MISSOULA, Mont. -- Sun Mountain has entered into a licensing agreement with
the inventor of a new golf travel bag called ClubGlider. ClubGlider is an
innovative advancement in golf travel bag design using extendable legs and
wheels to support 100% of the weight while eliminating the repeated bending
and lifting required with traditional travel bags. Making the cut from over
1,000 entrants in the Golf Channel "Fore Inventors Only" reality show,
ClubGlider was named one of five finalists in this search for the next great
golf invention. Sun Mountain plans to introduce ClubGlider at the January
2008 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. For more about ClubGlider visit
www.theclubglider.com or call Sun Mountain, 800-227-9224.
ClubGlider offers all of the protection and storage space of a traditional
golf travel bag while eliminating the heavy lifting and constant bending
required to get through today's airport. With legs and wheels that easily
extend and retract for easy travel, ClubGlider literally glides from car to
luggage counter and back again.
In January, the Golf Channel began its search for America's next great golf
invention. More than 1,000 inventors turned out for auditions throughout the
country, where the producers selected the 103 inventions that would compete
in the series.
In September, after overseeing panel auditions, field testing and consumer
pitches, judges: Golf For Women Senior Editor, Stina Sternberg; Top 50 Golf
Instructor, Bill Harmon; and three-time PGA Tour winner, Fulton Allem
narrowed the field from 103 to five. The final five included the ClubGlider
Travel Bag, Hill Shot Golf Trainer, The Z Factor Perfect Putting Machine,
ProPlay GPS, and Club Caddy.
After reviewing ClubGlider, Stina Sternberg said, "I think you might have
something fantastic here. I want it." Sternberg continued, "I travel every
other week, I want one. A big, big "yes" from me."
"From the beginning we believed the golf market would be a tough business to
break into and to be successful we would need to align with the right
company," said ClubGlider inventor Gary Sherrell. "We put together a list of
attributes that a company would need to have to be the right fit and there
was one company that stood out above all others, Sun Mountain."
Benefits of ClubGlider include supporting 100% of the weight, eliminating on
average over 22 pounds of pressure from the golfer's shoulders and back and
the repeated bending and lifting while waiting in line. Plus, ClubGlider can
support additional luggage, freeing the traveler's hands. ClubGlider is
simple, fast, and easy to use with retractable legs and wheels that lock
securely for travel.
For over 20 years, Sun Mountain has been designing and manufacturing
functional, high-quality, lightweight golf bags. Sun Mountain is responsible
for many industry firsts, including being the first to use backpacking
technology to produce a lightweight nylon golf bag, and being the first to
develop a stand bag with integral legs. In addition to golf bags, Sun
Mountain Outerwear is dedicated to finding the most innovative fabrics, the
latest manufacturing processes, and the best designs to manufacture a line
of performance outerwear that includes rainsuits, windshirts, and thermal
garments. Sun Mountain Performance Outerwear is an officially licensed
supplier of outerwear to the PGA Tour, Champions Tour, Duramed Futures Tour,
and Nationwide Tour. The Sun Mountain Speed Cart is the leader of the push
cart market.
Contact: Steve Snyders
steve@sublimepub.com
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