virtuocity
Tour Winner
Headed to the practice range this morning after an absence of 5 years or so due to the creation of Playsport Golf which is more local.
Thought I'd 'treat' myself to 100 balls in a different place from the norm. Bad idea.
I took Mrs V along so she could have a nice coffee whilst I hacked away. On entering the building, I decided to show her about and have a little look around myself. I was called back by one of the men on the reception.
I turned to walk back and he just looked at me, waiting for me to respond. No words. Just a 'look'.
I felt like I had done something wrong! I then stated, 'I'm just having a wee look around, I was looking for the shop'. In a patronising tone, the employee stated 'The club shop hasn't been here for 3 years'.
Oh. Why, as a customer was I now feeling like an idiot?
He may not have meant it that way, however that's the way it came across.
Anyhoo, proceeded to buy 100 range balls (a hefty £6.50) and was instructed (quite helpfully) on where to go etc.
Mrs V went for a coffee, which she later described as 'small and disgusting' and I went through to a quiet range. Mearns Castle describe their range as;
30 covered and fully automated practice bays, allowing you to work on improving your game in relaxed and comfortable surroundings. To enhance the quality of your practice we use Srixon 2 piece 90 compression balls to give a true feeling to every shot you play - new balls are added to the system every six months to make sure you receive the best quality balls every time you play.
I would estimate that around 20-25% of the bays had working tees / ball loaders.
The bays themselves were nice, enclosed and had a wooden bench to lay out all of your stuff.
The balls were complete rocks. Terrible to hit- I actually felt sorry for my G15s.
The range itself was littered with football nets (ugly to look at) as well as the usual chipping baskets etc.
Hit my 100 and collected the Mrs from the cafe/bar before heading out into the reception. One last chance for decent service, I looked up to another member of staff at reception as I left to say 'cheers', he saw I was leaving and put his head down back to footering about with his fancy electronic till. "Thanks, be sure to come back y'all", I thought.
But I won't be back..... y'all.
I would like to add as a footnote that I am generally a complimentary person and try to find the good points, particularly in the promotion of a game I enjoy. Others' experiences at Mearns may have differed, and I'd love to hear another side of the story, but I can only share my own experiences at this point.
Thought I'd 'treat' myself to 100 balls in a different place from the norm. Bad idea.
I took Mrs V along so she could have a nice coffee whilst I hacked away. On entering the building, I decided to show her about and have a little look around myself. I was called back by one of the men on the reception.
I turned to walk back and he just looked at me, waiting for me to respond. No words. Just a 'look'.
I felt like I had done something wrong! I then stated, 'I'm just having a wee look around, I was looking for the shop'. In a patronising tone, the employee stated 'The club shop hasn't been here for 3 years'.
Oh. Why, as a customer was I now feeling like an idiot?
He may not have meant it that way, however that's the way it came across.
Anyhoo, proceeded to buy 100 range balls (a hefty £6.50) and was instructed (quite helpfully) on where to go etc.
Mrs V went for a coffee, which she later described as 'small and disgusting' and I went through to a quiet range. Mearns Castle describe their range as;
30 covered and fully automated practice bays, allowing you to work on improving your game in relaxed and comfortable surroundings. To enhance the quality of your practice we use Srixon 2 piece 90 compression balls to give a true feeling to every shot you play - new balls are added to the system every six months to make sure you receive the best quality balls every time you play.
I would estimate that around 20-25% of the bays had working tees / ball loaders.
The bays themselves were nice, enclosed and had a wooden bench to lay out all of your stuff.
The balls were complete rocks. Terrible to hit- I actually felt sorry for my G15s.
The range itself was littered with football nets (ugly to look at) as well as the usual chipping baskets etc.
Hit my 100 and collected the Mrs from the cafe/bar before heading out into the reception. One last chance for decent service, I looked up to another member of staff at reception as I left to say 'cheers', he saw I was leaving and put his head down back to footering about with his fancy electronic till. "Thanks, be sure to come back y'all", I thought.
But I won't be back..... y'all.
I would like to add as a footnote that I am generally a complimentary person and try to find the good points, particularly in the promotion of a game I enjoy. Others' experiences at Mearns may have differed, and I'd love to hear another side of the story, but I can only share my own experiences at this point.
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balls are terrible, ate there once and never again:angry:
Its not looking great for the rest of the week weather wise!! The joys of winter golf
