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How much would it be worth you to be able to ask experienced golf range developers & operators all the critical questions that you’ve got about developing and operating ranges?

Do you have questions about: profitability, raising money, operating expenses, sales projections, how to find land, getting a loan, lease vs. purchase, equipment needs, “make or break” design features, and more?

"I believe in complimenting folks for a job well done. Congratulations on a great seminar!!" -- Carol C., Houston, TX

What if I told you that all of your questions can be answered in just one day? That’s right! In just one day, all of your questions will be answered by experts with decades of experience developing and operating state-of-the-art ranges. If this is what you want, then this could be the most important and exciting message you will ever read.

Here’s why: On Saturday, October 2, 2003, 16 golf range developers (ONLY 16 range developers) can participate in our “Ultimate Range Developer’s Boot Camp” in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Special Note: While in Las Vegas for our Boot Camp, you should also plan to attend the Fun Expo in Las Vegas from Monday, Sept. 27 - Sat., October 2. Fun Expo is the #1 trade event for the leisure and entertainment industry. If you're considering doing a range with other family entertainment oriented amenities (e.g., mini-golf or batting cages), like our facilities, then you must go to this show. Go to their website at www.funexpo.com for more details.

You’ll get to spend a full day with us and get a “crash course” that combines instruction/question/answer in a classroom setting, along with an on-site tour of an award winning golf range and family entertainment facility. A unique combination of classroom and field trip. Not to forget, you'll be in exciting Las Vegas!

Back during the 1990’s we used to tour around the country giving presentations to groups of developers in places like Boston, Chicago, Washington, DC, San Diego, San Francisco, and Atlanta. The seminars were very popular and always sold out wherever we went. Good as they were, we’ve figured out a way to take it to an even higher level.

This is NOT another seminar. It’s an exclusive, hands-on, no-holds-barred, intensive immersion in the golf range business.

We’ve taken the best of our past seminars and combined it with something that makes this like no other program available anywhere else! We don’t even refer to it as a seminar -- it’s our ultimate “boot camp” for range developers.

This is not a lecture, either -- it will be a highly interactive session. We’ll spill our guts with our numerous, hard-earned secrets to maximizing profits. And, we’ll ask you about the tough issues you’re facing and how you want us to help you. We’ll give you effective solutions to address your issues.

"We have purchased all of your manuals, gone to your [Golf Range Development] seminar, and hired your firm to provide consulting services for our project. Without Forecast, we would still be in the planning stages. Now, after only eight months, our Executive Golf Course and Golf Range are under construction!" -- R. Puetz, owner Sundance Golf Course and Range, New Braunfels, Texas.

In addition to the classroom setting where we’ll give you our development, design, & operating SECRETS -- and where we’ll open our financial books up to you so you can see what a real range can do -- and where we’ll answer ALL of your questions (questions most range operators won’t answer, like how much money they make or how much it costs to build)....

You are going to go inside a living, breathing award winning range.

YES, in addition to all of that, we’re going to take you on a behind the scenes VIP tour of the facility that one the prestigious Golf Range Times "Best New Range" award -- Jupiter Golf Center. After this intensive day, you’ll no longer be an outsider looking in. You’ll be an insider, well on your way to developing your own range.

You will feel the pulse and hear the heart beat of the range. It feels thrilling, and it sounds like this: “Cha-Ching!” -- that’s the sound of money going into the cash register.

You’ll get an intimate, guided tour of a modern golf range/batting cage/mini-golf facility. You will see how its done and why it’s so profitable.

We’re going to show you how to do it right. That way you can avoid a costly mistake. If we knew then what we know now, we could have saved tens of thousands of dollars -- that in itself could make this “boot camp” more than worth the trip!

Normally, when people take us for a full day’s consulting, it costs $1,000. But, you’re going to get it for a much reduced rate -- and you’re going to get lots, lots more than our time. Read on if you want to find out about the extra goodies that come along with this “boot camp.”

Our ultimate “boot camp” will have everything. As I’ve already mentioned, it will include an intensive classroom setting with an “no B.S.” Q & A session. And, you’ll get our special VIP “insider’s” guided tour -- again, where you can ask more questions. But, there’s lots more that you’re going to take back home with you.

You also get a complete “Range Developer’s Tool Kit” that gives you every thing you need to get your range up and going.

"I believe your published and presented information are very worthwhile, properly priced, professionally done, and provide the proper starting point for anyone considering developing a golf practice range of any type." -- Ashley Skidmore, Hollis, NH.

This “boot camp” is the complete and total package. You get the full day of intensive training and answers to your questions. AND, for the price of “tuition" for this crash course, you'll not only get the workshop, you're going to get virtually everything that I offer in my publications list:

- my "how to" manual titled Developing Your Golf Range ($249.95)
- my Sample Business Plan For A Golf Range ($74.95)
- a subscription to Golf Range Times magazine ($49.95)
- sample Sales and Expense Statements from a variety of golf ranges ($99.95)
- the Golf Range Development Basics primer ($19.95)

With all of these publications in your Developer’s Library, it’ll be like having me and my staff right there next you -- 24 hours a day. The value of all those publications alone is $495.

But wait -- you guessed it -- there's more....

My SPECIAL BONUS OFFER:
All “boot campers” get a choice of...
(1) one year of unlimited consulting via e-mail, or
(2) a one-hour telephone consultation.

That's worth another $100.

Let’s add up all this value:
1. Full Day “Boot Camp” with Q&A, & VIP guided Tour........ $1,000
2. The complete “Tool Kit” for range development............. $495
3. Special Bonus Offer (email or phone consultation)......... $100
TOTAL VALUE..................................................$1,595

What's your investment going to be? ONLY $499 FOR EVERYTHING!
(If you have already purchased the how-to manual “Developing Your Golf Range,” then you will receive a $100 credit off your tuition.)

AND, I ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE YOUR SATISFACTION, OR YOUR MONEY BACK!

My NO QUESTIONS/NO HASSLES 100% SATISFACTION - MONEY BACK GUARANTEE:
If you aren’t satisfied 100% with what you receive, I will refund your money. No questions, no hassles - as simple as that.

"The Boot Camp surpassed my expectations and there is no doubt that the success of our golf ranges to be developed in the following years in Mexico, will owe a lot of their success to Jamie and Tom." -- Eduardo Valencia, Mexico City, Mexico.

NOW, I’d like to make it a little easier for you to attend my “boot camp.” I know that $499 is a lot of money. So, if you wish, we can spread the payment over 3 easy monthly payments (there’s only an extra $30 service charge for spreading it out).

Over 27 Years Experience In Successfully Developing & Operating Ranges!

Let me tell you a little more about the people who will be putting you through your “boot camp.” Your instructors will be myself and my business partner, Tom Mathews. Together, we’ve got over 27 years in the golf range business.

Tom has been in golf all of his life, and has a variety of experiences -- from golf professional to golf range entrepreneur. Having developed 3 ranges and been an owner/operator, Tom knows all the ins & outs of development and operation. Now that we’re operating multiple facilities, Tom has become known as our “marketing maven.” He’s got a ton of secrets to share with you about marketing ranges to get the best return on your investment. He’s ready to open up his secret playbook to you.

As for myself, I have not been in the range business all my life. After getting an MBA and having a successful career in corporate big business, I decided to change gears and get into the golf business -- a business that I could own and control for myself. So, now I’ve got 3 ranges and I help other people make the same kind of career switch that I did. Having successfully been through the process of switching careers and successfully making the big leap, I can really relate to - and help - people trying to do the same thing.

"We used Forecast Golf's manual as a reference tool not only in the project planning stages, but also when we were in the construction process whenever we had to choose for alternative courses of action. In our jargon we refer to your manual as the 'Golf Range Bible,' as every possible clue we needed at any time, in any situation, was cleared by referring to your manual, or where we found a complete further look on most subjects." -- Ernesto Berisso, owner of Stallion Golf Range, near Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Maybe you’re wondering exactly what is going to be covered in this “boot camp.” This agenda leaves plenty of time for you to ask all the questions you have.

GOLF RANGE DEVELOPER’S “BOOT CAMP” -- AGENDA

8:00 Registration/Coffee/Continental Breakfast

9:00 Market Analysis: Most Common Mistakes - Identifying a good market - Supply & Demand - Golfer Demographics - Competitor Analysis - Golfer Spending - Recognizing Your Hidden Competitors

9:45 Designing For Success: The top features that you must have - Location - Zoning Issues - Land Size & Shape - Lighting - Netting - Range Size - Design Flaws to Avoid - Purchase vs. Lease - Traffic Counts - Putting/Chipping Greens - Artificial Turf Vs. Natural Grass - Number of Tees - Capacity Utilization - Tee Covers & Heaters - Build New or Buy Existing - Automation - Parking Lots - Clubhouse/Pro Shop Size

11:00 Alternative Amenities: Best Money-Making Amenities - Golfer vs. Family Oriented - Miniature Golf - Batting Cages - Food & Beverage - Golf Instruction - Golf Equipment - Retail Items To Stock
11:30 Development Costs: Being your own General Contractor - Features you can eliminate to save money - Determining Payout - Equipment Costs
11:55 Operations: Most Critical Employee - Cash Control - Make-or-Break Marketing - Absentee Management - Open/Close Procedures - Customer Service - Range Balls Quantity & Quality - Mats - Grass Tees - Training Employees - Key Positions - Who To Hire/Not Hire - Optimal Investment Levels on Marketing - Internet Marketing - Websites - “Guerilla” Marketing - Point-of-Sale Systems

12:15 Lunch: We’ll provide a “working lunch” where you can continue to ask questions and we’ll discuss range development issues.

1:30 Business Plan & Funding: Learn & talk the language of investors and bankers - Critical Elements Of A Winning Bus. Plan - How To Get Funding - How Much Money Do YOU Need? - Strategies To Build A Range With Little Or None Of your Own Money - SBA Loans - Venture Capital vs. Traditional - Pro’s & Con’s of Family Investors

2:00 Profit & Loss Projections: Key operating expense metrics/ratios - Synergies of alternative amenities - Understanding EBITDA

5:00 “Boot Camp” Reception: Relax with a beer/wine - Ask us more questions - continue touring Rockwood Golf Park - Mingle and network with your fellow “campers”

To register just CLICK HERE and you'll go to resgistration form. Print it off and mail or fax to us. Or, just give us a call.

If you’ve got specific questions, send me an e-mail or call us at 804-379-5760, and ask for me, Jamie Turner. Event/site info follows:

Date: Saturday, October 2, 2004
Time: 8:00am - 6:00pm

Hotel (accommodations on your own)

North Las Vegas, NV 89032
Phone: 702-341-1590

After you register, I’ll send you a confirmation and directions/map to get to the hotel. I look forward to meeting you and helping you get your money-making range on the fast track.

Sincerely,

Jamie Turner, President
Forecast Golf Group, Inc.

P.S. EARLY REGISTRATION BONUS: The first 10 people to sign up will receive a FREE Golf Range Sales Potential Report (10 Mile Radius) -- this unique report estimates how many golfers live in your market and how much they spend hitting balls at golf ranges. This report is valued at $350. (For more details on the Sales Potential Report, see the description in the free info pack we sent you, or visit our website: www.forecastgolf.com.

P.S.S. Special Price Discounts/Credits:
-- If you have already purchased the how-to manual “Developing Your Golf Range,” then you will receive a $100 credit off your tuition.
-- If multiple persons are coming with you, first person is full tuition, each subsequent person gets $50 discount.

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