Metro Golf

On the Green

First time poster, long time lurker.

Who has been to Metro Golf? Is it any good? I'm going for a crack off of it next week but want to see if anyone here has tried it yet. The sim that is used has been on the last couple of episodes of Entourage and it looks the business.

Thoughts, views...

Adiaga 2

I heard it can make you go blind..

On the Green

As in it's so good it's as good as other 'hobbies' that can make you go blind or just it can effect your eyesight in some way?

Adiaga 2

Just joking.. Never been to a golf simulator. Be interested to hear more also.

Curran

Havent been to Metro Golf - but been to another with the same technology (or perhaps slightly better)
The one I was at was actually very good - could play course or could set it to be a driving range.
Could play some of the worlds top course with incredible likeness - can even put balls thru the windows of the hotel at the back of the 18th at St. Andrews:D (i meant it i swear:D). You can even drop a ball 200 yards away from the boundary of the course, because even outside the golf course grounds is practically exact, as its rendered from google earth!! Unreal!!
The driving range is great too - it sounds silly - why not just go to the range but it tells you exactly how far you hit each club, how consistenly accurate etc etc)
The simulator gives you data such as club head speed, launch angle, speed of ball at impact, spin revoultions etc, etc (when i was there, there was a pro on the bay next to me and was hitting different makes of balls to see which suited his game best - supposedly its accurate with 12" - he could tell in 10mins with 4 different say Titlest balls, which ball gives him most backspin, distance off the tee, height etc, etc)
It takes a video of your swing so you can see if you are swinging on plane, and also has sensors in the floor to see if you are transfering your weight properly - and if you're a member, all the data is uploaded to a site and you can check your progress whenever ya want and you can play on-line too!! They run Ryder Cup style events against teams in other countries - class!!

Have to say - the one i was at was very impressive!! Well worth the trip and the few €€€

pagekarl

Wow man thats sounds amazin man! My friends and I where in a place in england (soho) that had same (by the sounds of it) and have been talkin bout it since, we were too, lets say ":pac:intoxicated:pac:" at the time to appreciate it but remember how life like the courses where and the distance I was drivin on the range 297 yards was a PB:D.

Would defo want to revisit.

Any more info Curran?

Cheers in advance!

Curran

Were you playing it in a pub?? Wouldnt be anywhere near the stardard to the one I've used if it was - Barcode used to have one!!
The one I've used are 50k a pop, I think is what the guy said!!!

Have a look at www.golfvision.ie - its in Airside about 1.5 miles from the Airport!

copacetic

I understand the metrogolf one has a bar service available but is still the top end simulator. Few people I know have tried it and by all accounts it is a good night out.
You can rent clubs and pick course then you basically play a round against each other.
They have different surfaces for fairway, light and heavy rough, even bunkers.
It has a putting area too and you get gimmees within 6 feet or so.

http://www.metrogolf.ie/

The one I know is in sportsco in Ringsend, not sure if there are other locations.

I think they use it for lessons/club fittings etc during the day and in the evening
it is mostly groups playing for the laugh. Seems like a decent way to spend a rained
off or winter evening..

Curran

The one I was at was only open a few days when i was there - he said he was getting a licence to sell bottled beer or something - and was going to have a lil cafe in it too!!
What I was trying to say, is that the one in the pubs would be mickey mouse compared to these - good craic with a few beers though , thinkin' you're Tiger ("watch this") and stepping up and making a fool of yourself!!

Bunker Babe

Like 'On the Green' first time poster

I was in Metro Golf last week with a group of my girlfriends. We had a great time; a few drinks and played St Andrews.

It is a bit small at the moment as they only have 2 simulators and a very small bar. However the guys there told us that they will be moving to a bigger space in Sportsco in a few weeks time and that they will have 5 simulators, with a dedicated teaching bay including cameras and a much bigger bar area.

golfjunkie

Just moved to Dublin from London. Have tried many of the simulators available in UK indoor golf centres. Like Curran posted above I have to agree - I have not seen a simulator before with the technology currently used in GolfVision. The graphics are the best I've ever seen on any simulator - moving images such as tree's grass, brids and waves. They also use the same technology as Padraig Harrington (now Open Champion twice) to track and measure balls and clubs. I recently got club fitted there and have knocked about 2 shots of my handicap since I started using their technology and feedback.

I joined as a memeber and I now can view all my training video's and stats on my computer as soon as I get home! Its like getting all the info the pro's get! Curran, did you join as a member? May end up playing you in one of their tournaments!!

P.S. I hear Nick Dougherty will be there for a clinic in August!

On the Green

Played at Metrogolf the other night. Excellent I must say. It does take a bit of getting used to, putting especially but apart from that you couldn't fault it. You have to just put yourself into the game is the best way I could describe it and after a while you start to gauge how hard you have to hit your shots etc. We played with no wind and I found on full shots I had to go back a club than you'd normally hit in the summer, kind of how you would play in the autumn/springtime.

They are expanding, 3 more sims on line before the Ryder cup. Good night out in a good location. Very much worth a visit.

Sionnachster

Have I lived in a cave until now? What's all this pseudo golf indoors? can you go up and play a few of St. Andrews on your own or is it a share the net thing?

Sounds intriguing....

Expensive?

On the Green

Sionnachster wrote: »

Have I lived in a cave until now? What's all this pseudo golf indoors? can you go up and play a few of St. Andrews on your own or is it a share the net thing?

Sounds intriguing....

Expensive?

Can you play St. Andrews, yes you can. Can't remember how many courses but I think there's defo over 20. We played a parkland course with water on it. Good test, not too hard, not too easy. You'd have to be used to it to play links courses on it: rem they are just what you'd get if you were playing the courses themselves.

€30 off peak, €40 during peak times p.h.

Sionnachster

Muchas Gracias.....

I am looking forward to giving that a go. The idiot inside of me is now convinced that I may be better on that than a real life situation.... See you on the pro tour!!

Metro Golf

I know that you are not supposed to advertise your products on this forum, however I would just like to clarify a few issues regarding Metro Golf that have been raised in this thread.

Metro Golf is an indoor golf lounge that will shortly combine 5 ‘state-of-art’ golf simulators with an upmarket bar and lounge area. Indoor golf lounges are not ‘bars with mickey mouse simulators stuck in the corner’. Our simulators are from Full Swing Golf and cost >60k per bay and are used throughout the US in PGA learning centres. 16 out of the 20 indoor golf lounge\centres that have opened in the UK in the last 4 years have also chosen to use Full Swing Golf.

There are 52 real courses on the simulator including St Andrews (Old, New & Jubilee), Valderamma, The Belfry, Pebble Beach, Torrey Pines, Oakland Hills, Oakmont Country Club, Bay Hill, Pinehurst too name but a few. We also hope to have Valhalla available in time for the Ryder Cup.

We provide the free use of Callaway X20 clubs when you rent a bay, or you can bring your own clubs and shoes.

We currently have two Full Swing Golf simulators with a small bar, however in the middle of September we will move to a larger area within Sportsco Health & Fitness Centre, where we will have 5 golf simulators with a fully licensed bar and lounge area. One of our new bays will be fitted out as a high performance bay complete with video cameras, force plate, KVEST, SAM putting lab and a Trackman launch monitor (as used in the 2008 Open).

pagekarl

Curran,

You were right mate golfvision was brilliant man, couple of us went over there the other nite for an hour and ended up stayin for ages, so addictive! Signed ourseleves up for membership and all, check out the fantasy 18 we were playing at www.golfvision.ie Bizzare how good/hard it is but so realistic. St Andrews is some course, just like the course, except i didt have mulligans or ball track when i played it - No loosin Prov's nomore..... Ya rite :rolleyes:!

Metro, I meant no offence by sayin i was drunk in soho...sorry if u read it that way :eek: but yeah i was in soho and the fullswings sims ya use are there too. There pretty damn good too but if ya dont mind me sayin the technology is a bit older than that in golfvision, i.e GV has moving trees, sounds, hitting windows, graphics so much better, ya can actually turn the aim around and see the holes behind you! Pure class! However saying that i cant believe full swing is 20 yrs old..... didnt realise sims were around that long, they is so much fun.....

Happy golfin peeps!!!!!

Mister Sifter

Have to say, when people come on spam-posting about their own products it makes me far less likely to ever use their facility or product. No need for it, hope your posts are deleted and that you're banned.

zillmere

Golfpro must be a wind up. Posted the exact same message on the driving range forum.

If you are mixed up with metro golf, plugging your own product here is bad enough but running down a competitor that members seem to like will win you no business.

stockdam

Well Metro Golf's post was ok by me...........It was factual and relevant but I do concede that if every Tom, Dick and Harriet were allowed to post about their business then it could get way out of hand.

I generally ignore posts about "products" from people who aren't regulars (I get skeptical about first time posters who try to tell us how wonderful something is).

ShriekingSheet

stockdam wrote: »

I generally ignore posts about "products" from people who aren't regulars (I get skeptical about first time posters who try to tell us how wonderful something is).

+1

That said, I do like to see courteous posts like the MetroGolf one above - can't blame anyone for clearing up misconceptions with a factual response. The GolfPro post and the MetroGolf one are two different things IMO.

To be honest, it seems to me that Golfvision has something similar going on. Two new posters on another thread bigging it up with a wealth of details on prices/facilities etc. And when you don't see them posting much in general golfing threads on the forum...

It's a shame because without doubt, the best thing about the forum is being able to post up a question on any golfing product or service and get honest feedback from other golfers. There's a number of great contributors who give objective feedback and add subjective opinion, clearly stating it as such. People thinking they can infiltrate purely to promote their products wrecks my head.

That said, it's hard to know sometimes. Sure I'm frequently accused of being on an earner from my home club

On the Green

I started this thread because of a good experience I had at Metro Golf. It's a good product and felt obliged to tell the masses so to speak. Please don't let this tread get into a slagging match between 2 rival products. I don't seem to be able to modify posts on this but would if I could.

copacetic

Please just report any posts you have concerns with, rather than dicussing on thread.
Golfpro permabanned and all posts deleted.

Sionnachster

Just like to point out I posted in the other thread with favourable comments but I've been here a wee while, not as long as some, so was happy to do so. Genuinely just commenting on what I did up there is all really.

I presume nobody thinks I'm linked to it? It's a thin line between compliments and marketing!

It seems to me these two places are miles apart and offer a similar service. No need for one to be bashing the other, competition drives the economy...

Metro Golf

Again, I am not wishing to advertise my product but to clarify a few issues.

I don't use an alias to promote my product.
The guys at GolfVision are actually friends of mine and have a brilliant product.

That's all I wish to say.

zillmere

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

To be honest, it seems to me that Golfvision has something similar going on. Two new posters on another thread bigging it up with a wealth of details on prices/facilities etc. And when you don't see them posting much in general golfing threads on the forum...

I assume you are referring to me there? I posted positive comments about golfvision because I think the place is great and I wanted to tell people about it.

I am sorry that I haven't spent half my years salary on a golf club membership or swallowed the PGA rulebook that would allow me to post on every single thread like some members.

Good luck to Metro Golf & golfvision. I hope they both do well because a lot of money has been sunk into both ventures.

Now I have to go brush up on the rules about the penalty for hitting into a hazard while standing on one leg so I can be a more productive member of the forum.

Mister Sifter

zillmere wrote: »

I assume you are referring to me there? I posted positive comments about golfvision because I think the place is great and I wanted to tell people about it.

I am sorry that I haven't spent half my years salary on a golf club membership or swallowed the PGA rulebook that would allow me to post on every single thread like some members.

Good luck to Metro Golf & golfvision. I hope they both do well because a lot of money has been sunk into both ventures.

Now I have to go brush up on the rules about the penalty for hitting into a hazard while standing on one leg so I can be a more productive member of the forum.

I wouldn't be so touchy, i doubt very much that sheet was picking you out there. If anything i think posters such as yourself, who offer un-biased, fair, knowledge-based thoughts on golf products/services, are exactly the ones that were being praised - and rightly so.

Nobody's saying everyone should post about everything. There have, however, been a few cases of people just coming on here to advertise their products, which just tends to piss people off and isn't really what the site is for.

slumped

zillmere wrote: »

Now I have to go brush up on the rules about the penalty for hitting into a hazard while standing on one leg so I can be a more productive member of the forum.

I'll save you some time. BTW - rules are the same if you have one leg or two.


26-1 It is a question of fact whether a ball that has not been found after having been struck toward a water hazard is in the hazard. In order to apply this Rule, it must be known or virtually certain that the ball is in the hazard. In the absence of such knowledge or certainty, the player must proceed under Rule 27-1.
If a ball is in a water hazard or if it is known or virtually certain that a ball that has not been found is in a water hazard (whether the ball lies in water or not), the player may under penalty of one stroke:
a. Play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played (see Rule 20-5); or
b. Drop a ball behind the water hazard, keeping the point at which the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit to how far behind the water hazard the ball may be dropped; or
c. As additional options available only if the ball last crossed the margin of a lateral water hazard, drop a ball outside the water hazard within two club-lengths of and not nearer the hole than (i) the point where the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard or (ii) a point on the opposite margin of the water hazard equidistant from the hole.
When proceeding under this Rule, the player may lift and clean his ball or substitute a ball.
(Prohibited actions when ball is in a hazard – see Rule 13-4)
(Ball moving in water in a water hazard – see Rule 14-6)

PhilipMarlowe

There isn't a penalty for hitting into the hazard, just for getting out of it