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When practicing, do you prefer an empty range, a bustling one or something in-between?


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  1. 1. When practicing, do you prefer an empty range, a bustling one or something in-between?

    • Nothing bothers me, screaming kids amok, loud obnoxious know-it-alls, giggling gaggles of teeny boppers
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    • I'm pretty good at filtering out most distractions, but I have my limits
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    • Some white noise required, I hate total silence. A handful keeping to themselves, no problemo
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    • I want the whole place for myself. I'm selfish, so sue me!
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Or something in between, just a bit of white noise, not enough to distract?

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Don't care, as long as I have room to work and use my camera. I guess those requirements lean more towards the empty end of the spectrum, but I don't mind (and typically do) using the far end of a range to get away from a crowd.

People generally aren't a distraction to me at the range.

Where's the poll, @nevets88 ?

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Don't care, as long as I have room to work and use my camera. I guess those requirements lean more towards the empty end of the spectrum, but I don't mind (and typically do) using the far end of a range to get away from a crowd.

People generally aren't a distraction to me at the range.

Where's the poll, @nevets88?

I knew someone was gonna ask. :-)

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I knew someone was gonna ask.

I really wanted to answer #1, but I've never been to a range like that so I can't know for certain. Hilarious answer, though, kudos. :beer:

I'm ok with option #2, so that's what I went with.

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Originally Posted by nevets88

I knew someone was gonna ask.

I really wanted to answer #1, but I've never been to a range like that so I can't know for certain. Hilarious answer, though, kudos.

I'm ok with option #2, so that's what I went with.

Unfortunately, I've experienced that holy trinity of annoyances in #1, simultaneously, more often than I care for. I'm the one with a YouTube video of me practicing on the range and a ball pops out of nowhere and hits me in the back captured in glorious 120fps.

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I voted for a little white noise.  I honestly don't mind (although I used to live near one that was so busy you'd often have to wait for a stall - now THAT I couldn't stand) how busy it is, except for one very specific thing in my case.  I go to the range at lunch a lot and it's empty a lot and the attendant is a really friendly older gentleman that I like chatting with, however, I don't have the time because I need to get back to work, so it's nicer when there are a few others to occupy his time and keep him from getting bored. :beer:

(Wow, that was a nice run-on sentence, but I don't feel like editing it, so enjoy. :))

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For me, a quiet range is nice so you can focus without distractions.

I have however had many moments on the range where there are good players practicing in front or behind me (or both) and they are hitting it well, I'm hitting it well and we start to naturally feed of each other while hitting shots.  Those have been some pretty cool moments that usually lead to a me saying or them saying "hey man, you have a good swing, what course do you play at?"  I'm never against meeting new people, friends on the range.

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I like as close to empty as I can get ... I live in Phx, Az and have even gone when it was HOT so I could have the place almost to myself ...

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I could care less, I can talk when i'mswinging, you can talk to me while I'm Swinging, putting whatever, when I was in the Air Force if you waited for no sound you would never hit a shot.

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The noise and movement distractions don't bother me but...

I was at the range on Monday trying to measure my wedge distances with my rangefinder for 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and full swings.  All those other balls all over the range made it difficult.

So for me, an empty range with no balls out on the range would be perfect.

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At my range, there can be a number of distractions, from kids screaming to adult morons yelling...Whooya, cuz they hit a driver a 180 yds, to the wanna be golf teachers talking loud to new golfers. The range I use to go to, was fairly quite.

I can put up with some noise, but yelling, or screaming, really pisses me off...

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I voted for the 3rd one, little white noise is fine. I also like a little space so I can film a few swings. Going to hit some balls on a "quiet" range is a nice break from dealing with crazy people online :-P

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I voted for #1. Makes no difference to me. I do have to admit that a busy range does have more entertainment value than an empty one. :beer:

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As long as I can get a stall to hit balls, I'm fine. Medium busy sounds great if it's a course I go to regularly, because I might run into some friends there.

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I love an empty range. If I see the only other guy there is almost out of balls, I'm dragging my feet so I can get going once he bails.

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Option 2.  The only situation I don't like is an empty range with only one other guy and he plants himself next to me.  It is like urinal etiquette, give me some space bro!

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Voted #2, however im quite lucky in that i have 2 great courses near me. The one i normally go to is up amongst farms and stuff and with 24 bays its generally quiet. Except on a sunday 11am to 12pm when they have the kids club..........all the teaching pros have the same look on their faces "please....help....me!!!"

Other has less bays so you have a bit more noise. Neither are great for camera work on the grounds that people here tend to look down their noses at that sort of "behaviour"

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