Golfdom, April 2015

new Product highlights Its tIme to accessorIze and get wet By Grant B Gannon Associate Editor 2 Rolling Ball Picker A new product for any practice area from PAR AIDE is the Rolling Ball Picker This accessory allows the user to quickly collect up to 80 golf balls at one time and is a lightweight alternative to PVC collectors and shag bags that can damage turf The 50 inch handle is attached to a rolling head that features 60 metal spokes that separate with little effort when picking up balls When you have finished cleaning up the balls are removed by manually separating the spokes Paraide com 3 Hole Groomer To add that crisp and clean look to the edges of your cup holes EAGLE ONE GOLF 1 SpraySmart Marking Paint System An extension to its existing marking paint wand RUSTOLEUM has released the SpraySmart Marking Paint System The reusable device self monitors while maintaining spray pressure and operates on compression technology to spray marking paint using SpraySmart disposable paint pouches The lithium ion battery sprays up to 48 pouches when fully charged Each pouch is used until they are fully empty and can spray paint available in 13 different colors on any substance or any weather condition The 105 oz pouches are purchased by the case with 12 pouches in each box Standardgolf com Course ACCessories And irrigAtion AN AccESSORy IS SOMEThING ADDED to something else to make it more useful attractive or effective It can also be someone who helps another person commit a crime but GIS was a couple months ago so that is irrelevant now Women have purses construction workers wear steel toed boots and athletes style themselves with sweatbands and arm sleeves A golf course without accessories is just an expanse of beautifully manicured turf with great views and some strategically placed holes If your irrigation system could use an upgrade we have some ideas there too offers their Hole Groomer This tool works by fitting the round blade inside the hole with or without the cup installed Then the user applies several quick squeezes to the handle rotates through 90 degrees and repeats Whether you change cup positions daily or you are looking for more professional looking greens this accessory can help the company says Eagleonegolf com 4 FLEX800 Series golf sprinkler TORO has added the FLEX800 Series golf sprinkler which combines all of the qualities and benefits of the 800S and DT Series Features of the new series include full circle operation with Dual Trajectory nozzle adjustment that provides consist nozzle performance The FLEX800 offers adjustable part and full circle operation with two key labor saving features Ratcheting Riser allows riser alignment without disassembly and Nozzle Base Clutching provides Turn Hold Shoot of the nozzle base for hot spot watering The series provides nozzle flexibility allowing 24 position trajectory adjustments to provide nozzle performance while fighting the wind avoiding obstacles or reducing the radius More personalized specifications are available with three satellite field control system choices as well as two 2 wire field control choices Toro com 5 PACE Integrated Pump Controller In the battle against decreased water availability escalating energy costs and the need to increase productivity the PACE Integrated Pump Controller is here to help This control system from FLOWTRONEX a Xylem brand offers superintendents the ability to remotely monitor and control their pump station to reduce operating costs It also allows you to generate reports and run diagnostics of the pump stations from key data Users can access all parts of the control system from their smartphone through the PACE Integrated Pump Controller App xylemappliedwater com Tips from oprAH Com Were not the most fashion minded guys here so we went to Oprah com for three tips on how to accessorize and then added our own thoughts Wear something memorable Were big fans of the course logo on hats and golf shirts because it reminds you of where youre currently employed Add something bold But please not the Rickie Fowler hat Were all too old for that look Dont let the finishing touch be overkill Somewhere between CEO and Carl Spackler 42 Golfdom April 2015 Golfdom com