Customer Reviews

Sports Zone Arcade Golf

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Ordered this item to use as a game at a festival-type fundraiser. Due to the noise level at the event, we could not hear what comments the automated announcer made when the ball was hit, but the kids enjoyed whacking the tethered balls nonetheless. Once we got the item in a quieter location, we verified that the announcer oftentimes said nothing at all, and the only way to get the thing to work was to THROW the ball at the mat, (and then it only worked in the middle sections.) Assembly is a little tedious, and some of the instructions are rather vague, which resulted in one elbow-piece being inadvertently broken in the process. This game LOOKS really cool, but is only worth the super-low price I luckily purchased it for...not the $[...] it normally goes for.

It works fine but there is not that much variation in the responses. It has too few different areas on the screen so it really does not matter how you shoot, you get the same response. Also, the string on the ball can be very dangerous for a child. My son made a bad swing and the ball wrapped around the club and then hit him on the head. He got a very bad bump and I was glad it did not hit him in the eye. That ended the fun and we have not played it since. Finally this is not really an indoor game. I think it is best set up outside unless you have an indoor sport court. If you hit a slice and the ball misses the screen, you will damage the furniture or walls.

This toy was extremely difficult to assemble and when it was assembled, it did not work. We could not get the screen to enter anything. Then, I had to pay the shipping back ... nice!