Why are there so many push cart haters?

[iacas]

I don't know why there are push cart haters. Check out the sweet carts the kids used at NCAA Nationals this year, from Sun Mountain:

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And the kicker was… the boys never felt better after 1, 2, 3, or 4 rounds walking 18 holes. It improved their performance, stamina, strength at the end of the round, etc.

[Jeremie Boop]

I've never disliked carts. I just prefer the extra exercise I get from carrying right now. Besides, the nice carts are just too expensive for now when I still have a few clubs I need to buy.

[billchao]

Those are nice looking carts, @iacas. I'm going to have to upgrade to a push cart one day.

[iacas]

32 minutes ago, Jeremie Boop said:

I've never disliked carts. I just prefer the extra exercise I get from carrying right now. Besides, the nice carts are just too expensive for now when I still have a few clubs I need to buy.

You don't really get much extra exercise carrying the bag over pushing it.

[JonMA1]

Push carts are great, I didn't realize this was something that bothered anyone else. I never really minded the cheap two-wheeler I'd been using the last several years, but my wife bought me a really nice three-wheeler for this past Christmas (Caddytek EZ-Fold) and I love it. It has almost paid for itself by reducing cart fees already this season.

If I were to carry, I'd have to lighten the load considerably and I'd still be sore after 18. I have all the respect in the world for those who can do it.

[Hardspoon]

I had no idea that there were push-cart haters.  I think if somebody gave me s**t for not carrying I'd be so confused I would just think they were joking.

Heck, everyone at the courses where I live seems to ride in carts anyway, so I think there's a certain solidarity among us (rare) walkers, regardless of how we get around.

[Buckeyebowman]

36 minutes ago, Hardspoon said:

I had no idea that there were push-cart haters.  I think if somebody gave me s**t for not carrying I'd be so confused I would just think they were joking.

Heck, everyone at the courses where I live seems to ride in carts anyway, so I think there's a certain solidarity among us (rare) walkers, regardless of how we get around.

When I saw this thread pop up, I thought that the hate was emanating from the riders! Well, leave it to the zealots to pump the hate! I walked and carried for many years, but after a while my knees started telling me they didn't like that anymore! So, I switched to a pull cart, push carts being years in the future.

[boogielicious]

10 hours ago, iacas said:

You don't really get much extra exercise carrying the bag over pushing it.

I agree. Carrying causes issues with my SI joint. Pushing a cart up a hill is plenty of exercise. I talked some of my retired buddies into getting a cart and they are happy they did it.

[mcanadiens]

I don't think I've ever gotten any flack over my push cart.

In fact the only time I remember hearing the suggestion was a Golf Digest article about Trump not allowing them on his New York City course. Some nonsense about him not liking the look and preferring they used caddies.

 

[jsgolfer]

Don't think I've met any push cart haters, except greens keepers who still can't give me a logical reason why the push cart can't go in between a sand trap and the green.

The Sun Mountain Reflex cart is awesome.

 

[DaveP043]

On 5/26/2016 at 7:50 AM, mcanadiens said:

I don't think I've ever gotten any flack over my push cart.

In fact the only time I remember hearing the suggestion was a Golf Digest article about Trump not allowing them on his New York City course. Some nonsense about him not liking the look and preferring they used caddies.

I bet Trump gets a part of every caddie's fee at all of his courses, of course he prefer them.  I wonder if he allows them at his Scotland and Ireland courses, trolleys are pretty traditional there.

[rehmwa]

"Why are there so many push cart haters?"

 

push cart shot my brother in 'Nam

[Patch]

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I did not know there was such a person that hated push carts, and I assume hated those who use them too. 

When I first read the topic title I laughed. In all my years using a trolley, I have never heard even a small peep about some folks not liking trollies. 

I used a 2 wheel  pull trolley before I switched to a pusher. Before those, I carried. In between all of those I would ride sometimes. 

I just prefer walking courses when ever possible. My main bag is a staff size bag, so a trolley is the way for me to go. My bag probably weighs in at 40 lbs +/-. Of course there have also been times I carried that critter for 18 holes. 

[jkelley9]

If you have a modestly stocked bag (clubs, a drink, towel, and a few balls) then carrying versus pushing/pulling is pretty marginal when it comes to exercise. 

If you have joint/muscle problems then there is an obvious preference to pushing/pulling.

The guys who think they're more macho carrying...? Please. I'm 28, in excellent shape, and I use a push cart that I freaking love.

I would carry every now and then except for (to my first point) I have a lot of stuff I like to carry in my bag on a regular basis. 32-oz drink, granola bars, 2 towels, extra large phone battery since I use a gps app for score keeping/distances, lots of balls (in case I'm having a pretty poor day or a particularly difficult course), winter gear (although I just took all of that out yesterday since it's hot as blazes in NC now), rain gear, extra gloves, laser rangefinder, score book, sunscreen, bandaids, man I could keep going... I like having all that stuff though :) That's why I don't carry. It would kill my shoulders.

[Valleygolfer]

On 5/25/2016 at 9:08 PM, Jeremie Boop said:

I've never disliked carts. I just prefer the extra exercise I get from carrying right now. Besides, the nice carts are just too expensive for now when I still have a few clubs I need to buy.

 

I am there to play golf not get a leg workout. That would be like saying I like having a extra 20 lbs of fat on me so get my leg muscles worked more. I am all for walking but I found that the only thing that comes from carrying a golf bag is fatigue.......and in some people's cases, self gratification.

I love my cart although occasionally I get this weird feeling like I look like I am pushing a shopping cart.

[Tod]

Honestly, until I saw this thread, I never thought there was an issue in folks' minds. As we say on the AT, HYOH - Hike Your Own Hike.  When I started playing again last summer, it didn't take me long to go ahead and get a trolley again. If only because I didn't want to buy to buy a new bag (my son and I found RealTree camo cart bags at BPS a few years back on a roadtrip) and I much rather walk than ride. When I was playing in the 90s, I had committed to the USGA's program to encourage players to walk the course.

When I watched the NCAA women's finals the other night, I was pleased to see they were using trolleys. I think trolleys represent a great compromise for players that want to walk, but not carry. Playing yesterday afternoon when the humid 90s finally came back to central Virginia, I was certainly glad to be pushing my clubs around instead of carrying.

 

[Jeremie Boop]

1 hour ago, Valleygolfer said:

 

I am there to play golf not get a leg workout. That would be like saying I like having a extra 20 lbs of fat on me so get my leg muscles worked more. I am all for walking but I found that the only thing that comes from carrying a golf bag is fatigue.......and in some people's cases, self gratification.

I love my cart although occasionally I get this weird feeling like I look like I am pushing a shopping cart.

Really, because to me it equates more along the lines of when people wear a weighted vest or ankle weights when they go for a walk or run to increase the benefits of their workout. I've yet to see any negative impact on my round because I'm carrying my bag. I play with people who use carts all the time, I don't think anything is wrong with them using a cart. I don't get self gratification from carrying either, I just do it when I feel like walking. Also it's one less thing to mess with when I get to the course and before I leave. Besides, as I said, the nice carts like the ones Erik posted are much more expensive than I'm willing to pay when I at least one or two more clubs to get fit for.

[9wood]