Throughout much of the country, different seasons bring different elements to the golf course. Currently we are in the middle of summer, but coming up soon will be fall and the temps drop a bit and the leaves start falling.
If you are in an area where this can be challenging, you are not alone. With that said, when an item arrived at our offices called the Golf Breeze by ZoomBroom, I had no idea what to expect. Before diving into the trial, what or who is, ZoomBroom?
Randy Kuckuck was playing golf with friends in Michigan in September. The scene is exactly how you would imagine it with every green and tee box covered in leaves and golfers kind of shuffling their feet or using their putter as a broom to clear the path. It was with this scene that the idea for a blower that fit in golf bags was thought up.
A golf leaf blower that was light weight, would have enough battery life to work with for a round and could fit right into a golf bag? This was initially called the Typhoon, but after a few pivots, became two separate products. The ZoomBroom, which is a light weight leaf blower and the Golf Breeze, which is the exact same product, but with a thinner handle, designed to fit right in your golf bag.
Most are probably thinking that this is pretty crazy, but you will remember this article once the seasons begin to change and you are met with the challenge.
Under 2 lbs which includes the battery
30 minutes of charge which easily gets through a round of golf
75 mph of power (enough to move wet leaves)
USB-C Charging
Fits in Golf Bag
For those wondering how ridiculous it looks in the bag, we used a headcover and it can be seen below.
The million dollar question is does it work? The answer is yes. Obviously there are some caveats such as this is made as a portable leaf blower. It’s not a gas powered, where it on your back blower that is going to handle a dozen garbage bags full of leaves. It was tested on pine needles on the golf course and sand/debris on our office outdoor putting green. It worked. In fact, better than we could have imagined.
A simple side to side motion while walking and everything was gone. I think at this point, most have used a leaf blower and could imagine this working rather well. In fact, I bet most with seasons have thought about how nice it would be to have something like this in the past. That brings up the next part of the conversation.
Price. The cost is currently $179 with free shipping. Is it worth it? For some, the answer is going to be absolutely. For others that might only encounter this periodically, that price would be challenging.
All costs aside, the ZoomBroom Golf Breeze does everything you could ask it to do. It is super light weight to the point that I didn’t notice it was there. While our testing took place during the summer, we had no issues with what was thrown at it.
Is this a device that would come in handy for you in the fall? For more information on the Golf Breeze or the standard ZoomBroom, check out their website at www.zoombrooms.com.
