Brian Trachsel couldn’t enjoy his favorite pastime of golf three years ago, because picking up grass to throw and determine the wind’s direction was painful after a knee surgery. That’s why Windage—the product and the Rochester company of the same name—was born.
Trachsel and golfing pal David Healy developed a golf-ball-sized, squeezable container that releases an environmentally friendly puff of talcum powder. Besides eliminating the bend-over factor, the powder is more accurate and precise in indicating slight or variable winds than grass is. “It seemed like a no-brainer because there are 60 million golfers worldwide, yet nobody has ever done this before,” Healy says.
(Note: With caddies, golf carts, and now Windage, golfers need not walk, hold their clubs, or bend over anymore. What a game.)
