Johnny Percival of Golf Magic takes his first steps with Follow.
Golf Monthly put the VERTX Remote through its paces, against a couple of its market rivals.
Golf Monthly put the VERTX Remote through its paces, against a couple of its market rivals.
Johnny Percival of Golf Magic takes his first steps with Follow.
"Not all golf caddies were made equal, and the best possible example is the Stewart Golf Q Follow Carbon."
The Q Follow Carbon, or QFC, as we will now refer to it, is the Rolls Royce of electric caddies.
Featuring a carbon fibre body, four wheels, an innovative follow function and a handy remote, this caddie is capable of revolutionising how you play golf.
Built and designed in England, Stewart Golf caddies are made from premium materials and engineered to deliver dependable and innovative transportation for your clubs.
We tested out the QFC at Minchinhampton Golf Club to see how it performed.
Let's get into it.
Johnny Percival of Golf Magic takes his first steps with Follow.
"Not all golf caddies were made equal, and the best possible example is the Stewart Golf Q Follow Carbon."
The Q Follow Carbon, or QFC, as we will now refer to it, is the Rolls Royce of electric caddies.
Featuring a carbon fibre body, four wheels, an innovative follow function and a handy remote, this caddie is capable of revolutionising how you play golf.
Built and designed in England, Stewart Golf caddies are made from premium materials and engineered to deliver dependable and innovative transportation for your clubs.
We tested out the QFC at Minchinhampton Golf Club to see how it performed.
Let's get into it. ..
"Not all golf caddies were made equal, and the best possible example is the Stewart Golf Q Follow Carbon."
The Q Follow Carbon, or QFC, as we will now refer to it, is the Rolls Royce of electric caddies.
Featuring a carbon fibre body, four wheels, an innovative follow function and a handy remote, this caddie is capable of revolutionising how you play golf.
Built and designed in England, Stewart Golf caddies are made from premium materials and engineered to deliver dependable and innovative transportation for your clubs.
We tested out the QFC at Minchinhampton Golf Club, England, to see how it performed.
Let's get into it.
"We've tested a few remote-controlled caddies in our time, but the QFC is undoubtedly one of the best."
For one of the bigger caddies on the market, the QFC takes up a fairly limited amount of trunk space, which is quite remarkable. Combined with an inbuilt handle, this makes the caddie very portable and very easy to take in and out of your car.
Once our caddie and bag were set up, we headed out onto the course. The first feature we were keen to test was the remote control.
While remote may seem alien to some, rest assured, the buttons are very intuitive, and it took us only the best part of one hole to fully get to grips with how each function works.
Changing direction only requires a simple tap of the left or right arrow, and the forward and back arrow buttons are equally easy to use if you want to increase or decrease speed.
Thanks to the Bluetooth connectivity of the remote, you can control the caddie from quite some distance; there were times when we must have been at least 20 yards away from ours, and it had no issue at all responding to our every command.
The remote is precise and fast, which means any commands are actioned within milliseconds of you pressing a button.
The remote's functionality is superb, allowing us to walk at leisure up the fairway, deviating from our caddie without a care in the world.
We've tested a few remote-controlled caddies in our time, but the QFC is undoubtedly one of the best.
Thanks to the addition of an anti-tip wheel at the back of the caddie, you also don't have to worry about rough terrain or sharp hills, as the caddie will self-right itself, preventing the contents of your bag from spilling all over the fairway.
While the remote function was incredibly impressive, what really blew us away was the follow function.
"We've tested a few remote-controlled caddies in our time, but the QFC is undoubtedly one of the best."
For one of the bigger caddies on the market, the QFC takes up a fairly limited amount of trunk space, which is quite remarkable. Combined with an inbuilt handle, this makes the caddie very portable and very easy to take in and out of your car.
Once our caddie and bag were set up, we headed out onto the course. The first feature we were keen to test was the remote control.
While remote may seem alien to some, rest assured, the buttons are very intuitive, and it took us only the best part of one hole to fully get to grips with how each function works.
Changing direction only requires a simple tap of the left or right arrow, and the forward and back arrow buttons are equally easy to use if you want to increase or decrease speed.
Thanks to the Bluetooth connectivity of the remote, you can control the caddie from quite some distance; there were times when we must have been at least 20 yards away from ours, and it had no issue at all responding to our every command.
The remote is precise and fast, which means any commands are actioned within milliseconds of you pressing a button.
The remote's functionality is superb, allowing us to walk at leisure up the fairway, deviating from our caddie without a care in the world.
We've tested a few remote-controlled caddies in our time, but the QFC is undoubtedly one of the best.
Thanks to the addition of an anti-tip wheel at the back of the caddie, you also don't have to worry about rough terrain or sharp hills, as the caddie will self-right itself, preventing the contents of your bag from spilling all over the fairway.
While the remote function was incredibly impressive, what really blew us away was the follow function.
"We've tested a few remote-controlled caddies in our time, but the QFC is undoubtedly one of the best."
"We've tested a few remote-controlled caddies in our time, but the QFC is undoubtedly one of the best."
For one of the bigger caddies on the market, the QFC takes up a fairly limited amount of trunk space, which is quite remarkable. Combined with an inbuilt handle, this makes the caddie very portable and very easy to take in and out of your car.
Once our caddie and bag were set up, we headed out onto the course. The first feature we were keen to test was the remote control.
While remote may seem alien to some, rest assured, the buttons are very intuitive, and it took us only the best part of one hole to fully get to grips with how each function works.
Changing direction only requires a simple tap of the left or right arrow, and the forward and back arrow buttons are equally easy to use if you want to increase or decrease speed.
Thanks to the Bluetooth connectivity of the remote, you can control the caddie from quite some distance; there were times when we must have been at least 20 yards away from ours, and it had no issue at all responding to our every command.
The remote is precise and fast, which means any commands are actioned within milliseconds of you pressing a button.
The remote's functionality is superb, allowing us to walk at leisure up the fairway, deviating from our caddie without a care in the world.
We've tested a few remote-controlled caddies in our time, but the QFC is undoubtedly one of the best.
Thanks to the addition of an anti-tip wheel at the back of the caddie, you also don't have to worry about rough terrain or sharp hills, as the caddie will self-right itself, preventing the contents of your bag from spilling all over the fairway.
While the remote function was incredibly impressive, what really blew us away was the follow function.
"We honestly can't speak highly enough of this"
To activate the follow function you simply need to stand behind the caddie, click the follow button and begin to walk away.
Once you've taken a few steps, the caddie will leap into life and follow behind you by about two metres.
If you slow down or speed up, the caddie will instantly react and maintain a constant distance behind you.
"We honestly can't speak highly enough of this"
"We honestly can't speak highly enough of this"
"We honestly can't speak highly enough of this"
To activate the follow function you simply need to stand behind the caddie, click the follow button and begin to walk away.
Once you've taken a few steps, the caddie will leap into life and follow behind you by about two metres.
If you slow down or speed up, the caddie will instantly react and maintain a constant distance behind you.
We honestly can't speak highly enough of this function. It takes all of the stress out of golf, allowing you to walk and talk with your playing partners without any distractions.
We honestly can't speak highly enough of this function. It takes all of the stress out of golf, allowing you to walk and talk with your playing partners without any distractions.
Even when walking in rough, or through tight gaps, the caddie had no problem at all keeping up.The best compliment we can really pay the QFC is that it's probably the closest thing you can purchase to a real-life caddie.
The follow function only adds to your round, and despite the complex engineering that has clearly gone into the caddie, the user experience is remarkably easy to use and understand.
Even when walking in rough, or through tight gaps, the caddie had no problem at all keeping up.The best compliment we can really pay the QFC is that it's probably the closest thing you can purchase to a real-life caddie.
The follow function only adds to your round, and despite the complex engineering that has clearly gone into the caddie, the user experience is remarkably easy to use and understand.
THE VERDICT
you to walk and talk with your playing partners without any distractions.
Even when walking in rough, or through tight gaps, the caddie had no problem at all keeping up.The best compliment we can really pay the QFC is that it's probably the closest thing you can purchase to a real-life caddie.
The follow function only adds to your round, and despite the complex engineering that has clearly gone into the caddie, the user experience is remarkably easy to use and understand.
I’ve said this a few times already. I have 2 Stewart carts. I love them both but I’m really tempted to purchase a QFC. Red would be awesome!