Axglo e5 vs Stewart Q Follow

[razor488]

I am interested in buying my first electric cart and I think I want the follow feature. Can anyone comment on whether the e5 or Q follow is the way to go? If Q follow, is it safe to go their certified refurbished route to save a little money?

 

[charliesmom]

I have a Q Follow, it's about a year old and has the 36 hole battery. I bought it new. Wait for a sale if it's the one you pick. I'd buy it again.

Positives:

• The follow works fantastically well on turf. I just have to watch my path to make sure it doesn't hit a depressed drain or something in the fairway.
• It gets a lot of comments. "That thing follows you?" It's kinda fun to watch people work out in their minds how it operates. Some of them assume that I set it to a certain pace, they watch me speed up and slow down and the cart does it too, and then comes a puzzled look on their faces....
• It's made walking more enjoyable. I can play golf, and not worry about pushing a cart for 18 holes.
• I set it to follow me on the fairway, walk up to my ball, the cart zooms up to the remote, I dock the remote on the handle, hit my shot, and then pick up the remote and carry on.
• The battery for the cart indeed lasts 36+ holes.
• The carrying case (extra $) is worth it for me- it slides right out of the back of my SUV if I guide it down gently. It also contains the grassy bits.
• The remote has a pretty good range for the cart.
• I've only dumped it in a bunker once- it's pretty stable. And it was my fault it went into the bunker.

Negatives/issues:

• The follow is less reliable on pavement. I took mine through a concrete tunnel at my home course, and it ended up attacking the wall.
• The remote battery doesn't last 36 holes. I had a fantastic failure on the first tee of a golf course- the cart did fine getting itself from the parking lot to the tee, and then after I hit the tee shot, it wouldn't budge. I ended up hijacking a power riding cart from someone in my club two groups after me. I was not going to push that thing for 18 holes. It's heavy, even with the wheel clips off.
• Don't love that the only way to operate it is to have the remote (see above).
• Golf bags definitely need to be on the heavier side for stability. I end carrying all kinds of stuff that I might normally not (full first aid kit, but I swear that thing comes out every other round for someone in my group, so maybe it's not a bad thing).
• I feel like I have to hang onto it on foot bridges and in parking lots, but I think I'd feel that way about anything motorized.
• Going up a curb is a bit of a pain.

 

[Daddio]

I have a Q Follow, it's about a year old ...

• The follow is less reliable on pavement. I took mine through a concrete tunnel at my home course, and it ended up attacking the wall.
• The remote battery doesn't last 36 holes. I had a fantastic failure on the first tee of a golf course- the cart did fine getting itself from the parking lot to the tee, and then after I hit the tee shot, it wouldn't budge. ...

My Axglo gets wonky in tunnels too. Not confident enough to do follow mode in them and I've learned not to remote as far out in front of me if in a tunnel.
Are you sure Stewart doesn't have a phone app to act as an emergency remote? Axglo does and it worked very well when I experimented with it. Also there's a USB port on Axglo so could be charging remote while playing if needed. I never had to but I'd think plugging it in whenever group was putting might save (or lessen) pushing it in an emergency?

 

[charliesmom]

Are you sure Stewart doesn't have a phone app to act as an emergency remote? Axglo does and it worked very well when I experimented with it. Also there's a USB port on Axglo so could be charging remote while playing if needed. I never had to but I'd think plugging it in whenever group was putting might save (or lessen) pushing it in an emergency?

Yes, the Stewart app is limited to the battery power of the cart itself. Yeah, the remote could be charged with a portable power bank or someone's riding cart if necessary- no USB power on the Stewart. Maybe I'll add that to my golf bag's ballast!