Do Your"GOLF TROLLEY BATTERIES" Drive You Crazy?

Golf Trolley Batteries (which One)?

According to the figures from Sport England there are about 4 million of the adult population that play the game of golf, at least once a year. Another interesting figure is that the average number of rounds that are played on each golf course is just over 2,500 times. The number of adults that play golf in between 12 and 51 times a year is just under 1,500. The number of adult players that play golf over 52 times a year is 902,000. The number of players in between the ages of 16 to 34 is 147,000, 35 to 54 271,000 and last but not least the players over the age of 55 years is a staggering 484,000. The older players make up the numbers by more than half.

These are the guys that have probably retired and they are spending more time playing their favourite sport Golf. Who can blame them, even if they have golf trolley to aid them; it is still a great form of exercise and a

good way of keeping the mind alert and getting fresh air into the lungs. The golf scene can also bring friendship and comradeship to the lives of the golfers; I think that it is unlike any other competitive sport and many a business deal or a problem has been sorted out over a game of golf.

This is where I have problem, why do golfers appear to go for the cheap batteries on their golf trolleys and buggies. In all my battery days of experience, I have never been able to fathom out why this is.

Golf Trolley Batteries for different courses?

I have given this problem much thought and also written about it several times and have started to formulate some conclusions that may give me some of the answers. One obvious thing that springs to mind is the terrain on which the golf course sits. Here in Halifax, Yorkshire in the UK, we are located in the foothills of the Pennine Mountain range and the local golf courses are very hilly, but also very beautiful and picturesque. This would mean that the golf trolleys and the golf batteries that power them will be working much harder than a golf course that is built on a flat terrain.

The first priority then would to be thinking about buying a trolley that would be more suited to this terrain, say a heavy duty trolley with a heavy duty battery. Although I am not a golf trolley expert, I have noticed that different trolley manufacturers, fit different size batteries to their equipment. In a hilly district you should really buy a trolley with at least a 26 amp AGM golf battery included. This is where I get baffled, because for some reason the golfers will buy a trolley that is fitted with a 22 amp golf battery fitted and in my opinion these batteries, whatever the make are not suitable for hilly golf courses. In fact these22amp batteries are really only suitable for the occasional golfer, who plays their golf on the shorter and flatter courses using small

lightweight trolleys and bags.

This is why the battery industry, has been pulling its hair out, at the number of golfers that complain that their 22amp batteries are faulty or not up the job. When we test these batteries there are no faults found and then a dispute arises between the battery supplier and the golfing customer and sometimes these exchanges can be very nasty? The problem is that the golfers are using under powered batteries and if physically possible should think about an upgrade to a 26amp battery or a 33amp battery.

The 26amp golf batteries are more suited to the golfer, who plays say twice a week on the longer golf courses, using a standard type golf trolley, playing in two or four ball groups, with perhaps a slight hilly terrain.

In my opinion the correct battery to use for the hilly courses would be the 33amp golf battery. These batteries are fitted to the larger trolley that may have to carry more accessories. For a golfer that plays more than twice a week on longer and as I say more hilly courses, in two or four ball groups.

Following these general rules will give the golfer a more satisfying experience with their batteries, and please do not forget to charge your golf batteries as much as possible. There are some great smart battery chargers on the market today, that are excellent for the golf market

Pro-Golf golf trolley batteries are now on the market

Battery companies have been striving to improve their battery products and a supplier of mine UKB batteries from Manchester feel that they have come up with a winner, the Pro-Golf battery, that is available in 22/26 and 33 amp 12 volt deep cycle AGM batteries. UKB have had their golf battery range extensively tested here in the UK at a local golf club and the batteries were used two or three times a week. The batteries on test were then examined by a battery engineer and after a year were found to be as good as new.

Alongside the field test, we conducted laboratory tests on both our range and our competitor’s products. Tested Since April 2013 Results indicate PROGolf are better than any other Lead Acid AGM Products used. These tests were completed using Emrol Pro discharge testers which take the batteries down to 10.5v (as defined by EN50342 for Ah testing), which is much lower than any Golf Caddy would take them. These excellent golf batteries are now available online from www.batteriesontheweb.co.uk and are really worth a try for trouble free golfing.

 Eric Roberts