The whole point of a Sun Mountain golf stand bag is low weight. Even a cart bag shouldn’t be overloaded. Sure, it’s great to have room, if you can use it, but if you can’t comfortably carry the bag about the course, what’s the point?
Not much, if you ask us.
And, since you’re asking us, here are a bunch of things that are weighing your golf bag down, whether it’s a cart bag or a stand bag.
What You (Probably) Don’t Need
● Clubs you haven’t swung since 2010
Yes, 2010 really was 13 years ago, and if you’ve got a club in the bag you haven’t actually used in almost a decade and a half, get rid of it. At best, you’ll have a slot for (and an excuse to buy) a new club, and at worst, you’ll shed a few ounces.
● A whole pack of golf balls
Read that again. It does not say “any” golf balls. You always need a few new balls and a shag ball or two for practice. But carry a sleeve, not a whole pack, and shed as much as a pound from your bag.
● Expired food
Let’s be real. Unzip all those pockets and plumb the depths. Chances are, you’ve got a few packs of chips or snack bars lurking in the recesses that have seen better days, if they’ve seen the light of day at all! Toss ‘em.
● Rain gear
To be straight: you need to carry rain gear as a backup, at least on days when you can expect it. But if the barometer is high and skies are clear, extra rain gear is just extra weight and pack padding. If you don’t need it, you don’t need it.
● Ball retriever
Do you really need it? Probably not.
● Anything else you don’t use
Dump your Sun Mountain golf stand bag and get into all those pockets you haven’t unzipped in months if not years. Anything in there that you haven’t ever used, or haven’t used at least once this past season, doesn’t need to be there. You don’t need to throw it out, but it doesn’t need to weigh down your golf bag, either. Maybe keeping it in the trunk is a better tactic, that way you can get it if you really need it, but it doesn’t need to weigh you down on the course.
Lift It Properly
Now that you’ve shed a few unnecessary ounces from your Sun Mountain golf cart bag, let’s talk about the right and wrong ways to lift and carry it. These tips are useful for both stand and cart bags.
● Get close to the bag. Standing far from your bag and attempting to lift it is a recipe for back pain. Get within a foot of it before trying to lift.
● If your arms are straight out reaching for the bag, that’s a telltale sign you need to get closer.
● Bend your knees, get lower, and lift from your hips and legs, not your back. If you need to get lower, squat down, don’t bend your back.
Remember to follow these maxims not only when you are lifting your golf stand bag to shoulder it, but also when lifting it out of your trunk (or putting it back in).
Need a New Sun Mountain Golf Cart Bag?
If you’re in the market for a new Sun Mountain golf cart bag, or for some golf equipment or clubs to add to your old one after purging out the old stuff you don’t use, visit Dallas Golf Company online or in their retail shop in Dallas.
They carry a wide range of stand bags, including Sun Mountain golf bags, Titleist, Mizuno, and others, along with the best golf clubs and shafts in the industry, from leaders like Titlelest, Callaway, PING, MCA, Aldila, Fujikura, and countless others.
