Alright, here is the situation. I currently have a sweet 25 year old MacGregor bag. It weighs entirely too much to carry for 18-36 holes. I have been riding in a cart, but that will soon come to an end (cost considerations).
I am trying to decide between picking up a used hoofer 2, or getting a push cart.
I am 21, so I would maybe feel like a little bit of a girly man pushing around a push cart, but i would still get to use my macgregor bag and for 36 hole days, it would probably still be better for by back, shoulders, etc.

Give me some good arguments for either option please...

I love to walk.

I carried my bag for years, I bought one of the first Izzo dual strap bags ever built. It certainly made carrying easier, but you still had to lug the weight around.

I tried a two wheeled pull cart. That was worse than carrying. It just about killed my back pulling that thing up hills.

Finally, I bought a Sun Mountain 3 wheeled push cart. I have never looked back. The three wheelers carry all the weight and roll rather effortlessly. There is no setting down/picking up the bag. You just roll it to where you need to be and it silently holds all your clubs, drinks, gear and even your umbrella. When playing in the rain, you will stay drier than even your cart riding peers.

Get a three wheeler. I don't think you'll regret it.

I carried for years ... my bag and my dad's bag during tourneys. Like the above poster I went double stap as soon as it was available. I've had a Sun Mountain Speedcart for the last 2 seasons and will never go back. The only time I do not use it is on "business" golf where everyone else is riding.

Save your back and try the cart. Many courses have pushcarts now for you to try for a round or two before you make the investment.

drn92

I have a Sun Mountain Speedcart and I would not play without it.

BINGO

I recommend the 3 wheel cart for sure. I as well carried most of the time, with single then double straps. however it's amazing how much "fresher" your shoulders feel when pushing a cart. I just wish someone had told me that at 21 instead of figuring it out by myself at 39.

and trust me you wont feel girly when your playing partners are struggling from being tired and you're still hammering it down the fairway.

What looks worse than a 21 year old walking with a push cart? One playing in a golf cart.

I've been playing using a bag boy 3 wheel push cart for about 2 years now. Just recently, it broke. I'm trying to get it fixed but have had to carry these last few rounds. Well it turns out, I've enjoyed carrying my bag( it was an old one strap). I liked it so much I went ahead and bought a nicer carry bag (2 strap) and love it.

I'm 32 and in pretty good shape and I've decided that even if I am able to get my cart fixed, I'm going to start carrying from now on.

There are advantages to both. There are some places where my push cart is not exactly the easiest thing to get around. And I think I honestly got more tired pushing it up some of our steeper hills than I do carrying my bag. But I'll miss things like giving it a little push and letting it glide down the fairway to my ball. And you can definitely carry more stuff with you.

I'm 29 and have been using a push cart for about 3 years now and I love it. I wouldn't even think about carrying again. I used to have a Sun Mountain but got a Clic Gear last year and its great. One of the best things about using a push cart is that when you are coming down 18 you feel almost as fresh as you did on number one. It definately saves me a few strokes because I don't fatigue so easily toward the end of a round. Who cares if you look like a "girly man", your legs will be thanking you in 15-20 years.

Don't worry about looking like a girly man. None of these keyboard warriors who make fun of people using push carts would say anything to your face anyway. Your back will thank me later for using one.

1. If pushing cart vs. walking and carrying bag saves you a few strokes, your fitness condition needs some honest assessment. And if that's true, every young golfers need to emulate your winning approach.
2. His legs will thank him more if he chooses to walk with a proper dual strap bag (saves his back as well) than walk with a push cart. Keep in mind that he's 21, not 51.

define proper dual strap bag. what constitutes improper dual strappage?

Without endorsing any brand, any dual strap bag in market today will do imo. I do carry a Ping Vantage.