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Things are finally gearing up for the winter in the "off season golf world" All of us bubble golfers hope that mother nature behaves this year and gives us a turn. Last year when it was 70 degrees and sunny in January it was a little tough to justify playing golf indoors. Despite the mild winter we were surprised that there were so many people playing indoors. Throughout our facilities in the northeast the attendance wasn't as bad as we thought it would be. We found that it came down to the accuracy of the tracking technology in the simulators that helped keep the screens turned on. The local golf pros were indoors giving lessons, the evening leagues were at full capacity and the daytime crowd was consistent. While we never intend to compete with the green grass it was good to see that even though the courses were open and our simulators were at an acceptable capacity. It comes down to having the right tracking technology under the hood and actual 3-D terrain to play in the simulators that keeps people coming back every year even when they can be outdoors.
On the residential end, the installation calendar is quite full and we are doing our best to get all our anxious customers installed by the holidays. Below you will see some photos of our most recent simulators during installation.
We are very excited for whats coming in the next year and the innovation that aboutGolf and the aG development team is working on. As a technology company that creates everything that they put in the field it's always nice to see that they are working on the next best thing to keep our customers and partners excited for what's to come.
Poughkeepsie, New York finally has a reason for golfers to be happy during the winter months and when they can't be on the green grass. DC Indoor Golf features the latest indoor golf simulator technology from the industries best! Featuring 2 Classic PGA TOUR Simulators and 2 WideScreen PGA TOUR Simulators from aboutGolf as well as a full bar and grill your winter months are now filled with golf game accuracy, good time, entertainment and a great atmosphere.
Come join in the Grand Opening festivities Saturday September 20th from 1 pm-5 pm and experience what everyone will be talking about. Get more information on winter golf leagues, lessons, holiday parties, gift certificates and more. Bring your clubs and see the PGA TOUR Simulators for yourself. For more information check them out on line at dcindoorgolf.com or call 845-486-4004.
the 19th hole.....never too far
check out the golf ball filled bar
two private PGA TOUR WideScreen Simulators.
Regarding aboutGolf
aboutGolf is a world leader in golf simulator and golf performance technology. The more than 20-year-old,
Ohio-based company is committed to developing and applying innovative, state-of-the-art technology to
enhance and improve the game for golfers at every level. Its products, including PGA TOUR Simulators,
aG Studio and Henry-Griffitts Custom Fit Golf Clubs, enable substantive learning and improvement in the
game of golf. Learn more at www.aboutgolf.com.
EverGreens Golf is the exclusive New York/New England dealer for aboutGolf handling all sales, service, installation, and consulting for aboutGolf simulators in all residential and commercial applications throughout New York and New England. EverGreens also has the placement program allowing existing business to bring in a simulator at little cost. EverGreens has handled residential simulators big (25' wide) and small (11' wide). EG has installed as many as 18 commercial simulators in a single trip. We consult clients considering an indoor golf center of their own, and customers thinking of a simulator in existing and new construction.EverGreens is the absolute golf resource.
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.
This past week was the FootJoy National Sales Meeting in Newport, R.I., which featured an impressive display of new products, industry updates and, of course, networking with colleagues and friends – a great group of people who couldn’t be more passionate about the products they produce and represent.
Throughout the week, we had the opportunity to see the latest shoes, gloves and apparel from FootJoy, as well as what the company has coming down the pipeline. Along with their standard sales meetings, presentations and breakout sessions, FootJoy Product Development/R&D Department, based out of Brockton, Mass., wanted to show what has been working in the “Shoe Box,” a state-of-the-art research and development testing facility.
Within the Shoe Box facility are some if the industry’s greatest technologies, including an aboutGolf PGA TOUR Widescreen Simulator, complete with weight-transfer analysis technology, 3D modelling, aG Flix video capture, and much more. Utilizing aboutGolf’s technology, FootJoy is conducting extensive research on future golf shoes and capturing detailed information on how the golf shoe plays an enormous roll on the score card, as observed through the golf swing.
With their facility tucked in the FJ R&D center many of their sales representatives throughout the world aren’t able to see what the organization is working on or how research affects the product development. So, FootJoy decided to bring its research to Newport – including our PGA TOUR Simulators.
Some results comparing spike-less and spiked golf shoes
aboutGolf and my company, EverGreens Golf, were happy to work with FootJoy to install two aboutGolf PGA TOUR Simulators and allow the company to demonstrate current research first-hand, as well as allow the sales force to compare different shoes within the FootJoy line. One specific aspect of research that was highlighted was a comparison between the new spikeless and traditional spiked golf shoe. It was great to see the sales agents in the aboutGolf PGA TOUR Simulators hitting a couple shots wearing each of the shoe types, experiencing for themselves the results as related to stability, control and distances. It was also a nice way to break up the meetings and have the people who represent the FootJoy line actually hits balls to see the results through their golf swings, rather than just look at stats
FootJoy Team testing out different FJ Shoes in the aboutGolf PGA TOUR Simulators
It has been a pleasure working with the team at FootJoy R&D for the past year and look forward to the future and seeing what they come up with next. I also want to thank them for their hospitality this week in Newport, a perfect setting with great weather.
Our PGA TOUR Simulators are employed by clients and golf enthusiasts for an array of reasons, from strictly entertainment to golf game improvement.
(Maumee, OHIO) - aboutGolf, a world leader in golf simulator and golf performance technology, announced today the signing of a partnership with Dixon Golf, the first manufacturer of high performance eco-friendly golf balls.
aboutGolf will join Dixon in its philanthropic mission as an official sponsor of the 2012 Dixon Challenge. The Challenge, which included more than 800 charity tournaments throughout 2011, is a fun Par-3 game that helps non-profits increase revenue at charity golf tournaments.
As a 2012 sponsor of the Dixon Challenge, aboutGolf will offer a new Golf Performance Technology Suite, including an aG Studio launch monitor, aG Balance Pro weight transfer analysis system, aG Flix video swing analysis system and Perform Pro software, as a raffle prize to one lucky winner who registers at a Challenge event.
"Dixon Golf has an impressive history of progressiveness," says Chuck Faust, President, aboutGolf. "Our partnership with Dixon Golf is natural, as both companies embrace the modern values of golfers through technology, sustainability and social accountability."
The Dixon Challenge has been held at tournaments benefiting such well known causes as the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the American Cancer Society, the March of Dimes and many others.
In addition to collaborating on the Dixon Challenge, aboutGolf will also soon begin offering Dixon Golf balls as the official eco golf ball of its simulators and will be available for use in its PGA TOUR Simulators.
"Bringing the best-in-class simulator and golf technology provider on-board with the Challenge will have a significant positive impact on the results for the charities we work with and for Dixon products," says William Carey, CEO, Dixon Golf.
Dixon Golf joins aboutGolf's list of distinguished partners, which includes PGA TOUR, Golf Channel, European Tour Performance Institute and David Leadbetter, as well as a lineup of golf experts on its Board of Innovation. The Board of Innovation, which includes world No. 1 golfer Luke Donald, is a group of industry experts who advise aboutGolf regarding research, development and market trends.
EverGreens Golf and their New Hampshire partner The Cedar Mill Group will be at this years New Hampshire Home Builder Show March 2nd - 4 th. Along with showcasing the extreme talents of the Cedar Mills Group they will be featuring the latest technology from aboutGolf and the PGA TOUR Simulators.
Current and new golf enthusiast homeowners can see what can be added to their homes or incorporated to their new construction. From custom hard wall A/V integrated PGA TOUR Simulators to a garage bay entertainment golf improvement simulator EverGreens Golf and the Cedar Mill Group can work with you to design your space to your needs. See what's happening at this years show and stop in for more information.
World-renowned retailer Brooks Brothers recently ‘teed-off’ an exclusive celebration of Scottish textiles in New York with a little help from Steve North, Director of Instruction at St Andrews Links.
Showcasing the wealth of tartans, cashmere and of course Scotland’s ‘champagne of fabrics’ – Harris Tweed, which is celebrating the centenary of the world-famous Orb trademark – Brooks Brothers opened the doors of its flagship Madison Avenue store to over 500 guests.
“Brooks Brothers has a long standing tradition of offering our customers the finest Scottish textiles,” said Claudio Del Vecchio, Chairman and CEO of the global retailer. “We proudly celebrate generations of collaboration, quality and value.”
Established in 1818 and considered American’s oldest apparel retailer, Brooks Brothers has a long-standing history with Scottish knitwear and fabric mills including Robert Noble, Barrie, Hawick Knitwear, Reid & Taylor, Harris Tweed, Todd & Duncan, Johnstons of Elgin and Begg Scotland – all of which had their products from the new Autumn/Winter collection on show at the event.
“Brooks Brothers is one of more than 200 leading retailers and fashion labels that come to Scotland season after season to develop new textile products and work closely with Scottish mills to enhance their brands,” said Danny Cusick, President, Americas, of Scottish Development International.
As Brooks Brothers is the Official Clothier of St Andrews Links, Steve North, Director of Instruction at the birthplace of golf gave guests tips on their swing in a state-of-the-art, full-scale indoor PGA Tour golf simulator, thought to be the first system of its kind in an apparel retailer environment.
Donald Martin, Chairman of the Harris Tweed Authority was also in attendance to thank Brooks Brothers for being a loyal customer, presenting them with a special Heritage Award. He said: “Harris Tweed has had a fabulous year celebrating 100 years of the Orb trademark, that marks the authenticity of a cloth which is loved the world over. As our centenary draws to a close we are delighted to formally recognise Brooks Brothers, one of our key retail ambassadors, with a special Harris Tweed Centenary Year Heritage Award.
“Over the years Brooks Brothers has been a loyal customer of the ‘cloth from the land’, ensuring it is available to discerning customers season after season. This award is a small token of thanks from everyone in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland for this support, and we hope it will continue for hundreds of years to come.”
More than 500 VIP guests attended the event enjoying a taste of Scotland which of course included ‘a wee dram’ of Macallan.
Published Nov 20, 2011 at 3:00 am (Updated Nov 19, 2011)
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Pease Golf Course is attracting more golfers than ever to their 27-hole course at Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth after building a new $2.3 million clubhouse last year.
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Pease Golf Course had a banner year after completing a $2.3 million clubhouse. Until this season, the Pease clubhouse was closed three months out of the year, but now it’s open year-round. Gretyl Macalaster
Scott Devito, PGA general manager at Pease Golf Course, demonstrates the new PGA TOUR simulators added during the $2.3 million clubhouse project completed last year. Revenues from simulator rentals doubled expected projections in the first year. gretyl macalaster photos
PORTSMOUTH — Rebuilding the clubhouse at Pease Golf Course last year not only saved the area’s oldest links, but revitalized them.
The previous clubhouse had little to offer golfers after a round and was closed three months of the year.
The $2.3 million clubhouse project completed in April 2010 offers everything the last building lacked, including a year-round restaurant with a full bar and full menu, a self-contained function room, an expanded pro shop and a modern feel.
EverGreens Golf welcomes a new member to it's Placement Program. Western Mass. Family Golf Center located in Hadley Mass. is rated in the top 100 ranges in the U.S. and now is the ultimate year round golf facility. With the all new PGA TOUR Simulator by aboutGolf installed last week now local residence of the Hadley area can play over 45 courses and do swing analysis on the 9 driving ranges. The same simulator you see in the Golf Channels studio featured on the Golf Fix with Michael Breed aboutGolf provides the most accurate indoor golf simulator in the industry.
For more information about Western Massachusetts Family Golf Center and ho to make a tee time check out their website at http://www.wmassfamilygolf.com/index.html or call 413-586-2311.
