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What Makes the Perfect Driving Range? Standard Golf’s Vice President Matt Pauli Breaks It Down

The overlooked design choices that transform a golf range from functional to exceptional

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The overlooked design choices that transform a golf range from functional to exceptional

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What does it take to design the perfect driving range? Standard Golf's Account Executive Michael Bohlmann put Vice President Matt Pauli in the hot seat, firing off questions about everything from color schemes to functionality.

Should the range feature bold gamified targets or classic flagsticks for an authentic feel? How do you keep flags secure without cutting holes, and what's the best way to pick up balls efficiently? Matt tackled every question with smart, practical answers, showing off cool tools like the EasyMark system and Magnum ball picker.

Every little detail can make a big difference on the range.

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Matt, happy Friday. Hey, my man. Happy Friday. Happy Friday. Well, if you remember right, you gotta pick out your perfect golf course. Okay. And this was about three or four weeks ago. Right. But now we're gonna switch it up. K? Okay. You're gonna pick out your perfect driving range Driving range. Golf course accessories. Driving range. Okay. So I'm gonna list you off a number of different accessories, and then you're gonna spitfire which one you would want. K? Okay. Alright. I'm ready. We need an easel or an easel with a clock. What is it gonna be to tell the range? Oh, with tell yard yeah. Easel. Just no. Sitch Sitch yardage easel. Perfect. Yes. Next, we're gonna do the ball crate and the dividers. What color are you gonna be choosing? Oh, I think they should be brown. I like brown on the driving range. Brown does look pretty good. Yeah. I was pretty sure if it's rich, it's not a mahogany. I don't know. I like brown. Now we need to move to the range. How are you gonna be marking your distances out there? Is it gonna be the range banner? Oh. Is it gonna be the vertical range banner? Yeah. A flagstick with the flag? Yeah. Yeah. A two piece marking pole. Those are pretty nifty. Those are sweet. Or our brand new for twenty twenty four standing target. Yeah. Those are all neat. I think, like, if I was trying to go for more kids or more gamification, I would do a target. It's a big it's a little you know, it's it's it's big. It's round. You could hit it, maybe make a sound, it'd be kinda cool. But because I'm practicing, because I'm an expert golfer, I want a flagstick and a real flag made me feel like I'm actually on the golf course. Now to mark that flagstick, are you using a cup or are EZMark two's? Well, the EZMark is perfect for that because if you have to move it, you can. And two, it sits in the ground so well, you're not gonna if if you don't move it all year, it's not gonna sway around and lose its positioning. So you're gonna stick an EZMark in there. You don't need to cut holes on the driving range. EZMark, flagstick flag. Perfect. Done. Shout out to University of Alabama. They actually cement the EZMark system into the ground, so they don't move. So that's pretty cool. Now Is that a JT thing? Did did the JT come up with that, or is that somebody different? I feel like a lot of people have been doing that recently with our EZMark system. So Alright. Next up, we got balls on the driving range. How are you gonna pick up those? Like, you mean, like, I'm gonna put it on my tee or I'm gonna go ask someone, tell someone to go pick it up. One of the bad boys is gonna Yeah. They're gonna go in that nineteen forties era, you know, outfit where it's just like a chain mail head and gloves. You know? Okay. They gotta go out and pick them up. Yeah. He sent us something. But, no, you're gonna use a Magnum ball picker, of course. Okay. Probably the five game because you don't wanna get out there and pick up a twelve foot diameter with or not diameter, you know, of length of balls, and that's gonna be good. That'll pick up a lot of golf balls and get out there. So you're gonna use a magnum ball picker for sure. Absolutely. Very last one, we need some back stands. Are you going premier, recycled with cup holder, or just our plain and simple back stand? No. You're gonna do, you know, sometimes simple is good, but you need nowadays, you need something to put your phone on, maybe a bottle of water. So we're doing with with the premier back stand. You're gonna match that brown too, aren't you? Absolutely. Alright. Well, Matt That's it. All your answers are right here. Right there. And right here. And I think, I think that's a pretty good driving range to match your course. I love it. Let's do it. And well done. Thank you. Cheers.

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