Thunderbird Driving Range

I’ve just started using the T-​Bird range again for the last few months after a two year layoff due to old age injuries. It’s under new ownership and they’re trying their best to make improvements and I could see the improvement in the hitting areas, grass tees and putting green, the first time I approached the it. I just got back from hitting a medium bucket of 70+ balls, which I got for $ 2 off the normal $ 7 price tag. Just for mentioning I follow them on google or liked them on facebook. Pretty cool, I think. The practice green is free and well kept though not quite as fast as some might like. The best thing to me is the permanently covered mat tees that keep me out of direct sunlight and heat. Makes for a much more pleasant experience. The management and maintenance crew are super friendly and always happy to talk golf with me. I’m not crazy about the bunker practice area they have in the back, but it serves it’s purpose if you’re having trouble understanding the mechanics of sand play. Overall, I’d give them five stars if they had an automatic ball return on that bunker area. If you’re looking for a good place to practice at the best price, this is the place.

I’ve been coming here for several years to practice. It helps that it’s close to where I live. I was here last Saturday to hit a bucket of balls. I can’t hit far but I can hit straight. This is a great place to practice either on grass or artificial. I recommend it.

If you want some open air batting cages, this is the place you should go. Three cages, all open air. Super fun place, cheap. Good exercise. I have enjoyed many evenings crushing home run distance hits into the course at this joint. Rad place.

My experience here wasn’t great. I had purchased some certificates from golfnow for credits here. I purchased 2 60 dollar gift cards. Upon showing up and showing it to the owner, the owner acted as if I was trying to cheat him. He asked me how much I paid and what its worth. I told him it a 60 dollar gift card to his business. He then said that he doesn’t remember what his deal with was with this company.
To me, its not really my problem. You as a business owner sign up for advertisement through another business you should know. I just know that my certificates were worth 60 and i assumed that should get me 60 dollars credits to his business.
Needless to say, he did not accept them, but he did give me a bucket for my trouble out there. Not very professional, but he was courteous. I’ve never had a company sign up for a groupon type deal and then not know what they signed up for.
Its far up Escondido and kind of a drive out of the way. It has grass mats and a grass sections. It goes to about 250 yards I think. Good for practice. I didn’t see the prices of the buckets, but they looked normal.
They have some outdoor open air batting cages which is kind of a cool.
I probably will not be coming back. Its out of the way for me and I was a little dissapointed in my groupon. Luckily the golfnow company said they would reimburse me.

Granted its not as nice as most driving ranges, especially Stadium Golf, but its nice and quite. I was here last Sunday for a golf lesson with my boyfriend. We both needed to improve our swing and this location provided no distractions or intimidation. The grass it a little hacked up but who cares right? especially since I was contributing and giving the grass in my area a really bad hair cut! lol There was a total of 10 people the whole hour and half we were there. I was able to practice in peace and looking forward to coming back here to practice