UPDATE: Congratulations to Laura Morgan! Laura won the OGIO Devolver Golf Bag.

This week, Sandbox8.com and OGIO are teaming up to give away the OGIO Devolver Golf Bag (worth $329) to one lucky reader! Watch my video from the PGA Show to see the OGIO Devolver in action. 

The Devolver. The first 3-in-1 golf bag. It is a full featured cart bag, a light weight cart bag and lightweight carry bag. Giving you the versatility you need with the innovations only OGIO can deliver. Possibly the most versatile cart/carry bag on the market. Including the 10″ Uniter 15 way top with integrated grab handle, removable accessory pockets that magnetically convert to a seperate lightweight bag, Lift Grip, gripping rubbber feet on the base to prevent on-cart twisting, 10 pockets including multiple accessory pockets (all front-facing for accesiblilty while on a cart).

All entries must be received by 8 PM PST on March 20th, 2009. The winner will be announced March 21st, 2009 on this site via Twitter and Facebook. The contest is open to US Residents only.

Step one: follow @golfviews on twitter. 

Step two: Tweet : “Just entered to win a Ogio Devolver Golf Bag. Just follow @golfviews and RT. http://tr.im/hlgJ #sandbox8”
 
Not on twitter? No Problem. Just leave a comment below on why you should win the OGIO Devolver Golf Bag to be entered to win. Only one comment per day allowed per user. 

Contest Rules
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All winners must be 18 years of age or older.
Eligibility is limited to residents of the United States.
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Debuting at the 2009 PGA Merchandise Show is the OGIO Bus.  No, former Pittsburgh Steeler Jerome Bettis did not make an appearance at the PGA Show, but it would been a cool tie-in.  The Bus is OGIO’s latest travel rolling duffel.   

The OGIO Bus sports a ton of cool features and one of those is a magnetic detachable carry on compartment with shoulder strap on the front of the bag. Watch the video to see OGIO’S National Sales Manager, Cal Harris break down all the features of this amazing rolling duffel.

OGIO Bus – Rolling Duffel Key Features:

• Magnetic detachable carry on compartment with shoulder strap
• SLED (Structural Load Equalizing Deck system for increased durability and handling
• Oversized urethane wheels for added stability over curbs and rough terrain
• Maximum linear dimensions allowed for a check-on bag without a fee
• Large main area with U-shaped opening
• Multiple neoprene grab handles
• External compression straps
• Interior mesh dividers
• Internal garment compression straps
• Retractable Pullman handle
• 34”H x 16”W x 14”D
• 7500 Cu. In. capacity
• 15.2 lbs / 2058 Kg
• 420 dobby nylon
• 600D poly
• Debossed suede
• Available in Brown Plaid, Bruno Plaid,
• Black, and Icon Army

MSRP: $299.00

Available through national luggage and sporting goods retailers, as well as through www.ebags.com and www.ogio.com.

UPDATE: Enter to win the OGIO Devolver 

Cal Harris, Ogio National Sales Manager walks me through the key features of the new Ogio Devolver at the 2009 PGA Merchandise Show. The first 3-in-1 golf bag.  It is a full featured cart bag, a light weight cart bag and lightweight carry bag.  Giving you the versatility you need with the innovations only OGIO can deliver.  Possibly the most versatile cart/carry bag on the market. 

Including the 10″ Uniter 15 way top with integrated grab handle, removable accessory pockets that magnetically convert to a seperate lightweight bag, Lift Grip, gripping rubbber feet on the base to prevent on-cart twisting, 10 pockets including multiple accessory pockets (all front-facing for accesiblilty while on a cart). I’m a big fan of products that have more than one use, and the Ogio Devolver takes it to another level.

Ogio Devlover retails for $329.99

 

I’m always looking for a golf stand bag that has a good mix of features and functionality, to carry my golf clubs around. Sometimes achieving this balance  is not an easy thing to accomplish, and you end up with a stand bag that either has too many features, gimmicky, or not very functional. This is about to change with Ogio’s Edge golf stand bag, which offers a perfect blend of features and functionality.

The Edge is OGIO’s answer to a hybrid, living somewhere between a tricked-out stand bag and a lightweight cart bag. The sleek, external-framed bag weighs only 6.5 lbs and is 36.5″ tall with its new lighweight exo skeletal frame make this a very sturdy bag. The exo skeletal frame of the Edge reminded me of how a camping tent is supported with the tension poles that create a canopy of a tent.

Key Bag Features
The Ogio Edge features the new ARC Lite stand system – increasing strength while providing greater functionality than a normal stand system. The bag does a great job of supporting its self on uneven surfaces on the golf course and the legs activate very smoothly.

The 9″ Woode top of the of the bag helps keeps your clubs easily organized and easy access to clubs with its full length dividers. The entire woods section is nicely isolated to one side with individual compartments for each wood that cascade down. The tiered woods section also helps prevent club shaft damage and provides easy access and clear view of your irons and woods. The irons section of the bag has notches so each shaft is kept separate when the stand is activated. The notches don’t prevent the irons from hitting against each other when you carry the bag, but it does help with keeping your irons organized. The putter pocket provides has a nice tall collar to protect your putter from damaging your irons and woods. You can easily carry a large mallet putter without having to worry it will rub against your irons or woods, which is comforting.

The Ball Silo is a molded plastic ball dispenser located on the right side of the Edge, which provides quick and easy access to golf balls. This is a nice little feature that makes grabbing a golf ball very convenient and you no longer have to keep an extra ball in you pocket. Directly above the Ball Silo, there are three loops to carry those extra golf tees, which also your leg from getting stabbed by a tee by accident.

If you need more golf balls or need to refill the Ball Silo, that couldn’t be any easier with the convenience of the Zipperless Ball Pocket (ZBP). The Zipperless Ball Pocket is a hingeless, one-handed ball pocket that utilizes a tension rod to easily access the pocket’s contents and automatically springs back into place after a ball has been removed. No more wasting time zipping and unzipping the ball pocket of the bag and its location on the front of the bag makes for easy access when the bag is strapped onto a golf driving cart or push cart.

One of my biggest complaints about golf bags is the rain hood. The rain hood is meant to protect your clubs from getting wet when it rains, but it fails to make it easy to access your clubs, via the standard zippered opening on top. This is one area that is greatly improved upon in the Ogio Edge with The Rain Hoode. The Rain Hoode, is a zipperless rain hood that works seamlessly by attaching to the integrated clip ports and providing instant and hassle-free access to your golf clubs. The Rain Hoode creates a canopy, utilizing the same tension rods used in the Zipplerless Ball Pocket to give it a Venus Fly Trap appearance when you open the mouth of the Rain Hoode and it automatically snaps back to close to protect your clubs. I loved this feature a lot, because not only is it easy to use, but it makes accessing your clubs really easy. I’m glad to see Ogio take the lead in improving and often overlooked aspect of a golf stand bags.

The TORQ Strap anti-sway cart strap is designed to make sure your bag doesn’t twist or or rotate when attached to a golf driving cart and can be easily adjusted. If your walking with the Ogio Edge bag, the Crossbow shoulder strap system is well padded and distributes the weight evenly across your back. The EVA molded hip pad and airflow system also provides comfort while carrying the bag on warm days and comfort to your lower back and hip.

Other Key Features
The Edge has 9 pockets total (5 zippered) which include a internal wet/dry pocket, weatherproof fleece lined valuables pocket, easy access  divot tool and pen sleeve, scorecard and pencil sleeve pockets, internal cellphone pocket, and walking accessible water bottle holster.  The Lift Grip integrated trunk handle makes the Ogio Edge easy to load and unload into your car, along with the 3-point molded handle.  The Edge also has an elastic oversize towel loop, instead of a traditional d-ring and elastic umbrella containment system.

Overall I found the Ogio Edge to be a great golf stand bag, that has a perfect blend of style, features, and functionality that make it the ultimate stand bag.

Ogio Edge Stand Bag retails for $199