Anyone else here play better walking than in a cart?

[DevilDog21]

I play better when walking but it's primarily due to correct club selection. I hate getting to my ball, far away from the cart, and then wanting to hit a shot that requires a different club. I usually end up forcing a bad shot for pace of play sake, and lazieness. When I can take a cart off the path, I'd say my play is equal to walking or close to it although nothing beats the focus you get from walking and taking in the entire course.

[club ho]

I have found a some what new twist. I recently bought a self propelled remote carry cart by Cart-Tek. This is the best IMO. I have suffered from Osteo-arthritis in the knees for over 5 years. Carrying and even pushing a cart was very difficult as the increased weight on my knees was too painful. I have found that by losing 10 pounds and a simple PT training regimen. The pain has subsided significantly. Now by using the Cart-Tek cart I am able to walk 18 holes 4-5 times a week. I am virtually pain free and am losing more weight as I continue to play. My scores have lowered. My handicap will definitely be going down as soon as we can start entering scores here in Massachusetts starting april 1st. I have shot 3 rounds in a row 82 86 81. I am a 14 handicap and 85 -94 was my usual scoring range previously. It really gives me more time to think about the shots and make correct club selection. I would highly recommend the remote carts to anyone with the same knee issues I have.

[yatzr]

Have you seen the True Linkswear golf shoes?  They advertise as barefoot comfort.  I actually just ordered a pair, as I'm also committing to walking a lot more this year.  I walked 18 holes in my footjoy dryjoys this weekend, and it killed my feet.  I'm excited to try these things out.

http://www.truelinkswear.com/

  danieldrieberg said:

Originally Posted by danieldrieberg

I am further committing to walking. Tried these Vibram 5 finger TrekSport shoes on at REI. Loved them. Ordered a pair and will try them out for golf. A close as I can get to golfing barefoot without the pain of stepping onto something nasty. Balance and feeling a weight shift has always been an important part of my game.

[MrKSB]

I enjoy walking a lot more....keeps me loose....and somehow more focused....

[danieldrieberg]

  yatzr said:

Originally Posted by yatzr

Have you seen the True Linkswear golf shoes?  They advertise as barefoot comfort.  I actually just ordered a pair, as I'm also committing to walking a lot more this year.  I walked 18 holes in my footjoy dryjoys this weekend, and it killed my feet.  I'm excited to try these things out.

http://www.truelinkswear.com/

The truelink shoe concept is similar to the minimalist footwear for hiking and running. Provides as much "feel" as you can get with mother Earth without the "odd" looks of the 5 finger shoes.  Let me know how they work!!!!!!

[yatzr]

I've walked 9 a couple times in the true tours now.  I really like them.  As far as comfort goes, my feet don't hurt at all the entire time, which is all I ever wanted.  One of the guys I played with was wearing some footjoys and I was telling him about my true tours.  He said he experiences the same pain on his little toes after walking too much in his footjoys.  At the end of the 9, his feet were hurting a little bit, and mine were doing great.

Some other notes:

I wore them to the range several times before getting a chance to play a round in them.  They had some breaking in to do, as the left one was kind of digging into my ankle.  It's fine now though.

I was a little concerned about traction because I've never tried out a spikeless shoe before, but I haven't noticed any slipping, so all good on that front too.

The zero heel threw me off a little at first.  It took me a little while to reconfigure my balance, but I'm doing fine with that now.

The first time I walked 9 in them, I did end up with a blister on the side of my big toe, which was weird because I didn't notice any rubbing or discomfort there.  No blisters the second time though.

Overall, I'm very happy with these shoes and I think they'll go a long way in helping me enjoy walking.

  danieldrieberg said:

Originally Posted by danieldrieberg

The truelink shoe concept is similar to the minimalist footwear for hiking and running. Provides as much "feel" as you can get with mother Earth without the "odd" looks of the 5 finger shoes.  Let me know how they work!!!!!!