Your Path
Pick your path.
Start free, grab the playbook if you'd rather DIY, or get the full membership - course, community, and leads - all in one.
Free Tools
$0
For: anyone exploring the idea
- Find your ideal launch monitor with a 60-second quiz
- Get a realistic event price range from our pricing calculator
- Check if your market can support a portable sim business
- Get a personalized action plan to your first paid booking
The Community
Portable Golf Sim Business School
$19/mo
Built by someone who actually runs this business.
- Skool course covering equipment, pricing, marketing, and operations
- Active community of 60+ operators trading real advice
- Directory listing - customers find and book you
- We run paid ads to the directory every month
Full Playbook
$49
For: people ready to actually start
- LLC setup, insurance & rental agreements — done right
- Complete equipment shopping list (Pro & One Man Show)
- Venue outreach email templates that get responses
- Pricing strategy to land your first event fast
Ready to Gear Up?
The exact equipment we use
to run Birdie Express.
Pick the kit that fits how and where you'll be running events - indoors, outdoors, or both.
Birdie Express Portable Golf Simulator Business Kit: Indoor + Outdoor Combo
Ready for any venue - premium set up for indoors or out.
Birdie Express Portable Golf Simulator Business Kit: Indoor
Built for breweries, offices, and indoor spaces.
Birdie Express Portable Golf Simulator Business Kit: Outdoor
The lowest-cost way to start booking outdoor events.
These are equipment guidance packages, not physical products. You purchase your own gear directly from the manufacturer or retailer using our exact recommendations.
From the Founder
The guide we wish we had when we started.
When we started Birdie Express, we didn't have $100,000 to drop on a high-end setup. We focused on finding the most affordable, portable gear that let us launch without huge financial risk.
Then we tested everything - at events, in office spaces, at local venues, with paying customers. We learned what works, what doesn't, and what people will actually pay for. The Skool and Community exist so you don't have to learn it the hard way like we did.
— Carlton, Birdie Express co-founder
"Carlton was really helpful and supportive with questions that I had about starting up. He gets straight to the point with questions and also provides resources. Definitely worth the chat if you’re thinking about getting started."
35+ operators inside. More joining every month.
Sim Business School
Resources built from real operator experience.
Guides, toolkits, and playbooks pulled from running 100+ real events. Use them on their own or go deeper inside the Sim Business School on Skool.
Want the full course?
All of these resources plus a full self-paced course and private operator community live inside the Sim Business School on Skool — free to join.
FREE
FREE Golf Simulator Business Growth Guide
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FREE Golf Simulator Business Launch Checklist
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Golf Simulator Business Digital Setup Guide
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Golf Simulator Equipment Buying Guide
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Golf Simulator Event Operations Kit
The difference between a professional event and an amateur one isn't the equi...
Golf Simulator Marketing Playbook
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Golf Simulator Rental Pricing Toolkit
Pricing is where most new operators leave the most money on the table — usual...
Complete Golf Sim Business Resource Kit — All 7 Guides
Everything you need to launch and run a portable golf simulator rental busine...
Common questions
Do I need to know golf to run this business?
It helps, but it's not required. Most customers won't be scratch golfers — they want to have fun. What you need is comfort with the equipment and software, which the playbook and School walk you through.
How long until I'm running paid events?
If you move quickly, you can run your first paid event 4–6 weeks after buying equipment. That includes setting up your LLC, learning the gear, running mock events, and pitching your first venue.
What's the difference between the Playbook and the Sim Business School?
The Playbook is a one-time guide — equipment lists, templates, and agreements you read once and use forever. The Sim Business School is ongoing — a self-paced course plus a private community of operators where you can ask questions, share what's working, and get support as your business grows.
What do I get with the Network membership?
A listing on our public directory (we'll build your page if you don't have a site, or link to yours if you do), access to the private operator community, and inbound leads as we grow traffic to the network. It's $29/month, no contracts, cancel anytime.
Why not just buy any sim setup off Amazon?
We did, at first — and bought the wrong gear twice. The shopping list in the playbook is what we landed on after months of testing and real events. The full setup we sell is the exact same one we run ourselves.
Ready to start your sim business?
Join 35+ operators nationwide who launched with our playbook — and the growing community behind the Sim Business School.
Not sure where to start? Book a 30-60 minute call with Carlton.