Dad Miller Driving Range

The range balls are all cracked, dirty and aged beyond reason. The ball flights are not fully accurate. The parking situation is very inconvenient. $18 a bucket is overpriced.

The Deadmiller golf range is just five minutes from my house, which is its biggest advantage. When I go there after work, the best I can do is arrive 10–20 minutes before the ball dispenser close. However, sometimes there are no balls, or the counter is even closed, so I just have to leave. The worst part is that, even though Google says they close at 7 PM on Mondays and 8 PM on other days, last Monday they actually started collecting the remaining balls at 6:45 PM. The reason I couldn’t finish hitting all the balls that day was that there were no balls in the machines, and I had to wait for them to be retrieved, which wasted my time.

This review is just for the driving range. I had a membership at Coyote Hills but after they increased their pricing ($85/mo?), I went to find a cheaper place that was still decent and Dad Miller is it. At $45/mo with lights at night, it's a great deal for anyone local looking to hit a few balls without too long of a wait. Peak times are probably weekdays after 6pm and weekends. I tend to go either at lunch or around 4:30pm and haven't waited over 10 minutes. My photos don't show it but in the past month or so, they also added barriers between each bay. The mats were of fine quality to me but I chatted with another golfer and they weren't as happy about it so that just depends on the person. I've been fortunate enough to mostly come here during off-peak hours but I've been a few times during peak hours too and notice the issues that other people might be referring to. There are sometimes people who will hit bucket after bucket with no etiquette despite others waiting for a bay. There will also be people resting a little too long on the sidelines while still taking up a bay. These aren't issues that arise during off-peak hours though so if you're lucky enough to be able to come then, the price is worth it.