I like to walk the course, but my home course has may holes that have elevation changes of 60-70 feet, and carrying a bag for 18 holes is tiring. By about the 15th hole my game goes to he** because I'm tired and my shoulders hurt. Is it worth getting a cart? Do any guys here in there 30's use them? If so, what do you recommend? I hear the Sun Mountain Speed Cart is great, and I already have their MPB (Hybrid bag). What do you think?

I just purchased the Sun Mountain V1, but have not used it yet. (just got it yesterday) To me It is well worth the money. Well built, lots of options, best of the bunch! The one that I have is the 2007 model, they now have the 2008 model but it looks like very little changes.

I have a Sun Mountain Speed Cart and love it. Very easy to push and light weight.

Clicgear cart.

The clicgear cart looks very nice and folds so small, which would be nice as I have a Honda Civic with a small trunk. The only thing that concerns me with the clicgear is the solid bar that runs down the middle of where your bag rests. I don't have a true cart bag and wondered if this bar would be in the way. Any thoughts or experience with stand bags on the clicgear?

Sun Mountain Speed cart is the best by far. Do a search on here and that is what you will find.
30 isn't too old I am 28 and I use one. Alot of the guys I play with use the speed cart and everybody is very happy.

electric carts are very popular in the UK

i find it strange that most posters from the US use non electric push carts...why aren't electric carts that popular in the US?

The reason for me is that I don't have $600-1200 dollars to spend on a cart when I can ride in a cart for $20 or so extra per round. You also don't find these for rent at any clubs. Must be the fat Americans have to ride...

I'm 41 and use a Bag Boy 3-wheeler. I've carried before and can't see myself doing it unless it's a flat course. It just doesn't make sense to me with the elevation changes typical of my home course. Plus I can pack rain gear, water, food, etc.

I have a Ogio stand bag and it fits nicely to my Clicgear cart!!!
It's also very sturdy. You won't be disappointed with this cart.

Clicgear. You wont have any problem with your bag and it is probably the best cart available right now.

Bag Boy Avenger is awesome, but, now they have another model with handbrakes vs. footbrake. Have two different bags. If walking, OGIO Vaporlite. If pushing, OGIO Grom. It will save your back over time.

Minimum age for using push carts is 40, unless you have a debilitating injury that prohibits you from walking and carrying. So, it looks like you've jumped the gun a little early and you'll need to wait a few more years.






j/k

I ALMOST missed your j/k at the end there and was getting ready to let forth with much verbal fury!

I've used a Sun Mountain for a few years now (32 years old today.) Used a pull cart before that. I just never saw a reason to carry 30 pounds around for 4+ hours when we have handy tools at our disposal. Even primates use tools!

The ClicGear carts are really nice. If I were in the market, I'd be deciding between the Sun Mountain and the ClicGear. My buddy has a Mini Cooper and has the clicgear, and it's working great for him. They seem to have a very high build quality, as do the Sun Mountains. For the space-limited golf commuter, I'd say the clicgear is a no-brainer.

The Smoothy is a great "pull-cart". It is smooth, has built in suspension in the front wheel, and looks more like a 2-wheel cart then a 3-wheel cart, so it looks heaps better. Look into them and u won't be disappointed

age limits? come on really.

Advise: Don't ever worry about what people think of you.

If a person in the US were to want to buy and use an electric 'push' cart, which brand and model would you recommend?

You have a "friend" looking for one?

The sunmountain electric car is the best electric cart IMO, a little price but very nice and works great. There is a very nice review in thesandtrap.com if I remeber correctly.

Unless you've the excuse of being elderly or infirm, golf trolleys/carts/buggies are the work of
Satan.

Get off your lazy arse and try carrying a bag as walking a well-designed golf course is one of life's truly great pleasures. Let's be honest, who needs all the stuff people try to cram into their huge cart bags? Pare it all down and take advantage of today's superlight, double strap bags

I remember the days when only the very oldest members of any golf club had earned the right not to be laughed at for not carrying their own bag round 18 holes. No wonder the Western world is battling chronic heart disease and obesity if seemingly healthy people under the age of 50 can't be bothered to carry a golf bag round 18 holes.....

(Only joking....maybe....)

I love my Sun Mountain speed cart.

no contest! Sun Mountain 2008 V1. Light and all the options to make your life easy.

Every Sun Mountain product I have ever used has been outstanding. I currently have a 3 wheel Bagboy that is also an excellent product.

I proudly display the USGA's "Walking Member" bag tag. For me, golf is a lot less fun and enjoyable riding around in a cart. Not only am I am better player when walking (at 3-4 shots per round), I never fail to keep up with the members of my group as well as the groups behind me and in front.

I play a lot of golf with customers and, almost without exception, a riding cart is a must. Many times, I have taken a customer to a course I have played that was absolutely gorgeous, dropped them off after we played and went back to play the course again, just so I could "walk it" - rather than "cart it."

** I'm going to check out those Clicgear push carts later on today!!

Thanks

Keith

I prefer to walk with a carry bag - only if I have had some kind of back trouble and I have to play 27 holes or more will I consider using my Speed cart V1.

I'm mid 30 something

I like to walk the course and feel like a brave Scottish golfer, when I walk 18 holes straight - this is the way golf was meant to be played

But different strokes for different folks, I guess. There's a reason why you have the obesity problems in the US, you currently have.......people would rather driver their dogs than walk them, if they could - and I'm NOT kidding here.
Think about that. If you feel too old to carry your bag now, what will happen in 20 years something ?
Only back trouble will prevent me from walking and carrying my bag.

If you make sure to keep a proper posture when walking the course, you will add strength to your back and not weaken it. My back has never been in better shape since I invested in a great stand carry bag and started walking the golf course. Just an advice from an avid walking golfer

Shaitan,
Not sure if the Smoothy is available in the US. Do you know what company makes them?

Thanks,
p

It doesn't matter what age you are if you want a cart,buy one!!!?!!!

EBAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OT:

DD, you a q 2'er? LOL-- Me too.

I just got a SM V1 and chuckle all day while playing. I should have bought one the minute they started selling them, and sorry I didn't.

hehe. My cynical nature doesn't allow me to pass over posts about "age" limits without having some fun. I guess I've never worried what other people think, so I chuckle when others seem to seek permission to buy, wear, or play something. I'm only a couple of years older than you and I've been using a SM Speed Cart for several years!

Our couse seems to be split half/half between SM and Bag Boy. Clic is just now entering the fray. Seems like those with small cars favor Clic due to its more compact folding design.

For the life of me, I cannot understand why you cannot be considered an "avid" walker and use a push cart?
The bag is in front of you instead of on your back. Big deal.

Think a little broader and you will see there are many good reasons for using a push cart to still get the benefits of walking and the enjoyment of the game at a more natural and relaxing pace. (I can walk 18 in 2.5 hours by the way.) Myself, I have Type I diabetes and need to bring food and beverage for my round due to special dietary needs. That makes a carry bag just too darn heavy and it's not something I can "pare down." All of you who have perfect health- don't take it for granted.

What the game is "supposed to be." Gimme a freaking break.

My vote is for the clicgear cart. It is awesome. Just as sturdy as a Sun Mountain, but the fold down size is tiny.

I am 30 and in pretty good shape, I have carried my clubs for life until this year. I got a clicgear cart and haven't looked back. I am not sore or fatigued after 36 or 54 holes in one day. I don't know too many people that can carry it on their back and then feel good the next day. Carrying is hard on your back. If you want to get a work out, go lift weights, it will be better for you.

I have really enjoyed golfing more with the clicgear cart. Get one.

I agree. And as to the person/s saying this is not exercise, walking is walking. I lift weights for my back and don't feel like carrying a bag anymore. I'm 6'1" and 185 lbs, and far from being out of shape. But why don't pro's carry their own bags. Would scores go up if pro's had to carry 30 lb. bags for 18? I say now that a cart is the way to go, and those that feel like carrying is the way to go, so be it.

i am 26, 6'2", 200 pounds, former college athlete, recently ran a half marathon and regularly lift weights. i hate carrying my own clubs and it's not because i would find any difficulty in doing so.

i agree with you that walking a course is one of life's "great pleasures" (unless the course sucks), but what pleasure does carrying your own clubs add above and beyond walking with a caddy or cart? call me "new school", but i simply don't see carrying your own clubs as integral of a part of golf as you posit.

my response applies only to the part of you that may not be joking :-)

I'm about to convert to the push cart. Have always carried up to this point. I've run 4 marathons and done Ironman triathlon. I'm perfectly able to carry my bag, however... I'm a 30 year old chiropractor. I deal with lots of people who wish they'd have been easier on their bodies when they were younger. I try to tell younger people, "just because you can, doesn't mean you should". Being young and strong gets people to do some dumb things that will be with them for the rest of their lives.

IMO of course. I do feel a bit dorky, but better dorky than injured...

I'm a 31YO and I love my Sun Mountain Speed cart. I don't "need" to use it, as an avid backpacker I'm used to hiking 15+ miles in a day with about 30lbs of gear on my back. I prefer my push cart because

a. It's easier to deal with on the course, I play a bit faster with my cart then with my stand bag.

b. The cupholder! I tee off every weekend morning at 7:00 and I enjoy having the cup holder for my coffee cup.

c. The little compartment under the scorecard holder is a great place for me to store cigarette butts so i don't inadvertently forget them on the course. I hate butts on the course.

d. Normally while hoofing when I make a divot there isn't much I can do about it other then maybe replace the divot, the SM Speedcart has a wonderful little sand bottle I can use to fill my divots.

e. I score better with the speed cart. By the time I hit 16-17-18 three of the most demanding hole on the course often I've depleated enough energy on the course that I'll start making mental mistakes.

Anybody using the Bagboy Express 180 with the folding front wheel? Good/bad choice?

I'm mid 30's here and I have Bag Boy SC-545 push/pull and it's a nice cart.

Couldn't have put it better myself...

I bought the newest (2008?) Sun Mountain V1 today. It's nicer than last years version with a console and better cup holder as well as a "miscellaneous" type of net beween the handlebars. Very nice cart.

I've got a 72 hole tournament over the weekend and don't want fatigue to play a role at the end of my rounds. So far I'm really liking it.

307golf

Surprisingly there was no sign of an AARP card attached...

What's the difference between the V1 and V2?
Color and mesh netting?

I don't want to thread jack but I have a related question that is driving me nuts... and has been for some time now.

Is there some 'secret' way of getting your bag to sit in one of these push/pull carts without twisting sideways? This drives me bonkers and I find I'm always wrestling with the damn thing throughout my games.

The "new" model of the v1 has mesh netting and a nice padded glove box of sorts that the old v1 doesn't have.

I have a couple of bags that are designed for use with push/pull carts. One is a Sun Mountain SCB (speed cart bag) and the shape of it matches that of the brackets. The other is an Ogio Sycro. While it is more round in shape, it works well on the push cart and doesn't move.

Adding some foam pads to the bottom or upper arms might help hold the bag better. Been thinking about getting a clicgear and I'm concerned about this too.

The Sun Mountain MPB stand bag works well with the Speed Cart. I didn't want the cart bag because I wanted a stand bag just for trips to the range. Most of the ultra lightweight stand bags are gonna twist sideways on the Speed Cart because the shape and size of them aren't condusive to the Speed Cart (or an electric/gas cart for that matter).

I use the speed cart with an ogio grom and it fits great. check out the clic gear cart as well it is very cool. I really like the fact that down the road you can order any part for the speed cart.

I have the Sun Mountain V1, and it is great. I wished it were smaller and then I heard about the Clicgear cart. I heard they were great, and had the opportunity to check one out at the Golfers's Warehouse in Hartford.

The verdict: I ordered one! I like the positive lock brake as opposed to the caliper type, and the folded size is a killer. People have posted that you really need to look at how to fold them, but I was able to accomplish it without any issue... I have to wait till I get it to really see how it performs....

Does anybody have the Sun Mountain MPB bag that has used it with the Clicgear cart? Any issues?

30 is too young unless health/time reasons hinder a stand bag.

yes used to play for the UK national team...those were the days.