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Finally a state of the art indoor golf center and bar and grill is coming to the Poughkeepsie, NY area. This long awaited project is in it's final phases and due to open soon. The all new PGA TOUR Simulators by aboutGolf are due to arrive this week and installation will be completed by weeks end.
Stay tuned to their website for more information and expected grand opening. http://dcindoorgolf.com/
WALDWICK – As dozens of young kids hit golf balls into the PGA Tour simulators in front of him, and their instructors stepped in to give them tips and tweak their swings, Rich DiMartino stood in the background smiling.
George Cultraro, left, hitting a shot while using a simulator as his friend Kyle Roberts looks on at Greenhouse Golf.
His vision has come to life. His desire to create an indoor golf teaching facility is now a reality. And as the afternoon campers on this day enjoyed the finished product, DiMartino couldn’t help but think he’s helped create something special at Greenhouse Golf.
"What we tried to do was make a facility that was built by golfers for golfers," said DiMartino, the co-owner and general manager of the facility. "This is nothing like any other simulator facility in the nation because it’s not just about the simulators. It’s a training center where children and adults can come and learn the game or improve their game."
Greenhouse Golf, located on Hopper Avenue, is certainly a golfers paradise.
They have 10 PGA Tour simulators, a 575-square foot putting green and an outdoor-themed, 18-hole mini golf course all inside the 21,000-square foot, two-level facility.
But what makes Greenhouse Golf unique from most other simulator facilities is its focus on professional instruction.
"Everything here is designed to help teach people how to play and improve their game," Greenhouse Golf instructor Ozzie Carlson said. "We like to say we can help anyone 4 to 84."
In addition to having three professional instructors on staff, Greenhouse Golf also has slow motion cameras used to break down a player’s swing and a balance plate simulator, which measures a player’s center of gravity as he hits the ball.
When you combine those two instruments with an instructor’s knowledge and the information the simulator provides — club head speed, ball speed, ball flight, launch angle, ball compression, etc. — you have a powerful teaching tool.
"It’s a dynamic way to learn," Carlson said. "It’s exciting to me as a teacher to see how fast people can improve here."
Two players who can attest to that are Franklin Lakes resident Jay Iturralde and Woodcliff Lake’s Jared Mactas.
Iturralde, a 14 handicap, has taken a handful of lessons with professional instructor and former college All-American Cory Stelick and already has noticed a difference in his game.
"It’s amazing how quick you can see what you’re doing wrong with your swing when you work with an instructor in a simulator," Iturralde said.
Mactas, meanwhile, is a rising senior at Pascack Hills and a scratch golfer. He has been working with Carlson for four years but has learned even more about his swing since working on the balance plate simulator.
"It’s given me more of an edge on how to get better," Mactas said. "The foot sensors tell you how your weight distribution is divided on each foot and that’s helped my game because I’ve learned new kinds of angles that I come in at. It’s definitely helped me become a more consistent golfer."
Greenhouse Golf is still in the process of building a café on the first floor, installing Wi-Fi Internet access throughout the facility, bringing in more TV’s and staying true to its name, building a solar-paneled parking lot before its official grand opening in September. But as the grade school kids on this day could attest, it’s already open for business and ready to help golfers improve their game.
"We make people better golfers here because of the delivery of feedback from the simulators and the world-class instruction," DiMartino said. "I don’t think anyone else can say that."
They don’t have to. The results speak for themselves.
As the final touches for this years PGA Show in Orlando are taken care of we are also gearing up for the upcoming year with all the new items and game improvements that aboutGolf has mastered. With such a high quality product line we are always looking for anyone who is interested in getting involved with such a great industry. EverGreens Golf is proud to offer the aboutGolf Referral Program. "To date, we’ve had a referral program which has shown to be successful for both aG and the representative. Our commission is simple to understand (5%), financially beneficial and easy to get started."
This was the original referral program which aboutGolf offered. We have gone back to the drawing board to get some more incentive for our referral agents. We have created a program that is much more aggressive and can put as much as 8%-10% in our referral agents pocket depending on their knowledge and customer involvement.
Recently we have signed up some high end home builders, A/V specialist, and outside sales rep to help promote the PGA TOUR Simulators from aboutGolf along with the performance products. It's been a great relationship and always looking for more. Feel free to give us a call our send an email and we can discuss the different options. If anyone is going to be at the PGA Show this week stop by booth 3343 and look for Ken Reynolds, owner of EverGreens Golf - Northeast Dealer for aboutGolf.
"We are grateful to all our Reps for bringing our exciting golf technology products to their networks and, as such, we are confident you will find this partnership beneficial to yourself, your business and your customers." Kevin Johnston VP Worldwide Sales for aboutGolf, LTD.
