BirdieBall vs X-Golf Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of BirdieBall vs X-Golf including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
BirdieBall Franchise
X-Golf Franchise
Investment $699 - And Up$547,200 - $900,000
Franchise Fee N/A$30,000
Royalty Fee -6%
Advertising Fee -1%
Year Founded -2005
Year Franchised -2015
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
BirdieBall Franchise
X-Golf Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
BirdieBall Franchise
X-Golf Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/--/-
Start-up Costs -/--/Yes
Equipment -/--/Yes
Inventory -/--/Yes
Receivables -/--/Yes
Payroll -/--/Yes

Training & Support
 
BirdieBall Franchise
X-Golf Franchise
Training -On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 20 hours Additional Training: On-site training
Support -Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing -Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
Operations -Number of Employees Required to Run: 6

Expansion Plans
 
BirdieBall Franchise
X-Golf Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About BirdieBall

THIS IS NOT A FRANCHISE THIS IS A Dealer/Distributor
BirdieBall is the world leader in off-course golf and off-course golf instruction technology. With over 3,000 school installations BirdieBall is the largest in-school instructional program in the world. BirdieBall is now offering distributorships along with instruction certification in all markets. Selling and delivering BirdieBall products and services can be full time or as a supplement to income as well. Love golf? Teach, sell and enjoy life.

About X-Golf

X-Golf’s state of the art simulators each have their own view screens designed with a real world perspective for the ultimate golf simulator experience. Each simulator has an automatic ball feeder, a high performance 35 graphics/physics engine, precision sensor system, and sophisticated swing analysis. On X-Golf simulators, customers will have the ability to play over 150 world famous golf courses. Whether the customer wants to shoot a round or compete with other golfers, the simulator is able to adapt and offer the versatility to account for local tastes and trends of golfers.
Beyond that, the atmosphere is similar to a bowling alley. There is socializing and consumption of alcohol to help create a vibrant atmosphere that allows customers to have fun on and off the tee.
There are approximately 25,000,000 golfers in the U.S. and parents continue to introduce their kids to the game at a young age. As these digital age customers continue to grow, we believe that the demand for the X-Golf model will become more and more valuable in any given market. This demand will fuel continued growth for each franchisee and place us at the forefront of pleasing these new golfers entering the game. These golfers want a faster paced game with larger flexibility on time, location, weather, accessibility, etc. and X-Golf is a viable solution.

Since, the X-Golf concept is relatively unique in the industry from a competitive standpoint; it’s a great time to come on board this exciting new concept as we strive to become the industry leader in Indoor Golf.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of an X-Golf franchise is $547,200 to $900,000. This includes $360,000 to $510,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliate.
The total investment necessary to begin operation under a three- to five-unit Multi-Unit Development Agreement (including the first unit) is $578,200 to $965,000. This includes $390,000 to $570,000 that must be paid to the franchisor. There is no minimum number of X-Golf units that you are required to develop under the Multi-Unit Development Agreement.

Seeking new franchise units throughout the U.S., Australia/New Zealand and Canada    
Veteran Incentives  10% off franchise fee
#194 in Franchise 500 for 2021. Not in Franchise 500 for 2020.