Push Carts - Average age of owner?

[baronfaroo]

36. Push carts have come a long way since the "old" style 2 wheel pull carts.

[doubleagle2]

51. I had it before I turned 50 but I never use it when I walk I prefer to carry

[tElihu]

I would absolutely love to play enough (walking) golf to justify a high-dollar push cart.

[Random Hack]

I don't begrduge anyone the use of whatever they want to use when playing a round of golf, but I do think there are certain advantages to carrying that pushcarts don't afford - I can go anywhere on the course and put my bag down (save for the green), which makes club selection quite easy - those using push carts generally have to stay almost as far from the green/tees as electric carts, so they have to take a few clubs and hope they've picked the right ones for the shot they're going to have (especially on an elevated tee where there are steps to reach the tees, etc.).

If somebody wants to use a pushcart though, more power to them - I'm an out of shape 31 and have no problem carrying for 18 holes, so as long as it stays that way I'm going to enjoy the convenience that I feel comes with carrying my bag.

[NormG]

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I don't begrduge anyone the use of whatever they want to use when playing a round of golf, but I do think there are certain advantages to carrying that pushcarts don't afford - I can go anywhere on the course and put my bag down (save for the green), which makes club selection quite easy - those using push carts generally have to stay almost as far from the green/tees as electric carts, so they have to take a few clubs and hope they've picked the right ones for the shot they're going to have (especially on an elevated tee where there are steps to reach the tees, etc.).

If somebody wants to use a pushcart though, more power to them - I'm an out of shape 31 and have no problem carrying for 18 holes, so as long as it stays that way I'm going to enjoy the convenience that I feel comes with carrying my bag.
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I can go anywhere on the course with my push cart that you can go carrying. Everyone I know takes their cart to the tee box, they don't do any damage. I'm not going to put it into a bunker or take it onto a green, but you're not going to carry there either.

Your post confuses me.

Edit: spelling.

[Fourmyle of Ceres]

At some private clubs it is considered poor etiquette to roll a push cart in the high-traffic areas leading to and from the greens. Especially if the narrow corridors between bunkers and greens where literally everyone playing the hole has to walk. The foot traffic alone can eventually destroy the turf in those areas and push cart wheels are an additional source of wear and tear.

The problem is pushing your cart all the way round a large bunker, especially if the bunker is surrounded by thick rough, takes a lot of extra time and energy. At places on our course you're just as well pushing it around the big curve on the cart path where it cuts around behind the hole. Which still takes a long time.

So everyone ends up doing just what the walkers do and rolling their trolleys over that same 8-foot-wide stripe of godforsaken sod between the bunker and the green. Our club is trying to drum up cooperation from both walkers and cart-pushers to avoid those areas once they get worn down so that they can heal. With virtually zero success.

[The Big Pinch]

At some private clubs it is considered poor etiquette to roll a push cart in the high-traffic areas leading to and from the greens. Especially if the narrow corridors between bunkers and greens where literally everyone playing the hole has to walk. The foot traffic alone can eventually destroy the turf in those areas and push cart wheels are an additional source of wear and tear.

 

The problem is pushing your cart all the way round a large bunker, especially if the bunker is surrounded by thick rough, takes a lot of extra time and energy. At places on our course you're just as well pushing it around the big curve on the cart path where it cuts around behind the hole. Which still takes a long time.

 

So everyone ends up doing just what the walkers do and rolling their trolleys over that same 8-foot-wide stripe of godforsaken sod between the bunker and the green. Our club is trying to drum up cooperation from both walkers and cart-pushers to avoid those areas once they get worn down so that they can heal. With virtually zero success.

 

there are these ingenious new gadgets that should solve your courses problem...drum roll please...stakes and rope...I believe the come in tour only models if your course is inclined.

[jpaul155]

Just bought a clicgear 3.0 yesterday. I am 29, normally walk and carry unless the course requires a cart or there are long distances between holes. However, I have been getting a sore neck after the round and think it is from carrying the bag. I am not in the best shape, but don't really have a problem walking and carrying 18, however, I am sure I will feel better not carrying the bag. Plus with it being 90+ and humid here in Illinois during the summer, it will be nice not to have to lug the bag around. Going to use the cart for the first time this weekend.

[PINGWRXforeme]

29. After a back fracture and being hit by a car, I'm done carrying. I've tried a sun mountain 3.5 bag but it's not enough. I would like to save my back for the driver swings!! I bought the very popular clicgear 3.0 for the looks and features.

[tuffy]

At some private clubs it is considered poor etiquette to roll a push cart in the high-traffic areas leading to and from the greens. Especially if the narrow corridors

 

 

between bunkers and greens where literally everyone playing the hole has to walk. The foot traffic alone can eventually destroy the turf in those areas and push cart wheels are an additional source of wear and tear.

 

The problem is pushing your cart all the way round a large bunker, especially if the bunker is surrounded by thick rough, takes a lot of extra time and energy. At places on our course you're just as well pushing it around the big curve on the cart path where it cuts around behind the hole. Which still takes a long time.

 

So everyone ends up doing just what the walkers do and rolling their trolleys over that same 8-foot-wide stripe of godforsaken sod between the bunker and the green. Our club is trying to drum up cooperation from both walkers and cart-pushers to avoid those areas once they get worn down so that they can heal. With virtually zero success.

 

there are these ingenious new gadgets that should solve your courses problem...drum roll please...stakes and rope...I believe the come in tour only models if your course is inclined.

That's hilarious!

[offapex]

started using a push cart around 32-33 when I had some neck problems. felt self consciously at first since most young guys carry...but after a few rounds all was forgotten. to seal the deal, there was a study that said players carrying scored worst than players pushing a cart. makes sense, why waste energy carrying!

[87vert]

Just picked up a Clicgear 3.0 and I am 25. Usually used an electric cart but the costs were adding up and I figure it is about time I start to get some exercise.

[A V Twiss]

I'm 53 and use a Clicgear 2. I can push it with one finger. Its a superb, if slightly over engineered, piece of kit. However, when folded down its really compact.

[bigbells]

Maybe a career of carrying a mail bag on my right shoulder makes me less willing to carry a bag. I always get a pull cart (not a push cart) when I'm walking 18. I just retired and I'm 60.

[typhoonoid]

i have one and im 23. clicgear 3.0. its great and folds up so nice and compact.

[henricogolfer]

37 and can take it just about anywhere a walker can go. Just got my nine year old one, can't wait to walk together, Irene delayed us.

[churnd]

I have a bag boy push cart I'm going to start using once I get some shoes that don't blister my feet after 4 holes. Nothing fancy, it gets the job done & my back/neck is grateful.

[WishICouldPlayMoreOften]

Pushcarts cut the easiest, most profitable source of revenue from public and private courses - motorized golf carts. I avoid courses that don't allow them. Makes no sense to me why I can't walk the course I'm playing. I started using crude pushcarts over 10 years ago when I wasn't even in my 30s. Now I'm in my 40s, and the carts are much better.

The perception's going to change though. Junior Amateurs can now use them. I believe the NCAA is strongly considering allowing them. And lot of local tournaments allow them. The stigma will be gone soon, and I doubt you'll see many people carrying bags again in the next few years.

[vinny809]

I'm 23 and also use a clicgear 3.0.

[buckI]

I'm 46...have carried since I was 6. 40 years is enough of that, Tried someone's Clicgear and I am purchasing one this weekend. No more sore back and knees are 18

[Desert Golf]

I'm 46...have carried since I was 6. 40 years is enough of that, Tried someone's Clicgear and I am purchasing one this weekend. No more sore back and knees are 18

 

I'm 45 and will be getting a clicgear 3.0 when it cools down a bit. It is still too hot in Palm Springs(over 100F) to carry or use a push cart right now.

 

The push cart makes sense to me and I don't think the retired guys I see out on the course in their custom golf carts will care that I use one.

[Mr.Rob]

Started using push carts when I started playing 21 years ago and still using them at age 43. I ride every once in a while but it's not much faster for me and I like the excercise

[flip_rome]

I'm 35 and have been using a Sun Mountain Speed Cart for 6 years. During a basketball league game my feet were taken out when I was going up for a rebound. Landed on my back and had this weird pain in my shoulders when I would carry my bag. I broke down and got a cart.. of course all my friends made fun of me but after 4-5 rounds they all ended up getting carts as well.

[whitefro]

Im in my late 20's, in great shape and just bought a push cart after carrying for the last 15 years. After many years of anatomy and physiology I cant carry my bag anymore without picturing my discs compressing over and over from the 30ish pounds I lug around for 4 hours and 7-10 miles (depending on the course). I want my back to be healthy for the long haul and carrying your clubs 3-4 times a week, heck even 4 times a month for that lonng of a time will definitely have a negative impact on sustaining a healthy back in the long term. Also, as an added bonus, when I am just playing with buddies and not trying to score well, I can carry a LOT more beer!

[anjoga]

I'm 31 and use a push cart. It is a slightly older Callaway 3 wheel cart, but it gets the job done. About 5 years ago I broke my back in a motorcycle accident, and haven't carried since. I recently got another stand bag though, and am considering carrying when I play 9 holes, and using the cart for any more than that.

[WesDJ]

Hi,

I hope someone could help me. Does anyone have the phone number for golfwrx.com? If so could you send it to my email address ([email protected].

Thanks for your time,

Wes

[Curtis_Kirk]

I'm 42 and have been using the ClicGear cart since last fall. I play much better when I walk, but I hate to carry and, like many others, just fell apart on about 15 or 16 because I just got too tired (I even joined the gym for the sole purpose of getting in better shape for golf). The difference has been amazing. I dropped from an 8 to a 3.2 handicap this year (partly because I'm not so tired on the last few holes (and am not finishing bogey-bogey-double) and partly because I've just gotten smarter). Now the only problem is finding "that perfect" bag" for the push cart.

[jnelson]

25 yrs old here and I just started using one this season. I used to carry all the time but I picked up an older Bag Boy model off craigslist for $30 and loved it. I play a lot of city courses so the typical green fee for 18 holes is about $20-25 then its another $15 to rent a cart. On these short courses I would rather walk for free and get in 18 holes for $25, not $40. I take some flak from my buddies but I dont care, I watch my dad suffer with a bad back and its just not worth it to me, plus I can bring my own beer for the whole day while they have to keep buying them from the cart girl for $4 each

[TJMoney223]

Just turned 33 in October and just started using a push cart. I took some time off from golf for the last 2 years, besides the random scramble. I had the itch again this year and started playing and practicing again and I have been one to always carry my bag. I noticed that I was good for about 14 holes then my back would start to get stiff and my game suffered over the last few holes. I am not using a sun moutain cart and there is no way I would ever carry again unless its using a sunday bag.

[Houls]

I'm 40 and just bought a Sun Mountain Micro Cart. I have no trouble carrying my bag but I wanted a bigger cart bag because I'm sick of my clubs getting stuck and wanted a little more storage. I'll push my cart and enjoy my 18 hole leisurely strolls.