Showing posts with label Tees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tees. Show all posts
Monday, June 29, 2009
Snazzy video describing basic eco-options for golfers, including Golf Carts, Golf Balls and Tees.
Green Gadgets: EcoGolf
Snazzy video describing basic eco-options for golfers, including Golf Carts, Golf Balls and Tees.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Pictured here is a prototype tee made of sugars from Mexican designer Emiliano Godoy. It is fully compostable and only leaves behind the sugars of which its made. Not bad, actually I'll call it sweet!
Eco Friendly Tees: Part Three - Sweet Disposables
Pictured here is a prototype tee made of sugars from Mexican designer Emiliano Godoy. It is fully compostable and only leaves behind the sugars of which its made. Not bad, actually I'll call it sweet!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Eco Golf (not at all affiliated with this blog) T2G Tees are made of USA grown biopolymers. Biopolymers are produced of biomass derived from such non-food crops as sugar beet, potatoes or wheat. Although these crops are notoriously resource intensive, they are fast growing and they make a product that is compostable. Wood tees are biodegradable too, however the problem with trees are that they grow slow and the tees brake apart far easier than a biopolymer based tee. Eco Golf claims that "All tees will do some damage to mowing equipment. The eco tee minimizes this damage by utilizing softer less impact resistant materials than wood".Tees are available in 2.25", 2.75", 3" and 3.25"
Check out the selection at www.ecogolf.com
Eco Friendly Tees: Part Two - Eco Golf
Eco Golf (not at all affiliated with this blog) T2G Tees are made of USA grown biopolymers. Biopolymers are produced of biomass derived from such non-food crops as sugar beet, potatoes or wheat. Although these crops are notoriously resource intensive, they are fast growing and they make a product that is compostable. Wood tees are biodegradable too, however the problem with trees are that they grow slow and the tees brake apart far easier than a biopolymer based tee. Eco Golf claims that "All tees will do some damage to mowing equipment. The eco tee minimizes this damage by utilizing softer less impact resistant materials than wood".Tees are available in 2.25", 2.75", 3" and 3.25"
Check out the selection at www.ecogolf.com
Sunday, February 10, 2008
We all go through tees quite quickly, and with a lack of long lasting re-usable tees on the market maybe we should be looking at our options.
So why Bamboo?
First of all it's a member of the grass family, so I guess it's appropriate on the golf course. Its one of our planets fastest growing plants and requires very little inputs like water and fertilizer to produce a good yield. Bamboo is flexible and does not need to be treated with chemicals like many wood tees, and is fully biodegradable.
The problem with bamboo is that it's grown in Asia and then has to be shipped all the way to North America just so we can prop our balls up on it. The carbon footprint is huge and I'm not convinced that they are the most eco-option out there.
My search will continue, but in the mean time check out hackerhelper.ca for prices and availability.
http://www.hackerhelper.ca/taxonomy/term/224
In the future we will be looking at other materials such as biodegradable composites, recycled plastics, and tees made from materials grown in North America.
Eco-Friendly Tees: Part One - Bamboo
We all go through tees quite quickly, and with a lack of long lasting re-usable tees on the market maybe we should be looking at our options.
So why Bamboo?
First of all it's a member of the grass family, so I guess it's appropriate on the golf course. Its one of our planets fastest growing plants and requires very little inputs like water and fertilizer to produce a good yield. Bamboo is flexible and does not need to be treated with chemicals like many wood tees, and is fully biodegradable.
The problem with bamboo is that it's grown in Asia and then has to be shipped all the way to North America just so we can prop our balls up on it. The carbon footprint is huge and I'm not convinced that they are the most eco-option out there.
My search will continue, but in the mean time check out hackerhelper.ca for prices and availability.
http://www.hackerhelper.ca/taxonomy/term/224
In the future we will be looking at other materials such as biodegradable composites, recycled plastics, and tees made from materials grown in North America.
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