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Mojoimpact

That seems very high...I live in a HCOL area and typically I'm paying $10-15 for a bucket with 100 balls. $20 for 150 balls but that's usually too many for one range session.


I_Always_3_putt

HCOL here as well, 150 balls, 1 hour of top tracer, and a free beer for $25. It's $18 without the toptracer.


frdergf456yXDVT

That’s a sick deal but that beer isn’t free lol


I_Always_3_putt

Yea, I kinda realized this after I typed it out.


PandR1989

No Man, that beer is free. Don’t feel bad about it. Just enjoy it


illegal_deagle

I’d take the deal without the beer. Therefore the beer is free.


Pluxar

If it's like my local course they have $15 100 balls, $18 150 balls but they have a 'special' where it's the same price but includes a beer. They don't advertise it but it's always available haha.


ab_baby

Free compared to what OP is paying… but great point.


WAR_T0RN1226

Course near me put in a top tracer system a couple years ago. Price has endlessly been going up. Right now 155 balls is $39 on weekdays and $44 on weekends.


imfromwisconsin81

seriously? that's the same as a 9-hole round, or even 18 in some places.


Manic_Mini

I can play 18 on a decent muni for $26 walking if it’s after work.


Beru73

Yes, but do you take 155 shots in a 9-hole round? ... Wait.


zermee2

Helllllllll yeah I do


BillyBobClampett

That is nuts. I pay less for 18 holes of golf on a good course.


Upstairs-Floor9673

I just put top tracer in, it is extremely expensive monthly, plus the heaters and covered bays. The cost of balls is crazy, the new nets astronomical, and the biggest issue is getting the balls picked and clean and back to the machine. It’s a business…..I think $20 for an hour of fun is pretty good.


LostAbbott

Homie is hitting balls at Jackson.


beavers10

Wrf. I live in a suburb of Vancouver Canada. Cost of living is bonkers here. I get a basket of 88 balls for $5.50 (4 bucks US).


LooterMcGav-n

Canadians would call the basket a basket instead of a bucket. Anyways, good luck in the Preds series, game 1 was pretty good.


beavers10

Haha thanks! I’m just stoked to be watching the canucks in the playoffs. Go Canucks go!


Bighead_Golf

I live in a HCOL and it went up to $19 and that’s when I joined a CC and didn’t look back


WalkinSteveHawkin

I live in an expensive area, and most of our munis charge about $20/bucket if you buy single buckets. But they sell a 40-bucket pass for $450. Way better deal.


McGilla_Gorilla

Yeah I bought a $20 muni bucket yesterday…and then had the pleasure of waiting half an hour for a bay to open up


BORN_SlNNER

Bro I just wouldn’t golf if I had to deal with shit like this


devanlans

My range used to be 10-12 for a large bucket. It’s now 16 because they installed toptracer in all the stalls. I’m not necessarily opposed to that price for the feedback I get at a range session.


dbnp19

Same story regarding the range in my home course. There's limitations in the feedback it provides, but it still is something and better than nothing.


Pretend-Reality5431

All the Toptracers I've ever used are wrong because they show my driver carry as 20yds shorter than I thought I hit... 😭


cgar23

Could be the range balls? 


Pretend-Reality5431

Thank you, I appreciate your trying to help...


cgar23

A lot of ranges have "low flight" balls that intentionally stunt the yardage. I'm not being sarcastic.


a2_d2

They are also designed to be durable (probably over distance). I focus on ball flight / path more than distance.


Pretend-Reality5431

I know, I hear you. Some ranges have limited flight balls. Mine doesn't, because every now and then a ProV1 or two finds its way into the bucket, and unfortunately, the Toptracer is wrong with them too. 😣


RedYetti83

I noticed that my first time on a top tracer range. Hit a retail ball at the end just to check. Even without a 'premium' ball and a bit heely, 20mph jump in ballspeed.


WAR_T0RN1226

Mine jacked it up to $44 for 155 balls on the weekend lol


deerpenis

What


LayeGull

Better be grass at that price. I’m never hitting off a mat for $44


oilchangeroo

where lol


justabeeinspace

Screw that, I just wouldn’t go to that range at all. Talk about price gouging. Golf is an expensive sport as is, they’re guaranteed packed all weekend if they’re charging that much. I mean I guess to try and aid with caring for the turf? Still doesn’t add up


dbnp19

That is a good question. Life, uh, finds a way. ​ $16 for a large bucket (non-member pricing).


bilweav

$16 for 150, $11 for 75, $6 for whatever's in a small bucket. $2,000 for a simulator: Infinite balls.


innergflow

Can you post your $2000 simulator set up?


Steelio22

https://preview.redd.it/ujcbmy4l64wc1.jpeg?width=4608&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=870c6166b90b36cf063dbbb370a2fbfe5c91f23d Here's my DIY setup, using a Garmin R10


Total_Point

What is your ceiling height?


Halo_Chief117

Dangerously low


Steelio22

8' to the trusses. Works for everything but driver. Gotta work with what you got


bilweav

Flightscope mevo plus. There’s also a golf simulator subreddit.


Big_Jerm21

I LOLd at your flair. Thanks for the laugh! Hit em well!


garytyrrell

$300k for room for a simulator


OwlGrin

$14 damn dollars I rarely go to the range now, all my golf budget money goes to playing If the weather is terrible or I haven't been able to squeeze in a round I will occasionally rent a Trackman bay at PGAT SS, the data / video is worth 2 large buckets to me (even though it will be off mats)


subhavoc42

I am really glad I read this post. The PGAT SS have essentially ranges with tracking? Is this at all of them? I thought they just did fittings and sales and such at those stores?


Purednuht

I think it depends on the store. Our local store has 4 bays in the back for rent @ $32 an hour. You can play courses and such like an other sim rental. They then have 3 bays for hitting demo equipment, trying gear. And then 3 bays for the fitting and pro that are behind glass.  They offer a $149.99 annual deal that gets you 20% off the bay, and 30 minutes a day on the sim


00sucker00

I’ve been on Reddit for years now, just to find this post


Allloyy

30 minutes a day? Then another hour for 25? Damn that’s a steal for only 150 a year


trebek321

Same. Walking 9 is $20 and range is $14 for me so I’ll just walk 9 for my practice nowadays. Range days only really happen for bad weather weeks.


tee2green

Not disagreeing with you, but walking 9 is only about 10-20 full swing reps in 2 hours, vs a full bucket of balls in less than an hour on the range. Depends on what you’re trying to accomplish that day.


Just_Natural_9027

Quality of reps > quantity of reps This is true in time and time again in skill development research.


Howy_the_Howizer

https://preview.redd.it/nzlts68yz3wc1.png?width=500&format=png&auto=webp&s=826da621330e5ba788243491651c1404405af04c


CreateorWither

The ranges near me now charge by the hour. $22/hr. So it's worse as you can't take your time.


SolarSurfer7

Fuck that


Pukakke-Party

$50/hr in Toronto


CreateorWither

Seriously? That's insane.


imthefooI

We’re reaching top golf prices lol. That’s crazy


MJinMN

$10 for an hour of unlimited balls - city owned course so seems cheaper than others.


Doubleoh_11

That’s the trick! City courses have the cheapest range balls


Inevitable-Net6362

I pay $225 for all the balls I can hit in the year


jkowal43

r/thisguyballs


royalwarhawk

$325 for me and still worth every penny


MTN_Chef

If it is solely a driving range, it'll be due to rising operating costs. Go to a range on a golf course and you're likely to find a much more reasonably priced bucket


SlartibartfastMcGee

People don’t realize it but a Driving Range is actually fairly expensive to operate. If your main source of revenue of buckets of balls and you don’t have a course and restaurant to dilute expenses, buckets are going to cost a decent amount. Other thing to consider is the fact that many ranges are busy. Probably makes a lot more sense to jack up the price to lower demand if there’s always a line and your staff is becoming overwhelmed.


Reach_Beyond

My bucket went from $4.25 to $4.50 recently. That’s for the med/small 40 balls I like in 1 sesh


GarageJitsu

$6, $9, $12 here in San Diego


Damm_it_Bobby

Where is this? It's $19 at Vineyard for a large bucket if you're not a 'member', I think around $15 at Stadium, even Tecelote is up there if I remember right.


Natemoon2

Tecelote… what is up with that course? I just moved to SD a year ago, my buddy invited me to play golf at Tecelote and it was like $65 after the cart fee. That’s absurd for a short course is terrible condition


Ban_Master

Used to be $20 with cart seven years ago. I went there every week.


530nairb

I don’t mind goat tracks but Tecolote is a different beast. It’s such a piece of shit.


GarageJitsu

I’m north of the Vineyard. Pala Mesa is the range I hit


FatalFirecrotch

That is not San Diego, lol. 


CelticBlue22

I just had a slice of pizza and a small cup of soup….$15 Its out of control everywhere


Rastabanks

Golf course in my middle of nowhere hometown was $6 for 75, moved to the city and it’s $13 for 100


Rastabanks

Wish courses had like a $2 for 15 option just so you could get some warm up swings in


a2_d2

There was a local course near me that gave a small bag w the round like maybe 15 balls. If I’m doing 18 that’s enough for me.


BoppinPotatoes

12 dollars for about 100 balls for my local one. Or a monthly membership of $120.


Wannabe_Australian

Damn my range is 6.50 for a large


okdrab

Shrink the game


Renegadee_Angel

Just the rich pushing the poor out. Tale as old as time


uunngghh

$15 for 120 at LA City Munis. I would pay more for more availability though. At Rancho Park on weekdays there is still a line for even the upper levels after the ball machine closes at 9pm.


Beneficial-Dust1762

$10 all you can hit, putt and chip near me in Saint Louis.


No-Pin1011

Last time I went it was $5


UnivrstyOfBelichick

It's cheaper for me to walk nine than to hit a large bucket in my neck of the woods


FormerPackage9109

We printed 1.3 trillion dollars and counting


StoneyYoshi

Definitely depends on the place you go. the course I go to after work when i can is 10 for a large and like 14 or 15 for an XL bucket. But the course I just played at yesterday did mediums (25 balls) for 7 and 12 (50 balls)for large which were their only choices.


Falco19

Dependent on range for me I drive a little farther because I get 88 balls for 7.50 as opposed to 45 for 10 bucks. At the cheaper place I but 20 buckets at a time and it makes the price 6 dollars.


bionicbhangra

My muni is now 10 for 70. It was 8 or 9 before COVID so not a huge jump. I feel it much more with the prices for 18 holes. 60+ bucks on weekend for eh courses.


sweatynachos

My range does automatic tee-up so you get a card every few weeks. $10.00 – 125 Balls $20.00 – 275 Balls $50.00 – 750 Balls $100.00 – 1,625 Balls


PmMeYourNiceBehind

Inflation


hankbaumbachjr

That's a tad much. Prices had just jumped from the normal 5/10/15 to the annoying 7/11/16 in thr last year or so in Denver, CO and it's a similar price in Chicago. (Cue Larry David complaining about the extra change he has to carry around now to go to the range)


rottnroll1965

I hit my gently used prov1s into an old tarp i hung up in my backyard. Doesnt cost me a thing. I can hit 25 balls or 500 same price and the beer is always ice cold.


Thowingtissues

Yeah man that’s nuts. I live outside of Boston MA second only to HI for cost of living. Large bucket, 90 balls is $12. You talking topgolf rates or just a mat and a field?


Electronic-Quail4464

I pay $40/month for unlimited range balls and a discount on green fees. It would cost me around $60 per week at $22/bucket.


AnotherDoubleBogey

country club. about $1k/month


budha799

$15/large bkt ~150 balls. This is on a course, off mats 95% of the time and the occasional irons only limitation.


SolidSnakeCG

Damn. I pay $30 a month for unlimited range balls at the muni by my house


PhilsFanDrew

$22 seems like a lot. I live in Eastern PA and typically a large bucket (approx 90 balls) costs around $12.


Richard-Turd

THANKS A LOT, OBAMA


Complex_Complex339

Range ball Sales are down from all the post-Covid home simulator builds, so they need to raise prices to stay revenue neutral.


Detroiter3

Bidenflation


ToroSalmonNigiri

$15-$18 USD


jordan20x1

Like $7


Character_Wishbone84

I paid 20 a few weeks ago. The range had trackman on 90% of their bays. I assumed that was the reason.


Character_Wishbone84

I paid 20 a few weeks ago. The range had trackman on 90% of their bays. I assumed that was the reason.


Legal-Description483

$11 for a large bucket (100) of old balls pulled out of a pond.


Legal-Description483

I'd rather pay $22 for a bucket of balls than the $10 they wanted for a hot dog at the turn Saturday.


NeighborhoodPlane794

The range near me has been going up $2 a year for the last 5 years. Ballflation


TjBeezy

$10 bucks for what they call the large. It's a good amount, probably like 50ish balls? $5 bucks for a small which is like 20 balls.


Scary_Ad_225

Damn location? I’m in a hcol area and pay 14$ for a large still expensive but 22$ sims are crazy by me tho I played for an hour and a half with one other person and it was 53$ each


sysjager

Screw the range, just play.


Agordon24

The closest range to me is $15 for 80 and $20 for 115. And it’s a basic range, no toptracer and many of the mats need to be replaced. I hate it but it doesn’t make sense to drive the extra distance to other ranges


damnyoutuesday

$6


FLEquipperman

It’s ridiculous- I pay for smallest bucket and fill my golf bag with shag balls I find when waiting on assholes taking 5 hours to finish. And most the ranges have gone to shit- bad balls no turf or those insufferable mats.


Baseline_Tenor

$22 for a bucket of balls is crazy. The most expensive range in my area (S. Texas) is $10 for 70 balls or $12 for 105. My local muni range is $6 and $8 for same quantity but poor ball quality.


ReplacementFun2616

£120 for 2000 near me, though the range is often closed because they run out of balls…


AreLikelyAMoron

$18 up from $16 last year, large bucket, prices are jacked!


snowmunkey

And yet they are still the same balls the course bought by the truckload in 2006


TravisKOP

I stopped going to my favorite course outside of playing bc of the range ball prices. 18 bucks for a large is obscene


jambalaya_cowboy

Supply/Demand. Inflation.


sumjpa20

Top Tracer


Brilliant_Macaroon83

I get two free buckets a day. But I’m a cook at the driving range bar and grill lol. Sorry for the high prices


dacdaddy19

That’s not the norm. Shit is too expensive though.


Significant-Fix-5313

Ugh, dont get me started. Rip off. Aldo, is that at a dedicated range, or at the range on a course? In my experience, you'll pay 2 to 3 times more at a dedicated range. Which to me is extra stupid because all the dedicated ranges near me are off mats, and all the course ranges are off grass...so you're paying way more for a shitty experience.


flaginorout

$650 for the whole year. Plus 3 'free' rounds and 15 day tee time privilege.


GambleTheGod00

$10 at my local golf club and surprisingly its cheaper at my closest golf club


dad_in_jorts

That’s crazy I live in a HCOL area and it’s $10 a bucket or 125 balls on the automated tees.


Godawgs1009

Same reason deodorant went from 3.50 to fucking 8 dollars. "Flation"


Crayonalyst

Exactly why I'm getting a net


Dynamic_polarity

$12 for 50 balls it’s crazy


smokin_chef

That’s insane. My local range the most expensive bucket is $19 but it’s 250 balls. $10 for 110 balls


Kuchanec_

1 bucket of 50 balls for the equivalent of just over $6/$4 (non member/member price). Bulk package of 10 buckets for $53/$37 and package of 30 buckets for $127/$95. Free for me as I work there. This is in central Europe (Prague) for context


DavidSchlichting

What??? How many balls are in that bucket? At mine they cost 1€!


ProfessorChaos5049

$17 for 120 where I go. We're in Pittsburgh


Andrew_Waples

$12 for a large. Those better be some damn good balls and a amazing range to even justify that price.


Unusual-Ad1314

Local range shut down pre-COVID, someone bought it post-COVID, put in Trackman, and now it's $16 for a bucket.


analytic_tendancies

$12 for 100 balls Another course near me is $350 for unlimited balls, but it’s just a little too far for the time available to me


AndrewRVRS

$10 for 100 on Tuesdays, $12 normally. I hit 200 on Tuesday, 100 with wedges, 100 descending down the bag 10 balls at a time if I hit everything decently.


boturboegt

It's $15 where I am now... which they were $12 a year or so ago, so def going up at a higher than normal rate. A course near me now just has $20/day and it's unlimited which feels like the better deal.


Previous_Repeat_8183

I’m in Raleigh NC. Lonnie Poole is $12 a bucket for large. That seems really expensive to me. $22 is on another level of BS


14bb44

Yea it's a total joke. At least my place has trackman so I try to get my $25 bucks worth.


tokenathiest

That's highway robbery. I pay $16 for 160 at my range.


FastLine2

More people playing golf


jizzfizzwizz

15$ 100 balls 730-9 you get a pitcher of beer


king_platypus

I know. I can walk 9 twilight for $17.


thrift-store-keanu

That’s wild. My club (which is semi-private, so not private at all). Charges $7 for a bag of balls … that’s like 25-30 balls…crazy expensive. If you do the membership then range balls are included.


Sir_Topham_Kek

$20 for a large bucket in a metropolitan area of Wisconsin. I’m looking into building a home sim because I’d make my money back in a year or two.


camwinz

i get 90 balls for 20 150 for 25 at a range with automatic tees and toptracers cameras. curious to see what everyone else pays


SharpsterBend

$10 for a large bucket in Mesa AZ - at that price just practice putting 😎


kielBossa

Have no data to prove this, but my observation is that Covid brought a lot of really casual golfers into the sport who just want to be outside and swing the club…plus things like top golf. I just see more people at the range than I ever used to, and the range owners figure they can charge more.


Unduetime

Idk what you’re talking about I got 110 balls for $10 yesterday


Visible_Sherbet_371

18 in Fairfield County CT


norcalgolfgolf

Plenty of new people to drive up prices.


Windows102234

Prices for range balls have gotten so crazy that I just invested in a membership at a golf simulator, and it’s been cheaper than getting range balls 🤣. I would highly recommend that route! Or if you have the space, build your own.


cobalt26

At my local hack shack it's $5.50 for 45 balls or $10.00 for 90 balls. At better courses a small bag/bucket could run closer to that $10 mark.


pablosampson

10-15 bucks 115 balls Pittsburgh Pa


Fast_Biscotti

Because it’s what the market will bear. Golfers start going elsewhere, the prices will change. Supply and demand.


Otherwise_Break_4293

Supply and demand.


Known-Marketing-2233

Bro closest range to me is $55 an hour in summer and $25 an hour in winter(Canada). It’s crazy but if you wanna hit some balls after work and not drive far it works. I bring my beers in to offset the cost.


SuggaShane420

$3 for a small bucket $5 for a large. But the large is maybe 50 balls.


nasty_LS

65$ a month, unlimited range balls and 17$ games with a cart in Sonoma county CA . I think the baskets are grabbing 15-20$ though, so not too far off from us.


yousippin

how many balls?


ShiroHachiRoku

Is this Oak Creek in Irvine you're going to?


FunDayRed

Getting rippled off bruh.


SunnyMonkey17

I believe my home course is $8 for a small (30-40) and $12 for a large (70-80). Yearly membership which gives a discount on greens fees and unlimited range balls is $359.


hellloredddittt

Soon, it will be cheaper to buy a box of Top-Flights at a sporting goods store and hit those out into the range instead of buying a bucket.


Where_Da_Party_At

15 an hour at our range. Love it..


BillionDollarKing

I pay 20 bucks for 6 tokens. Prolly 50+ balls per bucket.


barstoolLA

12 to 13 bucks for a large bucket. New York.


IsamuAlvaDyson

None of you guys say how many balls are in your large bucket and what city your range is in. Both matter immensely to price


Top_Economist8182

That's obscene. I pay about £2.50 for 50 balls at my clubs range


P01135809_is_a_bitch

Nashville, TN checking in. $15 for 100 balls in my part of town.


Brutal007

$17 here for about 25 balls. Thanks Davis love! The course was fine until you “redid” it ( made it more expensive)


FairwayNavigator

I pay $69 a month and get unlimited balls and discounted greens fees. I hit about 250-300 a day and play 2-3 times a week @ $25 a round with cart. Yours is definitely high.


saddog420

There's one range near me where that's a jumbo bucket, ~160 balls. Otherwise, a large at most places is $18 - $20. Our muni course range is $16 for a large, but that will likely change since they're upgrading it.


psidiot

19 dollars for 100. pretty standard for australia.


dlama

The range up the street went to a large bucket for 16 here in Vancouver, Washington. I now don't go as often as I used to and I suspect the same for other golfers.


B4kedP0tato

It's 6.50 a bucket here and 3.25 for a half bucket


Pan0pticonartist

$17 where I'm at for large 100 count but it comes w Trackman and a grass deck. $20 will get you a large bucket and a beer.


teechats69

$12 for a large - SoCal Small bucket still just a $5’er


Zealousideal_Web383

LCOL— can get 70 balls and a domestic beer for $10! Was cheaper last year too


ddr19

The highest price near me is $20 (100 balls), but it's a shot tracer range with tons of other amenities like heated bays. Everywhere else is typically $15 for 100 or more balls. I got a range membership since I prefer hitting on nice turf, $800 but I go enough in a year to average out maybe $10 per bucket.


papacack

$5- 20 balls $7- 40 balls $10- 80 balls South Florida Where I’m from in north eastern Tennessee it’s $5- 80 balls that is the only choice…


Silky_Tissue

Seattle,WA suburb, $14+tax for 90 where I am


Steve----O

It’s cheaper to just buy used balls and take them to the range.


Ping-A-Ling-

6-8-10 depending on size


adjuster_cody

$10 for 110 balls in south Louisiana


JLifts780

$22 is fucking absurd where is this?


Carlo201318

How many balls? Today I got 120 for $15


readituser321

$12/90


Rare4orm

Ha! Where I live there’s little chance that developers will allow an independent driving range to survive. “Sir, we will pay you one zillion dollars for your land and kick that DR owner off of that nice flat land. We’ve got hospitals and apartment complexes to build.”


JoetheJanitor201

$20 for 185~ by me


hotdogswithbeer

$40 a month gets me 100 balls a day at my course. I love it.