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New Golf Ball Retriever

The most tedious part about playing golf is having to get out of your golf cart for the purpose of picking up golf balls. What if I told you that there is a new golf invention that allows you to collect your balls without having to get out of your cart, or even stopping it? The new invention is called Get Go Golf Ball Retriever lets you keep your seat when picking up extra balls from the course. Comprised of a conventional shaft and a small gripping cup this golf invention is small and light.

Malcolm Goode was somewhat puzzled when his wife complained about having to stop the golf cart and get out to pick up balls during her scramble golf games with friends. Goode explains, ?She?s 5?2? and I?m 6?3 and I never noticed she stopped the cart because when we play together, I just lean over and pick up the balls?. Goode continues saying, ?So I went to my son`s fabrication shop and made her a simple cart golf ball retriever.? The resulting small club-like tool was a big hit with his wife and an even bigger hit with everyone she played with. Before long Malcolm had a list of eager buyers wanting the ball retriever. I asked my daughter what we should call it and she said a Get Go, the name stuck?.

According to Malcolm, initial interest in the product was from women. However, as soon as word got out, more and more people asked him for one. These people included men that were a bit shorter than Malcolm and a few others with bad knees and bad backs. Malcolm explains, ?I started out making something for my wife and found myself with a business?.