Off my trolley

[Captainron]

Okay, time to recant an old sentiment where I said that carrying should be mandatory. I'm getting on a bit now (37) and what with my gammie ankle, bad back, 18 clubs, 30 odd balls etc. etc. I decided to hire a trolley for the June medal last Saturday. This was the first time I have EVER used one (buggy or carry in the past) and it was great! I wasn't half as tired as I would have been when carrying and found pushing it around a breeze.

Now toying with the idea of getting one. Not sure about going the whole hog and going for an electric version? What options should I be looking at? If I go electric then I do want the option to be able to push should the battery die on me.

 

[USER1999]

Electric is a pain in the bum, unless you play a very hilly golf course. Any three wheel push trolley will make life way easier than carrying. Charging batteries, lugging them about, remembering to put them in the car, take them out, etc. can't be bothered. Had electric for 5 years, gone to a push, don't miss the powered stuff one jot.

Get a pink one, you know you want to.

 

[pbrown7582]

Same sentiments here coue of years ago, bought a nearly new motocaddy lite for £50 as a trial before stumping up for an electric one, still got it now decided wasn't with the extra for a battery it's a breeze and so easy to push.
Do it.......

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Electric is a pain in the bum, unless you play a very hilly golf course. Any three wheel push trolley will make life way easier than carrying. Charging batteries, lugging them about, remembering to put them in the car, take them out, etc. can't be bothered. Had electric for 5 years, gone to a push, don't miss the powered stuff one jot.

Get a pink one, you know you want to.

This.

Loads of times i'd forget to charge my battery and ended up pushing a dead weight power trolley around.

I ended up selling my GoKart and going back to carrying because of this.

 

[Deleted member 17920]

Okay, time to recant an old sentiment where I said that carrying should be mandatory. I'm getting on a bit now (37) and what with my gammie ankle, bad back, 18 clubs, 30 odd balls etc. etc. I decided to hire a trolley for the June medal last Saturday. This was the first time I have EVER used one (buggy or carry in the past) and it was great! I wasn't half as tired as I would have been when carrying and found pushing it around a breeze.

Now toying with the idea of getting one. Not sure about going the whole hog and going for an electric version? What options should I be looking at? If I go electric then I do want the option to be able to push should the battery die on me.

You old man Get a push trolley, you haven't even got a hill on your course, it's as flat as your swing 30 balls in your bag, I knew you was bad last week but 30 balls!!!!

 

[williamalex1]

Welcome to the 21st century, and old age. A couple of my [40 year old] mates use push trolleys at their course, but wouldn't suit one with steep hills.

 

[fundy]

As another injury sufferer, give in and get yerself a trolley, personally prefer a leccy one, dont see it as hassle like some but each to their own

 

[Lanark_Golfer]

Treat yourself to a Clicgear, you won't regret it. I changed from a Motocaddy electric and is so much less hassle. Wouldn't go back to electric unless I had health problems that would require it.

 

[Captainron]

You old man Get a push trolley, you haven't even got a hill on your course, it's as flat as your swing 30 balls in your bag, I knew you was bad last week but 30 balls!!!!

Whoa, hold on there big lad. The climb up to some of the tee boxes is as much as 2 foot! It's not quite as flat as a kippers knob though.

And 20 of those balls were yours😘

 

[el marko]

Can anyone explain why a clicgear is so good? Are they £200s better than Costcos Eze glide for example?

 

[Oddsocks]

Electric is a pain in the bum, unless you play a very hilly golf course. Any three wheel push trolley will make life way easier than carrying. Charging batteries, lugging them about, remembering to put them in the car, take them out, etc. can't be bothered. Had electric for 5 years, gone to a push, don't miss the powered stuff one jot.

Get a pink one, you know you want to.

I couldn't agree with this more if I tried. I'm carrying a few injuries to ankle, knee and back from a previous hobby and a couple of years ago flirted with a motocaddy. While is was great when in use, the faffing around charging etc just got to much of a pain, couple that with any spontaneous games where my trolley wasn't charged would mean I need to empty all my stuff back into a carry bag.

This year I went to a z3 push trolley and haven't looked back, there's a lot of high end pushers out there now.

 

[Jon321]

I brought a Qwikfold 3 wheel push trolley from DG for the times I just fancy using one instead of carrying ( usually when it's very hot or I'm playing a hilly course ) think I needed up paying abit £80 after using a money off card. Highly recommend it. Good storage and rolls nicely.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Okay, time to recant an old sentiment where I said that carrying should be mandatory. I'm getting on a bit now (37) and what with my gammie ankle, bad back, 18 clubs, 30 odd balls etc. etc. I decided to hire a trolley for the June medal last Saturday. This was the first time I have EVER used one (buggy or carry in the past) and it was great! I wasn't half as tired as I would have been when carrying and found pushing it around a breeze.

Now toying with the idea of getting one. Not sure about going the whole hog and going for an electric version? What options should I be looking at? If I go electric then I do want the option to be able to push should the battery die on me.

This is all you need to know;

http://www.mygolfspy.com/clicgear-3-5-review/

As others have said, electric is more hassle than it's worth unless you absolutely need to. And if I understand correctly that you are not vertically challenged, the Clicgear sets up taller than most so easier to use.

Can anyone explain why a clicgear is so good? Are they £200s better than Costcos Eze glide for example?

Quality of construction, larger nose wheel so rolls easier, customer service back-up, range of accessories, the list goes on. Very quick search, Costco £94.99, Clicgear £199 before the 10% off offer this weekend at clickgolf, must be other offers out there, so not even £100 more for what is probably the market leader. It's a no brainer.

 

[Dave B]

I have a powacaddy freeway and a push trolley for when it gets wet and electric trolleys are banned on my local. I've never had a problem with forgetting to charge my battery.

I honestly can't see the point in paying £100+ for a push trolley. The Eze Glider which you mentioned is what I have and it's more than up to the job of carrying a large cart bag + you have the utility drinks and ball holder attached. It doesn't fold down to a miniscule size but it fits in a standard powakaddy or similar sized electric trolley bag.

I loaned my mate mine for a weekend away and he bought one as soon as he got back.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I really don't understand how carrying a battery from the car into the house and plugging it in is a hassle. Takes less than a minute. Push trolleys are fine on a flat course but I've seen some very red faced people pushing them up hills.

I don't see the point of buying a labour saving device then still doing the work yourself.

 

[Paperboy]

Love my clic gear, my course is hilly as well. Not really an issue apart from the 10th green to the 11th tee box. That's a bit of a killer

Had mine for 18 months, only problem was break cable snapping. Within a week had a FOC replacement, apparently it took my mate 2 minutes too fit

 

[Mastercracker]

I brought a Qwikfold 3 wheel push trolley from DG for the times I just fancy using one instead of carrying ( usually when it's very hot or I'm playing a hilly course ) think I needed up paying abit £80 after using a money off card. Highly recommend it. Good storage and rolls nicely.

Ive got this too and can't recommend it enough.

 

[gripitripit]

Honestly don't see the attraction with carrying clubs. A 3 wheel trolley for me is a must and would be lost without mine. I would not go down the electric route ever......unless I could afford the Stewart X9 Follow.

 

[Jensen]

I've got a Powakaddy Twinline 3 push/pull trolley. I've had this about 4 years and it's been well used. Starting to show its age now but I'm glad I switched to trolley from carrying. Find I have more energy compared to carrying and it's much better for the back. Next trolley I'm looking at is Eze Glyde from Costco for £89.00 looks well built, sterdy and folds down well. Centre of gravity looks lower than my Powakaddy so won't blow over in the wind when the brolley is up.

 

[Break90]

Electric for me, Powakaddy Freeway, bought it a while back due to a back injury that meant I struggled on the last 3-4 holes every time I played. No back issues whatsoever nowadays.

i like the look of some of the new push trolleys, but I don't see the point of pushing a trolley. I've rarely forgotten to charge the battery after a round.