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available to purchase with a one-year warranty and discounts ranging from 4% to 12% depending on order size, Fraser Jones is also offering a leasing option. “A leased GolfBoard would come with a three-year warranty, and I would guarantee that in the event of any problems, a club would not be without one for more than 48 hours – it would either be fixed or swapped in that time. Basically, there would be no additional cost. “However, GolfBoard is by no means
mechanically complicated. It operates on a plug-and-play principle, so if there are any issues with the battery or motor, we will just replace them with a new one. But I do not see reliability as an issue; GolfBoard has a military- grade build, and is put together in a military contract manufacturing facility." Whether or not you can see golfers
skateboarding up the 18th at your course, most will accept that a product as leſt-field as GolfBoard’s at least has the potential for broadening the game’s appeal. “I see GolfBoard as a great way forward for the many clubs out there looking to do something different to attract members,” Jones argues. “They attract a new demographic into the game, they won’t damage the course and they even speed up play; in fact there are courses in the States now that have twilight times dedicated to GolfBoard only, so you can get more holes in. “Yes, it’s introducing something different
and youthful into a traditional game. But as I have said, it is not changing the game itself; it’s simply an enhancement of existing sport. “I even believe its impact could be strong enough to help some courses to survive. That’s how excited I am about it.”
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