For sale: used golf cart with remote control. $1295.
Perfect device for a golfer who doesn't want to break a sweat. Just hit the ball and summon the ride electronically.
That's exactly why golf is no longer a form of aerobic exercise.
In its initial stages, golf required the practitioner to tote a bag of clubs from point to point on foot.
Rich duffers then began hiring caddies to carry the clubs, replacing them later with those three-wheel trolleys used by bluecollar golfers.
But walking (read: exercise) still was required for covering nine or 18 holes.
Enter the electric golf cart. Finally, a device designed to minimize the burning of calories.
But the renters still had to walk back to the carts after slicing, hooking or putting.
No more. Now a remote control allows the cart to be steered right to the renter.
You can get more exercise mowing your lawn--unless you opt for a self-propelled model. (3 JULY 2011)
