Sorry, it’s been a couple weeks since my last post. As everyone gears up for the start of the golf season (at least up North!), we’ve been swamped. Here are a few pictures of some of the things we’ve been working on.
Here are several different proximity markers at several different price points. The brushed aluminum cards look great and save you money. The custom raised logos are a great upgrade. The one for Roaring Forks is one of my favorites we’ve done yet.
Then we’ve had a couple sets of miniflags. One is for a corporate sponsorship for a charity event. What a great way to advertise for your sponsors!
We’ve also had a couple sets of custom tournament-specific tee markers. Both Framingham CC and San Luis Obispo asked for tee markers to help make their event memorable.
Finally, I know I posted some photos of the sample trophy we built for the River Club, but the finished items were completed yesterday. Jason added some bark texture to the bases, that – along with the handpainting- make these truly unique gifts.
The best just keeps getting better! For 2012, we’ve listened to everyone’s suggestions and made some tweaks to our Proximity Marker design…
It’s the same durable, steel holster with the pen and tape measure holders that we had before. That part hasn’t changed. What is new is the card. On the old version of the marker, the card and the plexiglass were seperate pieces. The card slid in behind the plexiglass – you wrote on the card, and the plexiglass protected the card from weather and sprinklers.
On the new version of the card, the plexiglass and the card are a single unit. Now you write directly on the plexiglass instead of the card. There are several benefits to this.
- This gives us several new options for writing instruments. The old card was limited to wet erase markers, which are not that common. By writing on the plexiglass, you can now use wet erase, dry erase, grease pencil, even a Sharpie.
- Dry erase markers, although they easily wipe up with a touch, are surprisingly durable in the wet. They don’t run in the rain or if they get hit by sprinklers.
- A Sharpie can be used. This is a little more difficult to cleanup, but it wipes right off with a little xylene, paint thinner, or some other solvent.
- If, in the event, the plexiglass does eventually become dirty or scratched, you can now cheaply and easily replace the plexiglass instead of having to replace your expensive logo’ed aluminum card.
- Because we’re no longer writing on the card, we can now make it any color – no more white cards only!
In addition to the changes to the design, we’ve also heard you asking for some more ‘stock’ options at lower price points. With this new design there are now 5 different versions and prices for our Proximity Markers.
1. Our ‘value’ option. This consists of just the holster, without a card. You can easily tape a piece of paper to the holster for recording names, while still having the convenience of the pen and tape measure holders in an attractive and durable marker. For orders of 6 or more – holsters can be ordered in any color. For smaller orders, we are limited to black or white. This version is a great value at $25.00!
2. We add a brushed aluminum card. The card will have a rounded area at the top where you can easily add a sticker or something for your logo. The brushed aluminum is a great look and it saves the cost of powdercoating the card. This version is available for $40.00.
3. The card is still brushed aluminum, but now we add your custom logo. This is where we can get creative and truly make your piece fit into your overall look and design. Most logos will be cut at $55.00. Exceptionally intricate logos may require a small upcharge.
4. This is our ‘standard’ option. This is your custom logo on the card and both the card and the holster can be powdercoated any color. This is a great addition to any tournament kit, and an exceptional value at $65.00!
5. We can take your design to the next level. Special requests like additional text cut into the card, multi-layer logos, additional color backplates, etc. can all be designed and accommodated. Contact us for pricing on these truly custom pieces.
Don’t forget that A-frame KP signs make a great pair with your proximity markers, and as we said in our last post, we’ve also designed new carrying and storage options for both the KP signs and the proxies. You can download our new flyer, which shows some of our new price options either here, or via the link at the right.
Just wanted to show a few of the things we have working in the shop right now.
First up, we’re remaking an order for Berkeley Hall. UPS suffered a train derailment during the one batch of bad weather we’ve had so far this year, and their entire shipment was destroyed! We got everything put back together, and it made it nice that I could snap a couple pictures, because they had some pretty good stuff.
They did some tournament signs – several that said “Closest to the Pin” and some that just said “Special Event”. These will sit on the tee box, and alert tourney participants that there is something special going on that hole.
Here’s a picture of their proximity marker which works hand and hand with the signs. They can use the proximity marker to show the position, and record the name of, the current closest ball.
Here’s a picture of a couple large sand and seed boxes that we are building for PGA West. These are on their way over for powdercoating, we’ll get an after pic when they come back. The entire top lid is hinged and opens up to make it easy for the grounds crew to fill the box, but then there is a smaller lid for easy guest access.
Here are some cart path directional signs we are doing for Southern Dunes.
Here’s a brushed aluminum hole in one trophy that we did for a member at Hayden. It’s a great way to display the lucky ball, and record the pertinent information about the event. Congratulations, Jonah Anderson, on your hole in one!
