Check Out Bubba Watson's Crazy Golf Cart Jetpack
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
Pro golfer Bubba Watson, a two-time Masters champion who has been known to traverse the green via a hovercraft, wants to up his game -- his golf-cart game.
In a partnership with Oakley and the Martin Aircraft Company, the team has developed the Golf Cart Jetpack.
Yes, it’s a crazy as it sounds. It’s a jetpack that can hold your golf clubs. Check it out in the video above.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
As you may recall, New Zealand-based Martin developed a line of jetpacks designed for the military and first-responder emergency crews. The Golf Cart Jetpack looks pretty similar.
More From Entrepreneur.com
Related: Move Over James Bond. Here Comes a Jetpack for the Rest of Us.
Not a shabby way to get a bird’s eye view of the green, eh?
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
Mercedes-Benz is another company that’s looking to give the staid golf cart a tech infusion. While not as futuristic (ridiculous?) as the Golf Cart Jetpack, its sports car-inspired take comes with some modern-day instrumentation:
Related: This Cute, Little Robot Wants to Be Your Personal Health Buddy
For the record, the guy piloting the jetpack in the video at the top isn’t actually Watson -- it is Martin’s vice president of flight operations. Turns out, Watson is third on the waitlist for Martin jetpack pilot training.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
First, of course, the jetpack needs to be certified by regulatory authorities and is released to market. And we can only imagine what the PGA will have to say...