Ball Tray Options

[Michael303]

I'm interested in what everyone is using for a ball tray. I'm sure many probably use the tray that came with their hitting mat kit. I built my own hitting surface though and will probably just make a ball tray with the leftover plywood but I thought I'd ask for some feedback in case there's some other cool solution I don't know about.

[frodaddy00]

I briefly looked into getting a ball tray but I was surprised they were not cheap. I was expecting to pay like $20 but instead they seem to start around $75 so I stopped looking. If anybody finds a reasonably priced one I'd be interested too.

[Shardak]

I briefly looked into getting a ball tray but I was surprised they were not cheap. I was expecting to pay like $20 but instead they seem to start around $75 so I stopped looking. If anybody finds a reasonably priced one I'd be interested too.

Same. $75 and up for a rubber tray is insane.

I am using golf ball boxes until I find a good rubber tray for $30 with free shipping!

[andygg1986]

I have a few extra ball trays. When Golfsmith went under I bought a fiberbuilt mat at an online auction, and when I went to pick it up they threw in four or five ball trays. The problem is that shipping them is going to be expensive because of their size. I just went on USPS and it would be around $50 to ship one of them via ground. Amazon has one for $30 and another one for $40

https://www.amazon.com/Golf-Driving-Range-Ball-Tray/dp/B01GEV3APU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1518798792&sr=8-2&keywords=golf+ball+tray

https://www.amazon.com/Golf-Ball-Tray-Rubber-Balls/dp/B01AHWX2SW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1518798792&sr=8-3&keywords=golf+ball+tray&dpID=410pBYD%252BiOL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

[BGCurtis2nd]

I use a Callaway Pro Caddie Ball Dispenser, picked one up on eBay for about $20, when you are done hitting you can use it to pickup the balls.

[wbond]

How do you like it? Would you buy it again? I was looking at getting this so I can rotate through more balls when I play.

I use a Callaway Pro Caddie Ball Dispenser, picked one up on eBay for about $20, when you are done hitting you can use it to pickup the balls.

[BGCurtis2nd]

I like mine and I use it quit a bit not only at home but I take it out to the course to use for warm up, and yes I would buy another one if this one ever gives out.

[Michael303]

I use a Callaway Pro Caddie Ball Dispenser, picked one up on eBay for about $20, when you are done hitting you can use it to pickup the balls.

That's an option I was interested in so I'm glad to hear you like it.

The trays I looked at on Amazon seemed underwhelming for the price. I would just make one with leftover wood before buying one of those.

[jrz]

I also recommend the Callaway dispenser.

[Michael303]

I went down the rabbit hole on Youtube for a while. Something like one of these would be really neat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-V-hlTBphg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfh37V1kt1U

I can't see anywhere to actually buy one but maybe I can DIY one.

[jrz]

Michael303

[Ronsc1985]

Unless you have a really long distance from hitting area to screen what do you need a ball tray for? Just rake the same ball back into position and/or tee it up again. Simulators are not like a outside range where the balls are hit far away.

[kalcormier]

I agree. I thought about a ball dispenser but it's easier to just play with 1 ball.

[Michael303]

Unless you have a really long distance from hitting area to screen what do you need a ball tray for? Just rake the same ball back into position and/or tee it up again. Simulators are not like a outside range where the balls are hit far away.

This may come as a shock but everyone else's setup is not just like yours. If I could just conveniently rake the same ball back while watching my shot this would probably be a non issue. It turns out that I'm hitting into a net that eats up the balls and not a screen that it rebounds off so it's much more convenient to hit a bunch of balls and just go shag them out of the net. My hitting surface is also raised 1.5" off the floor so even if I didn't have to dig the balls out of the net it's not a flat surface back to my hitting area that I can just drag the ball back to. As such I was looking for a tray with a raised front edge so I can just rake a ball into the hitting area. Thanks for the input though.

[p3eps]

I tried using a TeeGo system for a while. It was really cheap and dispensed the balls pretty well.
I then decided I was much easier just using 1 ball at a time and collecting it after each shot!