Amateurs with Staff Bags...Yes or No?(merged)

[daveltb]

Hip replacement has left me no option but to ride a cart. Staff bag has so much room that I don't have to repack all the time. Skycaddie, rain gear, gloves, balls, sunscreen/ bug spray, it's all easily organized. Cart bags don't come close. Just don't use a named bag without any of their clubs.

[BigMike06]

I say hell no! Looks absolutely ridiculous. If you had to absolutley have a staff bag, get a sun mountain push cart or something. That looks good.

[Hit em good]

[quote name='BigMike06' timestamp='1333244687' post='4621827']
I say hell no! Looks absolutely ridiculous. If you had to absolutley have a staff bag, get a sun mountain push cart or something. That looks good.
[/quote]


I agree. Posers.

[dunn]

Got a brand new R9 staff bag w/tags for 150 bucks if anyone interested...... In socal

[Juano]

Who cares cause when you have........

Forged blades with SST Or spined shafts that are too stiff
Exotic $300 asian shafts in woods
'tour issue and tour van heads
Custom vokey wedges
$400+ milled putter
Logos on hat, shirt, and $250 shoes

Why stop at the bag?

[sharkiesj]

[quote name='Juano' timestamp='1335838628' post='4820654']
Who cares cause when you have........

Forged blades with SST Or spined shafts that are too stiff
Exotic $300 asian shafts in woods
'tour issue and tour van heads
Custom vokey wedges
$400+ milled putter
Logos on hat, shirt, and $250 shoes

Why stop at the bag?
[/quote]

Great point. So many wonder about the staff bag but one could show up on the first tee with an old Ping L8 and Adidas ATVs and you just know the other guys are thinkin....."what a poser".

[Mikey K]

I only voted no because someone on my team has one and thinks he is the sh*t for having it.

[ngw257]

if you dont have a caddy every time you play, then I dont see the benefit.

[8thehardway]

Maybe this is why I wasn't invited back to my father-in-law's Member/Guest

STAPH bag from Medical Waste Mgmt, blotchy green and rust towel and mottled umbrella with yellow bio-hazard graphics. .

[MattTheTaff]

Staff bag? Hell, I don't think amateurs should even be allowed to play golf!

[greens hit]

I saw a guy that was carrying all his Titleist gear in a Titleist staff bag with the nice matching rainhood on and a Titleist umbrella in it's proper umbrella holder. This is mid summer, 80 deg and not a cloud in the sky. If anything, I was impressed at his stamina.

[Ping33]

Love my staff bag... If you had a roommate like mine you would understand... He eats everything, great place to hide my canned tuna, beefaroni and my Vodka;)

[TJMAC]

My dad had one for years. He packed his booze and food in it. It was stocked like a pantry.

[stiffdogg06]

I was at the course yesterday. I saw some 50 year old guy get his Titleist staff bag out of his trunk. Stand it up next to his car with his trunk open. He took a few clubs to the range where there is a 100ft rope designating where to hit from. He proceeds to hit in the VERY back of the range where the fresh grass is. Yup, being the jerk I am, I went in front of him near the rope where I am suppose to hit from. He left the range. He left me with a bad taste about people with staff bags.

[Canuckswin]

not unless you win it in a tournament, or mens night at the club.

[Phlipper]

I admit it, I had one, sorta. When I first started playing I went thru three different sets of irons in the first six months, and on the third set from the same shop I was made a deal on a miniature Top Flite staff bag - looked like a full-sized tour bag but was only 10 inches diameter, iirc. I liked that I had room for all my stuff and the grips weren't getting hung up all the time. But I traded it in when I bought my FOURTH set of irons a month later and got a stand bag. I used to see guys with full staff bags, all matching clubs, matching towels and umbrellas and clothes, etc. who played as badly as I did and we'd snicker a little bit at 'em.

Now though, I couldn't care less.

[BNich0622]

If you are not a PGA professional, Touring pro, or playing on some kind of tour, what do you need a Staff bag for?

[Tee Time!]

Unnecessary, but whatever floats your boat

[SadTrombone]

I'm changing my vote from "who cares" to "yes". Just the fact that it annoys so many people makes me want to go get two of them!

[CTLong]

I don't judge anyone but it is not for me. I just a lowely amateur and I don't want to give people the impression that I am anything but that.

[gxDD]

[quote name='dgs' timestamp='1330364059' post='4388389']
I'd think the vast majority on WRX probably use a bag with a manufacturer's name/logo emblazoned on both carry and cart bags. So obviously brand/logo is OK, therefor all we are really debating is size. Why would a larger bag mean anything other than it is a large bag, regardless of the owners ability to play the game ????
[/quote]

This is one of the most logical posts I've ever read on WRX...I don't own a staff bag..I admit, it's for fear of being judged...but my hdcp is darn near scratch now I feel like I have the game to back up the look.

[Truman]

Of course it looks goofy; but why do you care what others think. I have a friend who uses a Staff bag he received in a Pro/Am. He's a 22 and yes we make fun of him; he doesn't care.

[golf9596]

I have two one collects dust and the other I just put into play for the summer. I just got tired of shoving my extra clothes and clubs into the Titleist carry bags I have used for the last 10 years. We don't get to walk anymore except late winter/spring so why not have the extra room. I love the "don't judge a player by what is in his bag" issue. I feel anyone who is concerned with someones golf choices may have thier own issues( just saying)...Play the game and have fun!!!!!

[Lambro2]

I don't own one but think they're sharp. I learned a long time a go that gear has nothing to do with performance.

[Guia]

It seems that the posters that are against having a Staff Bag are the ones who are the golf snobs. It is just a bag, nothing else. The bag you use has nothing to do with how well you play.

I am more disappointed in players who must have the clubs that are marked for Tour Only. My game has nothing in common with the game of a tour player. Their golf shafts are usually much stiffer than even a good amateur can manage. Still, I see a ton of them being bought and sold on this site. The sellers are the ones who are unloading what they were unable to hit, and the buyers are the suckers who think they can.

Yes, I have a staff bag..........I use it to store extra clubs.

[Cwing]

I say play/carry what you want. Why would anyone care?

[Cwing]

[quote name='BNich0622' timestamp='1340332382' post='5146064']
If you are not a PGA professional, Touring pro, or playing on some kind of tour, what do you need a Staff bag for?
[/quote]

Really - why does a tour pro need a staff bag? Rain gear when it is in the forecast, a few snacks and gloves don't require that much room.

[Guia]

Tour Pro Bag is for advertising. Also, extra shoes and clothes, but mostly advertising.

[Badgergolfer2]

Who cares? If someone can afford a staff bag and wants one, who are we to judge them?

[freeflyer14]

I will never use one unless I end up on tour (so I will never use one), but I won't judge someone who does... well maybe a little but I wouldn't say anything.