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Buying golf equipment can be challenging at times. There are a wide range of equipment out there, and they include electric golf trolleys from popular brands such as Motocaddy, Powerhouse, Powakaddy, etc. Sometimes, it is not easy to make a buying decision due to the wide range of products available in the market.

Buying the wrong electric golf trolley can cause many problems. The golfer may find that the trolley is not as functional as expected. Some are not built to last and break down easily. When such issues arise, they spoil the day for the golfer.

So what are some features and characteristics to consider when buying golf trolleys?

1) Overall design.

Electric golf trolleys can be built very differently. The design affects the overall performance of the trolley. For instance, some trolleys are lighter and are easier to maneuver on the golf course. When assessing the overall design of the trolley, golfers should pay attention to the frame of the product. Frames are made from different materials and pricing can differ greatly due to this difference. The trolley should come with detachable parts so that it can be taken apart and stored in the boot of the car.

The digital control on the trolley allows the golfer to send a trolley in advance to the next tree. This feature is known as the Adjustable Distance Controller (ADC). Higher end models come with a remote control that allows the golfer to control the trolley hands free. These trolleys are equipped with GPS, and they tend to cost more than ordinary models.

Different brands offer trolleys that come in different colors. The colors range from conservative black to flashy orange and red. Choice of colors will depend very much on individual preferences.

2) Battery packs.

The trolleys come with battery packs. The type of battery that is used is very important because the battery affects the overall weight of the trolley, as well as the performance of the product. High quality battery packs are usually more expensive, but they take less time to charge and can last longer. They also tend to produce less noise.

3) Price.

Finally, always compare prices to make sure that the trolley delivers enough value for the price that it commands.

The new website contains valuable information on electric golf trolleys. Reviews are written on each model, and information regarding the above characteristics are generously provided. The information helps golfers come to a wise buying decision quickly.

The website aims to become the number one trusted source of golf trolley information on the Internet. Hence, reviews that are published are completed honest and unbiased.

To add more value to the site, a visitor will also be able to read other golf related information. For instance, besides golf trolley reviews, the website also publishes reviews on other products such as Golf GPS and Golf clothing.

Golf news and other useful articles are also available on the website.

Looking for the newest, coolest off-course and on-course golf gifts, whether it is for your own holiday list or for someone else?  Well, it’s that time of year again for gift giving and most golfers are just looking for an excuse to find the new products that will give them an extra edge.

We have selected some of the newest and best performing products to that end that not only will help your golf game, but are great gifts.

Bettinardi Golf

Bobby Bettinardi, the putter designing and manufacturing genius, has also introduced the ultimate in a belt buckle, now quite the “in” accessory on the Tour. The Buckle is an extension of their superior metal craft from the function of golf putters to the fashion world of golf. You’ll find The Buckle being worn by Rory Sabbatini, Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke.

The Buckle begins as a solid block of high-grade, double-aged stainless steel (DASS) and passes through a series of 12 processes before it can be a Bettinardi Buckle.

CNC milling gradually cuts the metal, creating the form of The Buckle. It is then further honed, engraved, buffed, polished, and hand-painted with an enamel finish.

The Buckle is available in two sizes: Standard (1-¼”) & Large (1-½”). And, like its putter counterpart, can be customized to your taste and specifications, including 3-letter initialing, design engraving, and hand-painted elements.

All Bettinardi Buckles come with Herman Oak Bridle Leather Belts. These high quality belts are dressed and finished with oils and tallows to make them strong and flexible to prevent cracking around punch holes, and tanned, so as not to tarnish the hardware.

Yet, these leathers also maintain their body in use and have very little stretch. All finishes are fully aniline for a natural look, just like stained wood.

Belts are available in black, brown, white, blue, green, orange, red, and turquoise.

Bushnell Yardage Pro XGC Golf GPS

The XGC is the most user- friendly of all the GPS distance finders that we have tested to date.  It is elegant, simple, sleek, and accurate and backed by the Bushnell name.

FYI, Bushnell pioneered the golf laser rangefinder in 1995, and with the introduction of PinSeeker Technology in 2005, quickly became the brand of choice for 90% of pros on the PGA tour.

The unit features a 2.2″ hi-resolution, sunlight readable, color screen that displays an easy-to-use interface for “hole up” tracking, “down the fairway” perspective and scorekeeping and statistics.

Its ability to store up to 20 courses, including custom color course maps, is a definite UPS (Unique Selling Proposition).
This simply is a great gift for any golfer but more importantly, it is a wonderful tool that will help your game in many ways, especially for measuring distances you hit with your clubs.

A belt clip and storage case is included and the rechargeable Li-Ion battery provides up to 16 hours of use.

Graphite Design Shafts GDS Tour AD Shafts

We all know that the shaft is the engine in any club. The very best shafts that I have ever tested and what I use in my clubs are the Graphite Design Tour AD – UT shafts.

This is the shaft, that in my opinion, every golfer who is not on Tour should be using, even though Tour players such as Kenny Perry and a host of Champion Tour players are themselves playing the GDS Tour AD models.

GDS has just introduced their new GDS Tour AD D-1 7X this past week and the response on the PGA and Nationwide Tour has been amazing. Players drove the ball 20 – 30 yards further with perfect trajectories.

Both the UT and D-1 models are special orders, and now I understand why they are “special”. They are phenomenal and have, according to my playing partners, improved my driving ability both with the driver and hybrids.

Both of these shafts are very expensive, but you get what you pay for – longer distance and a big smile on your face – $385 per shaft.

adidas Tour 360 4.0 Golf Shoe

One of the most critical pieces of equipment in the golfer’s arsenal is good fitting shoes for the hours spent walking the golf course (Top 10 Strangest Golf Courses). Any shoe from addidas comes with high expectations of comfort and performance and the Tour 360 4.0 fits the bill to a tee.

The Tour 360 4.0 contains, within its beautifully designed sleek body, the latest technology in the uppers, insole and outsoles. The full grain leather shoe features a unibody construction that connects the heel counter and 360WRAP technology to the outsole creating the most stable adidas golf shoe ever, while X-STATIC silver filament fibers woven into the lining helps regulate temperature of this fully waterproof shoe.

The Tour 360 4.0 has a new re-engineered POWERBAND CHASSIS that wraps up higher on the lateral forefoot and AdiPRENE cushioning which provides enhanced impact absorption. The shoe features a newly designed and exclusive THiNTech Cleat. This is a great look performance shoe that is extremely comfortable and functional.

Antigua Desert Dry Shirts

Antigua’s new Desert Dry™ Xtra-Lite is a  weightless, light fabric.

The three-dimensional construction is what makes the fabric extremely light without being sheer or see-through. In addition, Desert Dry™ Xtra-Lite wicks away moisture even faster that Antigua’s proprietary Desert Dry, a performance fabric the company created several years ago when it introduced its performance category for golf.

This new technology can be found in both the men’s and women’s lines of golf apparel.

Antigua apparel is routinely tested under the hottest conditions of the Arizona Desert to insure that it meets the high standards of moisture wicking performance.

Not only do the Antigua Desert Dry Golf Shirts look great, but they feel even better. The Proper style is shown in the photo above.

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Bushnell Pro 1600 Tournament Edition Laser Rangefinder with Pinseeker Reviewed!

Those that have any clue about rangefinders and golf know that Bushnell is the leader and the best with their pinseeking technology and the edition of the Bushnell Pro 1600 Tournament Edition to their arsenal.  You will finally have that edge you have been searching for with this amazing tool.  The PGA tour players cannot all be wrong considering they choose Bushnell golf rangefinders more than any other brand.  This means you can also have the best in your hands giving you the edge over everybody you play against!

There are no other brands that have the technology to compensate for the elevations on the course.  This is a HUGE feature to have because all golfers struggle with choosing a club when they know the shot is to an elevated green or from an elevated tee.

You will never again have to guess what the yardage is because with this tool in your hand the Pro 1600 will give you an accurate distance each and every time.  All you have to do is pick the club that fits and hit the shot.  You will have eliminated all the guesswork and you will have more confidence in the shot simply because you have this Busnell rangefinder in your hands.

Let’s take a look at all the features of this Golf GPS rangefinder:

* PinSeeker mode- zeros in on flag

* Standard Scan mode, built in Reflector

* Reads distances in both yards and meters

* Ranges (5 yards minimum) : Reflective surfaces: 1,600 yards, Trees: 1,000 yards, Flag: 400 yards

* Fully multi-coated optics, Twist up metal eyepiece with oversized ocular

If you want to use the tools that tour players use, then you have no other choice than to trust the Bushnell Pro 1600 rangefinder.  Bushnell is the leader for rangefinders for golf and they have created a true master’s tool for the avid golfer and the weekend golfer with their new elevation feature.  Judging distances just became so easy that anybody can do it with the Bushnell Pro 1600 Tournament Edition.

Let me show you want Current Owers are Saying:

J.C. Adkins

I checked out this rangefinder, Bushnell Pro 1600 Tournament Edition Laser Rangefinder with Pinseeker, against the GPS devices, as well as some of the older Nikon laser devices. This one has wonderful ease of use and accuracy. It gives readings which are very repeatable. It seems to be durable.

Bushnell Pro 1600 Tournament Edition Laser Rangefinder with Pinseeker Reviewed!Those that have any clue about rangefinders and golf know that Bushnell is the leader and the best with their pinseeking technology and the edition of the Bushnell Pro 1600 Tournament Edition to their arsenal.  This is simply an amazing tool that will give you the edge you are looking for.

We all know that the Bushnell golf rangefinder is the best on the market and is the most used by the PGA tour players.  Your edge on the course can be the same as the tour players with the right rangefinder in your golf bag!

This is the only Bushnell Golf Rangefinder that actually compensates for elevations along with giving accurate yardages.  This is a HUGE feature to have because all golfers struggle with choosing a club when they know the shot is to an elevated green or from an elevated tee.

You will have pin point accuracy with the Pro 1600 and you will have the best chance of picking the right shot more often.  All you have to do is pick the club that fits and hit the shot.  There will be no more guesswork and this can be a huge boost to your confidence.

Let’s take a look at all the features of this Golf GPS rangefinder:

* Fully multi-coated optics, Twist up metal eyepiece with oversized ocular

* Standard Scan mode, built in Reflector

* Ranges (5 yards minimum) : Reflective surfaces: 1,600 yards, Trees: 1,000 yards, Flag: 400 yards

* Reads distances in both yards and meters

* PinSeeker mode- zeros in on flag

If you want to use the tools that tour players use, then you have no other choice than to trust the Bushnell Pro 1600 rangefinder.  This is truly the tool that you must have in your golf bag and you need to make sure you give yourself the edge over your competition.  Judging distances just became so easy that anybody can do it with the Bushnell Pro 1600 Tournament Edition.

Let me show you want Current Owers are Saying:

J.C. Adkins

I checked out this rangefinder, Bushnell Pro 1600 Tournament Edition Laser Rangefinder with Pinseeker, against the GPS devices, as well as some of the older Nikon laser devices. This one has wonderful ease of use and accuracy. It gives readings which are very repeatable. It seems to be durable.

When I tested the Nikon Laser 350G at Baildon Golf Course last week, I thought I’d take along my SkyCaddie to allow me to compare and contrast. However, that plan went up in smoke when I realised I’d forgotten to download Baildon onto the SkyCaddie thus meaning I had no readings. There are discount golf equipment

Baildon is an undulating course and that exposed the obvious weakness with a laser range-finder. When you can’t see the flag you’re stuffed!

Whether you opt for a GPS distance-measuring device such as the SkyCaddie or a laser range-finder such as the Nikon Laser 350G is pretty much down to personal preference. Search the internet and there are some fierce debates on chat forums where each camp defend their product and pick holes in the other.

I asked a scratch golfer what he thought and he gave me this very rounded reply.

It’s an interesting debate the laser v GPS one.

My brother, Dad and I go on a little golfing holiday tour each year and this time I hooked my dad up with a SkyCaddie, I used Laser and my brother a free golf GPS application on his Blackberry.

The results were really interesting. The free GPS performed pretty well and my brother loved it because it was absolutely free but struggled with getting the true yardage too often for me.

The SkyCaddie was excellent and even my Dad understood how to use it, but a couple of times, in my view, it didn’t give the exact yardage to the flag unlike the laser.

However, with the stiff links breeze the laser was sometimes hard to use.

Without doubt, my personal preference is for the SkyCaddie but that probably has a lot to do with the fact that I’m a high handicapper (24). I don’t need to know an exact yardage to the pin. I feel it’s more than enough, and indeed more comforting, to know distances to the middle, front and back.

However, it’s not hard to see why a top player would prefer the extra precision of the laser.

The Nikon Laser 350G is compact and very easy to use and, of course, has been specifically designed for golf.

First Target Priority mode enables easy measurement of the distance to the target even against a background of trees or buildings. And by ‘target’ it doesn’t have to be the flag. Distances to water/bunker hazards or angles of a dogleg can also be easily measured.

It’s also waterproof, measures from 11 to 550 yards and thanks to the R&A’s recently amended ruling on range finders (Rule 14-3B)* it’s now a legal addition to your golf bag.

One other consideration is that it can also be utilised at the practice ground. Hit each club 10 times, discount your bad shots and record the distance to the good shots, then simply take the average.

In summary, if your preference is for a laser rangefinder, the Nikon Laser 350G is an excellent, and very affordable, option.

If, however, you’re prepared to pay a little more, the Nikon Laser 350G also has a more advanced brother – the 550A S – more suited to the serious amateur and professional.

It takes distance measurement one-step further by allowing for the slope of the golf course terrain. That means that if you have an uphill or downhill shot to play, the Nikon Laser 550A S will take into account both height distances and slope angles and adjust your yardage to the pin accordingly.

Note that, at present, it is only legal for use in practice, not in competition play.