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Old 01-09-2024, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by kkingston57 View Post
Agree and you are paying to hit off of mats most of the time. Makes a person feel good about ball striking as you can not hit a FAT shot off of a mat. Personally go to Baseline in Bellview. Bigger buckets and no mats.

Probably main reason for less/no driving ranges is the cost of land. Most impendent ranges have been closing EVERYWHERE
I prefer hitting off of grass over matts, however, I prefer matts over dirt. I can't imagine how, or how much it would cost, to provide space and seed and maintenance to allow for all of us hackers to hit off of actual grass, here in TV.