Step 2
Bury the ends of each 12-foot metal post or wood beam in the holes that you dug with the post digger. Firmly pack the dirt back in the holes to keep the posts in place.
Step 3
Attach a 10-foot by 10-foot baffle net to the posts with one-foot pieces of nylon rope as ties a foot apart on the posts. Leave a little slack in the net.
Step 1
Select any sturdy material to be used for the poles, such as steel tubes, PVC pipes or wood beams. Baffle nets are woven close together, which means you won't lose your ball through the net.
Step 2
Use a shovel or post digger to dig holes for the poles that will be the frame of the practice net.
Step 3
Attach the baffle net or tarp to the poles with nylon tie cords that are about a foot long.
BendING PVC Conduit with a Heater
I used a dedicated PVC heater years ago to bend plastic pipe during time as a Sparky the Electrician. We'd use these little, electric ovens to heat up ½ to 2-inch conduit to make custom bends.
Bending PVC Conduit With a Blowtorch
Thank you to Bernzomatic for sponsoring this post. This project uses the awesome TS8000 Max Heat Torch . Opinion and experiences are 100% my own.
RoyHotPower
After researching the internets for out of the box golf nets, I've come to the conclusion that I will be better served to build my own. The house is on a zero lot line, and the only place this will work for me is in the back yard and I have to include the pool and patio.
CraiginKSA
What's the rope for? Is that to attach the net to the PVC? What about using cable ties/zip ties?
CraiginKSA
PVC will work fine i think. If a golf ball hits it and it cracks, you can just cut out the cracked part and replace it with a new piece and two couplings. What are you using to hold it up?
RoyHotPower
I'm not leaving this thread in the lurch; rather I've been painfully watching the netting track across country from Oregon to Texas via UPS tracking and it is supposed to finally arrive by End of Day tomorrow. Since our evening 'couples' plans fell though I'll probably be out on the patio by floodlight assembling everything.
gwlee7
Here's my DYI net and a "Real Feel" mat. I screwed eye bolts into the top of the carport and then used small bungees to secure the netting to the poles. Working very well:
RoyHotPower
final net. Good loose fitting promotes the ball deadening pretty much on impact. But range balls will occasionally bounce off the frame after it drains and bounce out onto the patio.
SloverUT
Looks like a pretty good set up! I gotta admit I went the cheap route. All I did was install a couple hooks in the ceiling of my garage and hung a king size bed cover from it. I fire balls into it every day and works great!
