Sunday, September 2, 2018

How To Take Advantage Of The Miniature Blacklight Glow Golf Course Craze

By Barbara Hayes


When you own an amusement center, you are probably always on the lookout for new opportunities to increase your customer base. If you make a dramatic addition to the facility it will get plenty of attention. One of the hottest trends around today are miniature blacklight glow golf courses. They attract kids of all ages, are family friendly, and cheap to operate.

Unless you have the cash to purchase the equipment, including marketing materials and installation, you will probably be applying for a loan. In order to be considered, you need to present the banker with a compelling business plan. You can get good information from the manufacturers of the courses. They can help you with financial projections, staffing needs, management issues, and marketing strategies.

If an addition to your existing facility is necessary, you are going to have to determine the kind of course to be installed and what other amenities you want to offer the public. For a nine hole course you are going to need at least eighteen hundred square feet with a thousand more recommended. A full eighteen hole course requires a minimum of thirty-six hundred square feet. The optimal square footage is fifty-four hundred.

Managers who have experience with these courses have found it beneficial to have arcades, party rooms, and food service areas available. For those who want to open a business featuring a course as its sole attraction, locations like malls and major tourist areas have worked well. The stand alone companies have also succeeded. It seems that the venue is not as important as the location. You must have a high traffic count.

You and the design team will work together closely to create a course that fits the needs and specifications of your particular location. The designers will be sending you computer designed drawings, the electrical specifications, and possible course layouts for your approval. You decide the theme of the course. You might choose one of the most popular themes, which include outer space, oceans, jungles, and pirates.

You can have the design team build on one of these themes or create one of your very own. The props and obstacles fitted throughout your course will be intricately cast with fluorescent lighting. This gives off the eerie glow and shadows that make the game so much fun, and so challenging.

Actually installing the course usually takes a couple of weeks. A team will be assigned to come in and install custom curbing that will define the greens. After that they can begin the task of setting up the props, wall, arches, and other special effects that will create a unique environment. The carpet will be laid and the black lights installed as the final steps.

The entrance must be as exciting as the course. This is the gateway and what customers see first. You should have an employee, in character, giving out glow-in-the-dark scorecards at the entrance. The glowing, multicolored carpet will mark the beginning of a great customer experience.




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