You’ve doubtlessly seen a Segway from time to time, on TV if nothing else, but you may never have seen one on the golf course. Well, apparently golf carts are so last century, and there’s a special Segway now for golfers.
The Segway X2 Golf:
“Like its siblings, it’s a personal mobility machine, but it sits on big, soft turf tires and offers a golf-bag carrier on one side and a handlebar-mounted scorecard holder…Like its siblings, it’s a personal mobility machine, but it sits on big, soft turf tires and offers a golf-bag carrier on one side and a handlebar-mounted scorecard holder.”
I don’t even play golf, but I’d get a kick out of trying this puppy out.
Price: $6,175 (hey, what’s a few grand to an avid golfer?)
via CNN
What’s the best way to get better at your golf swing? Repetition, of course. But bending over and placing a golf ball on the tee over and over can get old (and it means adjusting your stance after every swing). Why not employ a gadget that can tee the ball for you?
The Automatic Golf Tee from Hammacher Schlemmer makes it so all you have to do is swing.
“This device automatically tees a golf ball perfectly every time, allowing golfers to practice chipping, driving, or putting on grass or mats without changing stance to set the ball. It holds up to 35 golf balls and doesn’t require a power source; by simply lowering the arm with your club, the device places the next ball onto the tee.”
Designed for both lefties and righties, the automatic tee can be purchased online for $50. It sounds like a great idea for a Father’s Day gift, if you have a golfer in the family.
This innocuous looking gadget is aimed at improving your golf game. The Bushnell Yardage Pro Golf Pinseeker 1500 Laser Rangefinder (isn’t that a mouthful?) uses laser and digital technology to tell you exactly how far away something on the course is, measuring anything from 5 to 1,500 yards. The 10-ounce Pinseeker is small enough to fit in your pocket while being durable and waterproof.
Some of the features include the ability to ignore brush, tree branches, boulders, etc. in the foreground and the “pinseeker” feature that allows the gadget to zero in on the flag without any effort from you.
If you surf over to Amazon, they’ve got an interactive video dealie so you can get an idea how the range finder works:
If you’re a golf enthusiast, but you’re not too crazy about carrying your own clubs (and you’re not interested in paying some kid to lurk behind, acting as caddy for you every time), then maybe this electric golf caddy is for you. The stylish Navigator MC501R from High Degree ambles along in front of you as you walk from hole to hole. A remote control lets you tell the caddy where to go at the touch of a button. And when you’re done with the day’s game, the Navigator folds so you can fit it into the trunk of your car.
Here’s a golf-ball-retrieval device for golfers. According to the product description, the Golf Ball Hog from Metro Products lets you get lost balls out of water, mud, sand, high grass, bushes, and even over fences. The handle extends and the little scoop thing on the bottom is designed to rake balls out of their hiding spots. When you’re done with it, it shrinks down to fit in your golf bag right along with your clubs.
You can get the device for $20 from Amazon.com (there’s a pretty good review that describes how successful someone has actually been with the thing):
We’ve looked at weight-lifting software; now here’s something for your golfers out there. The ComputerCoach Jr. Pro software program analyzes your swing with a “wide variety of built-in analysis and drawing tools” and lets you know how to improve. Comparison software lets you compare your swing from stroke to stroke to check for consistency, or you can even compare your swing to that of the pros. If you’ve got a laptop you can do it all right at the golf course. The software will cost you $135, but you need to have your own camcorder (for recording your swing) and computer or laptop, so make sure to factor in those costs.
Here’s a gadget for all you golfers out there. If you’re tired of trying to track your balls through sand traps, ponds, and those darned trees they always line the course with, maybe you need trackable golf balls. The Radar Golf system comes with balls with tiny microchips embedded in them, which can be tracked by a hand-held device that tells you exactly where your ball came to rest. Expect to pay $250 for this gadget. A hefty price, but think of all the money you’ll save on lost balls? At the very least you can feel like a CIA agent tracking a rogue operative across the golf course…