How the boxes work

Plug in the dongle. Pick up a club. Every button already does what its label says.

Plug in and play, on the hotkeys already in your sim

Golf sim software like GSPro already has a keyboard shortcut for aim, club, mulligan, flyover and the rest. A BA control box is a wireless keypad that sends those exact keys. Your PC sees it as a keyboard. Nothing to install, no drivers, no software, no programming. Plug the small USB dongle into the sim PC and the box works.

Wireless RF dongle, no Bluetooth pairing. Range up to 10 m (about 30 feet).
One AA battery with auto-wake and auto-sleep. No on/off switch, and it runs for years.
14 large tactile buttons. Use it on the floor with a club or on a table by hand.
Works with any launch monitor that runs GSPro.

V2.5 control box with its button groups outlined: aim, club, one-press buttons and tee position

What each button does

The V2.5 layout, built for GSPro:

Aim up, down, left, right
Reset aim
Club up and down
Tee position left and right

Mulligan
Heat map
Putt (putt toggle)
Flyover
Shot cam

V2.5 control box with every button numbered and named

Every button does its white-print job out of the box, no software needed. The full GSPro hotkey list is on the simulator hotkeys page.

Second functions: hold Shift, then press a button

Each button can have a second job. Hold Shift (the Reset Aim button), then press another button to get its second function. The second layer is set up with BA Remapper, free software for Windows. Pick the built-in Basic Secondary profile and the yellow-print functions work right away:

Shift + Aim up: Move forward. Shift + Aim down: Move back. Shift + Aim left: Next option. Shift + Aim right: Drop ball / Rehit.
Shift + Tee left: OB rehit. Shift + Club down: Clear view.
Smart Clicks read GSPro's relief menu off the screen and click the option for you, at any resolution or monitor setup.
Auto-Pick Scramble counts down and picks the best ball when the scramble cards come up.
The Button Builder is a copy of your box on screen: set any button's second function to a GSPro hotkey, a Smart Click, or a spot you teach it to click.

New to GSPro? The standard 14 functions are more than enough for most people. The second layer is there when you want it.

Custom versions

Any box can be built as a custom version: your logo printed into the top, your choice of layout, button colors, and the second-job labels printed right on the box so nobody has to remember them. Email, call or text to talk through the functions you want, and Ba helps with the BA Remapper setup so they work.

A custom box built for TURF Multi-Sport Sim Lounge: logo, green buttons, and the second-job labels printed in yellow (Move FW, Move back, Next OP, Drop ball, ClearView, OB-Rehit, Shift).

Which box is right for you?

Every BA control box is wireless and plug and play. The V2.5 talks to the PC through a small RF dongle, like a wireless keyboard; the SimMarshal is Bluetooth, like a Bluetooth keyboard. Pick by the sim software you play.

V2.5 wireless GSPro box

from $184.99

14 buttons, GSPro layout; works natively with PurePlay, the new sim software arriving this fall
RF dongle, up to 10 m: the PC sees a wireless keyboard, no pairing, no drivers
Every base function out of the box; free BA Remapper adds the mouse clicks (relief menu, rehit, scramble picks), which no other box does
One AA battery, auto-wake, runs for years
Plug in and play; custom version available. Free U.S. shipping

The box for GSPro players, and for PurePlay when it ships. If you only use GSPro, this is the one.

SimMarshal Bluetooth box

from $219.99

14 buttons, Bluetooth: basically a Bluetooth keyboard, pairs with Windows, Mac, iOS or iPad, plug and play
Built-in hotkeys for FSX Play, TGC2019, SkyTrak Course Play and GSPro; the top-right button cycles between them
Reversible cover plate: GSPro plus two more layouts
Rechargeable 18650 battery included

For FSX Play, TGC2019 and Course Play players, and anyone who switches programs. If you only use GSPro, you do not need it: get the V2.5.

The Companion

$72.00

An add-on for touchscreen setups: the touch monitor does the navigation, the Companion adds the six functions that are not on the screen
Mulligan, heat map, camera clip, shot cam, green grid, flyover
Plug and play, RF dongle, 30-foot range
One AA battery, auto-wake and auto-sleep

For golfers who navigate GSPro on a touchscreen. No touchscreen? Get the V2.5.

DIY kits

$84.99 and up

Standard DIY kit: a curated set of parts, no soldering, you supply the battery and program it with JoyToKey; assembly video required
Mini DIY kit: 12 buttons, snap together, about 10 minutes, no soldering
Expert kits (V2 Expert Edition, V.3): soldering and electronics skills required
Shells, buttons and encoders sold separately

For builders. Kits have no warranty: you build them. The Trust Me Bro Guarantee covers every box Ba builds.