This Golfing experience is quite surreal, however this may have been partly due to the novelty of…read morevisiting last night when night had fallen. Driving in to the car park, as I imagine it would be slightly difficult to get there by public transport, the number of cars was tremendous for a driving range at that time. I was soon to find out why..
Quite some way outside of the City itself, World of Golf at 8.30 on a Thursday evening was full to the brim with those professional golfing enthusiasts, and the counterpart guys swinging for the air, leaving the golf ball comfortably sitting on the green. I feel obliged to mention, I fitted in quite nicely with the later of the two, where children were leaps and bound ahead of me. That being said, a thouroughly enjoyable experience was had by both me and my boyfriend, who sadly for me fits the description of the first of the two types of players mentioned.
As driving ranges go, they are generally quite satandard, rubber tees, token ball machines, small golfing goods for sale in the reception area. Well World of Golf, as highlighted by the name is Bigger and Better. The golf store alongside the reception was vast and varied in product range. Staff were very polite and accommodating, with the bonus of offering clubs, waiving the general fee of £2 per club. I was tempted again by the novelty, and choose a booth on level 2, yep thats right there are two levels. Lift was in my favour with the extra height, and I managed to re-tune my golfing prowess for a good two to three swings, as a contented Ping noise sent my ball out in to the floodlit well-kempt grass range.
150 balls between two people who haven't played in around 5 years was ambitious, leaving cramp in the hands of both my better half and I, who once out of balls, retreated to the warmth of the cafe. Howbeit, I am now hooked once again to golf, with a reasonably close location and at a one off 'pay as you go' price of just over £6 it is hard to resist. I recommend everyone who plays or has played golf and let it fade away to dig out their clubs and glove, blow off the dust and roll down to World of Golf Glasgow and hit some balls on to the fairway.
Enjoy