Went last night. Our server was great, but it took way too long to get drinks/food ect. I think she was working 3 bays. And when each bay has 6+ people it can really bog things down. I think they need a hal smith type setup where everyone kinda helps everyone. Two drinks in two hours in not acceptable. They are leaving too much money on the table.

Yup that is exactly my experience the same night. Our server brought me 2 drinks in the timespan that I would have easily drank 4 or 5.

I was out of town but a group of my friends went saturday night and i asked how it went. Waited about 2 hours at 5pm but finally got 3 bays. They said service was once again terrible and averaged about 1 drink an hour. Way too many runners, not enough servers. The 3 bays they had had one server who just overwhelmed. Something has to give. They need to let you order at least drinks from a touch screen. The fact that you wait so long then when you get in there to play it feels like it takes longer is going to turn a lot of people off.

ON a side note, some other friends of mine have a few Platinum memberships with thier business and they get to skip the wait times (I only try to go with them). They get treated like rock stars up until you get into the bay, where the consistent problems catch up. If you pay that much for a membership you need a dedicated server for your bay. That should be an included perk.

Am I the only person who thinks the nets are a huge eyesore? Thought it was cool at first when it initially went up, but now they bug the crap out of me being in my eyesight with nothing close by even coming close to the eye pollution these nets cause.

I've been enjoying TopGolf quite a bit. Once you get your players card, the wait isn't bad at all. On Friday/Saturday nights..you might have a 20-30 minute wait for your bay, but it gives you some time to down a few shots, to get primed for the occasion. The live DJ, and rooftop bar is quite the place on Saturdays nights. I've also been the last two Sunday mornings. The sun in your face, creates some issues...but by 10:30 or so...its more overhead, and you are shaded. (Obviously, this will change throughout the seasons)I was somewhat surprised, that all the bays were already full by 9:30 AM. But they have their Sunday/Funday, so they're serving up Mimosas and Bloody Marys. The brunch menu is pretty tasty as well, as I've been smashing on the Eggs Benedict. So, regardless of ones preference for golf...or skill level, it looks like this place is going to be extremely successful.

I've been enjoying TopGolf quite a bit. Once you get your players card, the wait isn't bad at all. On Friday/Saturday nights..you might have a 20-30 minute wait for your bay, but it gives you some time to down a few shots, to get primed for the occasion. The live DJ, and rooftop bar is quite the place on Saturdays nights. I've also been the last two Sunday mornings. The sun in your face, creates some issues...but by 10:30 or so...its more overhead, and you are shaded. (Obviously, this will change throughout the seasons)I was somewhat surprised, that all the bays were already full by 9:30 AM. But they have their Sunday/Funday, so they're serving up Mimosas and Bloody Marys. The brunch menu is pretty tasty as well, as I've been smashing on the Eggs Benedict. So, regardless of ones preference for golf...or skill level, it looks like this place is going to be extremely successful.


you are the 1st person I have heard that the wait is under an hour.

On Saturday we had a 5 hour wait, every weekend there is at least a 3 hour wait, so Filthy, I am very surprised you got a bay in that time frame. Just for everyone else, I wouldn't expect that lol.

It sounds like they need to build a 2nd one.

I said it before: This concept was made for OKC. Not at all surprised they are overwhelmed by business.


I had heard they may be looking in Norman. I think the metro could easily support both.

Just a heads up, if you don't want to wait, you can purchase a priority pass ahead of time. It costs $50 but you pretty much jump to the front of the line when a bay opens up. We went a couple Saturdays ago, and I talked to some guys at the bar that had been waiting for 3.5 hours. We showed up and were given a bay almost immediately. Easily worth the $50 if you ask me, especially when you have a large group.

It's still brand spanking new. Come February when it gets cold the waits will get to a reasonable amount of time

Just a heads up, if you don't want to wait, you can purchase a priority pass ahead of time. It costs $50 but you pretty much jump to the front of the line when a bay opens up. We went a couple Saturdays ago, and I talked to some guys at the bar that had been waiting for 3.5 hours. We showed up and were given a bay almost immediately. Easily worth the $50 if you ask me, especially when you have a large group.

Spoke to a couple of friends who have separately gone the last 2 weeks and this was their experience, waits in the 2+ hour range. They also said the service while waiting was abysmal. When they were successful in waving people down they were told that there was a server for their section, just not them, and just not sure who it was. Sounded like chaos.

Definitely going to wait it out before making that long trek from Norman.

Maybe a different company, I know for a fact in the next couple years they are building in Tulsa. Norman would be news to me.

There are roughly 20 in the whole country, but in the next five years there will be 45 more...

They did tweet out a few days ago they were hiring so maybe more help is on the way.

Maybe a different company, I know for a fact in the next couple years they are building in Tulsa. Norman would be news to me.

There are roughly 20 in the whole country, but in the next five years there will be 45 more...

Its a different company planning to build in Tulsa. same group that tried to open Skybox or Skygolf or whatever it was suppose to be called

They did tweet out a few days ago they were hiring so maybe more help is on the way.

I'm sure they have been looking for people since opening. Its just tough because of the high number of retail establishments concentrated in that area.

Its a different company planning to build in Tulsa. same group that tried to open Skybox or Skygolf or whatever it was suppose to be called

FlyingTee - GOLF / FOOD / FUN (http://flyingteegolf.com/)

Planning is done. They are already clearing ground.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=65&v=Z0ej72PfLZw

TopGolf has also announced they are building in Tulsa, they have a considered a number of sites including the west bank at 21st and even downtown.

Topgolf looking to tee off in Tulsa - Tulsa World: Retail (http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/retail/topgolf-looking-to-tee-off-in-tulsa/article_0cada0e5-2f40-5e84-9c75-58656b39179a.html)
Topgolf Aims for 2016 Tulsa Opening (http://topgolf.com/us/company/press-room/press-releases/2015/topgolf-aims-for-2016-tulsa-opening/)

Its a different company planning to build in Tulsa. same group that tried to open Skybox or Skygolf or whatever it was suppose to be called

Topgolf will be open in Tulsa in a couple years.

Hopefully the waits aren't too bad in a couple months. Will make this a destination for a weekend trip.

As for FlyingTee, it'll be good for Tulsa, and I highly suspect it will be successful given it's location (Jenks, South Tulsa).
As for Tulsa being able to support two of these types of facilities (TopGolf), that remains to be seen and I would be suspect of that.

Amenities like these keep people interested and invested in the city. The more stuff like this pops up, the less we hear people say "there's nothing to do here." Which drives me absolutely nuts.

How are the rental clubs there? I don't think I want to be "that guy" that lugs his entire bag up there, but I thought about bringing maybe 3 of my own clubs up there. What clubs do you really need if you bring your own? Leaning towards just using their's though.

^They are OK - they say Top Golf but think they may be Calllaway. I'd just use theirs if it is your first time and see how it goes. I mostly hit 7 iron, 9 iron but a few times used the hybrid and 3 wood. We played the basic Top Golf game the first time but then the second time played one called "Pitch shot" or something like that and i enjoyed it more as you had a specific target you were trying to hit.

I had posted a a negative review about service but went last week again during the week and it went pretty well. Spent about 30 mins in the bar area and then was taken to the bay and service in the bay was very good. Had fun!

http://seekingalpha.com/article/2950446-topgolf-is-a-diamond-in-the-rough-for-callaway

I went on Saturday night as well. I know I have been pretty hard on them so far, but was pleasantly surprised by the service and overall experience. It seemed less chaotic and and more structured. Glad to see that they have seemed to turn the corner.

We were there and chose to leave Saturday. At 6 PM they said a 6 hour wait, the gentleman driving the cart even yelled at us on the way in that the wait was over 5 hours (almost deterring which was weird). Reason being they shut down level one entirely due to being short staffed. I have to give them credit though for doing that, some places would have tried to make it work. This way probably ensured those that played had better service from everyone!

We ended up at Fassler Hall and had a great time though! I love Top Golf, always have. I know they face challenges with how many team members they need and I hope it does work out for them in the end.

No more bringing in your own drivers. That plus the short stubby tees and it's not very much fun anymore. It's a glorified driving range that you have to their metal stick of a club to attempt to drive the ball.

Apparently they had some people hitting the ball out of the range. I'm not sure why not just track the ball, figure out who did it, and fine the player or kick them out.

I've been twice in three weekends now and I own no clubs and love it!

It's not really a driving range for fixing swing issues or real practice. It's for games and entertainment with friends. I see no issue with limiting clubs if they've had problems.

Agreed. Not really that fun if you just hit it at the back every time

No doubt people are showing up with those massive drivers and intentionally trying to hit it over the nets.

No doubt people are showing up with those massive drivers and intentionally trying to hit it over the nets.

Which isn't that impressive, it's maybe 230-240 to the fence, so make a 275yrd drive to clear it.

Well according to the staff it was happening mostly on the top right third floor and people were slicing their drives to the south, not over the back towards western.

Like everyone else is saying, it's a pretty short range and if you have any swing at all you could hit the back net every time, even with their crappy drivers. I find a it a lot more fun to play the games.

I had them tell me I couldn't bring my 7 Wood (I hit it about 180) in the other night but after I said "Just look at my game history. I'm not taking a 7 Wood over the fence." they let me bring it in.... But I did see some jacka$$es intentionally trying to take shots over the fence with the house drivers the other night.... If I was management they would get a warning on the first offense and banned on the second... They can track the microchipped ball to the account holder. Whether the account holder hit the ball or not they are responsible for the account.

And if you are going to Top Golf for any reason other than to have a good time you have way too much extra cash on your hands... If I need to fix my swing I'm going to a driving range where I can get two range tokens for $5 and can wear my spikes... Not where it costs me $40 an hour and I may be hitting from an elevated platform.

I had them tell me I couldn't bring my 7 Wood (I hit it about 180) in the other night but after I said "Just look at my game history. I'm not taking a 7 Wood over the fence." they let me bring it in.... But I did see some jacka$$es intentionally trying to take shots over the fence with the house drivers the other night.... If I was management they would get a warning on the first offense and banned on the second... They can track the microchipped ball to the account holder. Whether the account holder hit the ball or not they are responsible for the account.

And if you are going to Top Golf for any reason other than to have a good time you have way too much extra cash on your hands... If I need to fix my swing I'm going to a driving range where I can get two range tokens for $5 and can wear my spikes... Not where it costs me $40 an hour and I may be hitting from an elevated platform.

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Ice and wind took down the nets tonight.

Ice and wind took down the nets tonight.

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^Wow that's pretty amazing. Good job on the pic!

It looked worse this morning. I think more than half of the netting is completely down now.

Did the engineers not take this into consideration

My thoughts exactly. It would seem they would have. Hopefully they look into making the netting system collapsible, because this storm was light weight compared to other storms.

Intriguing. I wonder how quickly they can get everything repaired? I take it those are steel poles that aren't meant to bend, or no?

Facebook page says they will be closed for the next couple weeks.

My thoughts exactly. It would seem they would have. Hopefully they look into making the netting system collapsible, because this storm was light weight compared to other storms.

This.

Or else this is going to be a continual issue for them during winter ice storms or during spring severe weather season.

How did it not fall down after Thanksgiving? Must have been more the wind combo this time.

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Yes, much windier this time around.

Also, I just scraped my car and there was more than an inch of solid ice. In fact, I don't have a scraper so I ran my defroster full blast for over 20 minutes (!) and the ice didn't budge. Had to break down and improvise with a carpenter's square, which actually worked very well.

Welcome to Oklahoma!

Welcome to Oklahoma!

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There was a report on Channel 9. Someone can find a link I'm sure. It was an interview with the Dallas (Top Golf HQ) communications director who said they factored in Oklahoma weather into the design, that our facility was different than their others because of this...

Report said closed at least 3 weeks.

Yeah once that ice started to expand and filled in those holes in the nets it basically just turned into a big sail.

My friend who is a platinum member says they gave him a month free. So between that and losing out on the new years party there they are going to lose a lot of business over the next few weeks.

They should've used steel fencing material like is used on chain link fences.

They should've used steel fencing material like is used on chain link fences.

If the holes were filled with ice, it wouldn't have helped. It would have pulled the poles down regardless. Plus, that would probably damage the balls.

They should've used steel fencing material like is used on chain link fences.

The net didn't fail, the poles collapsed under the weight of the Nets and ice....

Did the engineers not take this into consideration

My guess, as an engineer, is they looked into ice loads, wind loads and combined ice/wind loads. I am not sure of the code on this, but generally you wouldn't look at max ice + max wind together, although we were no where near max wind speeds or ice loads.

My complete guess, is that they did not factor the closing of the net holes with ice and used the same drag load for the wind only and wind+ice condition. I saw the nets the next day, and they looked pretty solid, so there would be a massive drag increase.

I also really doubt the 3 weeks. I watched them assemble the netting originally and it took longer than 3 weeks with perfect weather and all of the materials onsite. I doubt anyone has those poles laying around in stock so they will likely have to be fabricated. I also only saw maybe one pole that is not a total loss, 6 were buckled and the rest were yielded to the south. A redesigned and increase in loads may also require their footers to be redesigned. So you have to have time for new engineering, new drawings, fabrication, city permits, demo of old net structure, assembly of new net. My money would be 6-8 weeks at least. Assuming they don't run into any regulatory or insurance issues.

The net didn't fail, the poles collapsed under the weight of the Nets and ice....

Some net panels on the south side did fail. I assumed they landed in the neighborhood to the south. I'd like to know if they failed intact or if they got shredded. If a panel liberated intact, full of ice, it could be fairly dangerous when it landed.

Do you really need a permit to reinstall what was previously approved?

I would be surprised if there is a code for something as unique as 60? foot tall golf ball netting. BTW, I'm in Tulsa today and we drove right by the Top Golf on the river that's about 75% complete. Poles and netting are up so they probably aren't going to make any modifications.

Do you really need a permit to reinstall what was previously approved?

Hello you're suppose to pull a permit when you put a fence at your house, so yes new permits will be required.

Do you really need a permit to reinstall what was previously approved?

Yes, they will have to get a demo permit to remove the old structure and a construction permit to build the new structure. Of course, the approval process will be much shorter than when they were originally proposing the facility. If the city building department is worth its salt, though, they will require new engineering considering the old engineering failed. Which really, everyone involved, including the engineers, should want new engineering.


I would be surprised if there is a code for something as unique as 60? foot tall golf ball netting. BTW, I'm in Tulsa today and we drove right by the Top Golf on the river that's about 75% complete. Poles and netting are up so they probably aren't going to make any modifications.

I am not sure what code it would fall under, and it wouldn't surprise me if there was something specific to sports netting/fencing. It may fall under the code for lighting poles, or a more general code.

They could make in situ modifications to the Tulsa facility if deemed necessary. For example, they could weld on a new flange on each side of the pole, or some more targeted reinforcements, They could even add some guy wires.

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