In 2025, thousands of high school golf teams are always looking for ways to refine their skills, improve their consistency, and gain a competitive edge. Imagine if the golfers in The Long Game had access not just to a regular golf course, but a modern simulator training into a team’s routine can be a game-changer. The advanced technology of modern golf simulators provides an invaluable tool for young players to develop their abilities in a controlled, data-driven environment. From enhancing swing mechanics to increasing accessibility, here’s are the key things every high school golf coach should know when looking at incorporating simulator training into their team practice routines.

Precision and Analytics for Improvement

One of the biggest advantages of golf simulators is their ability to provide instant feedback on a player’s performance. Players get detailed feedback on their swing path, clubface angle, or ball speed helping players fine-tune their mechanics to fix problems faster.

More Practice Opportunities

Assuming your school has access to a golf course practice range. high school golf teams often struggle with bad weather conditions, making outdoor practice unreliable. A golf simulator eliminates the dependency on weather, access to a driving range, as well as the time lost getting to and from the course.

Better Course Familiarization

With new platforms like GSPro, students can practice and train on virtual versions of nearly any course from around the world. This is especially helpful if students are going to play on a private course or one that may be too far away for practice rounds.

There are three key components of a golf simulator setup.  Assuming that the school will be able to provide the space for a 10 foot wide screen in a room with a 9 foot ceiling or taller, here’s what you need (besides a PC to connect everything).

Launch Monitor

This is the camera or radar system that tracks the ball and the path of the club.  It does the hard work of figuring out where the ball is going to land by tracking the speed, spin, and other elements of the swing.  They can be mounted overhead, beside, or behind the player and the costs vary from a few hundred dollars to over $40,000.  At this year’s PGA Show there were a lot of different offerings in the $5-10K price range that had most of the features high school golfers would need for a typical team.

Projector

The projector is essential to replicate the feel of a golf course, enabling a student to play like they are there.  A golf simulation needs a short throw lens, excellent color reproduction, and enough brightness to fill the screen.  The best models now use 4K resolution that are so realistic, you can get the same knots in your stomach when facing a challenging tee shot on a championship hole.  Most teams use maintenance free laser projectors or LED projectors that have Rec. 709 color accuracy, don’t require lamps or filters, and cost under $3000.

Impact Screen and Enclosure

These screens are key for showing the projected image, while safely absorbing the impact of a 100 mph+ golf ball.  They come in various sizes, including new curved models that create an amazing immersive image.  You’ll also need to purchase artificial turf for your hitting area as well.

We’ve put together this handy Golf Simulator Set-up e-book for you to use when planning and budgeting for your team’s golf simulator.  Just fill out the form below and it’s yours for free.