06.18.08
Motor Caddies
Golfers love new gadgets, and I’ve always been fascinated by the remote-controlled, robotic variety. Part of the fascination is that I don’t actually know anyone who owns one, so I have no first-hand experience of them. Golf bloggers and reviewers reliably fawn over them, though I doubt they own one themselves. But they must be selling well, because they are becoming ever more loaded with features, and even Segway has joined the fray and come out with their own version. Do you own one, and if so, does it live up to the hype?
Photo: Segway
http://www.gadgetreview.com/2008/06/remote-controlled-caddie.html
Dave Williams (Wharton) said,
June 19, 2008 at 7:43 am
When is the game going live? This was promised in June.
alex said,
June 19, 2008 at 11:53 am
Hi Dave,
) It won’t be ready in two days, but it will be sometime during the summer. Thanks for checking in with us!
The new course is due out this summer. (Yes, we know the official start of summer is only two days away
TigerSmith said,
June 19, 2008 at 6:13 pm
The motor caddie looks cool, but I don’t think I’d wear the helmet. Too much trouble to put on/off everytime you hit the ball!
Do you think Phil threw a party after the news of Tiger? He’s finally got a shot to be number one.
Get well soon Tiger!!!
P.S. Please don’t put Challenge #3 on the new course!! That hole kills my game. I spend way too much time in the trap on the left.
Dave Williams (Wharton) said,
June 20, 2008 at 11:15 am
Thanks Alex. We are in 150 countries, do you think the new leaderboard will give us a little better visibility into who is playing in which countries? The USA is broken out well, but we want to challenge Japan or Korea and see the results by region.
alex said,
June 20, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Yes, it will be easier to tell in the new release.