Columbus, Ohio saw a high temperature of 9 degrees today which was pretty cold to be even thinking about playing golf. But I couldn’t resist. I made the short trek over to Teed Up Indoor Golf. Teed Up has 20 virtual courses to choose from, and I chose the Kapalua Plantation Course. I was only planning on playing nine, so I chose the back nine because of the fabled 17th and 18th finishing holes. I ended up playing the back nine twice. I racked up a bird on 18 the second time around. I was in perfect position after a 287 yard bomb to duplicate Anthony Kim’s near double eagle but faded my second just short of the green. AH well, I settled for a birdie.
Putting is still tricky on these golf simulators. It’s difficult to develop any feel for distance as well as judging the break. Teed Up’s staff told me it would take a few rounds to figure out the putting. Distances on my clubs were a mixed bag. I was pounding my irons but having trouble with the driver. 8 irons were flying 166 yards on the range. 6 irons were just under two hundie. Reality is not so nice however.
My driver was flying shorter than normal – probably as a result of my desire to kill it. Having all kinds of stats jump up on the screen is not good for swing technique.
Chipping is almost as difficult as putting. Looking at the lay of the land on the screen doesn’t help so I was left in the midst of a mid-winter golf hiatus trying to figure out how hard I should hit the ball to have it go 25 yards. This is fairly perplexing in January, in Ohio.
The beauty (or not) of Teed Up is that without the walking, 18 holes and a couple dozen warm ups on the range takes about an hour for a single. Btw, it’s $29 for 18 holes.
Check it out – high of 7 tomorrow.
Tee’d Up Indoor Golf
7543 Pingue Drive
Worthington, OH 43085
Phone: 614-846-9222