Big Max’s new Blade Trio push cart is the ultimate space-saver

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It wasn’t way back that I thought-about myself a golf-cart-exclusive golfer. That is, with my faculty golf days lengthy behind me, I most popular seated, drivable rounds in a cart to schlepping my bag on my shoulder. I by no means even thought-about pushing or pulling my bag.

But a magical spherical at Pinehurst in November 2021 confirmed me simply how pleasurable strolling with a push cart could be. Thanks to up to date know-how and ergonomic designs, ferrying my bag round the course was a breeze. I used to be hooked, and keen to place my using days behind me.

Living in Arizona, this isn’t at all times prudent, particularly in the summer time warmth. But having a push cart of your personal goes a great distance. Green charges are cheaper (no cart charge!), and strolling actually does wonders in your rhythm, to not point out your psychological acuity.

That’s why I used to be thrilled to check out the newest mannequin from Big Max, the Blade Trio. Big Max already has a stellar repute abroad, as Europe’s prime push-cart model, and I used to be wanting to see why.

BIG MAX Blade Trio

$299

The Blade Trio is the latest evolution of BIG MAX flat-fold technology and sets new standards in functionality.

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The very first thing I appreciated about the Blade Trio was the undeniable fact that the cart arrived nearly totally assembled. All I needed to do was connect the wheels. Easy peasy — particularly on the tail finish of a vacation season that concerned hours of follow placing Power Wheels collectively for my children.

The cart’s No. 1 promoting level for me is an apparent one: it’s ultra-compact foldability. All it takes is a few pushed levers to break down the cart into a really handy and flat rectangle. I liked the way it clicked into place, making storage and transport out and in of the automobile a easy job. At lower than 15 lbs., it’s additionally a straightforward raise with only one hand.

The Blade Trio’s bag-latching mechanisms are additionally ultra-secure, with tight brackets on prime and an elastic twine holding the bag in place at the base. The cart is additionally accessible in 5 shade combos — a welcome respite from the ubiquitious black. I went with gray/charcoal.

In phrases of efficiency, the cart functioned very properly. You can simply modify the peak on the deal with to make the push snug and customised, and the wheels moved easily. A big storage compartment in the entrance can accommodate balls, tees, and a rangefinder, however overfilling it, as I attempted to do with my small crossbody bag and a Yeti water bottle, upset the cart’s steadiness and prompted it to tip ahead. (Hanging my bag on the cart’s deal with and storing the water bottle in my bag solved the drawback.) While a cupholder is not included with the Blade Trio, Big Max sells one you can connect to the facet of the cart, and is probably a sensible buy.

If, like me, you are likely to convey quite a lot of issues with you for a spherical, Big Max’s web basket, which could be affixed to the backside of the cart, is one other accent add-on that may be worthwhile. I’m used to eradicating my headcovers and tossing them apart for the spherical, however with no designated place to place them, I had to verify they have been put again on every membership after utilizing it so I didn’t lose them, which is in all probability an excellent behavior to ascertain anyway.

Overall, the cart’s straightforward storage and portability has made it a much-loved piece of new gear in the quick time I’ve had it, and I’m wanting ahead to logging extra strolling rounds with it in the months to come back.

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As a four-year member of Columbia’s inaugural class of feminine varsity golfers, Jessica can out-birdie everybody on the masthead. She can out-hustle them in the workplace, too, the place she’s primarily chargeable for producing each print and on-line options, and overseeing main particular initiatives, resembling GOLF’s inaugural Style Is­sue, which debuted in February 2018. Her origi­nal interview collection, “A Round With,” debuted in November of 2015, and appeared in each in the journal and in video type on GOLF.com.