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\"BagAfter a couple decades of using nothing but a carry bag, I succumbed to the reality that I was riding more than walking. So I added a staff bag to my arsenal of equipment. It’s great. It’s much easier to pull and replace clubs and best of all it holds a ton of stuff. But I still use my Hoofer<\/a> when I do walk, when I have a caddie, and when I’m playing in a competition (the staff bag just makes too much of a commercial statement in an amateur event to my way of thinking).<\/p>\n

I quickly grew tired of transferring stuff back and forth between the bags so I resolved to stock each one independently. In the process I realized that my carry bag was not as lean and mean as it could have been. I also realized that the cart bag would allow me to hold some things that could occasionally come in quite handy. Here’s what I finally decided on…
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\nThe Basics<\/strong>
\nObviously, both bags are stocked with balls, tees and at least a couple of gloves. I generally carry a half dozen balls in the carry bag, a dozen or more in the staff bag. <\/p>\n

Using a 460cc driver and longer tees, I find I’m going through a lot more tees than I used to in a round so I’m packing a good handful of tees in both bags that I replenish regularly.<\/p>\n

Thanks to genetics, like my father, I have very sweaty hands. While I limit myself to two gloves in the carry bag that I rotate every three holes or so in hot weather, the staff bag has four regular gloves as well as two rain gloves.<\/p>\n

Carry\/Stand Bag: Bare Necessities<\/strong>
\nBecause I use the carry bag in competition, it’s equipped with a few more things than I’d lug were it just a Sunday bag. Here’s the list:<\/p>\n