Swingtime

Its a decent mini golf, batting cages and video game arcade in Howell. Its nice to have one here, but there is so much more potential that can be done in the place. The outside area just needs a little bit of work and a different concept and the mini golf needs a little bit of TLC.

Swing time is a popular hang out spot that I have grown up going to. I have gone here a lot recently and it is always fun. I had to give it three stars though because of the overall cleanliness and how the mini golf course has been maintained. Swing time is two minutes down the road from me so it is very convenient and it is inexpensive so it’s fine for me to go there. However, those who may travel out of their way for the experience will likely be disappointed. There are a few really nice new games inside (connect 4 and pac man), but there are so many games that are just plain filthy and many are breaking and a complete waste to play. The mini golf course was very disappointing because most of the holes have rips and folds on the course that mess you up when golfing, and there are many pieces that are badly falling apart. There was one bench my friend went to sit on the last time we were there that was completely uprooted from the ground, and another wooden piece on part of the course that I went to step on to go toward the hole and it moved out of place where I almost fell. It’s just clearly not taken care of. The batting cages are the nicest part, but I definitely recommend bringing your own bat and helmet. It’s nice if you’re hanging out with friends and you’re local and are aware of these issues, but if you’re looking to take a trip here, you should probably save the gas.

A small place which I’ve visited with my nieces 3 tirmes and each time it has been pretty close to empty. You walk right up to almost any game, any batting cage, and each mini-​golf putting hole — That’s pretty hard to beat!
The games are fun, in good condition, and not unreasonably priced. My nieces had a great time swinging the bat in the cages tonight (they beat me, apparently I’m slightly dumber than a bat and much slower than a baseball … I guess this explains the little yellow bus which carried me to school when I was younger).
We had a lot of fun, the place was reasonably clean, all of the games were in working order, and my nieces and I shared a lot of laughter. When you consider all this fun was had for a mere $ 25 price tag for the 3 of us, I’d say it was a really great way to share 90 minutes of family time.
Grab your kids and go have some fun!

This place could use some updating, but generally a nice place to have some wholesome fun. People working there were generally pretty friendly and helpful, and the batting cages were fun to try.

One of the few great options of thigns to do in the area if you are tired of the same old visits to the movie theater, mall, people’s houses, and Barnes & Noble. Swingtime offers miniature golf, batting cages, and a large arcade that is unheard of outside of a board walk or amusement park. Although the arcade machines are dated, there are still plenty of fun options at 25 cents to 1 dollar per game such as LA machine gun, silent scope, DDR, and a variety of racing games. None of that 1 – 2 dollar/​per game bullshit.