SIGPRO Premium Impact Screen Review: Quiet and Low Bounce

Three layers, 250 mph rated, and no frame in the box.

The verdict: Buy it if you are building your own frame and want the component that most determines how a bay sounds and how far the ball comes back at you. Skip it if you have not sorted the frame, because a screen with no tensioning structure is a sheet of fabric and a slack screen is loud and dangerous.

Specifications

Specifications above come from The Indoor Golf Shop's published product specifications. Treat pricing as approximate, since Amazon pricing moves.

What it does well

• Noise and bounce back are the two things owners of cheap screens complain about, and both are properties of the fabric. This is where the money goes.
• The three-layer construction with spacer yarns is what absorbs the ball rather than rebounding it, which is why it is quieter than a single-layer screen.
• Grommets and double-stitched vinyl edges mean it mounts with bungees rather than needing a fabrication solution.
• It supports a 4K image without visible weave, which matters because a cheap screen shows its texture and undoes an expensive projector.
• Sizes run from 7 ft 7 in square to 10 by 10 ft in ratios from 1:1 to 16:9, so you can match the screen to your projector rather than the reverse.

Where it falls short

• No frame. This is fabric, and it needs a tensioning structure that either comes from an enclosure kit or from your own timber or conduit build.
• An 8 by 8 screen is 1:1. A 16:9 projector image on it either letterboxes with black bars top and bottom or overspills the sides onto padding, and neither is what people picture.
• Screen tension is everything. A slack screen is louder, bounces the ball back further and wears faster, so the frame is not a detail.
• It needs clearance behind it. Even a low-bounce screen moves on impact, and a screen mounted flat against a wall transmits that into the wall.
• It does not protect the room. Padding, side barriers and ceiling protection are separate concerns and separate costs.

What owners report

Owners consistently report a noticeable drop in noise and bounce back moving from a budget screen, which is the difference between a bay you can use in the evening and one that annoys the household. Reports of longevity under heavy use are strong. The most repeated advice is about tension and about clearance behind the screen, and the most repeated regret is buying a square screen for a 16:9 projector without thinking it through.

If you want the frame as well, the same manufacturer's enclosure kit compared with a DIY screen and net is the decision to read. Impact screen vs hitting net covers whether you need a screen at all, and the projector throw calculator will tell you what image size your projector can actually produce onto it.

Who it suits

• DIY builders who have a frame plan and want the best fabric on it.
• Anyone replacing a noisy or bouncy budget screen.
• Bays sharing a wall with a room where noise matters.
• Owners of a 4K projector, where screen weave becomes visible.

Who should skip it

• Anyone without a frame, since the screen cannot tension itself.
• Net-only practice, where a screen is unnecessary.
• Buyers who have not matched the screen's aspect ratio to the projector.

Alternatives worth considering

Keep reading

• Enclosure kit vs DIY screen and net
• Impact screen vs hitting net
• Projector throw calculator
• Best golf impact screens
• SIG10 enclosure review
• BenQ TH671ST review

This review draws on published specifications, manufacturer figures and the consensus of verified owner reviews. We have not tested this product ourselves, and we say so rather than implying otherwise. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.