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Big MAX Golf Equipment

Big Max two wheel trolley
Big Max two wheel trolley

Big MAX is without doubt regarded as one of the world’s top golf trolley manufacturers. Founded in 1994, Big Max golf remains a strong and reliable brand name.

The brand is well known in the UK and Europe and has been frequently used by some of the best professionals in the game of golf. Big Max are also ideal for the junior golfer.

After pioneering the 3-wheel golf trolley Big Max golf made plenty other great achievements:

  • The breakthrough of push trolleys in Europe is directly connected to the best selling ever 3-wheel trolley Ti 1000
  • The smallest Push Trolley worldwide BIG MAX IQ
  • The smallest Electric-Trolley and winner of the Golf Europe Product Award BIG MAX Nano
  • Fastest folding ultra-compact trolley BIG MAX Smart

Innovation

Big Max pride themselves on quality, innovation and function on all their golf products. The quality of products has been improved year on year and this gives them the confidence to offer an extended warranty of up to 5 years for BIG MAX Push- and Pull Trolleys.

Golf is not just an adult game and Big Max acknowledge this by investing in their Big Max junior golf equipment range.

The main focus of the company is the Big Max golf trolleys and Big Max golf carts which are extremely well built with the latest light weight designs and technology

Big Max push trolleys, pull trolleys and junior trolleys comes in all shapes and sizes, but one thing which stands out is the convenience in design. Big Max golf equipment and accessories are mainly based around catering for the various golf trolleys and carts, for instance the range of Big Max golf bags are designed by a company who possess specialist knowledge on how a golf bag should fit securely and easily to a golf trolley.

However, Big Max golf clubs and golf club sets are also part of their highly desirable golf equipment range.

Whatever you’re looking for in quality golF equipment, Big Max are undoubtedly a reliable name in European and UK golfing. From lightweight golf trolleys and carts, to fold-able compact trolleys, durable golf bags and bag stands to golf clubs, travel covers and golf club sets, Big Max has a great name in the golf industry and it’s clear to see why.

Big Max golf
Big Max golf

Planet Golf UK stock a wide range of Big Max golf gear and our golf store specialises in a variety of the Big Max junior golf equipment and trolleys. For more information on our selection of Big Max products why not view our online Big Max Golf Equipment section today.

Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Golf Package Sets, Junior Golf Equipment, PING Golf Clubs

A History of Ping Golf Clubs

PING Junior Golf Set
PING Junior Golf Set

PING Golf started out back in the mid 1950s in the U.S.A. The founder of PING, Karsten Solheim used his engineering skills gained at General Electric to create a new putter in his garage, he named this PING due to the sound of the metal of his putter as it struck the golf balls.

By 1961, Solheim had relocated from California to Arizona with his family, where he set up a more permanent business (still in his garage). It was here where Solheim started working on his PING golf clubs and PING golf sets more seriously and to cater for a wider golfing audience.

Soon after moving to Arizona, Solheim invented a set of PING irons known as the and within two years of his move to the state a PGA Tour victory was won with the help of a PING golf club at the Cajun Classic Open Invitational by John Barnum.

This early victory was a great promotional tool for PING Golf Clubs and sales increased, so much so that by the time of The Golf World Cup in 1965, many of the top players used Ping Putters, what’s more.. the event (in Japan) was televised! Impressive when you think these putters were still being made in Solheim’s garage.

1966 brought more success when Karsten Solheim designed a new putter which was initially sketched on the dust cover of a 78 RPM record. The new putter was named by Solheim’s wife and the Answer putter went on to become one of the most influential putters in golf.

PING Wins at The Masters

The company took a major knock back in 1966 when USGA golf’s governing body for rules and golf equipment outlawed all PING putters other than the Answer (or Anser) for tournament and handicap play. This was due to PING putters have a small bend in the golf club shaft just below the grip and this was thought to provide golfers with an advantage in the putting stroke.

By the late 60s a major championship was won using a PING putter at the infamous Masters. This period in the company’s history also saw the introduction of the K1 stainless cast steel iron set.

In later years PING experimented successfully with factory fitting of various club-heads and in the 1980s PING were using checklists to compliment a fitting program based on golfers physical attributes.

Today, PING still pride themselves on some great quality golf clubs and Karsten Solheim’s legacy lives on.

For information on Ping products please visit our Ping Golf Equpment section today!

Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment, Golf News, Golf Package Sets, Junior Golf Equipment, US Kids

US Kids new Ultralight golf range

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US Kids Ultralight
US Kids Ultralight

Early in 2012 at the PGA Show, in Orlando, U.S. Kids Golf launched four new sizes to its Ultralight line, the leading range of equipment in junior golf.

With these great new additions, US Kids Golf features more exact fitting than any line of products from other manufacturers,
advancing its’ position of providing the best-fitting, best-performing clubs for young golfers.

“Maintaining the correct proportion of club length to player height is critical to player development and enjoyment of the game,” said Dan Van Horn, Founder/President of U.S. Kids Golf. “Our research indicates that the length of the driver should be two-thirds of the player’s height. With these additions, our Ultralight line now ensures that young players will receive the same level of fitting that adults receive.”

The 2012 Ultralight line will now offer nine sizes for young golfers beginning at 39 inches tall and increasing in three-inch increments.

Experienced golfers have learned that having clubs that are the proper length is vital to their success. But
there are several other aspects of the golf club that must change as a young golfer grows? US Kids Golf clubs are the
only clubs that accounts for these additional dynamics in club-fitting, offering an unmatched level of
customization.

These dynamics include an increase in the weight of the clubhead, mass of the driver head and diameter and
weight of the grip. U.S. Kids Golf clubs also decrease in shaft flex and driver loft as players get taller and
develop more speed through their swing.

“Swing plane consistency and the ability to develop swing speed over time are all vital to improvement and
retention for young golfers,” said Van Horn. “With the expansion to our Ultralight system, we know that teachers
and coaches will be benefitted when their students use junior golf clubs that enable them to improve.”

U.S. Kids Golf, the first to offer pink clubs and bags for girls, includes optional pink clubs and bags for five of its
nine sizes in the updated line: 39”, 42”, 45”, 48” and 51”. Another important upgrade is in the design of the
stand bags which will offer a grip handle to ease lifting for the seven largest sizes: 45”, 48”, 51”, 54”, 57”, 60”
and 63”.