| Golf carry bags are lightweight and practical. The | | | | when you are carrying. What you need to look |
| problem nowadays is there are so many different | | | | for are easily adjustable straps so you do not |
| designs and extras to choose from. For a lot of | | | | have to fiddle about while on the course to adjust |
| people the first consideration will be price, but | | | | them. |
| once you know your range then you need to look | | | | 5. Pockets / Storage - It is important to have |
| at the other features offered by the bag. | | | | enough storage pockets to avoid packing |
| Follow these 6 steps and you will find the right | | | | everything into one or two pockets and making |
| bag for you: | | | | them over bulky and akward to carry. Important |
| 1. Weight - This varies a lot, you can find bags as | | | | pockets to look for are: |
| light as 3-4 lbs, but others can be very heavy. 18 | | | | Small valuables pocket - preferably waterproof |
| holes is a long way to carry your clubs so make | | | | Large pocket for storage of waterproofs, |
| sure you do not pick a bag that is going to weigh | | | | jumpers etc. |
| you down. | | | | Beverage pocket - this needs to be easily |
| 2. Stability - A lot of carry bags now have an | | | | accessible and insulated |
| attached stand. This will obviously add weight, but | | | | Handy accessible pocket for your golf balls and |
| it is a great feature as it makes it so much easier | | | | tees |
| to get to your clubs and pockets. The width of | | | | Somewhere to keep your scorecard |
| the stand is important when the bag is at rest. | | | | 6. Extras - Other items that are required are: |
| The triangle formed needs to be wide for stability | | | | Rain Hood that can be easily attached while on |
| as a bag can easily be blown over in bad | | | | the course |
| conditions. | | | | A hook or similar to attach a towel to |
| 3. Club Storage - Golf carry bags are smaller than | | | | Umbrella storage |
| trolley bags and it can be easy for your clubs to | | | | Padding where the bag hits your body, particularly |
| get tangled together when trying to take them in | | | | the lower back area |
| or out of the bag. Make sure that there are 4-5 | | | | Once you have found a design that fits all your |
| dividers and at least 2 of them are full length | | | | requirements you then just have to decide on |
| dividers to prevent this happening. | | | | color, do you want to stand out from the crowd |
| 4. Straps - Must carry bags now will come with | | | | or blend in? |
| dual straps which is essential to create balance | | | | |