Taking a Load Off
Pushing a trolley on Hong Kong’s mountainous golf courses can be a bit challenging especially when it's parked on the side of a hill. Sun Mountain, who have been making collapsible push carts since 1999, have addressed that issue with their latest offering, the Micro Cart Sport (price available on request). This lightweight, four-wheeled caddie has a low centre of gravity so it stays upright even when parked precariously on side slopes. Another advantage to using it here is its diminutive size and weight. Its frame is built from a lightweight anodized aluminum so it weighs a scant 13 pounds and, when collapsed, measures just 52 cubic inches, making it fold 25 per cent smaller and weigh 20 per cent less than its competitors. Comes with a padded valuables tray, magnetic scorecard holder, ball and tee holders and drink holder. Visit Sun Mountain’s authorized Hong Kong distributor, Golf Corner in Causeway Bay, to place orders. www.golfcornerhk.com
Designed for Speed
Lighter and more adjustable than any of the company’s previous titanium drivers, Callaway’s two new FT Optiforce drivers (HK$3,800) were built with one thing in mind: distance. These light and long clubs (measuring a stout 46 inches) produce fast clubhead speeds and, Callaway claims, longer drives. Another way Callaway generates speed is with an aerodynamic clubhead that generates 23 per cent less drag and a light shaft. The primary stock shaft is a 43-gram Project X Velocity, the lightest shaft Callaway has ever included in a standard driver offering. The secondary stock shaft is a 62-gram Mitsubishi Diamana S+. Both drivers weigh less than 300 grams.
What’s more golfers can adjust both drivers’ lofts by four degrees. The 440cc, which was designed for better players is set at 9.5°, but can range from 8.5°-11.5° and the 10.5° 460cc game improvement version has lofts as low as 9.5° and as high as 12.5°. Slice the ball? No worries. Players can also adjust the clubs so they have draw bias. Look for a dual cog that can change the club’s lie angle. Fairway woods available too. www.callawaygolf.com
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