- The most innovative products for golf season 2009 honored with GOLF EUROPE Product Award
- Winners in six categories: clubs, apparel, footwear, and accessories, as well as caddies, and practice equipment
Thanks to very positive feedback to last year’s
premiere, GOLF EUROPE once again honors the most innovative products for the
upcoming golf season with the Golf Europe Product Award. This
year 60 exhibitors entered about 110 products in this rather new contest. The
high-caliber jury, consisting of independent industry and retail experts as
well as leading representatives of the press, rated the entries according to
functional aspects, design, degree of innovation, and user friendliness.
Among the clubs, obviously the most important
golf utensil, the Stealex SWS (shaft weight
system) by Stealex / Yes! Golf Europe beat out the competition. It is a
screwless, exchangeable weight fitting system for putter shafts. By inserting
the exchangeable weights into the putter shaft, the player can vary his or her
personal impact intensity, and thus modify it depending on the speed of each
green. Thanks to this feature this putter not only works for pros but is also
the perfect tool for beginners looking for the ideal relationship between
weight and impact intensity.
First place was awarded not once but twice in
the apparel category: in Function and Fashion/ Style. The Egadi Vest by Chervo won
the title in the function category. It features “Accu Therm” on the front, an
ultralight dual system lining which absorbs solar energy and reflects body heat
resulting in a comfortable body climate with perfect wear comfort. The vest is
also very light and boasts small stowage dimensions.
Golfino’s Pinstripe
Weather Jacket garnered first place in the fashion category. The long jacket
for women with its classic pinstripe design can be worn cinched with a belt and
perfectly combines fashionable chic with maximum range of motion. In addition
to trendy details, the jacket also features useful technical details such as
waterproof two-way zippers.
In the
footwear sector Hi Tec Sports’ Pure Power WP 1 beat out the competition. The
shoe is equipped with new Ion Mask™ Technology and promises absolute waterproof
comfort with high breathability. Thanks to patented plasma technology the Ion Mask™
process encapsulates all material fibers three-dimensionally with an invisible
mask of water-repellant polymers, even inside the shoe. A waterproof shoe is
essential, especially when it rains during a golf game, since the round is
time-intensive and players’ feet are constantly in contact with the wet turf.
A good caddy
should be roomy, yet easily packable. The Mini GT by Bag Boy fulfills these
requirements, and thus receives the Golf Europe Product Award 2008 in the caddy
category. As the name implies, the Mini GT’s special folding mechanism
collapses the caddy into a very small package, yet in its unfolded state it is
very roomy and provides plenty of space. Easy-rolling “G Force Wheels” and a
body-height adjustable towing bar add to the list of the useful features.
Practice,
practice, practice – a principle which also applies to golf. This is why there
is a category called practice equipment at the Golf Europe Product Awards 2008,
which was won by TPerformer by Tee Set BV/ T4 Sport. TPerformer is a training system
which optimizes swing direction and body posture by determining the correct tee
position. “A very simple, small system with great effect,” the jury determined.
Tee Set BV/ T4 Sport,
TPerformer
The Golf Europe Product Award 2008 in the accessories category went to Club
Rider von Golf Promotion & Sports/ Sun Mountain.
The transport bag with low net weight is an ideal travel companion thanks to
its special wheel system. In addition to wheels on the bottom of the bag, the Club
Glider also features an extendable stand with wheels, which improves stability
as well as optimizes rolling performance. Thanks to zippers on all sides the Club
Glider is also extremely easy to load.
Award Winners & Runners-Up:| Category | Place | Exhibitor | Product Name |
| | | |
| Clubs | 1. Place | Stealex / Yes! Golf | Stealex SWS (shaft weight system) |
| Clubs | 2. Place | Acushnet | Cobra Driver L5V |
| Clubs | 3. Place | Jordan Golf | FT508 Sand Wing |
| | | |
| Caddy | 1. Place | Haas Handelsagentur / Bag Boy | Mini GT |
| Caddy | 2. Place | Motocaddy | Motocaddy S5 GPS |
| Caddy | 3. Place | Stewart Golf / B+M Golf | F1 Lithium |
| | | |
| Footwear | 1. Place | Hi Tec Sports | Pure Power WP 1 |
| Footwear | 2. Place | Acushnet | Foot-Joy SYNR-G |
| Footwear | 3. Place | Golf Promotion & Sports/ Spirit of Golf | Chuckies FLX |
| | | |
Pratice Equ
| 1. Place | Tee Set BV/ T4 Sport | TPerformer |
| Pratice Equ | 2. Place | Defacto | myminigolf "basic" |
| Pratice Equ | 3. Place | Kramski Putter | Trainingskonsole HPT 40 |
| | | |
| Apparel | 1. Place (Function) | Chervò Spo®ts | Egadi W26P6 |
| Apparel | 2. Place (Function) | Oscar Jacobson | WPS Windproof Jacket (Weather Protective System) |
| Apparel | 1. Place (Fashion / Style) | Golfino Sportswear | pinstripe weather jacket |
| | | |
| Accessories | 1. Place | Golf Promotion & Sports / Sun Mountain | Club Glider |
| Accessories | 2. Place | Golf Gadgets | Dixon Earth |
| Accessories | 3. Place | Golf Promotion & Sports / Bionic | Pro Golf Glove |