backyard (portable) driving range

[Sorry Dude]

Just wondering if any golfers out there have owned one before? If not would you be interested in it at all?

[mighty_tiger_79]

never owned one but would be interested

[OnSong]

How does it work?

[mighty_tiger_79]

set up a net and bang the ball into it

[Sorry Dude]

How does it work?

that is what i am in the process of drawing up. essentially what i want to provide is something you can easily set up and take down (and use in the backyard, park really anywhere). you would be able to use any club. also something that will collect the balls so you don't have to go chasing them all the time and also have more than one ball waiting to be used.
like i said still the early stages and wanting to see what the forumites feeling would be on the item.

[OnSong]

Sounds handy for backyard cricket too. Can we see a pic of it? Or is it something you are designing?

[Sorry Dude]

Sounds handy for backyard cricket too. Can we see a pic of it? Or is it something you are designing?

something i am designing. if you pm your email address i can let you know what i come up with.

[mighty_tiger_79]

will we also get a mat to use to hit off from??

will the mat also have an inbuilt tee???

[OnSong]

I just want the netting thingo. I want to build a half turf cricket pitch in my back yard. A dream of mine since I was a kid.

[Sorry Dude]

will we also get a mat to use to hit off from??

will the mat also have an inbuilt tee???

that is what i am aiming to do. I am trying to build one for myself now. so once i get it up and running i can show people what it looks like.

[mighty_tiger_79]

but the benefits of designing your own could be that it becomes a world-wide phenomenon and we never hear or see Sorry Dude here again as he is constantly jetsetting the world

[Sorry Dude]

How does it work?

that is what i am in the process of drawing up. essentially what i want to provide is something you can easily set up and take down (and use in the backyard, park really anywhere). you would be able to use any club. also something that will collect the balls so you don't have to go chasing them all the time and also have more than one ball waiting to be used.
like i said still the early stages and wanting to see what the forumites feeling would be on the item.

Go to the driving range, many benefits including;

1/ You won't kill your neighbour
2/ Someone else collects the balls
3/ Nothing to set up or take down
4/ In built tees or off the mat

It's a win, win situation.

You can do that. But instead of paying say $10 each time you go to the driving range you could get something like this and have it available to you anytime and it would work out cheaper over the long haul.

[OnSong]

How does it work?

that is what i am in the process of drawing up. essentially what i want to provide is something you can easily set up and take down (and use in the backyard, park really anywhere). you would be able to use any club. also something that will collect the balls so you don't have to go chasing them all the time and also have more than one ball waiting to be used.
like i said still the early stages and wanting to see what the forumites feeling would be on the item.

Go to the driving range, many benefits including;

1/ You won't kill your neighbour
2/ Someone else collects the balls
3/ Nothing to set up or take down
4/ In built tees or off the mat

It's a win, win situation.

Point me to the nearest driving range, um, over 100km away.

[Iron Fist]

my brother had a net in the abck yeard, was a bought one.
was just thick net that allowed air through but golf ball count get through

as for the self loading tee, best bet would be to go to the range and see how theres are designed.
seems a pretty simple design, could just use some pvc pipe to creat it and maybe make up some sort of steel caged pipe for the last bit.
You would need to either elevate the tee to allow for pipes or build them into the ground.

Good luck and let us know how you go!

[Sorry Dude]

Thanks IF. I have a few ideas on how to set it up, its just getting a prototype together to show people

[JAS]

Haven't these sort of things been around for decades.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&node=580171011

When I was a kid in the 1960's my father had a practice golf net in the garden and a bucket full of these so he could practice for his competitions...

http://www.improvemygolf.co.uk/acatalog ... White.html

Regards
JAS

[Dutchy]

Id be interested to see what you come up with, looking at one for my birthday...also been a dream of mine to get the back lawn to be a golf green, practice putting anytime I want. Will have to wait until the kids get a bit older though and I can get rid of the trampoline and swings etc

[mighty_tiger_79]

i have had that dream too dutchy!!!!!

[Sorry Dude]

as have I.

[tipper]

Id be interested to see what you come up with, looking at one for my birthday...also been a dream of mine to get the back lawn to be a golf green, practice putting anytime I want. Will have to wait until the kids get a bit older though and I can get rid of the trampoline and swings etc

Nah, currently it sounds perfect for putt putt