Few
things are more important to a golfer than a good golf bag. First off, golf bags
come in many styles and a wide variety of colors. You can choose a bag for
style, features or pick a color to match your mood.
Some
have legs that fold out when they are placed on the ground and stand upright so
the golfer doesn’t have to bend down and pick it up. That’s a nice feature
in golf bags, especially if the golfer tends to walk the course, as many do.
There is plenty of bending to be done when a golfer is trying to remove an
obstacle from around his or her ball, or to get the ball out of the cup, so any
way to avoid bending over is more than appreciated.
All
golf bags have compartments where the golf clubs are to be placed. Each golfer
has his or her own way of doing this and putting clubs where he or she wants
them. Some golfers, though, are lazy and just stick their clubs in the
compartments, grabbing whichever one they want when a particular club is needed.
But, some golf bags have tubes to protect the club grips. These are nice to
have. With the tubes, a golfer can get his or her clubs out easier. The clubs
are never tangled up, and the grips last a lot longer.
Another
important factor in choosing a golf bag is the number of pockets it has.
Frankly, there’s no such thing as too many pockets in a golf bag. First, one
of the pockets will be used to hold the golf bag’s hood. The hood is used to
keep the clubs and bag from getting drenched when it rains. Another pocket will
be used to keep extra towels (believe it or not, extra towels are important in
the summer to keep the sweat off the brow and out of the eyes, along with
keeping the hands relatively dry. Then, there is the pocket used for keeping the
extra golf tees and possibly the divot tool. Finally, a pocket is needed for the
golf balls themselves, and it doesn’t hurt to have a pocket to carry another
dozen balls in, just in case.
Some
courses are so difficult it is easy to lose a lot of balls during 18-holes of
play. This makes having an extra box of balls around a good thing, but there has
to be somewhere in the golf bag to keep them, which means another pocket.
Imagine
trying to play golf without a bag. The golfer would be constantly stooping over
picking up clubs, tees, balls, towels and the divot tool. Then he or she would
have to walk to the ball, drop all of the clubs and stuff, select a club, hit
the ball, and start the process all over again. It would be a major pain in the
neck, and would make it nearly impossible to finish playing a round of golf. So,
golf bags are an essential part of the game of golf.
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