The key role of the driving range in a golf course
The driving range is a key area of a golf course. This is where golfers train and where lessons are held. This area is a significant source of income for a club, so it must be impeccably maintained at all times to guarantee the best possible experience for golfers and contribute to the club's overall appeal. The driving range says a lot about the quality of a golf club and plays an important part in its reputation. So it's vital to have an efficient, cost-effective maintenance solution.
The limits of conventional golf course maintenance
You've no doubt already experienced the disadvantages of maintaining a golf driving range manually, such as:
- Labour requirements vary enormously according to the season, with a peak in the summer and a drastic drop in activity in the winter, which presents both a challenge in terms of human resources and a risk of a drop in the quality of the terrain (due to a lack of staff);
- Intense physical work, with its share of human error, can affect the quality of the grass;
- The disturbing noise of thermal maintenance equipment;
- etc.
The benefits of a robotic mower for driving range maintenance
The robotic mower is the perfect answer to the main challenges of maintaining a driving range:
- Maximising the playability of the ground
The light weight of a robotic mower means it can work in all circumstances, even on wet ground. And in the opposite situation, a lawn maintained by a robotic mower is more resistant to drought.
With a robotic mower, your driving range will be playable all year round and the turf will be more resistant to weather conditions. - Guaranteeing optimum safety
The robotic mower operates completely independently, with no need for direct supervision (although you can keep an eye on its work via an app). In this way, you considerably reduce the risk of accidents associated with the use of heavy, noisy manual maintenance equipment. - Maintain the same cutting height as the fairways
The robotic mower is designed to maintain a constant cutting height, identical to that of the fairways. This consistency enhances the quality of the course and guarantees an optimal experience for golfers. - Optimising the resources needed for maintenance
Automating driving range maintenance allows you to reduce labour-related costs. A fleet of robotic mowers solves the problem of seasonal fluctuations in staffing requirements: in busy periods, you won't need to hire too many extra employees, and in the off-season, the robots can continue to work as you wish. This keeps costs under control while improving the quality of mowing. What's more, when your maintenance team is freed from tedious tasks, they can devote themselves to tasks where the human element is important.
Robotic mowers and ball collectors for fully automated maintenance of your golf course
By combining robotic mowers with robotic ball pickers, you can offer your club a complete automation solution for the upkeep of your golf course. Ball pickers offer the same advantages as robotic mowers in terms of safety, optimisation of resources and quality of work. As a result, this fully-automated solution offers you an excellent return on investment. Finally, with a fleet of automated robots to mow and collect the balls, you can anticipate the budget realistically and balance out the costs associated with seasonal maintenance.
What you gain with a global solution of robotic mowers and ball pickers:
- A reliable investment
- An impeccable quality driving range 7/7
- A wider range of opening hours for the driving range
- Maximum safety
- Energy costs three times less than combustion-engine equipment
- Reduced and optimised staff costs
It's no coincidence that more and more clubs are choosing a fleet of robotic mowers as their main golf course maintenance equipment!
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