These are plans for a roughly 8 foot high, 8 foot wide, and 5 foot deep DIY indoor golf net. The frame is 1-1/4 inch PVC pipe and the netting is 3/4″ #18 black square nylon.
Materials
| Quantity | Item | Cost Each | Item Total Cost |
| 1 | 8′ x 8′ GOLF IMPACT BLACK SQUARE NYLON BARRIER BACKSTOP NETTING 3/4″ #18 | $49.95 | $49.95 |
| 3 | 8′ x 5′ GOLF IMPACT BLACK SQUARE NYLON BARRIER BACKSTOP NETTING 3/4″ #18 | $32.95 | $98.85 |
| 1 | 1-1/4″ Furniture Grade 3-Way Corner Elbow PVC Fitting – 8 Pack | $24.90 | $24.90 |
| 8 | 1-1/4″ x 10′ PVC Pipe | $3.38 | $27.04 |
| 4 | 1-1/4″ x 5′ PVC Pipe | $2.71 | $10.84 |
| 1 | 1″ x 10′ PVC Pipe | $2.21 | $2.21 |
| 3 | 100 Count Black 8″ Cable Ties | $2.46 | $7.38 |
| 1 | King sized sheet | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Total Cost | $221.17 |
Assembling the PVC Frame
Cut all 8 of the 1-1/4″ by 10′ pipes down to 7’10” in length.
Cut all 4 of the 1-1/4″ by 5′ pipes down to 4’9″ in length.
Make the bottom frame by connecting two 7’10” lengths and two 4’9″ lengths using four 3-way corner elbows to form a rectangle. The remaining open end of each corner elbow should be facing up.
Insert a 7’10” PVC pipe into each of the four corner elbows.
Make the top frame by connecting a 3-way corner elbow to the top of each column and connecting two 7’10” lengths and two 4’9″ lengths to form a rectangle.
Congratulations! You’ve assembled the PVC frame.
Adding the Net
The 8′ x 8′ net is the back net. The three 8′ x 5′ nets make up the left, right, and top nets. Hang each net in place. My nets came with loops at each corner which made it easy to hang each net in place. If for some reason your net does not have the loops at each corner, you can just use a cable tie around the pipe and through a corner square of the net.
The nets are attached to the frame by using an 8″ cable tie around the PVC and every four squares of the net. So cable tie, skip three squares, and then another cable tie.
Along the top of the frame, the same cable tie will connect the top net and either side or back net.
Going down the back columns, the same cable tie will connect the side nets and the back net.
Leave an opening along the top sides about 6″ from the back. The 1″ PVC pipe will rest on top of the sides and the impact screen will hang from it.
Adding the Impact Screen
Here could go your impact screen where you could project the image from your golf simulator. To break out the costs of a full feature simulator over a few years, we are using a king size bed sheet.
Cut the 1″ x 10′ PVC pipe down to 8′. Make a loop in the top of the king size sheet around the PVC pipe. Mark where you want to sew the seam. If you have sewing skills, or know someone who does, you can sew a seam to make a loop for the 1″ PVC pipe. You could use safety pins to create the loop if you are unable to sew it.
Place the 1″ PVC pipe through the loop of the sheet and rest each end of the pipe on top of each side of the frame about 6″ from the back of the frame. Connect two cable ties together to make a longer ones and wrap one around the top side support and the 1″PVC pipe to hold it in place. Fasten the remaining area of the nets around the 1″ PVC pipe to the frame.
I’m not sure how long the king size sheet will hold up as an impact screen. The next upgrade could be to install an actual impact screen we can project on.
15 replies on “DIY Indoor Golf Net”
Where did you order the netting from?
The netting was purchased on eBay. The listing in the post is no longer available but there are similar listings.
Does the 8 feet of height give you enough room to hit a driver?
No. I am limited to hitting only irons in my basement due to the height of the ceiling.
Thanks for the detailed step by step instructions. I am trying to set up one similar to this and wondering, does the cage move since it’s a PVC frame or I should go with a galvanized steel tube?
Galvanized steel tube would certainly be more stable and permanent. I do not hit driver into my cage due to the height of my basement but I’m confident it could handle it.
I built the frame like the author from PVC. The balls will crack the pipe. I recently went to 1” EMT conduit (metal pipe), go to cimarron sports for the 3way 90 degree elbows they are cheap. https://cimarronsports.com/masters-frame-replacement-parts/
Cool tutorial. I wasn’t planning on having a sheet or impact screen just yet. Is there enough slack in the net to not get a ricochet?
There might be enough slack in the net if you made it slightly less wide. I use a decent looking sheet we no longer really use. It cost nothing and helps a ton with kick backs.
Nothing like starting off my day reading and learning about something cool. Your blog post accentuated my breakfast perfectly! Thank you 🙂
I plan to put this in my living room which has many windows. It is the only room that has enough height to acommodate the frame. In order to be able to take it down and move it on occasion( very few) that my wife wants to have the living room available, how much trouble can i expect in pulling the pvc pipes apart? Is there a way to make them snug without getting so tight it is tough to separate them? What do you recommend to bolster the backdrop net to prevent balls from going through it? Will a sheet stop a golf ball? I have tried tarpalines and furniture pads from Harbor Freight, but the balls penetrate each time. Also, are the prices for the nets still about the same?
Hi Robert,
I’ve never had a problem getting the pvc pipes apart. A tap will a rubber mallet is all it takes. I use a bedsheet hanging in front of the back net. The bedsheet stops the ball every time. I imagine the netting is still a similar cost.
Great idea.. hoping to try something similar
Really illustrative guide on building a golf net. However, the costs totalled up to more than a good quality golf net on Amazon. Why go through all the trouble?
Hi Denny,
Thanks for the comment! There are a couple reasons why building the net I’ve described is the better. The first is the net that I built can easily accommodate a golf impact screen where one can project a golf simulator on to. This is a future step for me. The other reason is the size. My net is 8 feet wide by 8 feet tall by 5 feet deep. There are only a handful of nets on Amazon that are 8×8 for $220 or less and none have the depth. I wouldn’t trust hitting balls into a smaller net indoors. And I especially wouldn’t trust my kids hitting indoors into a smaller net!