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Managed to get in about 13 holes before dark today. So far I was really impressed with the cart. The GPS really came in handy and was spot on for distance I'm my experience. Since we do not have the accessory pack yet it was nice to have the on screen score tracking. It was super easy to do. I'll try to get a video of this next time.
I don't play at any country clubs so the courses that I play on are usually pretty bumpy and hilly, but I got a couple of videos on the larger hills on the course today. I usually walk pretty fast so I kept it around speed 5 or 6 and with the downhill control I had no trouble keeping up with it. I think the video shows the downhill control pretty well.
It did tip over at one point going up the side of a hill. Definitely my fault for not paying attention, but when it tipped back the wheels just kept spinning so it seems like it might not be a bad idea for there to be some sort of auto shut off for the wheels if it tips over. I get why the M7 has the anti tip wheel on the back because it's expected that you won't be hands on with the cart but I think it would still be nice to have on the M5.
The cart bag is getting delivered tomorrow so I'll get that out this weekend and play a round with it.
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Had a couple of good deliveries today. Got the down under bored which will hopefully help me eliminate some early extension and the lab putter with the stability tour shaft
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25 minutes ago, tchat07 said:
So I am going to pair a few of the topics into one question. If you're on a steep hill can you just push it? Or do you still use the motorized feature?
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I'm assuming that you are talking about going downhill correct? I haven't had a chance to test this yet, but what Roger said on our call earlier was that when you are going down a hill it is best to leave the speed on 1 or 2 so that the cart doesn't go too fast and get away from you. You have the option at anytime to change it to manual so that you have better control.
@golfish! Have you taken this down any big hills yet and did you go for the motorized feature?
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On 4/9/2021 at 1:33 AM, yungkory said:That thing folds up pretty small! Can you guys show pictures of it in your trunk? Bonus points if you have a small car, trying to see just how compact this thing really is.
Here a couple pictures of it in the trunk of my friends Honda
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Brian and I just had a zoom call with Roger Teat, the president of Motocaddy US to make sure that any initial questions or concerns that we had were answered. We didn't have a ton of questions for him right now because we are early into testing and most of the features are pretty straight forward. He did give us some tips on battery life and how to play without the GPS if you are in a tournament. The big question that I had and @cnosil to answer your question from earlier about using the caddy without power. To do this the wheels are just moved over to the second notch (pictured below) and from there they can spin freely so it can be used as a regular push cart.
I'll try to get a video of this later to show how easy it is to put the wheels on or to take them off.
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6 minutes ago, cnosil said:
Dumb question of the day - obviously batteries are
Key to this. I would have a tendency to forget to charge the unit or let’s say you decide to play 36 and the batteries die. Can the wheels be disengaged so it can be manually pushed?That's a good question and I was trying to figure that out last night when I was messing around with it. I'll have a better answer later tonight after I have a zoom call with the president of the company to go over the unit. I do know that if you disconnect the battery that it will roll freely though.
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Hey everyone! Sorry I know I'm a little late here. I just got back from vacation last night and finally had a chance to get my hands on the trolley.
I can't thank MGS and Motocaddy enough for the opportunity to test the M5 trolley. Little bit about me. I am 28 and have a wife and one year old boy named Rory(yes after Rory Mcilroy). I have been golfing for about three years now and as a former baseball player I was bound to be hooked on golf. I knew as soon as I went out for a round with some coworkers that I was going to love this sport. I play to around a 12 handicap currently and try to play 1-2 times a week and go to the range at least once a week. Luckily even though I have a one year old, my inlaws live with me so I can always get at least an hour to run out to the range whenever I want.
I applied for this opportunity because being a new dad I need to get as much encouragement to exercise as I can get. I already walk the majority of my rounds, but with some of the public courses I play being very hilly sometimes I am dragging by the end so I am hoping that this can help out a bit. As I mentioned earlier, I am testing the M5 version of the Motocaddy that has a GPS. This works out perfect for me because I actually do not have a rangefinder and usually have to borrow from my friends. There are a number of features on this trolley that I am excited to test out including score tracking, adjustable distance control, shot distance measurement, on board charging, smartphone alerts, drag and drop pin position and distance to front back and middle of the green.
First Impression:
The first thing that I noticed is that this thing was surprisingly heavy and as Brian mentioned it is packaged very well. Everything was already assembled on the cart other than the wheels and the bottom cart strap in case you have the motocaddy cart bag that hooks in. Apologize if the pictures all go to the bottom.
I put this next to my caddytek push cart and was amazed at how small it actually folds up. I made sure to get a picture with the wheels inverted as well as normal. I will also take a picture in the trunk of a small car later since someone already asked for that.
I was really impressed with how quick and easy the set up was. Within 5 minutes I already had the cart assembled and connected to both my home wifi and Bluetooth on my phone. The wheels have a button that you press to put them on and take them off in just a couple of seconds so that you can invert them to save space if you need to. You can also tell how bright the screen is which I know will really come in handy when it is really sunny outside.
I'm really excited to get the cart out on the course later this week to test out all of the features. As you can tell my son is really excited about it too.
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6 hours ago, xOldBenKenobiX said:
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And now you managed to beat me on this one
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Motocaddy M5 Official Review
Intro
I want to start by saying thank you to MGS and to Motocaddy for giving me the opportunity to test the M5 cart as well as the Dry cart bag. Over the past few weeks I have taken the cart for 8 full rounds and with me to the range around 6 times to make sure that I could test all of the features that are advertised.
Style What’s it look like(18 out of 20)
This cart is seriously made well and feels incredibly sturdy. You can tell as soon as you get it out of the box that theres no way this thing is going to fall apart. I play a lot on public courses that are very bumpy and have no worries about anything breaking. They did a great job making such a sturdy cart without making it too huge. It actually looks great too, I really like the dark grey color and some of the blue stripes. The screen is not huge, but is very bright and I have no problem seeing and being able to go through all of the features. Overall I would give it a 10 out of 10 because this cart packs a lot of features into a frame that is very sturdy without being too large.
Setup (10 out of 10 points)
I decided to try to set everything up straight out of the box without reading the manual and within minutes had it rolling around my living room chasing after my dogs. When you pull it out of the box the only thing that you need to do is connect the battery and put the wheels on. The majority of the features are just so easy use and find. The only feature that I could not figure out without reading the manual was how to push the cart without the power. Other than that, I got it connected to the app on my phone and could even connect to my local course from my house about 1.5 miles away. I also did not realize that you could flip around the wheels to make it smaller for storage even though I was not super concerned with that.
I decided to time myself to see how quick I could get it set up right out of my car. It took me less than 3 minutes to flip the wheels around, unfold the cart, plug in the battery and have the GPS find my course.
On-Course (18 out of 20 points)
This cart is a game changer for me in many ways. For starters its helped me to walk more rounds. In the two months since we received these I’ve walked every round. I’ve also never had a GPS or range finder so I have always had to bum one from a friend mid round. Now they come to me to get distances to middle of the green or to clear any hazards. This feature alone saves a good bit of time knowing exactly what the distances are right when you stop the cart.
Even though I am fairly tall I still have no problems with the height of the cart. The top half is adjustable to a height that suits me very well. There are 9 different speeds that start out at a snail’s pace and go up to a light jog for me. I would probably never need speed 9 unless I am trying to fly through an evening round quickly, but its nice to have the option. The courses that I play are not super hilly other than a few holes that have huge hills, but having the down hill control really comes in handy as well as the parking brake so that you do not lose control of the cart. At most when going down a big hill I would just turn it down 1 speed because I probably walk slower as well.
The only thing that I think should be added is an anti-tip wheel like the M7, because there was a couple times that the cart tipped over on me. One time was on the side of a steep green so that was my fault for not watching it better, but the other time it hit a big bump going up a hill that tipped it over backwards. Now that we have the accessories to go with the cart I have no issues with storage at all. I’m able to put my phone, large water bottle and scorecard on there with no problem. If these were not included though I would definitely be wanting some type of storage compartment on the cart.
Accuracy and Handling (9 out of 10 points)
This thing is super easy to handle and adjust speeds. Initially I was thinking that having a front wheel that turned freely would have been nice, but I realized that it would make the cart go all over the place especially on some of the bumpier public courses that I play. A couple of features that I noticed right away that are really nice is the parking brake and the adjustable distance control so you can send the cart up to 60 yards out with the press of a button. I use this feature quite often when I get up close to the greens I will send the cart usually around 10 to 15 yards out towards the next tee box. I didn’t use the shot distance feature very much, but the few times that I did it seemed to be very accurate even when I was off to either side in the rough. They did a great job adding in the 1-2 seconds between changing the speed so that you cant accidently send it all the way up to max and have to go chasing after it.
Although the cart bag was technically not part of the initial review I feel like I need to add in that it complimented the cart very well and having the easilock hooks on the bottom made it feel very secure. I think that given the choice I would still go with the M5 again over having the remote. Obviously if there was a cart that combined the features of the two it would be perfect. Because it does not have some sort of way to keep it from tipping over or a safety shut off for when it tips over I gave it 9 out of 10.
Electric Cart Usefulness (20 out of 20 points)
I can say without a doubt that this cart is incredibly useful. I can tell a big difference at the end of my rounds in how much more energy I have. This definitely translates to me playing better towards the end of my rounds where I would normally be getting pretty tired. That is far from the only benefit though. I have been able to save time before my shots by having the distances right in front of me when I get to my ball as well as being able to take a different approach to my shots due to knowing distances to clear hazards and the center of the green. One thing that I did not expect was that it would actually be space saving compared to my current push cart. It’s much easier to fit my cart and bag in the trunk of a small car because it folds up so small.
Play it or Trade it? (20 out of 20 points)
To be honest, before I I this cart, purchasing an electric cart had never even crossed my mind. This isn’t because I just didn’t want one or think that it would be useful, I guess just because I was content with what I had and had not seen one before. In this case I guess you could say ignorance is bliss because I had no idea what I was missing out on. I definitely feel lucky to be able to acquire on in this way because I was actually in shock when I initially saw the price tag. Now that I have had some time with the cart I definitely see why it costs that much and that is actually worth it. There’s a reason that you see a lot of big youtube golfers using these lately. I will absolutely be keeping the cart and may have to end up getting one for my wife as well.
Conclusion
Testing this cart was a lot of fun and I am really grateful to have had the opportunity. If you are looking for a cart that is loaded with features and will help to make your rounds easier, I highly recommend looking into Motocaddy. That being said, if they did come out with a cart that had a remote feature along with the GPS I would be buying it immediately. The amount of involvement that Roger had in our testing says a lot about how much they care about their product and want to make sure that we had everything that we needed. I will be using this cart for a long time and believe that using it will help me shoot better scores.
Final Score: 95
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5 minutes ago, xOldBenKenobiX said:
You were a few minutes faster than me, lol
I have entered
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RDX Blue sold
Just the Accra left. $140 shipped
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On 3/25/2021 at 3:27 PM, GolfSpy Dave said:
Anyone else pick up bourbon collecting during the pandemic? It may be more expensive that putter collecting and you can't drink a putter out of existence. My favorites so far:
- Eagle Rare
- McKenna
- Bookers
- Maker's Mark Cask Strength
- Evan Williams Bonded
I definitely started doing that, but it's tough being Louisville. There is such a high demand for all of the good bourbons especially eagle rare and blanton. I usually have to go stand I'm line at the distilleries and hope I'm lucky enough to get one.
Have you tried E.H. Taylor or Wellers?
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Sim is sold. RDX and TZ6 still available!
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19 hours ago, rbsiedsc said:
Nice! i might do something similar if going back to my old gamer doesn't help. Don't forget to try the one ball, two ball drill
Don't think I know that one. Do you have a link to a video of the drill?
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Finally decided to jump the L.A.B. golf train. Just grabbed this off of their outlet page on ebay.
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8 hours ago, Getoffmylawn said:
I was stoked to see the 460 TR20 take 1st in Forgiveness in the 2021 MGS Most Wanted...pretty impressive given it's a year older than most of the sticks it was pitted against. Didn't do so hot in distance and ball speeds, but I'm very content to game it for another year...crooked off the tee is definitely what holds me back when I'm not playing well, so a bit of help reining in the misses is certainly welcome for me.
At some point I may kick tires on an aftermarket shaft, but I'm certainly happy with the stock Vizard for now. Very excited for a full year with a TR20 in the bag!
I was just about to say the same thing. I can definitely say that I have never had more confidence at the tee than with this driver. I've tried testing multiple other drivers and nothing can best the consistency of the TR20. It's definitely not the hottest driver on the market but I'll give up a few yards to be in the fairway any day.
Any other testers still have this in the bag?
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Went to the range today to get some uron work in. I've been using the orange whip for the past few days working on tempo and not taking the club back too fast.
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2021 Official Review: Motocaddy M5 and M7
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and you willingly walk that?