Motocaddy Australian Blog

Motocaddy S1 Digital crowned golfing 'Product of the year'

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:50:00 GMT

We are delighted to announce that the S1 Digital trolley has been awarded the "2011 Product of the year" title at the inaugural Pro Shop Europe golf trade awards ceremony held at Wentworth last Thursday.

The award - voted for by UK retailers and selected by a panel of golf industry experts - saw the S1 Digital selected ahead of the Taylormade R11 driver in second and Titleist ProV1 golf ball in third.

We would like to thank all our customers for their continued support.

Motocaddy unveiled as Asia-Pacific Champions Tour sponsor

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:49:00 GMT

We are pleased to announce that Motocaddy has been selected as an Official Sponsor of the Asia-Pacific Champions Tour with the deal set to run for the next three seasons through until 2013.

The Asia Pacific Champions Tour was founded by a group of leading PGA Senior professionals earlier this year with five events being staged in 2011 and ten events next year.

Tournaments are being held across the Asia-Pacific region with the exotic locations including Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.

"We are very proud to have such a significant brand in the form of Motocaddy sponsoring our tour,” said Ron Hendrie, president of the Asia-Pacific Champions Tour. “It shows the commitment that Motocaddy have to the development of the sport throughout the world."

Further information about the Tour can be found at www.apchampionstour.com.

Protect your health and improve your scores with Motocaddy

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:11:00 GMT

We are proud to announce that we have become an official partner of the Tour Fit for Golf programme – launched in conjunction with The European Tour Performance Institute to help improve the health and performance levels of golfers.

Devised through research headed by JJ Rivet, Biomechanics Consultant to the European Tour, the programme has proven that carrying a bag or pulling a trolley changes your physiological walking action and subsequently disrupts the balancing effect of the shoulder muscles that are crucial when swinging the golf club. The result can be dropped shots and a long-term back or shoulder problem.

To achieve peak performance on the golf course, Rivet says, golfers should conserve all their energy and direct it towards shot-making – rather than on excessive movements needed to pull or carry clubs.

“Players can be picking up or putting down bags more than 100 times every round and this has a direct effect on the leg and hip muscles connected to the shoulder movements for a golf swing,” he said.

"You never see a tournament professional carrying a bag or pulling a trolley in practice rounds because these guys understand the importance of optimising performance, rather than expend energy or risk injury. For golfers without the luxury of a caddie, the next best thing is an electric trolley,” Rivet added.

Chairman David Wells said: “Motocaddy is delighted to become an official partner of the Tour Fit for Golf programme. Research shows that tiredness actually comes from pulling or carrying clubs – rather than playing – and so we’re seeing an increase in golfers opting to use an electric trolley to improve their game.”

The Motocaddy Lithium battery, which is suitable for both the popular S1 and S3 Digital trolleys, allows golfers to play up to 36 holes a day. At 2.5kg in weight, it also ensures players avoid the muscle-damaging movements associated with lifting heavier traditional batteries.”

“Motocaddy Lithium sales have increased significantly from last year and one factor is that golfers are demanding the lightest, most efficient batteries to allow them to play more holes with less physical strain,” added Wells.

Brett Rumford chooses Motocaddy over brand rivals

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:08:00 GMT

Australian European Tour star Brett Rumford has become the latest high-profile professional golfer to join forces with Motocaddy.

The three-time European Tour winner was preparing for a final effort to win big prize money in the Race to Dubai at his new home club, The Wisley in Surrey, but required the most reliable trolley to help his game.

After a bad experience with a rival trolley that left him stranded on the course, he turned to the brand that his in-laws back in Perth swear by and got himself a new Motocaddy S3 Digital.

“It’s just perfect,” said Brett, who is currently 28th on the European Tour money list for the year. “What I like about it is how it runs true – it just rolls through straight and doesn’t veer left or right like a lot of other trolleys do.

“Another thing is just how simple it is to operate,” he added. “It’s obviously very well made with solid components. The dials are easy to use and the whole thing with the lithium battery is so light. The opening and closing mechanism is great and it folds down in one go without anything catching.”

Brett, a three-time winner on the European Tour who finished runner up at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in August and tied 2nd at the Ballantine’s Championship in Korea last April, plans to use his S3 trolley a lot.

“I’ll be playing up to three or four times a week in practice in the weeks ahead and the trolley will be getting a lot of use,” he said. In fact, he’s so impressed with his Motocaddy that he’s arranged to have an S1 sent to Royal Perth to be available when he practices Down Under.

Brett joins current Europro Tour Order of Merit leader Daniel Gaunt and leading former amateur legend Gary Wolstenholme, who both use the S3 Digital on Tour.

Brand New 2011 Club-Series Cart Bags Launched!

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:50:00 GMT

We are pleased to announce the arrival of the brand new Motocaddy Club-Series Cart Bags, our lightest and best value golf bags yet!

After the Pro-Series Cart Bags scooped the 'Best Trolley Bag' category in the recent Today's Golfer awards we are confident that you'll love their lighter weight sibling just as much.

With stylish looks and bold colour-ways, the Club-Series Cart Bags will compliment any of our trolleys perfectly. Features include our unique anti-twist base - designed to prevent your bag from twisting, plus four ball and accessory pockets, insulated drinks pocket, two clothing pockets, 11-way full length dividers, Velcro glove grip and towel hook and a detachable rain hood.

Motocaddy voted by Golfers as the UK's Favourite Trolley Brand

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:28:00 GMT

We are proud to announce that Motocaddy is celebrating a double award win in the recent Today's Golfer Magazine Reader Awards. Following on from our success in the TG Trolley test which saw the S3 Digital bag the Gold award and S1 Digital nick the bronze, this announcement means a lot to us as it is voted for by the readers of Today's Golfer, with a large number being Motocaddy customers.

Published in issue 279, Motocaddy were crowned the 'Best Electric Trolley' brand with some glowing comments. According to their editorial team, "Motocaddy has grown at an incredible pace since it launched in 2004 and is now established as your favourite trolley brand, seeing off competition from Hillbilly and PowaKaddy". They also noted that "The S3 Digital won our recent TG Trolley test with its top-notch features and stylish good looks making it a worthy winner". They also paid tribute to the S1 Digital as an excellent member of the Motocaddy S-Series family.

Added to the success of our powered trolleys, we are also proud to announce that we have scooped the 'Best Trolley Bag' category for the first time! 2010 saw the successful launch of the Motocaddy Pro-Series cart bag and the style and quality of this new addition has been rewarded with a top award.

Commenting on the results, Today's Golfer wrote:

"The new Motocaddy Pro-Series bag accompanies the brilliant S1 and S3 electric trolleys, and the sturdy offering is obviously a big favourite with UK golfers. It features 14 full-way dividers, a whole load of useful pockets and it looks sensational too."

It was great to finish first against such worthy competitors in the form of Powakaddy (2nd) and Callaway (3rd). A second place for the Motocaddy S1 Lite in the 'Best Push Trolley Brand' really was the icing on the cake.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who voted for us in the awards, it really does mean a lot to everyone here at Motocaddy.

Motocaddy S3 wins Todays Golfer Gold award - S1 wins bronze!

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:31:00 GMT

We are proud to announce that the Motocaddy S3 Digital has just been unveiled as the 5 star winner of the 2010 Todays Golfer magazine trolley test with the Motocaddy S1 Digital winning the bronze award!

Following extensive testing of the 16 models, the test panel described the 2010 S3 Digital as a 'Gorgeous, Gadget Packed Trolley'.

The magazine reported:

"Like the S1 Digital, the S3 version has a stunning-looking frame and the range of bags that go with it really do help in the aesthetics department. Ian awarded it full marks across the board, and paid particular attention to the two handed grip which he felt gave him good control. Fergus was also suitably wowed by the overall quality and said he found it very responsive and easy to use.

One area where the Motocaddy did particularly excel in was in the functions category – the display shows the speed you are travelling as well as the distance covered – you can reset this if you want to measure a particular shotdistance too. There’s also a lifetime reading that can’t be reset. This shows you just how many miles your S3 Digital has racked up. It also features an Adjustable Distance Control device – this allows you to send the cart off to a distance of up to 60 yards in five-yard increments. And for all of you who love an “app” on your iphone, the S3 Digital is even fitted with a USB port for you to plug your device into – and we aren’t joking. We thought it would be close between this and PowaKaddy’s Freeway II. Ultimately, the fact that this is £100 cheaper than the FW II certainly helped give this product the edge."

The panel awarded the S1 Digital with their bronze award and wrote:

Our quartet was incredibly impressed with the S1 Digital. The curvy looks are contemporary without being over the top and it was very easy to set up. The S-Series folding system means the trolley clicks together when it’s folded down too which makes it remarkably easy to lug about. Ian promptly gave it full marks in each section. Gadget-mad Dave admitted he would have liked a few more functions but for the money he agreed with the rest that it was a pretty impressive piece of trolley.