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re: Driving Range Etiquette Question
Posted on 10/5/16 at 12:19 pm to litenin
Posted on 10/5/16 at 12:19 pm to litenin
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There are quite a few semi-private courses close to my house with nice driving ranges and putting/chipping practice areas. Do these types of semi-private courses allow a non-member to spend a couple of hours practicing if I only buy one large bucket of balls (with proper attire)?
If the general public is allowed to play and they don't have to have a member with them, then I doubt anyone will care or even notice.
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Posted on 10/5/16 at 1:23 pm to DestrehanTiger
The only place I've ever had this problem was at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston. You would find a spot where the person was almost finished and ask him/her if they were going to be hitting more balls. Spot is theirs until they decide to leave.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 1:29 pm to DestrehanTiger
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I think the bucket signifies the end of your time, but I wanted to see if I'm off base.
should have gotten there sooner.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 1:31 pm to DestrehanTiger
I would never make people wait while I went to buy another bucket.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 1:58 pm to Master of Sinanju
quote:It's not like you're the only one there and you are holding up the whole line. There are many other spots that will soon be open.
I would never make people wait while I went to buy another bucket.
You are there practicing. You'll finish when you finish.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 2:10 pm to nobigdeal69
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The only place I've ever had this problem was at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston. You would find a spot where the person was almost finished and ask him/her if they were going to be hitting more balls. Spot is theirs until they decide to leave.
That is the range that brought up this question.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 2:16 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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should have gotten there sooner.
I'm not really complaining about the time the guy may be taking. If he bought 30 large buckets, that's fine. He planned accordingly. I was just bringing it up for the guy that buys the small, then decides he wants to get another. Judging from the responses, I'm in the wrong. I've never complained to the person when this occurs. I just move on. I was just wondering if this was typical.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 3:31 pm to DestrehanTiger
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That is the range that brought up this question
I figured. Just get a beer at Becks Prime and wait your turn.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 5:17 pm to SaturdayTraditions
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Secondly, maybe I am just not going to the same ranges... but how many ranges other than TopGolf still have "hitting bays." All the ones I go to are at the course, and are just a 50 yard long tee box that are have ropes to show the boundary.
I've been to 2 driving ranges in the New Orleans area that still have bays, so I'm assuming there's a lot out there. With that said I've never been to either one where there were so many people there that you had to wait.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 5:34 pm to DestrehanTiger
How many people actually hit multiple buckets of balls?
I don't even like getting a large, but I hate the driving range anyway
I don't even like getting a large, but I hate the driving range anyway
Posted on 10/5/16 at 7:16 pm to litenin
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My only problem with Top Golf is that I can't get any driver practice with those short little plastic tees.
Sounds like Owlie's sex life.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 7:43 pm to litenin
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A separate question regarding etiquette as I only play a round of golf roughly 3 times per year but attempt to hit at the driving range about once/month.
There are quite a few semi-private courses close to my house with nice driving ranges and putting/chipping practice areas. Do these types of semi-private courses allow a non-member to spend a couple of hours practicing if I only buy one large bucket of balls (with proper attire)?
doubt it would be closed to you ...
the hands down, absolute best deal in golf in the greater houston area used to be at redstone where the shell houston open is played ... was open to the public and a very high end course ... you had access to the driving range with brand new, unlimited titleist balls (nxt) ... flat range with multiple flags, perfect hitting bays with plenty of grass ... the chipping area was huge with the same range balls and immaculate grass everywhere and perfect bunkers, and the putting green was massive with the finest greens available anywhere in houston ... all for $15 ... then they went private and said 'gtfo' ...
Posted on 10/5/16 at 7:50 pm to DirtyE
Which ones?
Posted on 10/5/16 at 8:40 pm to DestrehanTiger
Take the time that you would have to wait and use it to drive out of the populated areas.
This post was edited on 10/5/16 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 10/5/16 at 9:45 pm to OWLFAN86
Hitting balls is a useless endeavor. It only helps the pros.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 9:55 pm to DestrehanTiger
I play golf as much as anyone here and I can honestly say it's been a long long time since I've ever had this problem.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 10:44 pm to TIGRLEE
If the dude is hitting more than a bucket by himself, he's got more problems than a bucket will fix.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 10:58 pm to MikeD
He gets the spot til he is done even if he goes back for seconds. I had a problem once with a dad and his son. He was giving the kid a lesson and told me I couldnt use the bay to their right, which was the only open bay. Dad was standing in it with Ipad recording.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 8:10 am to DestrehanTiger
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I think the bucket signifies the end of your time, but I wanted to see if I'm off base.
It's his spot until he leaves. You sound butt hurt.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 8:43 am to DestrehanTiger
You are way overthinking the driving range...
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