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The Batting Cage Return
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420 Canfield Ave
(203) 259-2255
Price: $5
Par: None listed Other
activities: Batting cages
Difficulty: 2
Creativity: 5
Atmosphere: 8
This is the first
indoor course we’ve played during our two years of working the miniature golf
scene and it turned out to be a decent course.
Thanks to the fact that they don’t have to deal with the weather, the course
is in great condition, with no seams or holes in the carpet. They use various different colors of
carpeting to denote sand and water (a penalty for touching either) and with
scenes of golf courses painted on the walls, it gives you the feel of a tiny
version of a real course. The course
also tries to include the batting cage aspect of the building by having a
replica of
It’s not too
difficult in general and a lot of the holes in the middle of the course are
relatively the same, and frankly a little boring. A regular mini-golfer can
easily get two’s and aces on almost every hole in this course. The toughest part of the course is that there
are many areas, because of the width of the hole and the objects surrounding
it, where footing is very awkward. The
holes are also all lined with plywood, which provides no bounce at all. It’s frustrating, but it does make you try to
plan your shots a little differently than normally. The course does offer a variety of different
colored balls including tye-dye and baseball ones to
go with the theme.
This course is
definitely worth playing once and definitely provides a good alternative on a
rainy day or during the winter. The
course wasn’t too crowded when we went there during the winter, but there
seemed to be ample room for larger rainy-day crowds.
Reviewed by: Pat,
Mandy & Putt
Reviewed in: 2003
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Price: $5
Par:
No par on the scorecard Other
activities: Batting cages
Difficulty:
6
Creativity:
6
Atmosphere:
5
We tried
this course (in winter) only because it was one of the few indoor minigolf venues within driving distance of our home. We
were not disappointed and returned a few more times. While the indoor atmosphere seems a bit
confining at first, that is more perception than reality, although some of the
holes are relatively short putts. A fact
that is balanced by their contours and overall difficulty.
The
carpet surfaces are quite flat and the ball rolls fast, so you need to adjust
for that. Most of the sides on the
greens are made of wood, meaning that you get almost no 'bounce' from
them....another item to adjust for. The
cups are large and some of the holes are 'easy aces' while some are not, just
as on any outdoor course. I didn't do so
great on this course (and came back to 'beat it' but didn't succeed) but I
hadn't played in months and the course was unfamiliar. That's my story - and I'm sticking to it.
The
employees and service were excellent. We
foolishly left our clubs there by mistake for almost a month (don't ask) and
they were safely put away by the manager and waiting for us when we
returned. We were pleasantly surprised,
to say the least. Not a venue I would go
out of my way for but worth a visit on a rainy or winter day.
Reviewed
by: Jim Sweeters
Reviewed
in: 2006