GoKart Umbrella Holder

[NorfolkShaun]

I have a GoKart automatic trolley with the standard umbrella holder.

I have a bit of an issue i'm 6'2" and I find with my umbrella up my head hits the top of the umbrella so I end up walking hunched over. My umbrella is the Cleaveland one and I mount it as high as I can on the holder.

Anyone else have this problem or is my umbrella just a bit short?

Was thinking of swapping for the Motocaddy one but do not know if this will just be the same?

 

[dufferman]

I have a GoKart automatic trolley with the standard umbrella holder.

I have a bit of an issue i'm 6'2" and I find with my umbrella up my head hits the top of the umbrella so I end up walking hunched over. My umbrella is the Cleaveland one and I mount it as high as I can on the holder.

Anyone else have this problem or is my umbrella just a bit short?

Was thinking of swapping for the Motocaddy one but do not know if this will just be the same?

I'm 5'10" and can't really see ahead of me when my brolley is up on my GoKart. Not much to do really. I tried tilting the holder back and it just shook the brolley so much it was pointless having it in.

I have a PGA umberaller I got in the sale at AG in Jan. I think it's standard size for a golf brolley.

 

[NorfolkShaun]

I tried carrying the umbrella one round this worked OK, I would sit it in the umbrella holder while I played my shot. The wind then blew it out and smacked me on the funny bone with the spike so given up on that idea.

Comparing it to my friends is appears the holder on the GoKart is much lower than other trolleys

 

[fundy]

My golfstream came with this holder

http://www.golfstream.co.uk/dynamic/viewitem.php?item=GSP100909

Not cheap but far better than most I have seen. Your brolley handle only goes half way down the tube (raising the height) yet is still more stable than others I had used previously. Im 6ft5 and have no problem walking under my brolley when its on my trolley using this

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I had the umbrella holder on my GK but I found with the umbrella in it never stayed upright and would tilt and fall over. I don't use it anymore. When it was upright I struggled to see where I was going (I'm six feet) and that was with a number of different umbrella's

 

[NorfolkShaun]

Sounds like the umbrella holder is a bit rubbish then unless your 5 foot nothing....

 

[swanny32]

Someone at my old club bought a go kart with the brolly holder and actually had a slightly different holder to the one I had (mine is 3 years old now)....I have a feeling that the newer brolly holders address the issue of the umbrella being too low. Might be worth speaking to Sandy.

 

[User 105]

I can see fine with mine. I'm 6'1".

I have a Ping umbrella and I brought the Go-Cart and holder about 6 months ago. So I might have a new holder I guess.

That being said, it's still a little unstable in the wind for my liking. But I think that is probably more to do with the trolley design than the holder itself.

 

[NorfolkShaun]

I had a look on the website and the image for the holder looks the same but on the automatic the umbrella holder appears to sit a little lower than the manual

 

[AmandaJR]

You need one of these: http://www.umbrellaheaven.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rainshader_clear_side-236x300.jpg

 

[Rooter]

You need one of these: http://www.umbrellaheaven.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rainshader_clear_side-236x300.jpg

U beat me to it!!

And @ Westy, double canopy brolley is what you need for the wind! saves turning your trolley into an extra from mary poppins!

 

[User 105]

U beat me to it!!

And @ Westy, double canopy brolley is what you need for the wind! saves turning your trolley into an extra from mary poppins!

I could always just cut a big hole in the middle to let the wind through

 

[Rooter]

I could always just cut a big hole in the middle to let the wind through

LOL!!! good plan! just hope for some sideways rain. (Forrest Gump)

 

[Durango]

Being a dwarf-5ft9, I love my gokart brolly holder and haven't had any problems. My Mizuno brolly fits it like a glove.