Adventure Golf & Sports (AGS) Introducing Faux Palm Tree Theme Element for Use with Mini Golf and other Attractions
Improves Wind Resistance and Costs Less
(Traverse City, MI) AirFlow Palm Tree™, a product designed to avoid wind damage to palm tree theme elements on cruise ships and other venues is being introduced by Adventure Golf & Sports (AGS). “Our tree lets wind flow through and not against it,” states Scott Lundmark president & CEO of AGS. “This design holds up for use wherever high winds may be a consideration and is engineered to reduce product failures requiring tree replacement or expensive maintenance. The flow through is stronger and designed to tolerate high velocity wind conditions. It’s safer and weighs less than other similar products.
“Our company has installed faux palm trees, fabricated by others, on many ship decks, and discovered that most of the trees are compromised by severe winds. Suppliers who offered new tree designs did so at increased costs, often exceeding clients’ budgets. This prompted our design, engineering and installation teams to create the improved AirFlow Palm Tree.”
According to AGS, three priority goals emerged: reduce wind pressure on the palm fronds; prevent frond welds from failing; and reduce costs. AGS team reports noted that faux palm fronds, which are designed to look like real fronds, are heavy and offer too much wind resistance. The fronds flex and weaken the weld connection causing fronds to tear away from the trunk. Team members agreed on the concept to create a new type of palm frond that allows the strong winds to flow through and not against it. The result is a light-weight system fabricated from stainless steel tubes to represent the size and shape of palm fronds. The new Air-Flow design uses the tubes to represent the perimeter and veins of each frond allowing winds to pass through without much resistance.
Welding the fronds to the trunk was replaced with a bolt-on mechanical system to attach each frond to the trunk. According to AGS, key benefits are easy removal and reconnection or replacement of any frond, and the ability to incorporate two frond styles: curved or with pointed ends. The 9’ 8” high trunk is made from stainless steel with a powder coat finish and has a base that can be attached to a deck or concrete surface.
The AGS AirFlow Palm Tree is ideal for cruise ships, resorts, entertainment venues, bars and restaurants and other themed venues.
Adventure Golf & Sports (AGS) is a global leader in the design and installation of fun, interactive, cost-effective entertainment attractions like Miniature Golf, Pickleball, Shuffleboard, Bocce Ball, Duck Pin Bowling and other recreational courts that often require theme elements. Besides traditional, permanent concrete installations, AGS has long term experience installing interlocking panel system versions like their environmentally-friendly Modular Advantage® Mini Golf system and Bunkers & Bumps™ style courses for a variety of indoor and outdoor applications for installation on rooftops, piers and cruise ship decks as well as family entertainment centers, amusement parks, retail centers, hotels, resorts, campgrounds and RV parks. AGS is also the exclusive sales agent and installer for the high-tech mini-golf RemarkaBall© in the U.S. and Canada.
For more information about the AirFlow Palm Tree, as well as custom designed miniature golf courses and game courts, including pre-made portable systems that can be used in a variety of situations, email info@agsgolfandsports.com, call (231) 922-8166 or visit www.AGSGolfandSports.com.