The ifrothgolf review
The RX1 GPS is the top of PowaKaddy's remote-control range and was billed as the first touchscreen remote GPS trolley. You drive it with a slimline handset that has a genuine 50 metre range, and the 3.5 inch colour touchscreen on the trolley itself doubles as a GPS unit preloaded with over 40,000 courses, front-middle-back and hazard distances, scorecard and drop-pin, with no subscription. Underneath sit twin 30v 230w near-silent motors, Slope Traverse Assist to hold a line across cambers, a swivel front wheel and the very light XL-Plus lithium battery.
What's great
The remote actually works the way you want it to, the handset is responsive and the 50m range is real. The battery is the headline: properly slim, properly light and IP66 rated, and the whole trolley is around a kilo lighter than comparable remote rivals so it is easier to lift in and out of a boot. Having full GPS baked into the trolley screen with zero ongoing fees is genuinely useful, and the matte black build with yellow accents looks the part. Slope Traverse Assist keeps it tracking straight across slopes better than you would expect.
Worth knowing
It is expensive, around 1400 pounds, and that is before you think about the things remote trolleys do that push ones do not, like occasionally wandering off a camber if you are not paying attention. The front wheel does not fold under the chassis, so the folded package is longer and slimmer rather than truly compact, which not every boot loves. The GPS, while solid, is more basic than the best standalone systems and the downhill braking control, though good, is not quite class-leading against the very best remote rivals.
The verdict
If you want a remote trolley with built-in fee-free GPS and the lightest battery in the class, the RX1 GPS is one of the best you can buy and feels every bit the flagship. Just go in clear-eyed: you are paying a big premium over a standard electric trolley, and a remote is a luxury, not a necessity. For walkers who will use the remote and the GPS every round, it earns its keep.
