Quicker and more social: indoor golf simulators offer way into game for women and young players | Jack Snape

Increasingly sophisticated technology is helping change the perception of the sport and produce a new wave of golf enthusiastsVisit one of the near-200 golf simulator venues around Australia and the differences between this new kind of sporting venue and a traditional club are numerous. There’s the technology, tracking swing biomechanics and ball rotation hundreds of times a second. There are beers, soft drinks and food, available metres away. There are groups chatting while rotating quickly through a round.Then there is the lack of collared shirts. “Our coaches wear leggings and runners, we don’t mind if people have bare feet,” says Big Swing Golf Kew co-franchisee Tracey Ellett. “It helps to break down barriers and be less perceived as a ‘prestigious’ sport, it invites the common person. You know, anyone can do it.” Continue reading...

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