Moore Park Golf

The boxes that a 5-​star driving range ticks are as follows:
1. The mats react like a fairway would by letting you hit down and through the shot (this is hard to do if they’re worn out)
2. The balls can be easily transferred onto the matt
3. You rarely have to wait to play
4. You receive value for money
5. If you’re playing at night, you can see where your balls are hit
6. It has other facilities, such as putt putt
Moore Park ticks only 2:
1. I haven’t played on a matt that isn’t worn out here
2. Indeed — it’s simply a matter of flicking them onto the mat with you’re iron
3. Even though this range is 3-​stories, there are a limited number of mats from which to hit (I prefer to hit from the ground-​level, but most of the time the majority of the ground-​floor mats are used for coaching, with only 5 or 6 open to the public)
4. The pricing is pretty good here ($ 20 will get you 135 balls)
5. This range receives the award for the WORST at which to play at night. You can’t see a thing once your ball reaches 20 metres beyond the tee
6. It has a proshop, but that’s about it. There is a nearby golf-​course though

There is no doubt that this golf facility is very convenient for people like me that stayed in the Eastern Suburbs. Also the Golf range is a good one even though not all the ball distributors were working a work in progress to be fair. The golf course is a good one the greens are very good and the fairways are lush and good to play on. Be aware that this is also a public course so there is plenty of new golfers on the course and progress can be very very slow. There is no one on the course to speed it up either. But overall a good experience on the course and a very good web site to get additional discount if you book on line. That is the good the big disappointment for me was the totally disinterested staff at the front desk. Training here required in customer service. Why not a cheery good morning, good to see you today, would you like a score card, enjoy your round, anything else you require today, have you played the course before, are you in a four or would you like to join a group that are also social golfers. What a difference it would make and pretty basic too. This is a good course and I has terrific potential to be an even better experience.

The driving range is a necessary evil of golf. Those that scoff at trailing round a course following a repugnant little white ball should try this — the tedious repetition of hitting ball after ball into the ether, hoping against hope that the results will appear on your next score card.
With three levels of tee-​sites, Moore Park is the best centrally located driving range in Sydney. You buy balls by the bucket, which are then issued from a slot machine into a dodgy plastic bucket (be warned to have the bucket well in place before entering your pin code or you’ll find yourself A-​over-​T in the midst of a gushing and unstoppable torrent the things).
Correct-​height rubber tees are a little scarce — each tee-​site should really be equipped with them in several heights. Set yourself up and swing away. Good luck, I hope it works for you.
If not, a number of very good golfers I know swear by the services of the various lady pro’s at Moore Park — see the Pro-​shop.

Although I am no the golfer type — popped collar, plaid pants, clean shaven, and obsessed about my swing. I have been golfing with these types, who, on the most part have withdrawal symptoms from not enough golfing. Fortunately when I attempted to show my respect for their affection towards the sport, I was shown the ropes at the shooting range.
I would have preferred an actual shooting range, AK47, or shotgun would have been an experience, but rather I bought a container of yellow and white balls, and paid good money to hit them away from me. A constructive choice would have been to design balls that boomeranged back to you once you hit them.
I was horrible at this, which probably explains my animosity towards the sport, I was seldom impressed by my friends’ quality swings, mostly as they actually hit the ball in a thoughtful direction — unlike myself, a whimsical swing that acted more like a sprinkler system the an accurately hit target.
undoubtedly, I turned this into fun, and was slightly addicted to seeing my friends laugh at me — strange self humiliation. On a serious note, the service was friendly, and although pretentious, I’m told it’s the least pretentious comparatively to other golf courses.

Although a public course, Moore Park Golf Club is usually in excellent condition. Offering 18 challenging holes, it’s not a course to be taken lightly and non-​straight drives will often be punished with a trip into the undergrowth. It’s a pretty hilly course too, so if you find walking a bit of a struggle/​are a bit lazy, then I recommend hiring a cart ($ 44.50 for 18 holes).
Some of the holes run along side main roads, so be careful of your shots taking detours into moving traffic — I had an incident where 2 consecutive drives «caught the wind» and went for a trip down a busy South Dowling Street. Ooops!
A round will set you back $ 46 (Monday — Thursday) and $ 60 on weekends (there is a small discount for booking online). The course can get busy so it’s a good idea to ring ahead to make sure there’s space. If it is busy, and there’s just 2 of you, there’s a good chance you’ll be paired with another group — something I don’t mind, but can be annoying if they’re really good!

It’s been a long week at work so I decide to head to Moore Park Golf range to whack some golf balls and let out some tension.
A novice golfer at best (I’ve hit the range quite a few times but never played a round) I go for the option with the least amount of balls. $ 13.50 for 55 balls which to me sounds like a lot but if you’re keen you can go for more.
There are three tiers of tees to, well tee off from and I decide to go the top one in hope that it helps me hit the ball longer. I also decide to go right to the end so no one can see me.
I do what seems to be the regulatory golf stretches and practise swings before deciding to hit my first ball. I put the head down, focus, take a swing and. hit the ball! It’s surprisingly not too bad and I’m content although there are 54 balls to go and by about the 10^th, I lose all concentration and it pretty much goes down hill from there. 55 seems like an eternity and after some shots I’m more tense and frustrated than when I first entered.
It’s been a fruitful experience but soon realise that I won’t be heading to the golf course any time soon. As I exit I notice a deal for $ 29 where you get 135 balls, a beer and a burger. I can only imagine that after hitting 135 balls, the burger and beer would be a god send. I’ll have to try it but I don’t think I’ll be going to the course anytime soon!