing what youre doing you deserve it!

[@jackobrien5602]

"Shielsies gaff" or "old simy" named after old bluey. Would love this head cover

[@LuisFernandez-kx9ss]

I call it the "swing hard, but try not to hit the ceiling, simulator" , that headcover looks amazing btw👀👀

[@ryanboyd7267]

Can I have a fairway cover pls man I need a new one so bad from your friend in Ireland cheers man 🇮🇪

[@Simplycomfortfood]

Having a simulator is a bucket list item. Just waiting for my son to move out. His room down stairs is were it will be. He has a door to the outside patio where I will build my putting green. In his room will be the simulator on one wall and the other wall will be a work bench area where I can assemble golf clubs. 25 years ago I had a small golf assembly business in Denver Colorado. It would be great to re-shaft and re-grip clubs again. Looks great Rick! I am a bit jealous. For a name, Amen Corner.

[@210corona]

“Rick’s Playplace”

[@Babaganoosh09]

Just call it "The Garage" so later when you have friends over and their wives ask where they are going all the have to do is say the garage and no suspicions are raised.

[@whenmullet2674]

Rick's wife "where are you?" Rick "doing the laundry, hun." Ricks wife "for 4 days? We don't have that much!!!"

[@renrav]

You clearly don't have 2 young kids. 4 days sounds right.

[@jakoblarsson5662]

@@renrav Ricks wife: They are my kids too..

[@nmc92]

Rick your a man of the people! Keep up the quality content from sim

[@weezypeasy]

#1 rule when it comes to a new golf simulator: always have a nice fresh of leopard print knickers (see 3:50).

[@callumharris4869]

Just “The Bunker” keep it simple

[@rubenmarkuc9689]

The bunker is already used by demolition ranch

[@callumharris4869]

Ruben Markuc was thinking more due to the fact there are sand bunkers on a golf course. I doubt many people will confuse the 2 channels either....

[@sayhoman]

If i had this at home, i might not leave my home at all.

[@ronancanavan6155]

I use one half of a fererro rochet box as a tray for a golf ball pyramid and it works