Bags
Stand bags, cart bags and how to carry your kit without the back-ache.
Six pockets is enough on a golf bag, and reach is the spec worth paying for
Across six bags in our own catalogue the pocket count runs from six to thirteen. A golfer opens about four of them in a round, and which four is decided by how the bag stands rather than how many were fitted.
By Tom Whitaker
Golf bag waterproofing splits two ways: rain hoods keep the clubs dry, welded seams keep the bag dry
Every bag in the shop claims some version of weather protection, and the claims describe two completely different products. One protects your grips for four hours. The other stops the bag itself turning into a sponge until March.
By Tom Whitaker
Nobody checks what a cart bag weighs, and the car park is where you find out
Pocket count is the number every shopper reads. Empty weight, and whether the base actually locks to the trolley it will live on, is the number that decides whether you like the bag.
By Tom Whitaker
The 14-way divider is the most oversold feature in golf, and it's quietly wrecking your grips
A slot for every club sounds like the end of the tangle. It isn't — what actually matters is whether those 14 dividers run to the base, and most shoppers never check.
By Tom Whitaker
How to choose a golf bag: cart, stand, or carry for how you actually play
The right bag is decided by how you get round the course — so match it to your real golf, not the bag the pros carry.
By Tom Whitaker
