February 24, 2007

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Range and Outdoor Facility Solution Center

The Range and Outdoor Solutions Center

The Range and Outdoor Facility Solutions Center focuses on activities and amenities outside of the clubhouse and/or off of the golf course at a facility or club.

At the Indoor Golf Studio, presented by Golf Greens “Fore” U, there are practice cages to demo the latest clubs from leading manufacturers including Srixon Sports, USA and TaylorMade, and launch monitor technology from AccuSport, Inc.

Swing and ball flight analysis will be provided via launch monitors. There are examples of tee boxes that can be featured on your golf course, and and the opportunity to learn how to make the golf shop an interactive learning experience. And attendees can practice their short game on an indoor and an outdoor putting green.

The Outdoor Events Showcase offers the entire management team help in maximizing a facility's ability to attract and retain special events and increase revenue. To do this successfully, a club must be flexible and creative. Each day of the show, it illustrated how one simulated outdoor event space could be modified to accommodate completely different events, including:

  • A wedding reception
  • A family reunion/picnic/children's birthday party
  • A golf tournament awards ceremony

The facility management team can examine the benefits and features of various products, and consider how these products and techniques could be implemented to produce more revenue at your facility.

Outdoor facility technologies showcased will include:

  • On-cart and hand-held GPS technology that allows golfers to measure distances, order food and beverage while on the course and allows superintendents to monitor pace of play and track golf cart and utility vehicle travel
  • Personalized on-cart greetings
  • Two-way communications