| Golf caddies are wonderful people; not only do | | | | concentration and lower energy levels by carrying |
| they offer advice and support, they also carry | | | | clubs around instead of making use of a golf |
| your clubs around for you - which is otherwise | | | | trolley! |
| one of the least enjoyable elements of the game. | | | | Of course, some golf trolleys don't even need to |
| Of course, not many of us can afford our own | | | | be pushed around the course! Electric golf trolleys |
| caddie, which is where golf trolleys come into the | | | | let you drive your clubs around the course by |
| equation. Although they can't advise you on the | | | | remote or manual controls, taking all the strain out |
| most appropriate club for a tricky approach, they | | | | of transporting your clubs and letting you focus |
| can handle the most gruelling part of a caddie's | | | | on playing well. Hazlemere Golf Club's ninth hole - |
| job - shifting the clubs around the course. | | | | the appropriately named 'Cardiac Hill' - is all the |
| A golf bag filled with clubs and balls is a heavy | | | | evidence a player could need for the value of an |
| enough weight to haul out of the car, let along to | | | | electric golf trolley. That said, do make sure you |
| drag around an entire golf course! While this may | | | | invest in a trolley with enough power to get up |
| be a challenge to teenaged players, still eager to | | | | hills like these; it would be a nasty shock to find |
| prove themselves in every element of the game, | | | | your trolley tumbling back down the hill! |
| more mature golfers understand the need to | | | | When investing in an electric golf trolley, do also |
| conserve energy in order to play to their best. | | | | be sure to buy for durability rather than style, as |
| Arriving at a tee out of breath and sporting an | | | | they take more of a battering than you might |
| ache in your back and shoulders is about the | | | | realise. It's also very sensible to invest in as large |
| worst possible way of playing the game, yet this | | | | a battery as you can afford, since their charge |
| is the reality of hefting a set of clubs around on | | | | dissipates over time and a battery that could |
| your back every time you play a round. | | | | once cover a full eighteen holes will eventually |
| Golf trolleys not only make transporting clubs a | | | | start giving up before you do. A final piece of |
| breeze, they also raise the entire bag off the | | | | advice, no matter what type of trolley you are |
| ground, meaning there's less bending and | | | | buying, is to ensure you get a warranty, or some |
| straightening involved in selecting clubs. Although | | | | kind of post-sale support to ensure your trolley |
| this may seem a minor point, a typical par-72 | | | | can be repaired when it gets damaged. |
| course will involve at least that many club | | | | Unless you're in it purely for the fitness, there is |
| selections, which is a major cause of back | | | | no sense in playing golf without some kind of golf |
| problems in the golfing population. When you | | | | trolley or caddie. For most of us, for whom golf |
| consider the amount of time and money people | | | | caddies are a tad expensive, this makes golf |
| put into choosing and buying the right clubs, | | | | trolleys a vital part of the game - something |
| training for the right technique and practising for | | | | without which your game and body will only |
| the right approach to the course, it seems | | | | suffer. |
| senseless to risk back injuries, reduced | | | | |