Electric vs Pull

[road2ruin]

So my faithful Clicgear has given up the ghost, it was bought 2nd hand and really doesn't owe me anything so now i'm in the market for a new trolley.

I have never really considered an electric trolley before as I always thought they were a little 'old man' (I'm mid 30's BTW) although I mean no offence to those that already use one. However now I'm looking I'm not sure whether I might go down that route. They are obviously a lot smaller now and you don't have to lug around the equivalent of a car battery if you go down the lithium route. The downside is I don't know how much stick I'd get down at the club!

If I stick with a pull trolley it'll be the Clicgear 3.5 as I've never had any issues with the previous one and I like the way they're made.

Any particular thoughts from the forum?

 

[drewster]

I've recently gone from the clicgear 3.0 to a Powakaddy Freeway 5 with lithium battery and won't look back. The clicgear is at the premium end of push/pull trolleys but it's not until you go to electric that you realise you still had to do some work !!!!! Personally I don't think that the "old man" stigma exists anymore with regards to trolleys and the modern styling of the Powakaddy electric trolleys definitely suggests that that is the case.

 

[road2ruin]

To be honest this is they way I'm leaning at the moment. My dad's still using an electric model that is archaic and I would have never given it any consideration due to the size and weight. The new models from Powakaddy and Motocaddy do look much better and I am sorely tempted.

 

[Canary_Yellow]

Push trolley for me.

I like the idea of the luxury of the electric, and I'm not put off by any stigma (of which I do not think there is any), but I like the extra exercise given by pushing, I also like that my trolley is a bit smaller (my car is small) and I know I'd end up forgetting to charge batteries etc. if I had an electric one.

In a few years, when I have more storage space at home and a bigger car I'll probably replace my current trolley with an electric number.

 

[Retread61]

Its electric for me every time. I too thought they were just for Old men and I when I first got one around 10 years ago it was only because I had a bad Achilles so couldnt carry. However I wouldnt be without one now. I love carrying my little pencil bag in the summer but for Winter its a trolley and a big dry bag every time.

 

[Stuey01]

Clicgear for me. I would forget to charge the battery, guaranteed.

 

[hovis]

My chiropractor who is a golf back specialist said that you should either carry or electric trolley. he recons that push trolleys cause big problems on the back years down the line. Apparently, even if you have both hands on the trolley the body will push with a dominant side. Walking this way for 6 miles isnt good.

Off his advice i changed to a electric trolley

 

[Imurg]

To my mind, primarily, the decision should be based on the course you play most.
Hilly = Electric
Flat = Push
My place is fairly flat so I don't "need" an electric

Having said that nobody with any sense is going to think anything less of you if you go electric over push...

One thing that does put me off electrics is when they go wrong a mile from the clubhouse it can be an awfully heavy push getting it home.
Some trolleys can be put into"neutral" so the roll like push trolleys but jot all.
That and the forgetting to charge/put in the car etc etc....

 

[Imurg]

My chiropractor who is a golf back specialist said that you should either carry or electric trolley. he recons that push trolleys cause big problems on the back years down the line. Apparently, even if you have both hands on the trolley the body will push with a dominant side. Walking this way for 6 miles isnt good.

Off his advice i changed to a electric trolley

Don't you mean pull trolleys..?
Pushing or walking with an electric are the same...

 

[woody69]

My chiropractor who is a golf back specialist said that you should either carry or electric trolley. he recons that push trolleys cause big problems on the back years down the line. Apparently, even if you have both hands on the trolley the body will push with a dominant side. Walking this way for 6 miles isnt good.

Off his advice i changed to a electric trolley

If he's a chiropractor I wouldn't believe a word he says tbh. How can he advocate that carrying is better for the body long term than using a trolley to take the load?

 

[pbrown7582]

To my mind, primarily, the decision should be based on the course you play most.
Hilly = Electric
Flat = Push
My place is fairly flat so I don't "need" an electric

Having said that nobody with any sense is going to think anything less of you if you go electric over push...

One thing that does put me off electrics is when they go wrong a mile from the clubhouse it can be an awfully heavy push getting it home.
Some trolleys can be put into"neutral" so the roll like push trolleys but jot all.
That and the forgetting to charge/put in the car etc etc....

This exactly for me. Hilly course then an electric comes into its own. Don't see you getting anymore grief for an electric over a push either.

 

[NWJocko]

I play at a flat course so push trolley is fine. Problem is when I go away to a hilly course it's a nightmare pushing the trolley round.

I'll get an electric one after winter carrying season is over I think.

 

[hovis]

If he's a chiropractor I wouldn't believe a word he says tbh. How can he advocate that carrying is better for the body long term than using a trolley to take the load?

Because the weight is spread even when you carry (using both straps)

And i would take is advice after he fixed my back after 3 months when the nhs "specialist " said there's nothing they can do

 

[hovis]

Don't you mean pull trolleys..?
Pushing or walking with an electric are the same...

No a push trolley. How are push and electric the same?
One requires effort to push the other you walk behind with your hand on the button

 

[woody69]

Because the weight is spread even when you carry (using both straps)

And i would take is advice after he fixed my back after 3 months when the nhs "specialist " said there's nothing they can do

Spread evenly maybe, but still concentrated on your lower back and down your calves, plus the constant pressure with putting it on and taking it off.

Well perhaps you found one that isn't a quack then, but it's unlikely. I just hope you don't pay him too much

 

[williamalex1]

When i finish my round I always sit my lithium battery on the car passenger seat so i remember to charge it when i get home.
It takes about 2 hours to charge so i leave the shed door open to remind me its charging and to put it back in the car when finished.
Just a wee tip for forgetful people like me :thup:

 

[hovis]

Spread evenly maybe, but still concentrated on your lower back and down your calves, plus the constant pressure with putting it on and taking it off.

Well perhaps you found one that isn't a quack then, but it's unlikely. I just hope you don't pay him too much

May i ask if you are a back specialist? If not are you saying that you know better than this chiropractor which the likes of rob rock and peter baker use and advocate? he explained why pushing was bad and I've decided to take his advice

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I have a pull trolley but hired an electric on a golf trip recently. It opened up a whole new world. No end of round tiredness, it was an absolute joy. I can't financially justify one so I will keep pulling but if you have the money I would definitely go for it.

As for stigma, not any longer. Most good young golfers, teenage, in our part of the world will have electric trolleys. They reckon it can be worth 2-3 shots per round as they are fresh for 18 holes. If the kids are happy to use them why would you worry?

 

[pbrown7582]

No a push trolley. How are push and electric the same?
One requires effort to push the other you walk behind with your hand on the button

Most modern push trolley take very little effort on flat ground to move, I thought this opinion was the old 2 wheel pull trolleys too but sounds like a good excuse for Santa to bring a new nice lithium trolley my way. The Chripractor gets enough off me with out self inflicting more misery!

 

[Imurg]

No a push trolley. How are push and electric the same?
One requires effort to push the other you walk behind with your hand on the button

You're not pushing a sack of spuds up a flight of stairs you know....
I would say that there's arguably more strain having to keep your thumb on the button.
Unless I'm going uphill - which isn't often as the course is fairly flat - I walk behind my pusher in exactly the same way I would if it had a little motor giving it the oomph...