In golf, most players pay attention to the order of play, safety, and pace. But one detail doesn't get as much thought: where your cart is parked also affects the people around you.

Now that remote control golf push carts and automatic follow carts are common, the vehicle isn't always right next to its owner anymore. With careless habits, it can block someone's line or move at the wrong moment.

This isn't an argument against auto-follow. It's just that when smart equipment arrives on the course, users need to build a few new habits around it.

The habits themselves are simple

Before hitting a shot, check where the cart is parked — not in the area where a playing partner is preparing to swing. While someone in your group is playing, don't create noise or movement just to reposition the vehicle. When it's time for focus, the cart should sit quietly where it belongs.

Ordinary things, really.

But I'd argue these small details are exactly what determine whether an electric golf trolley is genuinely good to use.

Know your modes, watch your surroundings

The icango G1 comes with and without auto-follow, plus remote control, cruise mode, manual push, and app-based settings. The different modes give you different ways to control it — but whichever one you use, watching your surroundings is still on you.

Auto-follow especially shouldn't be understood as "switch it on and stop paying attention." Courses have other players, carts, staff, and constant small surprises. How the vehicle moves and when it stops should follow both the manual and the situation on the ground.

A remote control golf caddy is the same. The remote makes control easier, but the fact that you're no longer pushing it isn't a reason to stop looking at what's around it.

Plenty of people searching for "follow golf carts" or "remote golf trolleys" focus on one thing: can it move by itself. How it fits into a shared course environment after purchase deserves just as much research.

The icango G1 also emphasizes light weight and portability, with a quick-release battery and motor wheels — worth a closer look if you want one cart that travels easily and suits different control habits. And of course, course rules on where carts can go always take priority.

The takeaway

Part of what makes golf interesting: everyone is playing their own ball, yet everyone shares the same course.

However smart your cart gets, it can't play the etiquette for you.