How do you walk 18?

[ll.umpire]

Im in High School and first off would like to thank those who are serving or have served in the armed forces for what they are doing or did, you are the reason we are able to have this heated :) debate on carrying or using a pull cart.

 

My home course is over 7,000 long and VERY hilly, but when I play 9 I carry (if the time is available on the tee sheet) However when I play 18 I use a pull cart (soon upgrading to push cart). Carry or Pull it's still walking, i would think there would be a bigger issue with those in carts unless handicapped? I work on a golf course, and other workers have said they would walk more if they had a push cart, so its not a big deal. And frankly, I dont care what other people think of my game, how i play, what my swing looks like, and certainly not if I use a push cart or carry my bag! If someone wants to carry the bag for tradition congrats i like the idea but 7K hilly course is too much for that (imo), If someone wants to use a push cart thats cool too, if someone even wants to take a cart to each his own. My only request is that proper etiquette is shown and you obey the rules of golf (just en case people dont include that with etiquette)

 

On the subject of Caddies, the course I work at is holding a staff tourney and I have asked my Dad if he would like to caddy for me. He would take a cart because he is unable to walk 18 let alone carry a bag, however I will still walk.

[Gballman]

I carry I prefer the exercise.

[87vert]

Usually I get a cart. if I wanted to take a walk I would'nt do it carrying clubs.

 

When I do walk (carts not allowed out, playing course without carts, or cant afford golf+cart) I will usually rent a pull cart since I do not own one yet.

[fussternut]

I have the Sun Mountain 2008 Mini stand bag-I only use 9 clubs when i play, but when it's either hot out or i decide to use all 14 clubs with my larger Taylormade bag, i break out the the Bag Boy M-330. Yes I'm young, but it makes walking a little easier

[The Duck]

I carry while pushing the wife's cart and jog between shots....

 

 

Damm good exercise

[87vert]

just picked up a pull cart from the flea market for 5bux so I can look forward to cheaper rounds now.

[jll62]

Push with a Clicgear 2.0. One of the best golf purchases I've ever made. It also makes playing in rain a breeze.

[louie09]

Clicgear 2.0, best investment ever. As many rounds that I have logged this year so far(40+) it has paid for itself.

[jclark07]

I carry, and I enjoy it. It doesn't bother me at all.

[flaun]

I push, Sun Mountain all the way. I am only 30, but I started pushing when I was about 27. Up in the NW, with the brutal wet weather I have played in, if I was carrying I would have quit playing golf. having a push cart allows me to have an umbrella over my head and to haul all of my weather gear. If I were playing in perfect weather all the time, I might go for carrying more often, but that is not the case.

 

What I really dislike are courses that force you to pay for a cart even if you are walking/pushing. It is their way of justifying their higher prices and keeping them there. If I could get a discount because I like to walk, I would play twice as much as I do. But the cost if fairly prohibitive for me with a young family.

[qtlaw]

I carry whenever I can. I love the rhythm of walking and pulling a club out of the bag. Conversely, I hate the cart stays on the path and you have to carry 3-6 clubs to your ball on the other side of the fairway. I have the lightest bag I found, the Ping Mit-E-mite

 

I pull at my friend's club because they have these great pull carts that do just about everything. It makes smoking the stogie easier too!

[Crazie.eddie]

I'm 45 and I've been using a push cart for over 10 years. I love it. I love to walk the courses I golf on. Plus I carry tons of stuff. The downside of using a push cart is going up hill, but the upside is you can just let go of the cart on the downhill.

[Thrasher]

I voted carry, because that's what I currently do. However, I have been considering purchasing a Clicgear 2.0. I'm 31 and in decent shape. However, I often am drained and lose focus the last few holes. I've been wondering if a push cart would help. Also, living in the Pacific Northwest, playing in the rain would be easier with a push cart.

[alldaygolferpar]

carry but im in high school so we have to walk like 36

[golfing7861]

BagBoy pull cart,

makes playing 18 a breeze

[feetup]

I carry during the winter, and push the cart in the summer and fall.

[serveitup911]

My father and I always carry. My dad tried a push cart, but found it much more tiresome and slower than just carrying. Going up hills is so much harder (we have some steep ones), and you can't let go down the hills because they are too steep and the cart would go crashing out of control. We usually carry 11 or 12 clubs each. I only carry the essentials, and luckily our course has drinking water about every 3 holes, so I only need to carry one bottle.

I could definitely see the benefits of a push cart on a flat course, though.

[gjpep]

I'm 48 and just made the switch from carrying a stand bag to a push cart (ClicGear). I had rented a few pull carts in the past and hated them. The ClicGear is AWESOME, and my back and hamstrings don't bother me late in the round like they used to.

[witzend]

I'm 57 and use a Sun Mountain push cart. 15$ at the local thrift shop. What has amused me though, is the high school fellow I've run into a couple of times that has taken the shoulder strap off of his bag and carries it wrapped in his arms, like carrying a dog into a vets clinic.

[will0723]

I carry, but I am seriously considering a push cart since I play mostly in the summer, mostly in the late afternoon, and mostly on a hilly and long course. I was feeling it from 14 on yesterday, and it wasn't that hot.

[chrisroe88]

Ive always preferred carrying but now due to a dodgey golfers shoulder ive had to start using a trolley.
Picked up a go-kart (http://www.gokart.co.uk/) for £250, these things are great and definatley keeps you fresh coming down the stretch.

[rjl24]

I currently carry, but between golf, baseball and just turning 40...I think I am going to shop for a push cart.
Does anyone know of any good deals or have any feedback on a particular model?

[mozgolf]

have never carried, its either push cart or caddies- fortunately they are affordable in this part of the world. Back in New Zealand it is nearly always push cart and nearly everyone has one, very seldom do you see anyone carrying

[rs18]

I used to carry all the time, being pretty young (mid-20s). I enjoy walking much more than using an electric cart. But I just got a Clicgear, and my first round out, it was a revelation! I never realized how much energy and wear on your shoulders, back, legs, wrists, feet and knees carrying requires. I could have played another 18 with ease. As an added benefit, I can carry water and snacks without having to worry about how much weight it adds to the bag. I feel like I'm grocery shopping a little bit (what with pushing the cart around), but I would probably never go back to carrying.

[Eye3Blade Zz]

I'm 16 and walk 18. People never sease to be amazed when i can walk 18 and they can barely cart 18.

I recently got a push cart handed down from my dad.

It makes a lot less sleepless, sore, terrible nights in bed.

[Logie]

lol at some of the comments in this thread

70% Carry and 30% Electric Trolley

Normal games i carry, any comps or serious matches i use the elec troll, why waste energy that could be used on my game to carry in an important match?

[dbleag]

I switched from carrying a Ping Hoofer to a ClicGear push cart a few years ago and I enjoy walking the course much more. I was playing some severely hilly courses in northern Ohio and didn't mind it at all. After knee surgery and recuperation, I went to the push cart 100% of the time wherever walking was permitted.

I now live in Florida where walking is much less tolerated/permitted and miss is greatly. Speed of play is about the same, but cost, peace-of-mind, health and sociability is affected. Plus, it kills me when they close courses after rain and won't even consider allowing walkers to play.

[Zlim]

I am about to embark on purchasing the huge sun mountain C-130 and the Micro cart because I carry A LOT OF GEAR...64% is usually food...and with my birthday and christmas coming around the corner. I'll be keeping my rain gear, light jacket, umbrella, gps, training aides and probably 17 clubs (extra driver,high bounce wedge, and 4hybrid) just to make it seem like a golf arsenal

and because I'm a broke college student who hates playing only 9 and can't afford the cart fees

[Bonneville85308]

I walk and carry 95% of the time. My bag is pretty light, I don't carry raingear, a GPS, 2 dozen balls, a 6pack of beer or anything like that. I only ride a cart when playing a course that requires it (I tend to avoid those anyway, almost impossible when on vacation in Florida), if it's over 90 degrees out with high humidity, or if there is a serious threat of an approaching rain/thunderstorm at the time I am teeing off.

[15Over]

I play a lot of rounds and walk 95% of the time, just trying to stay loose and healthy. I just turned 60. I use a pull cart now and love how it keeps me from getting wasted on the back 9.