Rosmo
All around nice guy
- Apr 22, 2005
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My friend and I have been kicking around an idea to open a sports bar centered around multiple golf simulators. We have both been in the restaurant business for a number of years including managing the day to day operations of multiple night clubs / restaurants so please no "Running your own place will be really hard and a pain in the ass" we know what we're getting into as far as that goes.
I'm just curious about whether or not this specific idea is a good one or not. We would setup 4-5 high end golf simulators and of course your other sports bar basics (flat screens, burgers, wings, pool table, Golden Tee). There is no other place like this in the area. Our winters aren't bad but enough where there are 3-4 months where golfing is not an option. I think we could do well running different events (tournaments, leagues, long drive comps) and charging an hourly fee to play. Even in the summer I think we could still get a good crowd on rainy days, in the evenings and even the occasional person that doesn't have time to play a 4 hour round as well as the young video game generation.
I am trying to cater to drinkers looking for something fun to do at the bars and secondly to golfers as I know most avid golfers don't take simulators very seriously all though the technology is getting better.
So is this a place that you would hang out in with your buddies on a Thursday or Friday night or hold a company party at?
Also do you have any opinions on golf simulators? I have looked into the TruGolf with E6 software which has a supplier close to me so that is option one and the FullSwing but I don't think I have $55k to throw at that one, and also the AboutGolf PGA simulator.
Any recommendations or thoughts are welcome.
I'm just curious about whether or not this specific idea is a good one or not. We would setup 4-5 high end golf simulators and of course your other sports bar basics (flat screens, burgers, wings, pool table, Golden Tee). There is no other place like this in the area. Our winters aren't bad but enough where there are 3-4 months where golfing is not an option. I think we could do well running different events (tournaments, leagues, long drive comps) and charging an hourly fee to play. Even in the summer I think we could still get a good crowd on rainy days, in the evenings and even the occasional person that doesn't have time to play a 4 hour round as well as the young video game generation.
I am trying to cater to drinkers looking for something fun to do at the bars and secondly to golfers as I know most avid golfers don't take simulators very seriously all though the technology is getting better.
So is this a place that you would hang out in with your buddies on a Thursday or Friday night or hold a company party at?
Also do you have any opinions on golf simulators? I have looked into the TruGolf with E6 software which has a supplier close to me so that is option one and the FullSwing but I don't think I have $55k to throw at that one, and also the AboutGolf PGA simulator.
Any recommendations or thoughts are welcome.