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| - Seeing as I am not exactly an avid golfer (yet), I have to admit that I enlisted the help of the day's golfing partner (my dad) in writing this review. This was necessary due to the fact that I haven't picked up a club since 1993, and good ol' dad hits the greens just about every weekend, so this guy knows what he's talking about.
I also want to clarify that this review is only on the driving range portion of the golf course. Maybe in a couple months I will be a good enough golfer to write a review about the actual course portion. In the mean time...
We went to the driving range at about 4pm on a Saturday. There were quite a bit of people there, but we didn't have to wait for a spot on the range, although we did have to wait for one of the range workers to bring us a token for our second bucket of balls, which he did before we finished our first bucket, so all was good. My dad said that this was the busiest he had seen it.
As far as the actual driving range itself, I think it was in okay condition. They have the colored flags that let you know how far your ball went (or in some cases, didn't go), which were pretty easy to see, but the grass was only in fair condition. The balls were also a little worn out, and yellow, which I thought was a bit odd. I'd like to blame this for many of my poor shots. I'd like to, but I won't. Overall, on the scientific scale I devised, Dad says this was just about in the middle on a scale of Fiddlesticks to TPC Scottsdale.
The grass and equipment could have been maintained better, but for the price for a couple buckets of balls ($6 for two buckets, I think), it's a pretty fair deal.
On the plus side, they also offer putting practice greens as well as an area for practicing chip shots out of the bunker. Not that I will ever be hitting any balls into bunkers. Right.
A big thanks to my dad, Norm for his expertise, and to my sister, for leaving her golf clubs here when she moved back to Florida, thus allowing me to explore my newfound hobby.
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