What is a Golf Driving Range?
Posted by Ashish Vaishnava on Saturday, September 11, 2010 Under: GOLF COURSE DESIGN
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Golf
Driving Range in simple terms is a practice area for golfers. Its a facility
which is used by new comers to learn the game and by golfers to enhance their
playing abilities.
No matter what level of Golf one plays, it’s very
important to practice on the driving range.
A
driving range is developed so that a beginner or a low handicap player, can have
enough privacy and personal space to have a practice session. For this, there
are various types of separators are used make up of products such as plastic,
wood or steel. In addition, there are distance markers to have a better vision
of the distance a ball travels. The markers are installed at different yards
such a 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 etc.
Basically, a driving range is a
rectangular piece of land {(50-100m) Width X
(200-300m) Length} set
away to practice the game by hitting Golf Balls to targets of various
distances. Driving Ranges can exist as stand-alone facilities, or in
conjunction with practice holes or a course which allows players to progress to
real golf. One
doesn't have take effort in carrying balls every time one visits a driving
range. The club or the course provides the ball to be used in practicing session
at a reasonable charge for a bucket of balls (50/100 balls per bucket.
A practice Putting Green and Chipping Green with a bunker are also an integral part of a Driving Ranges.
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