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Practice Facilities

  • 09-12-2008 10:47pm
    #1
    Mister Sifter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭


    I'm looking for a practice facility somewhere that i can accurately measure out my distances (i.e. how far i hit the ball with each club).

    I'm looking for somewhere fairly quiet and big that i can spend a bit of time to work it all out.

    Can anyone recommend anywhere suitable? Any clubs with good facilities that i could get away with using? (possibly a tad cheeky, but maybe drop me a pm if you can think of anywhere!)

    I know a few folks have mentioned these indoor places. I'm fairly sceptical about how accurate these would really be compared to a proper outdoor place, but would consider it too if people think they are good enough.

    Cheers in advance!


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  • #2
    WHIP IT!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,886 ✭✭✭WHIP IT!


    Maybe get yourself a metre measuring wheel and sneak down to the local GAA club some day? Also, would this not be a bad time of year to be measuring distances with the golfing season in mind?


  • #3
    Mister Sifter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Mister Sifter


    WHIP IT! wrote: »
    Maybe get yourself a metre measuring wheel and sneak down to the local GAA club some day? Also, would this not be a bad time of year to be measuring distances with the golfing season in mind?

    Yeah, I'm looking just to get somewhere lined up to use after the new year sometime - probably around March. I was planning on just stepping the yardages out, but maybe your right, if i'm gonna do it right, i should maybe think about a wheel of some sort.


  • #4
    slumped
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,946 ✭✭✭slumped


    You can save yourself a lot of hassle and go to a pro that has a launch monitor.

    Not one that makes you hit into a net, but an outdoors one.

    Hit 20 balls with each club and take your average distance. A launch monitor will also show you the dispersion rate across the fairway.

    Don't know of anyone with a launch monitor - maybe Leopardstown?


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