Florida residents, help me find a pro shop

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I live in Central Florida, but will drive anywhere in the state. All we have nearby are the big box stores. What I am looking for is a shop like we had in the midwest. Had one great shop that was full service pro shop in the front and driving range in the back. They had demos of most clubs and the ones they didn't have, they would tape up a display model, hand you a bucket of balls and send you out to hit. They had fittings and monitors which were done inside, but you then took the recommended shaft and lie etc, outside. It's not that I don't trust the trackman and hitting into a net, but I tend to get to quick in there and feel much more at ease hitting at a range outdoor. We have none of these in Florida as far as I can tell.

 

In the midwest it also was common for the shops to take a swipe of your credit card and hand you the driver or whatever club and tell you to come back after your next round. IMHO there is no better way to evaluate a club than at your home course where you can hit 2 balls or you just know where you hit your club most of the time and can compare the new model. We have none of these type shops either.

 

I know I can hit into the net and return it in 30 days for store credit at the big boxes, but would rather demo first.

 

Thanks

[Medic]

U.S 1 Golf in Sharps just north of Cocoa. Ask for Mike.

Great shop.

State of the art fitting setup for all OEMs.

Very patient.

Applies fitting fees at least partially towards purchase of clubs.

He personally inspects the clubs when they come in to insure they are the exact specs.

Driving range on site allows on site testing of your new equipment.

Honors warranties for the OEMs.

Great hours.

Just an overall friendly guy with an awesome setup for those who love golf.

Hope this helps!
Jim

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U.S 1 Golf in Sharps just north of Cocoa. Ask for Mike.

Great shop.

State of the art fitting setup for all OEMs.

Very patient.

Applies fitting fees at least partially towards purchase of clubs.

He personally inspects the clubs when they come in to insure they are the exact specs.

Driving range on site allows on site testing of your new equipment.

Honors warranties for the OEMs.

Great hours.

Just an overall friendly guy with an awesome setup for those who love golf.

Hope this helps!
Jim
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Sounds like what I am looking for, thanks.

[Medic]

Glad to help. Our daughter just graduated from UCF by the way. She absolutely loved it.

If you do head over to see Mike be sure to call ahead to make an appointment and please tell him that Jim said hello. He and his wife are really awesome people.

[thejuice]

Have you gone into a PGA Tour Superstore? I work for one of the Atlanta locations and even though you won't get a driving range out back, you will get everything else you asked for and an awesome demo program where you give your credit card to pay a security deposit that gets refunded when you return the club(s).

[hef63303]

Lots of golf courses have demo drivers that you can use. Check with the golf course you play and see if they have the demo you want to take on the course.