Trolley V Carry

[AMcC]

In the last couple of years I have done both.

I recently bought a new Mizuno Aerolite carry bag and since then have always carried. I like the feeling of walking straight to where I want to go without navigating a course. The benefits are also a better workout, by carrying a weight while walking around. The downside is that I like to carry lots of junk and can be heavy sometimes, bizarrely it is better when it rains as I am wearing my waterproofs !! In the rain I feel i stay drier when I am carrying and that the weather interferes less, can just stick my hands in my pockets and head down and get in with it.

If I want I can use my three wheel push trolley which is good but never ventured to an electric one yet

 

[Crawfy]

Pulled trolley for last 3 yrs, got a 2nd hand push on here last year - lifechanging !!

So much better for my back. I can now get out of bed teh next day...

Still carry a half set thru winter though

 

[RGDave]

All 3! (of the two possibilities)

Mostly, I carry (mid sized bag).
A proper game, mostly trolley.

Special games....electric trolley, caddie, dancing girls, skycaddie, 5 wedges, that sort of thing....

 

[Oxfordcomma]

Pulled trolley for last 3 yrs, got a 2nd hand push on here last year - lifechanging !!

So much better for my back. I can now get out of bed teh next day...

Still carry a half set thru winter though

Crawfy, are you saying it's having any trolley for the last 3 yrs that's made the difference, or that changing to a push trolley is easier? Interested because I've got an old 2 wheel trolley, always thought it does me fine but it's getting on and so I'm starting to look for a new one.

I carry as well when there's a hedgehog only rule in place or if I'm going out for a quick knock, always trolley for comps though. As others have said, I like to have plenty of drinks, snacks, waterproofs etc in the bag and I can really feel the difference by the time I get to 15/16/17/18 if I carry with all that lot in the bag.

 

[Slicer30]

Crawfy, are you saying it's having any trolley for the last 3 yrs that's made the difference, or that changing to a push trolley is easier? Interested because I've got an old 2 wheel trolley, always thought it does me fine but it's getting on and so I'm starting to look for a new one.

I carry as well when there's a hedgehog only rule in place or if I'm going out for a quick knock, always trolley for comps though. As others have said, I like to have plenty of drinks, snacks, waterproofs etc in the bag and I can really feel the difference by the time I get to 15/16/17/18 if I carry with all that lot in the bag.

I also have a pull trolley - its doing the job but I get a sore shoulder now and again if I dont switch hands that I pull the trolley with.

might go for the push trolley next.

Stopped carrying when I started playing every week. The carrying itself was fine, for me it was the bending and getting the bag up onto my shoulder which was doing my back in.

 

[DappaDonDave]

23...carried last year, no major issues. Got a trolley off eBay on the cheap, played last week with it...won't be going back to carrying.

 

[bluewolf]

I do both, strangely enough, I feel fresher when carrying than when pulling. The straps on carry bags these days are so well designed that I can hardly feel the weight of the bag when it's on my back. Couple this with the shorter walk (possibly) and I think carrying is the winner.

 

[Captainron]

I can't bringmyself to get a trolley. Adds to the excercise if I carry. Will change my mind at some point inthefuture I am sure

 

[bluewolf]

I can't bringmyself to get a trolley. Adds to the excercise if I carry. Will change my mind at some point inthefuture I am sure

Maybe if you add a bit more weight to your bag you'll eventually shrink down to human size!!
By the way, are you watching England keep hold of the number 1 spot?

 

[Fyldewhite]

I do have a powakaddy but day to day I rarely use it. My clubs are in a locker at the club and I can go from being sat in the lounge to hitting my tee shot in 2-3 minutes. More importantly I can leave the 18th and have a pint in front of me in the same timeframe. No cleaning wheels, no messing about and no battery to charge when I get home etc. It's quicker and easier on the course giving me more thinking time for shots. I only swap to the big bag and trolley for 36 hole comps or maybe when it's really hot in the height of summer (about 2 weeks usually!).

I don't buy the weight theory, I'm nearly 50, reasonably fit and strong enough to carry a full set + rain gear and the massive extra weight that water and a sandwich can add. Some people just need to get themselves to a gym. The only disadvantage I can see to carrying is strap wear on the shoulders on some golf gear which can be an issue with some shirt materials.

 

[Big_Rick78]

I carry. Tried using trolleys before and, as I have a stand bag, they always fall off, and I keep running myself over so its easier for me to carry.

 

[sydney greenstreet]

I do have a powakaddy but day to day I rarely use it. My clubs are in a locker at the club and I can go from being sat in the lounge to hitting my tee shot in 2-3 minutes. More importantly I can leave the 18th and have a pint in front of me in the same timeframe. No cleaning wheels, no messing about and no battery to charge when I get home etc. It's quicker and easier on the course giving me more thinking time for shots. I only swap to the big bag and trolley for 36 hole comps or maybe when it's really hot in the height of summer (about 2 weeks usually!).

I don't buy the weight theory, I'm nearly 50, reasonably fit and strong enough to carry a full set + rain gear and the massive extra weight that water and a sandwich can add. Some people just need to get themselves to a gym. The only disadvantage I can see to carrying is strap wear on the shoulders on some golf gear which can be an issue with some shirt materials.

What's this cleaning wheels ? i give them a bit of a kick and a burl and that's it.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

I don't understand why people have to overload their bags with food drink towels etc.

Surely you can go without food for 3.5 hours.

If its likely to rain I wear my waterproof trousers and carry the top in my bag, have a bottle of water and sometimes a piece of fruit. I have 14 clubs about 10 balls and a bag of tees in my bag and that's it.

 

[beggsy]

I carry in winter to save the course from getting crappy but will always use my trolley in summer and it's because I can and want to I carry oof tiles about 5 days a week so why should I carry clubs on a weekend

 

[Deleted member 1740]

I carry in winter to save the course from getting crappy but will always use my trolley in summer and it's because I can and want to I carry oof tiles about 5 days a week so why should I carry clubs on a weekend

Nobody is saying you have to.

I enjoy carrying and there's no fun pushing a trolley through rough and trees or around the kart paths.

 

[G1BB0]

both camps here. I like the convenience of having all my gear when using a trolley but last week I forgot to charge my battery so carried and I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I felt as fresh on the 18th as I did on the 1st. Comp on Sunday and if the forecast remains dry then I reckon I might just carry again :thup:

 

[hangover]

I'm 27 fit and healthy and use a electric trolley. Dont see why it bothers some people that young people want to use elctric trolleys.

 

[palindromicbob]

I'm 31 and my knees have seen better days. I will occasionally carry but to do so I reduce my bag drastically. For me to carry a full set doesn't work. Simply not fit enough to do so, hence I love my gokart.

 

[thegogg]

I'm just turned 50 and still pretty fit but do now weigh 15 and a half stone which is a good 2 stones heavier than when I stopped playing rugby 10 years ago so if Im just having a sociable knock or playing less than a full round then I tend to carry but whenever I'm playing in a comp then I use an electric trolley as it does leave me feeling less tired towards the end of the round.

 

[drawboy]

Both, trolley in Summer, carry in Winter, basically because I cannot be bothered cleaning the mud off of the trolley everytime I use it.