346 replies to this topic

[GaijinGolfer]

If someone wants a staff bag, thats their decision.  Its not as if you need to be a scratch player just to own a staff bag.  If I were in the market for a new bag and had a little extra cash sitting around, Id buy a Mizuno staff bag.

Edited by GaijinGolfer, 19 April 2011 - 04:16 PM.

[putt4_66]

I have one. It has my name on it. I always ride. I like having the room in the bag.

Frankly, I wish everyone used a bag with their name on it. Regardless whether it's a staff bag or a Ping Hoofer. It would make it a lot easier to address other club members by their name.

[Tower]

Who cares?  I switched from my old Ping Hoofer to a Cleveland tour Cart bag this year.  The clubs slide in and out real easy and I strap it to my Clicgear when I walk.  I'm never going to carry again...it messes up my back.

[dewald1]

 albatrosser, on 19 April 2011 - 12:34 PM, said:

these types of topics always amaze me and cause me to ask this one, simple question...

WHY DO YOU CARE IF SOMEONE _____________________?

a)  plays blades and has a 12 Hdcp
b)  carries a staff bag and shoots in the 90's
c)  has a circle T putter
d)  has "tour issue" equipment


fill in the blank with your ridiculous example.

Get over it.  If we all did everything like you do, used your accepted clubs, etc., it would be one BORING world.

amen.

[m5power]

I don't see a problem with it especially if you ride a cart or walk with a push cart.  if you are lugging it around as a walker and laying it flat on the ground every time you have to hit......well....that's kinda....i won't say.

[Midnightexpress]

sure why not?  they look awesome,  hold lots of stuff and why not have your name on it. like the other poster said it makes it easier to remember who we are playing with.  when we leave our clubs at the club house they wouldnt get mixed up all the time if they ALL had our names on them.

[Johnny]

if you gonna have a staff bag..especially with your name on it..fine. But dont let me beat you

[supergolfdude]

I guess if your name is Justin Timberlake or Al Czervik it's okay.

[Shaotai]

This is like complaining someone has a Ferrari or Lambo and they are not a racer...  Who cares!  They have the $$, let them buy/enjoy what they have...


<-- Looking for a new cart/staff bag to put in my Clicgear cart!  

[Fozcycle]

As long as they can carry them......

[Smoothduffer]

Since i have one i clicked yes if someone has a problem with it i REALLY dont care, my money.

[mozgolf]

I used one in the past because I carried so much gear with fickle weather in New Zealand, needed warm gear, wet weather gear, wet weather gloves, fleece or wool hat etc. We all used push carts so size was no problem. Now in Africa its a carry bag, mainly for my caddy's sake and cos I dont carry much, an umbrella and balls is about it.

I am not an advocate of playing dress-ups of carrying a staff bag that is monogrammed like the pros- sure use the bag if you like it and you need the space etc, but for heavens sakes we are grown ups and shouldnt need to play dress up

[bcflyguy1]

Would you pay to have some company's logo put on your car?  Makes about as much sense as paying money for a staff bag.  But hey, if it makes you feel cool...

[tElihu]

 bcflyguy1, on 22 April 2011 - 09:40 AM, said:

Would you pay to have some company's logo put on your car?  Makes about as much sense as paying money for a staff bag.  But hey, if it makes you feel cool...

You do realize that pretty much every car sold today has it's make, model, logo or emblem both on the front, back and sometimes even side of the car.

Same goes for carry bags too.

[minitour]

I have one.  Clicked "who cares?".

I'd say I use mine...25% of the time.  Only when forced to ride, normally.  I guess occasionally on my push cart.  If I'm just going to the range, it's the stand/carry bag.

-mini

[RRFireblade]

I voted no cause for me , it would be silly to lug around that big stupid advertising billboard and not get paid to do so like they were purely intended to be used for.

But mostly , I find it interesting that so many people take these threads SO personally.

Do I care what anyone else does ? No.

Did the OPs question specifically ask if you did ? No.

Why is defense the first reaction for so many people ?

Tuff times we live in anymore....

[mckennwa]

I have a Titleist Stand bag with my name on it.  It was a gift from a friend of mine who is a head pro at a local club.  I keep it in my office with a few spare clubs and putters.

Don't think I'd ever game it though, but that's because I rarely ever ride.

[bcflyguy1]

 tElihu, on 22 April 2011 - 10:12 AM, said:

 bcflyguy1, on 22 April 2011 - 09:40 AM, said:

Would you pay to have some company's logo put on your car?  Makes about as much sense as paying money for a staff bag.  But hey, if it makes you feel cool...

You do realize that pretty much every car sold today has it's make, model, logo or emblem both on the front, back and sometimes even side of the car.

Same goes for carry bags too.

Thank you, Captain Obvious.

Since you've missed the point, perhaps a picture will help.  Allow me to present the automotive equivalent of a bought staff bag.


You might be looking slick in your own mind, but to the rest of us it's just ridiculous.  

But like I said, do whatever makes you feel cool.  Haters gon' hate, and we aint mad at cha.  

We're just laughing at you, that's all.

[5249matt]

It would get really annoying carrying around a staff bag, they are just so big and bulky.  Leave the staff bags for the pros and their caddies to handle

[RRFireblade]

tElihu, on 22 April 2011 - 10:12 AM, said:

You do realize that pretty much every car sold today has it's make, model, logo or emblem both on the front, back and sometimes even side of the car.

Same goes for carry bags too.

Believe it or not but i swear to you i actually have all the emblems removed from my car.

Not for this reason but still.  :-)

[16pars2birdies]

 bcflyguy1, on 24 April 2011 - 08:39 PM, said:

 tElihu, on 22 April 2011 - 10:12 AM, said:

 bcflyguy1, on 22 April 2011 - 09:40 AM, said:

Would you pay to have some company's logo put on your car?  Makes about as much sense as paying money for a staff bag.  But hey, if it makes you feel cool...

You do realize that pretty much every car sold today has it's make, model, logo or emblem both on the front, back and sometimes even side of the car.

Same goes for carry bags too.

Thank you, Captain Obvious.

Since you've missed the point, perhaps a picture will help.  Allow me to present the automotive equivalent of a bought staff bag.


You might be looking slick in your own mind, but to the rest of us it's just ridiculous.  

But like I said, do whatever makes you feel cool.  Haters gon' hate, and we aint mad at cha.  

We're just laughing at you, that's all.

So let's see... if you buy a staff bag, you're a schmuck being used by the company that brands the bag? Buy a stand bag and you're ok? Think about it, when's the last time you walked into a golf store and saw a golf bag without a company logo on it?

I see all kinds of golf bags at work. Don't care if they have staff bags or not. A bag is a bag, its there to hold clubs and store stuff. Simple as that.
I just don't like the ones loaded with 60 balls. They get heavy after a while

Edited by 16pars2birdies, 27 April 2011 - 07:52 AM.

[tElihu]

 bcflyguy1, on 24 April 2011 - 08:39 PM, said:

 tElihu, on 22 April 2011 - 10:12 AM, said:

 bcflyguy1, on 22 April 2011 - 09:40 AM, said:

Would you pay to have some company's logo put on your car?  Makes about as much sense as paying money for a staff bag.  But hey, if it makes you feel cool...

You do realize that pretty much every car sold today has it's make, model, logo or emblem both on the front, back and sometimes even side of the car.

Same goes for carry bags too.

Thank you, Captain Obvious.

Since you've missed the point, perhaps a picture will help.  Allow me to present the automotive equivalent of a bought staff bag.


You might be looking slick in your own mind, but to the rest of us it's just ridiculous.  

But like I said, do whatever makes you feel cool.  Haters gon' hate, and we aint mad at cha.  

We're just laughing at you, that's all.

My apologies.

I didn't realize I was replying to a 12 year old.

[bcflyguy1]

16pars-

Never said it has to be a stand bag, and the last time I saw a bag with no big logo on it was when I bought my Sun Mountain bag.  Don't mind having the logo of the company that made the bag on there, but paying money to play dress-up with a staff bag was, is, and will always be silly.  About as silly as painting up your Monte Carlo to look like your favorite NASCAR driver's ride.

 tElihu, on 27 April 2011 - 07:31 AM, said:

My apologies.

I didn't realize I was replying to a 12 year old.

Un-original, un-inspired, and un-funny.  Wow, did that hit a little too close to home?  Feel free to fill one of these out.

[Shipwreck]

I've always laughed when I see someone with a staff bag with someone else's name on it. I know that stuff is usually embroidered on there but I wouldn't be caught dead with a staffy that said "Jimmy Stankowitz" or something on there...

[albatrosser]

 bcflyguy1, on 27 April 2011 - 11:05 AM, said:

Un-original, un-inspired, and un-funny.  Wow, did that hit a little too close to home?  Feel free to fill one of these out.

H I L A R I O U S  !!!!

I wonder how many of the guys that are barking the most about how only a schmuck would carry a staff bag are the same guys that stamp their initials into the bumpers of their putters and the backs of their wedges.

If there's anything that's makes someone a  "wannabe", IMO that's just as bad.  Staff bags have the logo on them just like stand bags, sunday bags, etc.    I just don't get the problem.

[Random Hack]

I can fit everything I need in my Ping Hoofer (and carry 99.9% of the time I play) so never saw the need/utility in a staff bag (although I did have one before that I won in a tournament and used it to store random clubs).

That being said, yeah, I think it's a little ridiculous that a 15 handicap sports a bag with his name on it, but it's his money and name so I don't really care.

I'm sure there are certain things that I may do on and off the golf course that the 15 handicapper would find ridiculous - to each his own.

-A 5 Handicapper Who Still Occasionally Games His 1iron Blade

[jswaykos]

I do find it a bit ironic that it's OK to have a carry/stand bag with a company name stamped all over it (including Sun Mountain, which - hello - is a company, too), but NOT a staff bag?  I'm not at home, but I think my Callaway Hyperlite carry bag actually has more Callaway logos on it than my Callaway staff bag.  So if it's all about the logos, wouldn't the staff bag be "better"?

[deck]

I have a cart bag with a cooler. Best invention ever. Fits a 6 pack in it. And the big pocket holds the other 6 pack. Take one out and replace it with a warm one so its cold when I want it to be.

[Smoothduffer]

So the consensous is that staff bags are ridiculous and, us that carry them are all wannabe's and all of you with a little stand bag are just perfect because staff bags have LOGO's embroidered all over them. Have you guys even looked at your own stand bags they have the SAME logo's embroidered all over them also, LMAO. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black, grow up, play this great game, worry about your own SHAT and shut up.

Edited by Smoothduffer, 28 April 2011 - 01:28 AM.

[Anakinn]

 Johnny, on 19 April 2011 - 11:17 PM, said:

if you gonna have a staff bag..especially with your name on it..fine. But dont let me beat you

I have a staff bag with my name on it and you might beat me but, that's NOT going stop me from ENJOYING the game of golf!