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Golf Monthly
Golf Monthly
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Mark Townsend

'I Was Telling Everyone That I Was Going To Get Tanks On The Driving Range' - The Story Of Boomers and Swingers

Boomers and Swingers

If you were to believe social media then the modern-day driving range is now an all-singing, all-flashing version of what many of us grew up with. While it will appeal to many, this hi-tech world plays a game that many of us are unfamiliar with when we want to have a bit of a fun or put in some serious practice.

Boomers and Swingers, 10 miles from Manchester city centre, is a driving range unlike any other and about as far removed from any of the above. In fact it doesn’t even describe itself as a driving range – it’s a ball whacking field without any flags. And it has decommissioned military tanks for targets.

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