Driving Range

conno16

does anyone here have experience with setting up a driving range?
design and operating costs, insurance and contacts really is what i'm interested in

i've got a plot of land
all i need to do is build a few walls, gonna use some gate barriers between bays, a ball-collector thing, balls and a cash register

overheads are non existent really
so its all about location

soundsham

more tripe talk .........dont take the bait !!!!!!

on 2nd thoughts good luck tin cup,

heavyballs

Conno,your not funny,in fact you come across as an absolute goon,imagine starting a new thread with such schite,:mad:

Adiaga 2

If you build it he will come...



:rolleyes:

conno16

judging by the lack of support perhaps i should hold off for a few years

altho they do seem to be a real money spinner

Daithio9

conno16 wrote: »

judging by the lack of support perhaps i should hold off for a few years

altho they do seem to be a real money spinner

Yes just make sure there is enough room for a seven iron and you'll be grand.

istaunton

I thinks its a great idea.

You could probably even get Poulter to advertise it for you and then set up a shop with all the hot IJP outfits.

f22

conno16 wrote: »

judging by the lack of support perhaps i should hold off for a few years

altho they do seem to be a real money spinner

Might be best to wait alright, at least until you finish school!

conno16

in fairness ian james is prob too busy contesting majors for something like this.

rafared

Balls will cost you 6 to 7k a year:eek:

conno16

you'd bring that in on a good month no doubt

BiffoGooner

Sure ya could get Shane Lowry in for the opening ceremony, eh Conno?

istaunton

BiffoGooner wrote: »

Sure ya could get Shane Lowry in for the opening ceremony, eh Conno?

in fairness Shane Lowry is prob too busy contesting majors for something like this.

conno16

i just hope he doesn't bring shame to the nation in a few weeks time

i would consider using him for the launch though, could be the economic way of doing it (e.g. hold a BBQ to secure his attendance)

Speak Now

conno16 wrote: »

in fairness ian james is prob too busy contesting majors for something like this.

You could have it at the weekend, he's been know to finish up early on a Friday to have the weekend off.

conno16

some punters would be intimidated by his sense of style..
i'm trying to appeal to the masses here - therefore lowry might be more appropriate. harro and mcilroy rarely do such functions

soundsham

have you asked them ??

I hope you get some help in thinking of a good name for it.......

Le King

Imaginationland!

The home of Conno's Basketball team and Golf Driving range.

Seriously, get a life.

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Osu wrote: »

Imaginationland!

The home of Conno's Basketball team and Golf Driving range.

Seriously, get a life.

Had to laugh at that one..... In reality all he has is his computer screen, his imagination and the palm of his hand!

conno16

Osu wrote: »

Imaginationland!

The home of Conno's Basketball team and Golf Driving range.

Seriously, get a life.

the blizzards project is on hold until we can get charles barkley back on board. at that point its full steam ahead and trials will resume.

anyways this is the golf forum so golf talk only

fullstop

conno16 wrote: »

i would consider using him for the launch though, could be the economic way of doing it (e.g. hold a BBQ to secure his attendance)

uptheroyals

ok i have no idea where rafa red got that figure from, u'll cost balls (10000) for about 2 grand!!

corgolfsoc

uptheroyals wrote: »

ok i have no idea where rafa red got that figure from, u'll cost balls (10000) for about 2 grand!!

i've got 3490 balls hand picked for 500 yoyo's .....

Ginny007

A mate of mine said he heard talk of a range building an indoor short game area ??

Are there any in Dublin would be handy for the winter??

conno16

ideally you need to get an entire golf village up and running.

indoor / outdoor range - with island green, markers at 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 200, 250
short game practice area - that includes bunkers and a portion of rough

in the right catchment area, this would offer a very attractive business proposition IMO
obviously you'd be talking dublin or cork here