Robot Carts in Japan

Following my post related to golf carts, David from Golf Crisis community talked to me about a very found a very unusual way of playing golf…

The robot golf cart!

The Showa-no-mori Golf Course in Akishima, Japan offers to their golfers the possibility to put their golf bags on the cart and it follows the golfers on the course.

The Windsor Golf and Country club in Tomobe, Japan use carts about the same size but with traditional wheels. The cart picks up the radio tags buried in the ground and follow that as you walk around the course with a corresponding "beeper-like" device.

Did you see other unusual features in a golf course or golf gears? Let us know!

Thank you David for your sharing!

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Japanese golfing gadgetry

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Rule 25-1: What to do if your ball is inside a bunker filled with water?

Let's discuss about a very sensitive subject among golfers...

What to do if your golf ball is inside a bunker filled with water?

Some golfers will say... Take a free drop out of the bunker (not nearer to the hole of course...)

You can do this only if you're willing to take a one stroke penalty...

"If your ball comes to rest in casual water within a bunker, you may drop without penalty at the nearest point of relief within the bunker, no nearer the hole. That applies no matter what the condition is of the rest of the bunker.

If the rest of the bunker is dry, great. But even if the entire bunker contains water, the same rule applies. According to the USGA Web site, "the player may drop the ball in the bunker at a point that provides maximum available relief (i.e., in 1 inch of water rather than 5 inches)." Alternatively, the player may take a one stroke penalty and drop outside the bunker."

Source:

Rules FAQ: Do I Get to Drop Out of a Bunker that's Filled with Water?

Rules of Golf - Rule 25: Abnormal Ground Conditions

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Avoid any kind of hazards with these Magic balls!

I just discovered this amaaaaaaazing (just funny, really) golf product...

Just look at the following from their website

"Surprise your friends with these amazing golf-balls. The logo indicates what hazard you want to avoid, and our technology, combined with your golf game, will make your next golf stroke an exciting and successful addition to an already satisfying game."

or

"All golfers agree that golf is more fun in the fairway. Stay there with NoWaterBall brand golf balls. Now 50% more reluctant to go into water."

and even better...

"Developed with weapons grade guidance and tracking technology. Moisture avoidance coating. Space-aged polymers used by NASA. These balls have none of those things. But that would be cool, wouldn't it?"

I love the ad on the top right "Number of hazards avoided: 32,496,260"

Do you have any experience or input related to this product?

Keep Golfing!

P.S. This is just for fun, I do not recommend you to buy these balls in any way!