Trolley at my age??

[G1BB0]

prefer carrying but do miss having a trolley, especially when the weathers a bit rank so am getting a GoKart v soon :thup:

42 by the way and fairly fit.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I got my first non electric push trolley when I turned 60.
Unless I have an injury I don't think I will ever be old enough for an electric one.
If I was totally infirm I might consider a buggy.

 

[StrangelyBrown]

30, bad back, hip problems, flat feet, shin splints and fat-ish.

Yes, I have a Powakaddy

 

[mykweb]

I have recently bought a powakaddy to save my lower back. I was getting a sore back from carrying my titleist bag. I even stripped out all the excess stuff in the bag and left clubs, but still my back was sore.

made the transition to the electric trolley and its amazing. Best decision so far. Yes I look like an old man, but as my fiancé tells me I am to last her a while

mike

 

[CMAC]

Havent read all the thread but age has nothing to do with it.

Sometimes its nice to have a trolley ie hot days, very wet days, playing 36 holes, injury's etc

I've played with teenagers with trolleys and 70 year olds carrying pencil bags.

I have both and use both depending how I feel or conditions........

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Havent read all the thread but age has nothing to do with it.

Sometimes its nice to have a trolley ie hot days, very wet days, playing 36 holes, injury's etc

I've played with teenagers with trolleys and 70 year olds carrying pencil bags.

I have both and use both depending how I feel or conditions........

This just about sums it up

 

[MadAdey]

Other benefits include not having to walk all the way around greens to put your trolley in a easy access position for finishing the hole,

Cutting across areas where trolleys can't go, especially in the winter with roped off areas

I think the above 2 statements sum up one of the downsides to people who carry. As stated above they go where ever they want and do not go around greens but use them as a direct route to the next hole.

 

[Val]

Let me ask 2 questions

What age is Rory McIlroy?
Does Rory McIlroy carry his clubs?

Ok, having a caddy is a bit different but you see where im going with it.

 

[Colin2324]

Trolleys are the way forward.

 

[Imurg]

Let me ask 2 questions

What age is Rory McIlroy?
Does Rory McIlroy carry his clubs?

Ok, having a caddy is a bit different but you see where im going with it.

Exactly.
When did you last see a Pro carry his clubs - even on the Europro and lesser Tours they never carry.....

If you want to carry then carry - if you don't then don't.
Nobody looks lame, idiotic, sub-human or anything else.
It's one of Life's choices!

 

[MadAdey]

Exactly.
When did you last see a Pro carry his clubs - even on the Europro and lesser Tours they never carry.....

If you want to carry then carry - if you don't then don't.
Nobody looks lame, idiotic, sub-human or anything else.
It's one of Life's choices!

With you on that Imurg. Carry or not it is your choice. Are people really that frightened about what others think? Are they the same people that will go and buy an 8* X-stiff driver just because it may look a bit more macho, even if they can't use it.....:rofl:

 

[Imurg]

With you on that Imurg. Carry or not it is your choice. Are people really that frightened about what others think? Are they the same people that will go and buy an 8* X-stiff driver just because it may look a bit more macho, even if they can't use it.....:rofl:

Depends if they went to AG or not......:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

 

[cookelad]

Always carried since I was 12 years old - My favourite bonus of it is the speed of arriving and leaving the course/car park there are a lot of people seen in the car park faffing round for 5-10mins with their car boot open

 

[Fish]

I think the above 2 statements sum up one of the downsides to people who carry. As stated above they go where ever they want and do not go around greens but use them as a direct route to the next hole.

We have ropes but it is clearly defined as no trolley access, if you carry then you can go through them, no downside to that as you can't generalise to what they may mean at one club to another.

On a 200 yard par 3 and with the fairway roped to restrict trolley access, if I am short of the green I walk down the fairway not around the path through the woods, simples.

 

[MadAdey]

We have ropes but it is clearly defined as no trolley access, if you carry then you can go through them, no downside to that as you can't generalise to what they may mean at one club to another.

On a 200 yard par 3 and with the fairway roped to restrict trolley access, if I am short of the green I walk down the fairway not around the path through the woods, simples.

My place has the same mate. But I always think that they put those out to restrict traffic on those areas of the course when it is wet, so carrying our trollying you should not really use these areas to protect your course. It is just something that annoys me at my place when I see people taking short cuts in the winter by going over the ropes and you can see where a lovely muddy path has been walked up a slope because of people slipping.

 

[MadAdey]

Depends if they went to AG or not......:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

You would know if it was AG because they would be talking about their 200MPH swing speed and the 350 yard carry they got on the trackman...............:rofl:

 

[Fish]

My place has the same mate. But I always think that they put those out to restrict traffic on those areas of the course when it is wet, so carrying our trollying you should not really use these areas to protect your course. It is just something that annoys me at my place when I see people taking short cuts in the winter by going over the ropes and you can see where a lovely muddy path has been walked up a slope because of people slipping.

I think like a lot of things, common sense should prevail. If I see its very muddy and standing water I wouldn't walk through it but, if its firm enough and only aimed at trolley restriction and I'm short I'll go through or I would have to follow the path all the way to the bottom and then walk up the restricted fairway adding slow play into the scenario!

 

[Scadge]

I used to carry out of vanity (fear of being old) but then realised that there is no chance that carrying as opposed to having a trolley will lower my scores whereas however fit I like to think of myself there is a chance, albeit small, that having a trolley might make that one shot difference.

I might have extra gloves or towels to keep drier, have an extra banana or drink for hydration, always carry my wet gear and let's face it in any other sport you would expect the competitor carrying less weight (eg trolley man) to beat the one carrying more weight (eg bag man).

I also noticed that all the best players at our club have trolleys in the summer when the ground is rock hard, especially the younger ones and I haven't seen any of the tour pros carrying their own bag just to prove they aint old

 

[Fish]

I'm starting to sway and feel the need to buy a trolley again

I must admit I feel the difference in weight when I have to carry an extra jacket and brolly along with my 1 litre coffee flask laced with brandy in the winter but I do reckon if I emptied a few people cart bags, they'd be filled with non-essentials and rubbish, a bit like a mobile ladies handbag :rofl:

 

[full_throttle]

I carry in the winter, but the bag is stripped down to about a dozen balls a pair or waterproof trousers and the clubs. In the summer I have food/drink sweets extra balls both waterproof trousers and jacket in the bag. Also if I start out with a jumper on its no trouble to whip it off and put in in the trolley bag.

Also I tend to think that by carrying in the winter I'm helping to protect the course a little more.