Revealed Feb 04, 2025 • 5 minute learn
With the famed Pebble Seashore, California golf course behind them on a Trackman simulator display screen, Gray Bruce Golf Membership and Academy proprietor Glen Barnett (proper) demonstrated his PGA-quality gear and expertise to native golfer Loran Lazenby on the Port Elgin facility Feb. 4. – Frances Learment/Shoreline Beacon
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Need correct ball flight information, clubhead measurements, detailed swing evaluation and the power to observe/play in any type of climate?
The brand new Gray Bruce Golf Membership and Academy in Port Elgin gives PGA-level indoor golf together with a state-of-the-art Trackman system that provides precision, efficiency and observe enjoyable.
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Homeowners Glen and Sue Barnett of Sauble Seashore have seen enterprise growth since opening in November – they only lately expanded hours to open Mondays to fulfill demand.
The Trackman expertise, utilized by PGA golfers and main broadcast networks, is “very” costly, Barnett mentioned, however he added that to draw purchasers he needed to supply one of the best, with out the drive to Barrie or Kitchener.
“We got the best technology and the best equipment and put it all in one place,” Barnett mentioned, including together with Trackman, they’ve Puttview from Germany that overlays on the PGA-grade inexperienced with an overhead digital camera that tracks pictures.
“You spend an hour in (Puttview) and you’re going to become a better putter – it’s that simple. It’s just phenomenal,” Barnett mentioned.
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The entire suites, which may accommodate one-to 4 folks, are rented by the hour at $65 for the Trackman, the Puttview suite is $25 per hour and the 2 driving ranges are $15 per hour.
There is no such thing as a typical shopper at Gray Bruce Golf Membership and Academy, however there’s a mixture of women and men, aged 9 to, who’ve a love of golf in frequent. Some are there for enjoyable – Barnett mentioned he’d heard it referred to as the Disneyland of golf – and a few to enhance their sport.
Barnett, who began {golfing} as a boy of 5, nonetheless remembers the primary sport he performed along with his dad. His love of the sport expanded to instructing about 5 years in the past at Pinewoods in Sauble Seashore. He’s a licensed member of each the Canadian Golf Lecturers Federation and the Canadian Golf Psychology Affiliation.
“I grew up on a golf course, working or playing all summer long. And everything I do has something to do with golf – either playing or teaching – so every day that I open the doors here is like Christmas Day.”
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Barnett mentioned the standard of the gear and expertise makes his job simpler and his instruction with the information is producing outcomes that purchasers like, and that makes him look good.
He mentioned he analyzed his personal swing and will see the nice and the dangerous and located that “things are going well” and that he’s bettering by serving to folks. “Selfishly, my game has never been better as a result,” Barnett mentioned.
The Shoreline Beacon requested native golfer Lorne Lazenby, an everyday contributor of the Southampton Golf and Nation Membership report, to take a look at Gray Bruce Golf Membership and Academy and supply his evaluation.
Right here is Lazenby’s report following a Feb. 4 go to to the ability:
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The Gray Bruce Golf Membership and Academy lately opened its doorways to golfers who need to enhance their video games over the winter and imagine me, this facility needs to be seen to be believed.
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Proprietor Glen Barnett, a golf skilled has been instructing golfers within the Sauble space for a number of years however wished to create one thing nice that might be obtainable all yr lengthy.
He’s a licensed member of the Canadian Golf Psychology Affiliation as a result of, as he says, most of this sport is impacted by our brains so he focuses a superb a part of his coaching on the psychological facet of the sport.
The PGA-quality gear is offered by Trackman, the top-of-the-line golf simulator and instructing device. {Many professional} PGA golfers have the exact same Trackman gear of their properties.
Once you go to the ability and expertise this gear, you’ll perceive why Glen went for the easiest available in the market.
Once you watch golf tournaments on TV, the gear they use to trace distances on golfers’ pictures, comply with the ball’s flight, point out wind pace, and many others., are all a part of the Trackman system and all of it’s included within the simulators on the Gray Bruce Golf Membership and Academy.
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There are over 400 completely different programs to select from and the simulators are so reasonable that the programs you select to play are completely correct. The simulator screens are 18-feet huge by 11-feet excessive. The power is really skilled in each method.
I used to be invited to expertise the gear for myself and I used to be amazed at all the pieces Trackman offers. The simulators behave precisely as marketed.
I selected to play on Pebble Seashore (California) and even the sounds are genuine. The birds which might be native to Pebble Seashore will be heard as you play and every course consists of fowl sounds native to that space. I used to be a bit rusty however after a few pictures, and somewhat assist from Glen, I used to be hitting the ball moderately effectively.
Once we went to the placing room, Glen launched me to some video games that may be performed, and confirmed me the outstanding placing support that provides you the space from the outlet and the right line to comply with primarily based on the slope of the inexperienced.
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Glen is a superb instructor of the sport, and you may schedule classes by reserving an appointment. He additionally has a completely geared up golf workshop for companies akin to grip set up and membership upkeep.
There are 4 simulators obtainable, every in its personal separate, sound-proof room and there are two driving ranges with fairway and tough hitting areas which you can guide for $15 per hour. Superb!
The placing inexperienced permits golfers to enhance their sport on and across the inexperienced, with three completely different points to observe from – an precise PGA-quality inexperienced, the perimeter across the inexperienced and a tough space to observe these chip pictures.
Classes are additionally obtainable from Glenn on learn how to learn greens and enhance your total placing functionality.
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The power is absolutely licenced for alcohol service and his employees, spouse Sue or staffer Austin, serve home-made pizza to get pleasure from throughout your spherical, or to take dwelling.
This facility is right for each the intense golfer to observe and enhance their sport, in addition to for golfers who need to get pleasure from a sport of golf – a very social alternative.
Glen has golf leagues with ten groups competing weekly and is making ready for a two-person scramble.
Gray Bruce Golf Membership and Academy will supply a March Break camp and also will supply summer season camps for all ranges of talent and age.
For particulars name 519-422-0001 or [email protected]
The Shoreline Beacon requested native golf contributor Lorne Lazenby (left) to take a look at the Gray Bruce Golf Membership and Academy simulators supplied by proprietor Glen Barnett at his facility within the former Port Elgin LCBO. Picture by Frances Learment/Shoreline Beacon
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