How Often do You See a Ball Dispenser With Contactless Payment?

[nevets88]

Curious what's out there around the world. It seems like it might be worth the investment as it'll free up staff to work on other things, like customer service. Feels natural to me now as that's how I pay at the supermarket, get into the subway, pay for commuter rail, etc...

[Darkfrog]

Most of the ranges around me have contactless dispensers.

Some require that you have a pre-paid RFID key for the dispenser to have true contactless dispensing, otherwise you have to pay at pro shop to get a code to dispense balls.

Some utilize a pre-paid key, or have a credit card/phone payment device installed.

There is even one that automatically tees up the balls with some machine underneath the mat.

[TourSpoon]

50 minutes ago, Darkfrog said:

There is even one that automatically tees up the balls with some machine underneath the mat.

Now that is contactless! 

[Double Mocha Man]

48 minutes ago, TourSpoon said:

Now that is contactless! 

Just don't touch your clubface after hitting those balls.

[The Flush]

The only driving range I ever go to has contactless payment and ball dispensing. Range is open even when the shop is closed. However the owners live above the shop, so there is almost always someone around.

[Denny Bang Bang]

I have a fob for the range I generally go to the most.  Purchase 100 buckets at discounted pricing and swipe the fob every time I grab a bucket.  I haven’t come across other ranges in the area with a similar set up, but I’m sure they exist.

[darthweasel]

mix in portland. Several have pay at the pump option but still a pretty large percentage you need to use tokens