Proponent members may recall reading our excerpts from “How to Crush the Indoor Golf Market,” a 44-page ebook produced by partner company Design2Golf. You can access the ebook under the Training Facilities tile on our homepage.
But you can also take the valuable interim step of downloading and printing out one small, fundamental segment of the e-book. It’s from the book’s “10 Biggest Challenges” chapter, all about adapting an existing building for use as a high-end indoor golf training center. It’s title is “Challenge 5: Create a budget that accurately projects construction, electrical, production and technology costs,” and as you can see it’s completely in list form, ready to print and save:
Construction
- Demo work (removing columns and existing walls)
- Framing and finishing new walls
- Framing and finishing new ceilings
- Removing / relocating potential obstructions (windows and / or doors)
- Flooring
- Painting
- Blocking (used for mounting projectors and TVs / monitors)
Electrical / Low Voltage
- Running low voltage cables (Cat6 / HDMI)
- Installing outlets at all technology locations (TVs, launch monitors, projectors)
- Hard wired internet to your computer locations
- Ensuring proper lighting in your simulator bays
- Ambient lighting throughout facility
Production (Simulator components)
- Screen Systems
- Wall Protection
- Ceiling Protection
- Simulator Flooring
- Putting Greens
- Hitting Mats
- Custom Furniture
Technology
- Launch Monitors
- Projectors
- Cameras
- Computers / TVs / Monitors
- AV / Automation
- 3D Motion Capture
- Force Plates
- Putting Technology
- Security
NOTE: Included in D2G’s content is an outtake provided by Proponent Group, showing our recent survey data on budgets and costs associated with member-built indoor golf centers, including their technology and furnishings. The average spent was $522,219, the median amount spent was $200,000 while the biggest budget was $2,400,000 for a completed project.
