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This is Fred Ball for Zions Bank, speaking on business.
When Howard Fullmer took up golf a little more than three years ago, he couldn't have known the changes it would create in his life.
Howard only lives four miles away from the Hobble Creek Golf Course in Springville. He enjoyed being so close to the course but hated having to load his clubs into his car and drive such a short distance, especially with high gas prices. He figured there had to be a more economical way to transport his clubs.
One day, as Howard was looking around his garage, his eye fell on the trailer that could be attached to a bike to transport a child. This gave Howard the idea to create a device similar to the trailer that could be used for hauling his golf clubs. After several months of experimentation, Howard created the TowCaddy.
Like a trailer, the TowCaddy is designed to attach to a bike for transport and then detaches so it can be pushed or pulled around the golf course. With rugged all-aluminum construction for strength and large diameter wheels for easy rolling over potholes and speed bumps, the TowCaddy is ready for the challenges of the road. It's also light enough to pull smoothly as golfers walk along the fairway. Once a golfer returns home, the TowCaddy folds up so it stores easily.
Howard tells me the TowCaddy has been warmly received since its release in January 2009 at the PGA show in Orlando, Fla. He is already developing a number of alterations and attachments to make the product more versatile so it can be used to haul anything from groceries to books to musical instruments. The TowCaddy is even safe for children to use when going to and from the golf course.
TowCaddy is headquartered in Springville, and Howard says the product is manufactured right here in Utah. His company is the only one he knows of that allows its customers to safely ride a bike to the golf course instead of driving.
For Zions Bank, I'm Fred Ball. I'm speaking on business.
TowCaddy LLC 928 N. 700 East Springville, UT 84663 801-822-7799 www.towcaddy.com email: info@towcaddy.com
