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JULY-AUGUST 2006

News & Notes

Industry News | New Products

Justify Attending the 2006 PGA Fall Expo
What if you could gather the people, products and knowledge that make up your perfect trade show experience? You can with PGA Show Business Links, the personal assistant that mines the 2006 PGA Fall Expo community to find the knowledge, people and products most closely matched to meeting your objectives. The free service is activated when you register for the show. PGA Show Business Links starts by creating an “Attendee Justification Report” based on criteria you set and then finds what you need week-by-week as registration builds. In addition, PGA Show Business Links facilitates online networking—before the show—with peers and suppliers, allowing you to schedule meetings for the event, and helps you create a personalized to-do list and agenda.
Golf Range TimesTo see a demo of PGA Show Business Links, or to register for the show, visit www.pgafallexpo.com.
American Golf Ranges Install Self-Serve Swing Recording Kiosks
American Golf Corp. has installed the Inpractis 4View Digital Swing Recorder at four of its Southern California driving ranges: Vista Valencia, Arcadia Golf Course, Dominguez Hills Golf Course and Lake Forest Golf and Practice Center. Two Northern California American Golf facilities, Tilden Park Golf Course and Monarch Bay Golf Club, already have the self-serve recorder kiosks. Engineered to be a permanent fixture in the driving range bay, the 4View Digital Swing Recorder captures the entire golf swing from two angles and measures club head and ball flight speed so golfers’ can analyze and improve their swings.
Golf Range TimesFor more information on the Inpractis system, call 510-471-3900 or visit www.inpractis.com.

Miles of Golf Turns 10
DA decade after Chris Mile opened Miles of Golf, the success of the Ypsilanti, Mich., facility bears out his early ambitions of creating a complete practice, instruction and equipment testing center. Miles of Golf is home to Kendall Golf Academy and has been consistently recognized by Golf World Business for having one of the top off-course retail shops in the country. Practice facilities include grass tees, heated and sheltered tees, bunkers, and target, chipping and putting greens.

Golf Range Times Buyers’ Guide and Directory Update
CoverShots Mobile Canopy Systems, based in Mount Pleasant, S.C., has an updated toll-free number for its customers’ use: 888-881-2433. The company also can be reached via its web site at www.covershotsgolf.com.
Lone Star State Gets High-Tech Indoor Golf Center
Texas Indoor Golf, a 24,000-square-foot indoor golf practice, instruction and entertainment center, opened to the public May 6 in Grapevine. The business offers eight golf course simulator bays; an ambidextrous club-fitting bay; club building and repair services; a 3,500-square-foot pro shop; two big-screen televisions overlooking an open atrium; a conference room with a big-screen HDTV and audiovisual equipment; free WiFi; food and beverage service with a 50-person dining deck and additional seating at each bay; and an 1,800-square-foot putting green set up for video analysis and instruction. The center also has eight dedicated instruction bays and has extended an invitation to local PGA professionals to use those slots for lessons.
Golf Range TimesSee more photos of the indoor golf center at www.texasindoorgolf.com.
Call for Entries: 2006 Best New Range Award
This January, one outstanding range will be named Best New Range of 2006 and earn industrywide recognition when its story is told in Golf Range Times. Enter your range in the annual Best New Range Award contest to be considered. To qualify for entry, your range must operate as the primary business (revenue generator) of the facility. Ranges that opened or underwent major renovations after Sept. 1, 2005, are eligible for the 2006 contest. All nominees must complete an entry form and submit photographs and other materials to illustrate the achievements of the new facility. The winner and runners-up will be announced in the January/February 2007 issue of Golf Range Times and on www.golfrangetimes.com.
Golf Range TimesAn entry form is available online here or by calling 804-282-5760. Deadline for entries is Sept. 15.

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