Need advice on a good carry bag.

[Stacey_E]

The title says it all. My main criteria is lots of full length dividers (14 preferably) but secondly, of course, is having a relatively light weight. I wouldn't mind a little extra weight to add a little more protection and orginization to my clubs. I'd also like to have a comfortable strap (the dual shoulder kind) and legs that are sturdy and deploy easily. One more thing, I'd prefer if the top wasn't terribly slanted. I will still ride sometimes, and I've seen some carry bags have a restricted access when mounted in a cart.

Well if that isn't a huge list of requirements, I don't know what is. I'm not really picky about a lot of extra storage. I can take it or leave it. I'd also be glad to hear about any of last years models. If I can find any in stock, I'd love more bang for my buck.

Thanks in advance for the input!

[klaymon]

Nike Tour Sasquatch. I used one until I got my Clicgear. 14 full-length dividers, plenty of pockets, a mostly flat top, dual strap and legs deploy easily. The only thing I found about using it on a cart is the leg deployment foot gets in the way a little and you have to basically put the bag sideways on the cart. Otherwise, it's a great carry bag.

[Dub]

the bag in my sig line is 5.5 lbs.

I really am impressed with the stand system. It doesn't take any extra room and deploys perfectly...every time. The legs don't dangle down when you are carrying it....this was a huge problem with my last stand bag.

Storage is good.

Bottle holder is perfectly positioned for access while your are in carry mode.

The strap harness covers both shoulders comfortably, however, I have my set up for just one shoulder carry.

It works just fine on a push cart as well as riding.

You get four full length single club dividers, one full length putter well, and three larger full length sectioned off slots for your wedges/irons.

Storage is plenty good...and the zippers seem to be well made.


This is last years model....I saw the new version in the store today.



Our pro shop has some made by Taylor Made that seem to be even lighter and equally well made.

[Amoretti]

Nike Tour Sasquatch. I used one until I got my Clicgear. 14 full-length dividers, plenty of pockets, a mostly flat top, dual strap and legs deploy easily. The only thing I found about using it on a cart is the leg deployment foot gets in the way a little and you have to basically put the bag sideways on the cart. Otherwise, it's a great carry bag.

This.

I got this bag because of the requirements I had (which nearly matched yours). It has 14 full length dividers, is light, has shoulder straps which easily snap away to a single shoulder strap, and looks great. The only difference is the that the one I got is called the Nike Pro Tour Combo. It is identicle to the Sasquatch, but I got it on eBay for much cheaper, brand new. It's storage is perfect, especially with the cooler pocket. The only I gripe I have is that in the cart, it doesn't fit that great unless it's turned slightly sideways (as stated in the quoted post).

[DJYoshi]

it's all about sun mountain....their bags are light...rugged but nicely designed...and pretty awesome.... i use one of their bags when I know I'll be carrying on a HOT day

[dssxxxx]

We are required to have caddies at our club but this early there are shortages of caddies.

The only bag you see on the course is the sun mountain 3.5 lb. bag.

[MSB256]

This is the Nike Sasquatch Tour Stand bag they are referring to...

http://www.tgw.com/customer/category...TEGORY_ID=8196

and it's the one I use! I will admit, it's a pretty good bag... Hard to beat. Dividers, pockets, etc...

although I have heard good things about Sunmountain

[klaymon]

I had a Sun Mountain 3.5 last year and it was OK. It was really light which was nice, but it only had 6 dividers at most. My grips kept getting tangled.

[Stacey_E]

Thanks guys! Good advice so far. I like the Nike bag mentioned above but am particuarly interested in the Sun Mountain Four 5.

It's kinda funny that I'm starting to change my mind on dividers. After researching I'm starting to learn that the top divider is different than a full length divider.

Right now, although it goes against what I said about a lot of dividers, I'm kinda leaning toward a Mizuno Twister III. TGW has them for $110 minus 15% with my discount code. That would come out to about $93.

Does anybody have any experience with the Twister III? Thanks again all! I'm still open to other sugestions as well.

[Eeryck]

The OGIO Grom has been a nice bag. It has 4 full length wood dividers, 3 slots for irons and a putter slot at the top.

Other nice features:
Easy access water bottle pouch
Zipperless ball pocket, handy for dumping in a shag ball if you find any.
Quick access scorecard pocket
Ball and tee access slots built into the outside of the bag
Plenty of pouches for keeping orgainized

The down side:
The stand feels like you have to set it down with a bit of force to get the legs to fully come out. Though even when I just set it down it has been a very stable bag.

I have not noticed any down side so far.

When this bag wears out, I will probably try out the Sun Mountain 4.5 with the 14 full length dividers.

-E

[JawjaDawg]

I've got an Ogio Ozone and I really like the bag - except for the stand. It's not that stable, and on windy days, it's been known to fall over.

It's also less than ideal for a cart.

[bogeyhitter25]

Nike Tour Sasquatch. I used one until I got my Clicgear. 14 full-length dividers, plenty of pockets, a mostly flat top, dual strap and legs deploy easily. The only thing I found about using it on a cart is the leg deployment foot gets in the way a little and you have to basically put the bag sideways on the cart. Otherwise, it's a great carry bag.

This bag looks spectacular. I'm not

I'd get them since I'm a broke high-school freshman, and the bag is $150+, but if I had the money, I'd definitely get this bag.

[Aaronsrix17]

the ping hoover is very very light so is the nike metioned above. But the bag i have is the mizuno gtx and it is light but not the lighest but excellent strap interms of confort and lots of features and pockets on the bag.