G-TRAK Retractable Impact Screen

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Your garage has a car in it. It also has a golf simulator in your dreams. Those two things are in a constant fight for the same 200 square feet.

The G-TRAK Retractable Impact Screen is the referee that makes them get along.

I’ve seen this product referenced across more garage simulator builds than anything else in its category. Our best retractable impact screens guide called it the best overall pick for garage owners. The garage simulator packages guide recommends it for every shared-space build. Forum threads are full of guys asking “has anyone tried the G-TRAK?” and getting back “yeah, it’s great, buy it.”

But we’ve never given it a proper standalone review. Let’s fix that.

What Is the G-TRAK?

It’s a motorized retractable impact screen that mounts to your garage door tracks. Not your ceiling. Not your wall. Your garage door tracks.

The screen drops down when you want to play golf. It rolls back up when you want to park a car. You control it with a remote. The whole process takes about 30 seconds.

It’s made by a company called G-TRAK (originally invented by Aaron Holden, an Illinois guy who got banished to his garage by his wife after swinging a 6-iron in the living room — a story every married golfer understands on a spiritual level).

The key innovation is the patented bracket system (USPN 10,857,444 B1). Instead of bolting into your ceiling and competing with your garage door for precious overhead clearance, the brackets attach around the outer edges of your existing garage door tracks. The garage door still opens and closes normally. The screen drops down in front of it when you want to hit balls.

It’s one of those ideas that seems obvious in hindsight. Which is usually the sign of a good one.

The Sizing

G-TRAK comes in six screen widths: 7’, 8’, 10’, 12’, and 14’. The telescoping drive tubes adjust to fit any garage door width from 8’ to 16’.

Here’s how the pricing breaks down:

• 8’ garage door → 7’ screen — $1,999
• 9’ door → 8’ screen — $2,199
• 10’ door → 10’ screen — $2,349
• 12’ door → 12’ screen — $2,749
• 16’ double bay → 14’ screen — $2,999

The 12-foot screen at $2,749 is the sweet spot for most people. Wide enough for a genuinely immersive image with a 16:9 projector. Not so wide you’re paying for screen you don’t use.

They also make a retractable net version starting at $1,849, but that’s for multisport training, not sim golf. Get the impact screen.

How It Works

Installation takes 2-3 hours with basic tools. G-TRAK recommends two people for the heavy lifting, but a determined solo installer can manage it.

The brackets bolt around your garage door tracks. The telescoping aluminum drive tubes connect between them. The screen clips into the tubes. You plug the motor into a 110V outlet. Done.

After that, it’s a button. Down for golf. Up for parking. The screen rolls into a housing near the ceiling, completely out of the way. Your garage looks like a normal garage again.

The side walls are included — they attach to the screen and provide some lateral containment. But they’re not full enclosure panels. They’ll deflect a mild miss. A hosel rocket that’s heading for the next zip code will find its way past them.

The Good Stuff

The bracket system is the real deal. I’ve seen retractable screens that bolt into the ceiling and leave you praying the garage door clears the housing. G-TRAK eliminates that anxiety completely. The brackets use the door tracks themselves. The garage door does not care that the screen is there.

Motorized retraction changes the habit. I’m convinced the biggest deterrent to using a shared-space sim is the setup time. If it takes 15 minutes to put up and tear down, you won’t do it on a Tuesday night after the kids are asleep. G-TRAK takes 30 seconds. That convenience gap is the difference between a dusty sim and a used sim. (The dusty simulator does not exist on this site’s watch.)

Build quality is commercial-grade. Steel and aluminum frame. The screen material is rated for 200 mph ball speeds. The telescoping tubes feel solid in hand. This is not a product that will wobble itself apart after 50 swings.

It ships in 3-5 business days. That’s fast for a product this size. SIGPRO enclosures ship in 2-3 weeks. Carl’s Place custom builds can take longer. G-TRAK has inventory and moves it.

Multi-sport targets are available. You can buy accessory targets for baseball, hockey, and soccer. This is the family-unifying feature — your kids can practice pitching into it while you’re waiting for your GSPro round.

The Catch

G-TRAK is a screen system, not an enclosure. It includes side walls, but those walls are not the same as the full containment panels you get with a SIGPRO or Carl’s Place enclosure.

If your garage walls are within 3-4 feet of the screen edges, you’ll never notice the difference. The walls contain your shanks naturally.

If your garage is wide open — say a 3-car with no interior walls near the screen — you’ll need supplemental side netting. G-TRAK doesn’t sell it, but any garage net or portable enclosure can fill the gap.

The other limitation is image quality. The G-TRAK screen material is good, not great. It’s a single-layer woven polyester that handles impact well and projects a clear image. But it’s not the same as a tensioned 3-layer poly spacer screen from Carl’s Premium or SIGPRO. If image quality is your #1 priority, you might want a fixed enclosure with a premium screen and build a car-coexistence plan around it.

The remote is IR, not RF. You need line of sight to the receiver. If you mount the receiver behind the screen or around a corner, you’ll have to point carefully. G-TRAK offers an RF remote upgrade for $49 if this bothers you.

Who Should Buy the G-TRAK?

You: Garage owner with a car that needs to go back in. You’re building a sim, but the car can’t live outside. You need the sim to disappear completely when you’re done.

You don’t: Dedicated room owner who never needs retraction. Image-quality purist who demands a tensioned 3-layer screen. Wild swinger who sprays shanks into the next county.

The G-TRAK is for the specific use case of “I have a garage, a car, and a dream.” If that’s you, it’s the right tool for the job.

How It Stacks Up

Against the competition:

• vs SportScreen Vanish ($2,549-$5,899): SportScreen is a full retractable enclosure with panels everywhere. Nothing gets out. But you pay more, and installation is harder. G-TRAK wins on simplicity and price. SportScreen wins on containment. (See our best impact screens guide for the full retractable screen comparison.)

• vs Elite Screens GolfSim Electric ($898): Elite Screens is the budget motorized option. It works, the screen material is replaceable (SWAPTEX), and the price is hard to beat. But it doesn’t have the patented track mount, and the build quality isn’t as robust. G-TRAK wins on installation and materials.

• vs METechs ($787): METechs is a DIY kit — you provide the screen material, they provide the hardware. It’s cheap and flexible but there’s no motor, no remote, no side walls. G-TRAK wins on everything except price.

• vs HomeCourse Pro 180 ($2,295): HomeCourse is a portable folding screen that doesn’t mount to anything. It’s great for temporary setups but doesn’t retract cleanly. G-TRAK wins on convenience and garage integration.

The Verdict

The G-TRAK solves the specific problem of “I need to park here sometimes” better than anything else at this price. The patented track mount is the key differentiator — it integrates with your garage door instead of fighting it. The motorized retraction makes it so easy to use that you’ll actually use it.

It’s not perfect. The screen material is mid-tier. Containment depends on your garage layout. The IR remote is a minor annoyance.

But for the garage owner who needs the car to coexist with the sim, this is the right product. Buy it, mount it, and start winter golf three months before you thought you could. The car will live. Your game might too. And if you’re still deciding on a full setup, check our guide to building an enclosure for your garage or browse every component at our hub.

Buy the G-TRAK at shopindoorgolf.com. Sizes from $1,999-$2,999. Ships in 3-5 days. Buy the RF remote upgrade ($49) while you’re there.