Pull, Push or Carry? I’ll
Carry My Golf Clubs Thanks!
I love to play golf and I love to walk the golf course.
After all, the Pros walk when they play golf and if walking is good
enough for them why not me? Ideally I would love to have a Caddie carry
my bag but it’s not an option at my golf club. So the question comes
down to carry my golf bag or use a push-cart or pull-cart. I’ve tried
them all and I choose to carry my golf clubs. Here are the reasons:
• TIME
• CONVENIENCE
• HEALTH
Time – I want to play golf without standing around waiting all the time
and most golf courses require you to play at a certain pace in a
specified amount of time. With a carry bag I can play at a quicker pace
then when using a handcart. To be honest, if I could always hit the ball
down the middle it wouldn’t make that big a difference, but hey, once in
a while my ball flight doesn’t go exactly as planned and I occasionally
find myself off the fairway. Now at the golf course where I play, if you
are “off the fairway” you might be in the woods or down the side of a
canyon or next to the creek. If I were using a cart I would have to
leave my golf cart, go after the ball to hit it or retrieve it and then
come back to my cart. But with a light carry bag I just bring it along
for the adventure. I am able to walk just about anywhere and still keep
my golf clubs with me. You can save a lot of time when you don’t have to
go back and forth to your golf cart.
Convenience – Another thing about my golf course is the size of the
greens. We don’t have the small “postage stamp” greens but mostly rather
large greens. Everyone knows you can’t roll a golf cart across the
greens but if you are carrying your golf clubs you can walk across the
greens instead of having to walk around every single one. I sometimes
get a little annoyed when the slow group in front has some “hand cart”
golfers who seem to always want to park their cart at the front of the
green. Then when the group is done putting you have to wait for the guy
to walk back towards you and get his cart and then push it around the
green.
Health - Let’s face it. The natural way to walk is with your arms and
hands are down at your sides and free to swing as you move along. A
natural way to walk is NOT with your hand held out behind you or in
front of you so you can pull or push a cart. When you are carrying your
golf clubs with a carry bag it just is a more natural walk, which has to
be healthier. Also, I think there is less fatigue involved when you can
use a natural walk. Try taking a 5-mile walk with your hand stuck out
behind you. I don’t think so!
So you must agree that when walking for your round of golf it only makes
sense to use a carry bag for time, convenience and health. Try it and
find out for yourself and remember to hit it down the middle.
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