Bad Dog Driving Range

I absolutely love this place. My grandfather and I go here whenever we have a chance. Great facility and wonderful and friendly employees.
The batting cages are on the older side but I don’t notice it because of how fun it is. Options of Slow, Medium, and Fast pitches for baseball. For softball the only option in slow pitch. 1 token lets you hit 10 baseballs. 10 tokens for $ 13 isn’t bad considering you are able to hit 100 baseballs.
Even though I don’t usually golf, other than put-​put golfing, I really enjoy hitting a couple balls at the driving range out into an open field. Decent grass. Definitely a fun place to tee off even though you don’t play. There is also a tiny chipping range in the corner filled with about 5 holes.
Not a very expensive place to hang out. Definitely check Bad Dog out when you have spare time. It’s worth it!

Ended up here for a random day out with the girls. I had an awesome time… until the next morning when I woke up extremely sore! Who knew golfing could make your butt muscles hurt?!
The prices here are reasonable, although I can’t say I’ve ever been to any other driving range or batting cage place to compare them to. We got 10 tokens for the batting cages for $ 13.00 and about 100 – 120 golf balls for $ 13.00 as well. They have bats and golf clubs available for use at no extra charge, but aren’t in the greatest shape.
In the lobby, they have free water provided and also bottled soda, water, gatorade, etc. available for purchase. You will definitely want to have something to drink on you, as it’s very hot out on the driving range. We had gone on a 60 degree day, but it felt as if it were almost 80 degrees.
I’ll definitely find myself back here in the future!

Decent pricing for some golf practice. Makes sure to get your loyalty card stamped for some free balls later on.

I will say, we went right after it poured rain apparently so it was flooded horribly. We drove long enough to get there and it was hotter than heck. Besides those things that this place can’t help, I still wasn’t impressed at all with this driving range. It looks better in the pictures. Not only that, there were like 2 people on the whole range because of the massive puddles so we had to walk to the very end (with no targets to hit at) and hit our balls, even though they had plenty of grass to hit from on higher ground. It was a dump, not well kept, and it cost way too much to hit golf balls. It cost $ 13+ for me and a friend to SPLIT a bucket of balls. Such a rip off. Not a good experience and I will definitely not be returning. A 1-​and-​done for sure.

I think this driving range is awesome. I mean, the fact that it’s named Bad Dog Driving Range makes it cool to begin with. Not to expensive and not to fancy… Just a cool place to go hit golf balls!

Generally, driving ranges that are not located at an actual golf course or county club are there to attract people who don’t usually play golf and see hitting golf balls as an «activity» rather than an actual sport or lifestyle.
Therefore, these type of driving ranges are usually just a big vacant lot with overpriced buckets of golf balls that include at least 50% of golf balls that are so beat up that you would never ever consider using them on a course.
The large bucket at Bad Dog costs $ 13 and change… which is about what I pay to play 18 holes at area properties like Eastwood, North Shore and Stoneybrook East.
I’d much rather play an actual course than simply hit into a big field… but that is why Bad Dog appeals to the non-​golfer. (The horrible swings and subsequent swearing done by many of the people out there is your best evidence of that)
On my most recent visit, I will credit Bad Dog for having plenty of nice grass to hit off of… which shows they at least have lawn mowers and take a little pride in maintaining hitting areas so people aren’t hitting off mostly dirt.
I cannot comment on the batting cages, since the only baseball bat I ever pick up is the one near my bed when I hear a strange sound in the middle of the night.

the open batting cage is really neat, and the grass tee line for golf is usually in pretty good shape. the staff is always excellent and they give rain checks which comes in very handy this time of year:)

Batting Cages Review — The cages are so-​so, but as some have mentioned, there’s not a lot of batting cage selection currently in East Orlando, especially the kind where you can easily stroll in if you feel like hitting a few. DO NOT GO IF ITS BEEN RAINING AT ALL RECENTLY (the machines won’t work right, they also have a sign warning you of that indoors).
I typically visit Bad Dog every other week or so. We usually get the 10 tokens for $ 12 deal and that splits between two people nicely to feel like everyone got enough pitches.
GOOD — typically not crowded (rarely have to wait to hit), friendly people that leave you be, open cages so you can better judge the height and length of your hit.
BAD — open cages mean the balls have to be fetched like golf balls (sometimes I see them fetching and returning all day; other times the machine looks like it’s about to run out of balls at any moment); the machines are older and unpredictable (most of the time it’s about ⁸⁰⁄₂₀ good pitches, but every so often, like my most recent experience there, it’s 20/​80, with most not even making it halfway to the plate!
Go ahead and give it a try if you’re looking for a place to hit on the east side of town. The pitches are good more often than not, and you can always ask for your money back if it’s a bad machine day.

If i was there for anything else it would have gotten 3 stars, but as is, Bad Dog Driving Range is exactly what you expect from a run of the mill driving range. its not fancy but its a great place to work on your swing or relieve some stress!

I used to go here a while ago and it was good. But recently they’ve only had 2 – 3 machines working and the one I used was no where near accurate they were all short. The gate wouldn’t stay closed and the machine got jammed freequently. I hope they fix these up soon because I do love the facility and its location.

This driving range has a distance of about ~300 yards. Colored poles are placed every 50 yard increments to help you designate your hitting distance. Also, a cool thing about this range is that at the very end, there is a bunker that’s painted with a big red target (but good luck hitting it!).
During a wet day, large puddles form in the field making really cool splashes when your golf ball skids across it several times. Walking to the field on a wet day can leave your shoes a bit muddy though. It’s probably better to come on a dry afternoon when the sun comes down so it’s not as hot.
The PRICING seems pretty fair. Currently, their prices are $ 4.50 for about 30 golf balls (called the «runt size bucket») and $ 7.50 for about 60 – 65 balls. (The price seem to have gone up a little after reading someone else’s review). The runt size bucket should last you about 30 minutes while the next bigger size should last about an hour. They have bigger buckets available, but as a beginner as myself, I chose the small one and had lots of fun. There is no tax and they have several golf clubs to choose from. The tee’s are extra but I ended up just walking to the field and finding usable ones left on the ground. If it holds the ball up it works!
They have a few batting cage that are also available. I have not tried it yet but I have seen other people go for it and having fun.
Overall I had a fun time and wouldn’t mind going back.

Bad Dog features a driving range and batting cages. Being really one of the few ranges and cages in the east Orlando area, this place could be a lot worse. The location is in a not-​so-​good section of town. The clubhouse or shop could be renovated. Looks like it’s been there for 20 years.
The driving range is pretty wide with lots of room which is good. The golf balls are in poor condition. Seems like every bucket has a few balls that are cracked or that have no texture at all. The hitting area isn’t bad. It’s all natural grass and I believe the area moves forward and backward every few days. At night, the hitting area is lit up pretty nicely but the range isn’t. You can see the ball go out about 150 yards and then it disappears. They also feature a putting green /​chipping area but it’s in terrible shape. Grass has grown into the sand trap and the green was covered with weeds last time.
The batting cages although old are pretty decent. Most of the time the machines work. They have 2 softball slow pitch machines along with 6 or 7 baseball ones. I think you can get 6 rounds for $ 7. That’s actually pretty good. They use the standard rubber yellow balls which is fine. They don’t have a net which is nice because then you can tell how far you actually hit the ball. If you have a bat though, you’ll probably want to bring it with you. Their bats are in horrible shape.
Anyways, this place is pretty cheap to hit golf balls and take some swings in the batting cages. With a few renovations, this place could be a lot nicer but they do have a monopoly on the area so I guess they don’t have to. Although the area is scary, it’s pretty close to Conway, Winter Park, downtown Orlando, and east Orlando.

Simple is the key word here. There’s a driving range of course: 10 balls for $ 1.50 or 50 balls for a $ 6. The location is easy to find, the employees are helpful enough. This is a very laid back place, no frills, straight to the point. The prices for batting cages are pretty reasonable too. They are also open late which is convenient. Will definitely return.

My ex introduced me to this place and I’ve been a fan ever since. It’s a no frills driving range and batting cages… and relatively cheap, maybe because the batting cages aren’t always in proper working order. They do provide golf clubs, balls, and baseball/​softball bats. Everyone is rather friendly while still leaving me alone. It’s a great place to focus my attention to one thing and forget about all the other problems of the day. Absolutely kid friendly!