New must have gadget for golfers: Portable Ball Cleaner!!

[LynneSin]

http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2004/09/16inventortoutspo.html

Inventor touts portable golf ball cleaner

By TERRI SANGINITI
The News Journal
09/16/2004

Tiger Woods hasn't heard of New Castle County Patrolman Alfonzo Dowe Sr. - not yet. But in the near future, the golfing great may find himself using a gizmo this cop-turned-inventor recently patented.

Dowe, a 15-year veteran of the county's police force, has come up with the next gotta-have-it gadget for golfers - a portable golf ball twister cleaner that can be clipped onto a golfer's belt or bag.

"Someday, Tiger will be using my gadget," Dowe said, laughing. "Tiger's going to know who I am. I'm not good enough to go out on tour, but this will give me a name."

From the outside, this 8-inch device looks like two laundry detergent caps screwed together. Circular bristles line the inside of the cap, and liquid cleaning solution is stored on the bottom.

"You put the golf ball inside when it gets dirty, shake it up and give it a twist back and forth," said Dowe, as he demonstrated his latest invention at his part-time job at the First State Golf Center in Stanton

[lil-petunia]

1. anyone ever hear of towels?

I'm surprised its not battery operated. Someon might get exhausted cleaning their balls.


Wait. that didn't sound quite right.

[LynneSin]

2. well, we wouldn't want folks to go around with dirty balls

:crazy:

[mrboba1]

4. Jeez. Just get someone else to clean your balls.

That's what I do...

:silly:

[LynneSin]

5. Abbott cleans his own balls - maybe I could hire him out to golfers

who have problems with dirty balls. Of course he's use to his furry white balls

:shrug:

[mrboba1]

7. Who the heck has furry white golf balls?

Heeeeyyyyyy - wait a minute!
What are you talking about!?!?!?

:crazy:

[LynneSin]

6. dupe

[Magrittes Pipe]

3. I fucking hate golf.

But I could probably use one of those.

[mrboba1]

8. Funny golf ball story:

My dad was talking about golfing one day (with his sister & mother) when I was a kid and he was complaining about the water hazards:

"And then, every time I'd hit near the water, schlurp! They would just suck my balls!"

My friends and I just giggled uncontrollably!!

[Richardo]

9. *Every* male golfer manifests an 'inner-Butthead' when he hears this term

..."She said 'ball-washer' uh-huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh."

I don't care if he's Tiger Woods or GOPisEvil. Same reaction - bank it.

[Blue-Jay]

10. I just spit on them and wipe them with a towel.

We're still talking about golf balls, right?

[LynneSin]

11. In your case - I really hope so

:crazy: