Electric trollys i'm 28 yes / no

[madandra]

I will be running the Birmingham Half Marathon on Sunday and i have a Powakaddy.

What size of battery do you need to do 26 miles?

 

[brendy]

I must be in the minority these days, I bought and tried to get along with a powered trolly but went back to a carry/stand bag as its less hassle and I feel im getting more exercise with it. I can also walk across greens to speed up play and set it virtually anywhere (greens excepted obviously) where the trolly was very limited, add in the charging, slight assemby each time, storage and cleaning.... its a never ending circle, I just cant be arsed. By the time I had cleaned it and stored it in the boot, my partners were sat in the bar.
Jon, btw us fatties need as much exercise as we can get, remember the wednesday weigh ins? I put most of it back on but now a bet in work between 7 of us has seen me lose over a stone in a month and a half with nothing more than a better diet and two rounds of carrybag golf a week. Think sbout the benefits big man!

 

[medwayjon]

Brendy,

I am nearly 2 stone down on the nudging 20st I was at the beginning of 2008!

I would love to carry regularly but with a bad back I dont want to aggravate again (my chiro knows how to charge) I tend to pull trolley or use the leccy one.

 

[brendy]

Jon, If you have a bad back then you know your answer, eleccy trolley it is. Dont pay the extra for a remote control one though that is verging on golf spice territory haha.

 

[USER1999]

Having just bought an electric trolley, I can't believe that adding a remote adds £350 to the price. That is robbery, pure and simple. I can buy a remote controlled car for a tenner. A trolley may be a bit bigger, but flipping heck.

Naff too.

 

[haplesshacker]

I can also walk across greens to speed up play

Brendy.

Or anyone else please correct me if I'm wrong. But with the added weight of a fully loaded carry bag, surely walking across greens just isn't the done thing to do. It must cause more damage to the surface etc. I never did it as I thought it was un-etiquette (word!) thing to do.

Thoughts?

 

[USER1999]

Now in theory, no one should carry and walk accross the green. But, I am 11 stone ringing wet, so if my bag is another 2 stone max, then what is the difference between someone 14 stone, (and there are lots of these), and me with a bag?

Not condoning, just asking?

Answer is general wear and tear. Less is better.

Get off the green as much as possible.

Let's be honest a trolley would at least spread the load between 5 points, not two, so probably better for the greens to wheel your trolley accross them.

 

[brendy]

I think a little along the same lines, I wearing soft spikes like any other golfer to use the course, I intentionally stay well away from the flags and dont see how I am any worse than someone heavier without a bag. Grass recovers from footprints quite quickly. Unless its very wet Id be conscious of it.

Now in theory, no one should carry and walk accross the green. But, I am 11 stone ringing wet, so if my bag is another 2 stone max, then what is the difference between someone 14 stone, (and there are lots of these), and me with a bag?

Not condoning, just asking?

Answer is general wear and tear. Less is better.

Get off the green as much as possible.

Let's be honest a trolley would at least spread the load between 5 points, not two, so probably better for the greens to wheel your trolley accross them.

 

[haplesshacker]

Maybe I'm wrong then. I stand corrected. So it's okay to walk across a green with a carry bag.

 

[brendy]

I think so HH, if im wrong noone has ever said anything and I play with 3 fellas who I know would let any one of us know if we are in the wrong (we are friends so dont take offence). I honestly dont think I cause any damage at all, surely the lawnmower and green keeper walking behind would be heavier than myself and my carry bag?
You did get me thinking fella so I googled but couldnt find anything conclusive either way Im having a looksie on the RandA website now.

 

[viscount17]

isn't it just a case of common sense - take no more onto the green that you need.

tbh I think carrying a bag across the green 'because you can' is as ill-considered as trollies taken around the fringe.

 

[brendy]

Its not as outright as "because I can" its more to speed up play, walking round a massive green takes time, walking across avoiding lines etc to me just doesnt seem like an etiquette issue.
As I said before, I play weekly with fellas that would let anyone know if they are out of order as would most of our club membership. Im open to suggestions and wonder if any of the greenstaff on here know of anything?On a slight tangent is it similar to trolley tracks on the fairway/rough possibly improving a lie when a ball comes to rest in it?

 

[USER1999]

I think it is one of those things you just shouldn't do, much like hitting a wedge out of a green, just because you can, you still shouldn't where possible.

 

[Parmo]

I walk across greens with my stand bag if need be, whats the point of walking around slowing play and wear on the course? my bag adds to my weight, but would you stop a 20 stone man walkin on the green?

 

[surefire]

You wouldn't stop someone heavier walking on the green, BUT there is nothing in the short term they can do to become lighter before walking on the green. Waiting for them to diet would really slow down play!!!

If a bag weighs 2 stone, say 20 fourballs play the course walking on greens with bags, thats an extra 160 stone the green unecessarily has to take wear from.

 

[brendy]

Guys, Im going to stand my ground over this one, I have scoured the internet including green keeping sites and cant come up with anything to indicate that its wrong.
On a Saturday upwards of 300 people stand within 2 feet of each and every hole to pick the ball out, regardless of weight our greens are remain fine and no marks are left.
The minority of our club are carriers these days so a handful of us walking on unique lines each time, I just cant see how that would do any damage whatsoever over someone walking normally. Please dont take this post as selfish and cavalier, I am being honest and if I can be shown solid proof that I am wrong, then the apologies will be given.

 

[happyhacker]

Have to say I'm with Brendy on this one. I don't see the harm in it as it generally happens irregulary. It might be different if someone was always walking across every green, as thats just plain silly.

One of the advantages of carrying is having your bag (and therefore all your clubs) with you when you assess your lay and potential shot. If you happen to find your approach is the wrong side of the green from where you will head to the next tee, then surely the lesser of two evils is to walk across the green than slow up the pace of play by having to walk around what can sometimes be very large greens.

I appreciate putting extra weight on a green is not ideal. But as has already been covered the vast differences in weight of players, greenkeepers and machinery etc means the greens are obviously ok to cope with weight to a certain level which I doubt the average man and bag will exceed.

 

[vig]

I don't see anything wrong with it. I don't do it but I can't see as it is doing anymore damage than me walking across without a bag,
"11st wet through", I wish! I think I was 14 years old the last time I weighed 11st.

I would think that bending down to pick a ball out of the hole and putting weight on your putter would cause more damage. I have seen deep hole where someone has done this and bo!!ocked them for not repairing it.