All the local golf courses shut their doors and close for the season. The staff goes on vacation and there is no golf until early spring. We put the clubs away and watch golf on TV wishing that we could play every weekend.

If you love golf then you probably get really disappointed when the winter weather comes and everything golf shuts down. I know that for me it can be a very long winter not even picking up a golf club.

So what can we be doing while the cold snow falls and all the golf courses are shut down?

Indoor Video Golf

There are many local area indoor video simulators that offer a great golfing experience while we can’t take advantage of the beautiful outdoors. On the west-side of Rochester Valle Sports and Doug Miller Family Sports Park both offer indoor simulators. We here are Golf Local have even started an indoor golf league that meets Thursday night at Valle Sports.

On the east-side of Rochester near Eastview mall, Optigolf offers some great golf and also have a nice little restaurant where you can eat and purchase some drinks. They have a great choice of beer and wine. They also have many large flat screen televisions where you can watch football, golf, and basketball games. It is a great place to hangout with your buddies or kids who love the game of golf.

Golf Training

There are many options for indoor golf training in Rochester – GolfTEC, High Performance Golf, Fore Performance. We also highly recommend scheduling some time with a one on one golf instructor. Hank Haney certified Brian Jacobs is always willing to meet and go over a game plan to keep your golf swing in check in the off-season.

Purchase Golf Equipment

On the off-season is the best time to purchase any golf clubs you really wanted during the golf season. The hottest club this past year was the TaylorMade R11. Everyone wanted the club and now you can get it for close to $200 off the original price when it launched.

Just Have Fun

Other things we all love to do is watch football, go out to eat, enjoy time with friends and family. This is the perfect time to catch up on your new Call of Duty MW3 you purchased. You can have a lot of fun playing online poker with your buddies. Watch every episode of Top Gear and dream of purchasing that new Lamborghini.

Well we have a couple months to get ready for another great season of golf. Let us know what you do in the off-season.

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