The war on boring ranges
Things have gone too far…I have declared war on boring driving ranges!
A good driving range makes you want to hit balls to targets, it engages you and actually forces you practice properly by being so exciting. The problem with many driving ranges is that the person who designed them didn’t realise that that is exactly what he was supposed to do. The designer of this poor example probably thought that all you need to do is whack balls not caring particularly where they go.
He just didn’t know, or didnt think about his job. Which of course in some way is to make people really want to use the range. If you think about surely this has got to be in the interest of everyone! If more balls get hit on the range then it’s good for the range owner too.
What about the amount of thought that went into this range?
It makes you want to hit balls there doesn’t it, it si so obvious that somebody thought about it and wanted to make it great. So often Driving Ranges appear to be the half-forgotten parts of a course that get done at the end.
What’s your range like? is it exciting or dull? Send me a picture or link to it somewhere. Then take up the matter with your golf course and tell them they can make more money, offer a better product and help their golfers to get better!
Off the hook cool! I would love to hit some balls on this range. Where is it?
This is Desert Pines and it’s not even particularly great in many people’s eyes because it is obviously small and fenced in. But to real golfers it just looks so inviting doesn’t it?