Mevo Gen 2 Space Requirements

The FlightScope Mevo Gen2 sits 8 ft behind the ball and wants at least 8 ft of ball flight to the net or screen, with the ball 7 ft out for putting, per its manual. Plan on 16–21 ft of room depth, 10 ft of width with an offset hitting position or 15 ft centered, and whatever ceiling your swing needs, because FlightScope publishes no ceiling figure. The original had the headline right and the tables wrong; every cell below is now the manual’s number or an owner’s measurement.

In a Nutshell

Set the Mevo Gen2 8 ft behind the ball with at least 8 ft of ball flight in front, which puts a screen room at 16–21 ft deep, with 10 ft of width for an offset hitting position or 15 ft centered. FlightScope publishes no ceiling figure; the 9–10 ft owners quote is room for your driver swing, not for the radar.

👉 Bottom line: 8 ft behind, 8 ft in front, a 16–21 ft room, and no metal or moving air in the radar’s view.

In this guide: In a Nutshell · How this has changed · The manual’s numbers · Total depth · Ceiling · Width and handedness · Gen2, Mevo+ and Mevo · Gen2 vs camera units · Setup rules · Indoor accuracy · Outdoors and commercial use · FAQ · Summary

• Behind the ball: 8 ft from unit to ball, indoors and out. FlightScope’s FAQ allows 7–9 ft in either mode.
• In front of the ball: 8 ft minimum to the net indoors, unrestricted outdoors.
• The depth band: 16–21 ft once a screen margin and swing room are added.
• What FlightScope does not publish: any ceiling figure. The 9–10 ft owners quote is swing clearance.
• Metal and moving air: garage doors, tin walls and fans in the radar’s field cause misreads.

Jargon, once:

• Fusion Tracking — FlightScope’s pairing of the Gen2’s radar with a camera.
• Limited Flight mode — the indoor setting for hitting into a net or screen.
• Aluminum sticker — a metallic dot on the ball that lets the radar read spin indoors.
• RCT ball — a Titleist ball with the radar-readable marker built in.
• Pro Package — the one-time unlock that adds 11 extra parameters.

How This Has Changed Since 2025

• September 2026: buyers rule the Gen2 out for depth; one picked a camera unit instead.
• August 2026: metal in the radar’s view, garage doors included, is the new interference warning.
• August 2026: setup splits owners: awful for one, two minutes for another.
• August 2026: owners sanity-check rooms against 8 ft each way.
• Summer 2026: indoor carries read short for some owners; outdoor reports stay clean.
• August 2026: one operator confirms commercial use carries no restriction.
• Corrected: the Mevo+ has the same 8 ft setback in both modes; 18–22 ft is retired.
• Corrected: the radar band is 16–21 ft, Gen2 included.
• Unchanged: 8 ft behind, stickers or RCT balls indoors, $1,299 with no subscription.

The Manual’s Numbers

FlightScope’s Gen2 manual gives one setback for full swings, indoors or out: 8 ft (2.4 m) from the unit to the ball. Indoors, in Limited Flight mode, the ball needs at least 8 ft of flight to the net, and the mat’s top must sit within 3 in of the unit’s floor. Two figures conflict with FlightScope’s own FAQ, which allows 7–9 ft in every mode and gives 5 ft for putting against the manual’s 7 ft. The table prints the manual and notes the FAQ in each row. Owners measure their rooms against the same yardstick:

“The fence is exactly 8 feet behind the mat, so it’s either perfect or slightly short for the Mevo.” (u/smoothsailer55, 2026-08-29)

“Mevo if you have 7-8 feet behind and 8 to net.” (u/Necessary_Position51, 2026-08-29)

Total Depth: The 16–21 ft Band

Add the pieces and the room appears: 8 ft behind the ball, 8 ft of flight at minimum, about a foot between screen and wall, and swing room. That puts the Gen2 in the site’s radar band of 16–21 ft. The manual’s 8 ft of flight is a floor, not a target, and more room in front reads better. A hanging net sheet steals space too:

“You really need 8 each way and I have that same net, the sheet hanging down often cuts another foot off what it can see too.” (u/band-of-horses, 2026-08-29)

The floor in practice sits below the band:

“Indoors I have 7′ behind & 8′ in front of ball. Mine has no issues.” (u/Necessary_Position51, 2026-08-29)

Another owner wants 18 ft to the net indoors. Radar depth is the reason one buyer this summer chose a camera unit, which sits beside the ball and needs less room, and the site’s build guide covers that trade:

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Ceiling: FlightScope Publishes Nothing

FlightScope publishes no ceiling figure for the Gen2, and no Gen2 owner in this summer’s threads mentioned one either. The 9–10 ft the original quoted is swing clearance, not a radar requirement: the unit sits on the floor and reads the ball, and the ceiling only matters to your driver. Test the swing in the room before you build, standing on the mat you plan to use, and read the ceiling guide for the detail:

What’s the Minimum Golf Simulator Ceiling Height?

Width and Handedness

A radar behind the ball does not care which side the golfer stands on, so a shared setup never moves the unit, unlike a camera beside the ball. About 10 ft works for one golfer with the hitting position offset and the unit angled with it; rooms under about 9 ft feel unworkable. The unit sits behind the ball on the target line, so both can sit off the room’s center, which corrects the original’s flat no.

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Gen2, Mevo+ and Mevo

The original gave the Mevo+ 18–22 ft. Its manual gives the same 8 ft setback in both modes and the same 8 ft minimum flight, so the radars share a footprint and differ on price and the Fusion camera. The Mevo+ is in its final sales phase at closeout; owners treat the Gen2 as its successor. FlightScope’s page carries a MyGolfSpy staff-pick badge for 2025.

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Gen2 vs Camera Units

A camera unit reads the ball from beside it or overhead, needing no 8 ft behind and no flight distance, which is why depth-limited buyers switch:

“I’ve got the Golfjoy Spica 3 because I don’t have the space for a radar launch monitor.” (u/size0618, 2026-07-29)

The trade runs the other way on handedness and outdoors. A floor camera moves when a left-hander steps in; an overhead unit and a radar do not. Outdoors, the Gen2 reads full flight while a camera still hits a net. Short tee-to-screen distances suit cameras (14 reports from 14 owners). The Garmin R10, the other budget radar, sits 6–8 ft behind with 8 ft to the net.

Setup Rules That Decide Accuracy

Owners who report misreads usually find the cause below, and distance is the first suspect. Measure 8 ft with a tape, keep the unit level and low, and give the radar a clean view. Metal is the interference owners now warn about:

“As soon as I gravitated toward the mevo I saw how the metal can interfere with the readings.” (u/kendricktm1, 2026-08-23)

Learning the routine is the other half:

“Setup was awful. It was finicky when reading shots. Maybe I didn’t have the proper environment for it to work in my garage.” (u/Paul-Jamison-Mason, 2026-08-25)

“As a recent Mevo gen2 owner I would say setup is not that bad. It takes a while first few times. But can set it up in 2-3 minutes now.” (u/No-Dentist-6489, 2026-08-25)

Indoor Accuracy, Putting and Chipping

Indoors, the recurring complaint is carry and ball speed reading short (5 reports from 4 owners and reviewers), and the owner who measured it also fights recalibration:

“I’ve also had issues where it measures ball speed 3-5% short on anything over 140mph. For me, that’s any club longer than 5 iron.” (u/MemphisUncle-2002, 2026-09-02)

“Recently, I can’t get through a session without the unit needing to be recalibrated and missing about 5-6 shots.” (u/MemphisUncle-2002, 2026-09-02)

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Putting splits owners. Several rate it well once the unit sits exactly where the manual says (4 reports from 3 owners), while others find the setup finicky and never quite settle it.

Chip mode is a live disagreement. One owner calls its chip reading exceptional for a radar and notes it wants some ambient light for its camera, a single report. Another, with the full package, finds the short game the weak spot:

“Short low chips and putting are poor.” (u/phil_trick, 2026-08-26)

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Outdoors, Portability and Commercial Use

Outdoors the Gen2 sits the same 8 ft behind the ball, needs no sticker, and reads unrestricted flight; outdoor reports are the summer’s cleanest:

“I have the mevo gen 2 and I love it. I hit into a net in my yard. Zero complaints.” (u/dsc1237, 2026-08-31)

The unit measures 6.9 × 5.6 × 1.2 in, weighs 1.1 lb, and its 10,500 mAh battery runs about 6 h. Whether daily set-up-and-put-away suits the Gen2 is open: one owner sees enough room, another ruled it out for a shared garage.

For a venue, unlike the MLM2PRO, whose terms bar commercial venues, the Gen2 carries no such restriction, one operator reports, though the short-game warning above applies to paying customers too:

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Mevo Gen2 Space FAQ

How far behind the ball does the Mevo Gen2 sit?

8 ft, indoors and out, per the manual; the FAQ allows 7–9 ft in either mode.

How much room depth does a Mevo Gen2 need indoors?

16–21 ft: 8 ft behind, 8 ft of flight, a screen margin and swing room.

What ceiling height does the Mevo Gen2 need?

FlightScope publishes none. Owners’ 9–10 ft is driver clearance; test your swing first.

Why did the original say the Mevo+ needed more room than the Gen2?

It was inference. The Mevo+ manual gives the same 8 ft setback in both modes.

FlightScope Mevo Plus Space Requirements in 2026

Can left- and right-handers share a Mevo Gen2 setup?

Yes. The unit sits behind the ball and never moves; 15 ft of width fits both.

Are RCT balls or stickers needed with the Mevo Gen2?

Indoors, yes, or spin is estimated. Outdoors, any ball.

Can a garage door or a fan interfere with the Mevo Gen2?

Yes. FlightScope’s FAQ warns of metal, owners name garage doors, and fans are a known weakness.

Summary

Measure 8 ft behind the ball and at least 8 ft in front, plan a 16–21 ft room, give the swing its ceiling and the golfer 10 ft of width offset or 15 ft centered. Mark the ball indoors, keep metal and fans out of the radar’s view, and if the depth is not there, buy a camera unit.

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