Home entertainment
A golf simulator gives you the ability to play world-class courses without leaving your own home. The golf simulator is enclosed and can be designed to fit any room you want. You will have your choice of 50 courses. If you are interested in playing against others online, you have that capability with your golf simulator. Using the touch screen is easy and allows you to switch from course to course instantaneously.
Space needed: 10 by 10 by 8
2009 price: $1,599
Manufacturer: Amusitronix
Commercial Use
Maybe you own a sports bar, a pool hall or a multi-purpose gym. Buying full-service golf simulators will give your customers another recreational option and give you a full-time income stream. Clients love the opportunity to either play world famous courses or get their swings analyzed. A session in a golf simulator is like working with a swing coach. The customer will get a full analysis printed out by the golf simulator's computer system.
Space needed: 12 by 12 by 10
2009 price: $3,599
Manufacturer: Amusitronix
Fitting Golf Clubs
This is used by golf pro shops, golf specialty stores and full-service golf shops. The golf simulator takes the guess work out of buying new golf clubs. With just a few swings in the simulator, the fitter will know the golfer's swing speed, launch angle and spin rate. That information will help the fitter find the clubs that best suits the golfer's game in a very short period of time.
Space needed: 12 by 12 by 10
2009 price: $5,599
Manufacturer: Virtual Golf
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Steve Silverman is an award-winning writer, covering sports since 1980. Silverman authored The Minnesota Vikings: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Who's Better, Who's Best in Football -- The Top 60 Players of All-Time, among others, and placed in the Pro Football Writers of America awards three times. Silverman holds a Master of Science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism.
