JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
Manual trolley for me (courtesy of Murph). I'll never carry again unless I have to. Don't want to go down the electric route just yet but I can see the benefits if you're a coffin dodger 
Carrying vs trolleying
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Timh27
Head Pro
Manual trolley for me (courtesy of Murph). I'll never carry again unless I have to. Don't want to go down the electric route just yet but I can see the benefits if you're a coffin dodger
I'm the same. Last time i had a round with someone with a electric trolley i got fed up with the thing carrying on moving and stopping right in my way. I can understand it if people have back problems or are getting on a bit but i think the younger people are mainly getting it to keep up with the jones next door.
vig
Tour Winner
If I nip out for a few holes, course is wet, travel light or want to get around quickly. I would carry. It is my preference and enables me to take the quickest route and generally the bag doesn't have waterproofs or any excess gear in. At the end of 18, I do feel quite knacked on ocassions.
If the weather looks naff and i'm likely to need brolley, proofs, spare gloves etc.. OR i'm planning on playing more than 18, it would be leccy trolley every time. I certainly feel fresher at the end.
If the weather looks naff and i'm likely to need brolley, proofs, spare gloves etc.. OR i'm planning on playing more than 18, it would be leccy trolley every time. I certainly feel fresher at the end.
stevek1969
Money List Winner
Bit of both like to carry in the summer but trolley in the winter.On away days i carry because we can't get all the clubs in the car.The only thing about my trolley is i can get more beer in my big bag 
Parmo
Tour Winner
For comps that count I use my GoKart and for messing about I generally carry. I don't drive so lugging the trolly, battery, shoes and cart bag about to and from is a wee bit of a pain, but it is well worth the extra energy I have at the last few holes especially in a match or medal.
Its nice to have the choice though.
Its nice to have the choice though.
ClarkeCAGC
Medal Winner
Always carried dont know why just have. it would feel strange pushing a trolley i think.
SharkAttack
Q-School Graduate
I keep reading "It trolleys stop you going anywhere you want on the course" where does it stop you going? I generally leave my trolley where I used to leave my carry bag. I didn't carry my clubs through trees and bushes or bunkers. For that matter I rarely ever carried my clubs over the green, another 2-3 stone on and around the hole never helped anyones putting. I would maybe give you long grass, but again was never one for carrying clubs up and down looking for a ball.
viscount17
Money List Winner
I started playing late - already into senior golf.
I had no intention of carting a bag of clubs, balls, wet gear etc on my back - I'd done enough of that with Bergens.
So I bought a manual, pull, trolley. That was a mistake - never ever buy a pull trolley and especially not a cheap one. Dragging one of those up one of golf's cardiac hills is not a good idea.
After it broke for the second time I planned to get a push trolley and spend a bit more on it. ebay intervened when I found an electric trolley, for the same money and better yet, local so no postage.
The electric trolley allows you to carry more <u>if</u> you have a bag that will hold it all. Not that many do (we're not talking tour bags here); on too many the pockets are cut much too tight.
Then I found my society planned a Scottish tour - flying up, so electric trolley was out and the trolley bag is not built for carrying. Back to ebay and a Sun Mountain H20.
Now I do both. Casual or quick evening round - nothing beats carrying (it ain't gonna kill you). No planning - just grab and go.
36 holes or a competition round - nothing beats the electric, but get a spare battery and keep them charged.
I had no intention of carting a bag of clubs, balls, wet gear etc on my back - I'd done enough of that with Bergens.
So I bought a manual, pull, trolley. That was a mistake - never ever buy a pull trolley and especially not a cheap one. Dragging one of those up one of golf's cardiac hills is not a good idea.
After it broke for the second time I planned to get a push trolley and spend a bit more on it. ebay intervened when I found an electric trolley, for the same money and better yet, local so no postage.
The electric trolley allows you to carry more <u>if</u> you have a bag that will hold it all. Not that many do (we're not talking tour bags here); on too many the pockets are cut much too tight.
Then I found my society planned a Scottish tour - flying up, so electric trolley was out and the trolley bag is not built for carrying. Back to ebay and a Sun Mountain H20.
Now I do both. Casual or quick evening round - nothing beats carrying (it ain't gonna kill you). No planning - just grab and go.
36 holes or a competition round - nothing beats the electric, but get a spare battery and keep them charged.
Redwood
Q-School Graduate
If I've had the clubs at home for a clean I carry them up to the club as well!!
kid2
Money List Winner
I have to agree with the posters that say it saddens them to see young people with an electric trolley for the most part..But they cant be all tarred with the same brush...Im only 34 relatively young still playing football and just back training after a very bad achilles injury but i did carry before the injury....Now im afraid that i cant afford to have the extra weight on the injured leg added to the fact that also anyone that iv seen carrying a bag never seems to have a correct posture while doing so.They always seemed to be hunched over kind of like those school kids that get to secondary school and there bag suddenly looks like its filled with lead.....
toonarmy
Q-School Graduate
Completely forgot to mention that for that quick fix, I use my rangeholder and carry just the 5 clubs. Incredibly easy and no weight to speak of.
Mind you, it needs to be an occasion when it's not likley to rain!
Mind you, it needs to be an occasion when it's not likley to rain!
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I can carry. And I used to every winter. Summer is for trolley pushing - and I don't mean Tesco's!
The amount of stuff I cart about in the summer warrents a big bag - extra drinks, waterproofs just in case etc etc. So my 3-wheel pusher is my mode of transportation.
I recently carried my bag for a few rounds. Now I've had a dodgy knee for about 10 years now and an even dodgier ankle (same leg) for the last 5. After 18 holes of carrying - a lightish bag, full set, a few balls + waterproofs - my ankle is screaming for mercy and the knee is grumbling like Vesuvious about to blow its stack. Couple that with my normal routine on friday's - a round then 4-5 hours sitting in a car teaching kids to drive - and by 6 o'clock I can barely walk.
I think if you can carry then you probably should but I don't begrudge anyone from using whatever they want to get around the course. For some, an electric trolley is a status symbol, for some a necessity and for others a treat. No problem. Some like to carry - I did. But I do wonder what its doing to your back. Carrying a bag full isn't, I don't think, going to burn many more calories than walking the same distance pushing a trolley - it just makes it harder. So as far as I'm concerned do what you want. Pull, push, electric or carry. Don't have a go at anyone else's choice as you don't know the reason why they choose what they do. To look at me you'd think I could carry my bag and those of CVG and Fragger at the same time. I can still walk the distance but carrying leaves me in pain - not at the time but afterwards.
So trolleying for me - escpecially as I won one of the daily prizes for my review of the Twinline 3!!
The amount of stuff I cart about in the summer warrents a big bag - extra drinks, waterproofs just in case etc etc. So my 3-wheel pusher is my mode of transportation.
I recently carried my bag for a few rounds. Now I've had a dodgy knee for about 10 years now and an even dodgier ankle (same leg) for the last 5. After 18 holes of carrying - a lightish bag, full set, a few balls + waterproofs - my ankle is screaming for mercy and the knee is grumbling like Vesuvious about to blow its stack. Couple that with my normal routine on friday's - a round then 4-5 hours sitting in a car teaching kids to drive - and by 6 o'clock I can barely walk.
I think if you can carry then you probably should but I don't begrudge anyone from using whatever they want to get around the course. For some, an electric trolley is a status symbol, for some a necessity and for others a treat. No problem. Some like to carry - I did. But I do wonder what its doing to your back. Carrying a bag full isn't, I don't think, going to burn many more calories than walking the same distance pushing a trolley - it just makes it harder. So as far as I'm concerned do what you want. Pull, push, electric or carry. Don't have a go at anyone else's choice as you don't know the reason why they choose what they do. To look at me you'd think I could carry my bag and those of CVG and Fragger at the same time. I can still walk the distance but carrying leaves me in pain - not at the time but afterwards.
So trolleying for me - escpecially as I won one of the daily prizes for my review of the Twinline 3!!
I don't know about others but I'm lucky enough to have a locker at my club so can keep my big trolley bag in it throughout the summer and can carry it onto the practice ground or putting green if I'm not playing. Otherwise its a 60 second set up for my GK which is permanently in the car and away I go. However there are times (very hot, using a 1/2 set etc) when I prefer to chuck my carry bag in the car and swap over. It only takes a few minutes so its no hassle. Either way I'll leave my clubs at the club so have the best of both worlds and can decide depending on whether I want to play (or its not rammed as per normal on a Summer evening) or practice.
rickg
Money List Winner
I prefer to carry mainly to stay fit. I managed to lose 2" from my waist since May just by carrying....no diets!!
The more I'm carrying, the easier it's getting so I know I'm getting fitter.
I do have an electric Powacaddy but I'm using it less and less. It only comes out now if it's teeming down so I can load up with spare towels, gloves, etc. The brolley holder is also really useful. I might also take it out if there's a 36 hole competition...carry in the morning and trolley in the afternoon.
The more I'm carrying, the easier it's getting so I know I'm getting fitter.
I do have an electric Powacaddy but I'm using it less and less. It only comes out now if it's teeming down so I can load up with spare towels, gloves, etc. The brolley holder is also really useful. I might also take it out if there's a 36 hole competition...carry in the morning and trolley in the afternoon.
RGDave
Money List Winner
A trolley stops me going all sorts of places around my course as it happens, and this time of year you can't get anywhere near the greens with one anyway.
I'm not pro/con either, but sometimes, they can be a bit of a hassle.
mjsw13
Assistant Pro
A lot of people highlight the waterproofs being in the bag making it heavier. How heavy are your waterproofs? Are you using fishermen's oilskins per chance? My Nike waterproofs cost £75 for the suit, 3 years guaranteed waterproof, and they weigh about 500grams.
margeo
Newbie
Appreciate everyone's view - it's a personal thing. But having played for 50 years, carried for 40, pull trolley for 5, and finally now using an electric Powacaddy keeps me playing golf and walking. Wait 'til you get on a bit, and with back problems!! You will do whatever it takes to keep playing. In another 10 years I may have to resort to a buggy.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Now that's too far Margeo!!
haplesshacker
Money List Winner
Someone mentioned in an earlier post about about wear on your clothing.
When I used to carry all the time, the wear from the shoulder straps and the bag rubbing on my back really messed my tops up. Consequently, I really don't want to damage my GG jacket as a result of carrying.
I guess I could use a cheap jacket for the winter, but what's the point in having the GG if I don't wear it when it's most needed.
Not that is my reason for not carrying now. That comes down to shoulder and knee injuries. So the electric trolley allows me to enjoy this game more.
Pros don't carry a thing around with them!
When I used to carry all the time, the wear from the shoulder straps and the bag rubbing on my back really messed my tops up. Consequently, I really don't want to damage my GG jacket as a result of carrying.
I guess I could use a cheap jacket for the winter, but what's the point in having the GG if I don't wear it when it's most needed.
Not that is my reason for not carrying now. That comes down to shoulder and knee injuries. So the electric trolley allows me to enjoy this game more.
Pros don't carry a thing around with them!
StrangelyBrown
Tour Winner
My dad swapped to an electric cart 3 years ago after a hernia operation. I use a push trolley because of a bad back. I could carry my bats around but I'd be crippled for most of the following week. I think the macho ******** is rediculous, why make it harder for yourself?
