If you run an indoor golf venue, a simulator bay, a driving range or a teaching operation, you watch customers reach the same conclusion several times a week: the clubs are the problem. They can see it on the screen. What most venues do not have is anything to offer at that moment, so the conversation ends there and the sale happens somewhere else.
GolfRoots works with indoor venues, ranges, stores, pro shops, club fitters and teaching professionals on year-round one-off trade-ins. Your customer gets a value for their current clubs and a route to better ones, and you get credit for the referral through our affiliate program. There is no inventory to carry, no fitting cart and no event to host.
Why the simulator bay is the right moment for a trade-in conversation
A simulator does something a retail floor cannot: it gives the golfer evidence. When a player sees that their 7 iron launches at 12 degrees and spins 4,200, or that their driver is losing 20 yards to a shaft that is too stiff, the case for changing clubs is made by the data rather than by a salesperson.
The gap is what happens next. The golfer leaves with a diagnosis and no path. They know they need different irons. They have a set of old ones in the trunk with real value in them, and no idea what that value is. Giving them a number closes that gap while they still care about it.
What GolfRoots can and cannot do with indoor venues
We want to be exact here, because our programs are different for different partners.
We do run on-site trade-in events at private clubs. A trained team comes to the club for about four hours, works through members' clubs one by one, and the credit goes to the club's golf shop. We have more than 350 club partners. That program is for private clubs: here is how it works.
We do not run on-site events at indoor venues, public courses or ranges. We tried to fit that model to those businesses and it does not work. The traffic pattern is different: an indoor venue's customers arrive in ones and twos across a whole week, not in a two-hour window on a Saturday.
What we do instead for indoor venues is one-off trade-ins, year round. When a customer in your bay decides they need new clubs, you point them at our Pro Portal to get a value on what they already own. No scheduling, no four-hour window, no table and no Wi-Fi requirement. It happens whenever the conversation happens.
How the one-off trade-in route works
- A customer in a bay or a lesson concludes their clubs are holding them back.
- You send them to our Pro Portal trade-in values page, or look the values up for them while they are standing there.
- They get a value for their current clubs, and that value goes toward whatever they buy next.
- You are credited for the referral through our affiliate program.
The thing that makes this work at an indoor venue is that it requires nothing from your operation beyond knowing the link. There is no stock to hold and no payment to process.
The affiliate program
Our affiliate program pays partners when their customers buy clubs from GolfRoots. It is the mechanism that makes the referral worth making rather than a favor you do for a customer. Venues, ranges, fitters and teaching pros can register here: GolfRoots affiliate registration.
We do not publish commission specifics. Register or get in touch and you will see the terms.
Who this suits
- Simulator and indoor golf venues. Your customers are already looking at their numbers. Fitting a trade-in route to that is a small change.
- Driving ranges. Range customers are mid-practice and mid-frustration, which is when old clubs get reconsidered.
- Teaching professionals. You are often the first person to tell a student their equipment does not match their swing. This gives you something to hand them after you say it.
- Club fitters. A fitting that ends in a trade-in value for the old set is an easier fitting to close.
- Golf stores and pro shops. One-off trade-ins give you a used-club answer without building a used-club business.
What about private clubs with simulators?
If you are a private club that happens to have simulator bays, you are eligible for the full on-site event, not just one-off trade-ins. The deciding factor is membership, not whether there is a screen in the building. Start with the trade-in event request form.
More on earning from referrals: how the GolfRoots affiliate program works.
FAQ
Does GolfRoots run trade-in events at indoor golf venues?
No. On-site events are for private clubs. Indoor venues, ranges and public courses work with us on one-off trade-ins year round through the Pro Portal.
What does an indoor venue have to provide?
Nothing beyond pointing customers at the Pro Portal. There is no inventory, no equipment and no staffing requirement.
How does the venue get paid?
Through the affiliate program, which pays partners when their customers buy clubs from GolfRoots. Terms are shared on registration.
Can teaching pros use this without a venue?
Yes. Individual teaching professionals and club fitters can use the Pro Portal and register as affiliates.
How many club partners does GolfRoots have?
More than 350.
Who do I contact?
Call 214-302-7440, or use the golf business partner programs page to see which program fits your operation.
Related reading for partners: trade-in options for pro shops and fitters and inside our 350-club trade-in network. Golfers in DFW looking for a simulator to practice on can read our guide to indoor golf and simulators in Dallas-Fort Worth.
