The Tee Box is a dispensing solution designed to replace the traditional, centralized ball dispenser with a streamlined in-bay solution, providing consistent efficiency across the range and a premium practice experience for players. Players go directly to the bay to start their practice session which they can pre-book online or set up inside the bay. A sensor detects the club head and automatically dispenses a ball to hit once the session has been set up. The length of the slot depends on the players selection, and the sensor will deactivate once the allotted time has been used.
Selling time has become a shared industry goal, with buckets being replaced by minutes to boost the bottom line. Golf entertainment has played a part in this, with a lot of venues now offering food, drinks and golf all in one bay. This increases time spent in the bay while maximizing revenue opportunities with every visit.
The Tee Box is compatible with most booking, POS and tracking software so driving ranges can integrate their existing ball tracking and booking platform with the Tee Box. The ability to replace buckets with a sensor, and sell time instead of balls increases sales capability and efficiency, enhancing the overall player experience simultaneously. Integrating a booking system divides the day into time slots so more players can book with the certainty of a session. On average, popular booking platform Your Golf Booking, found that after two weeks of their system going live, 80% of existing customers switched to booking online, a promising statistic for range owners who are interested in selling time. Combine this with the Tee Box, and the range can run itself.
Ball Transportation Cart
With the addition of a Ball Transportation Cart, filling the Tee Box has never been easier. The ball management system deposits balls into the cart, which is then wheeled to the Tee Box to release the balls and fill it up. The 2,000 ball capacity ensures driving ranges stay ahead of demand, with automatic low-level sensors to alert staff when refilling is needed.
Within the Ball Management System there is a Hopper that fills the Ball Transportation cart with clean balls.
The Ball Transportation cart is wheeled to the Tee Box for refilling.
Global Success
There has been widespread demand for the Tee Box worldwide, and our manufacturing has increased significantly. Sites are finding that their overall operations have been improving with a Tee Box setup; the range manages itself and staff time can be spent elsewhere.
Romanby Golf & Country Club, UK
Romanby Golf & Country Club is the latest UK venue to make the switch, replacing their centralized ball dispenser with in-bay Tee Boxes, so players can now go directly to the bay to start their practice session. With a personalized design to fit seamlessly into the range, the site is embracing the future of golf technology and putting efficiency in focus.
Romanby has integrated Trackman and Your Golf Booking software, so they can sell time slots online to maximize availability, increase revenue, and provide peace of mind to visitors who can now guarantee a practice slot and avoid disappointment.
DP World Tour winner Dan Brown attended the reopening of the site’s Trackman range, marking an exciting future of innovative golf practice.
Swing City, Australia
Range Servant products are proving to be an essential solution for driving ranges across Australia. As golf participation grows year over year, a lot of sites now require automated solutions to manage their increasing ball output.
At Swing City, a full Range Servant system takes care of their ball inventory, and part of that system is the Tee Box. Embracing the latest in dispensing technology, Swing City is capitalizing on the benefits automation brings to the modern driving range.
Iron Tee Golf, IA, US
Another exciting project we have been involved with is Iron Tee Golf, Bettendorf. Iron Tee also rely on Tee Boxes to supply their players with balls from inside the bay. Their range can take care of itself and queues don’t build up because every player has a pre-booked time slot and goes to their allocated bay on arrival. No more waiting to collect balls and hovering around the dispenser; every minute spent at the range is paid for. Once that slot is up, it’s time for the next visitor!
Maximizing your time spent open maximizes your bottom line.
