Walking the Golf Course- Top Ten Reasons Why I Love it

I’m a golf nut! I’m crazy about the game and I like to golf as much as I can afford -- time and money-wise. For a long time, I motored around the course in a golf cart that carried me as well as my clubs. Then I tried a golf push cart --- and I’ve not gone back to riding ever since.

I love walking the course! Here are my top ten reasons why.

1. Better Scores: My number one reason why I love walking the golf course is that I score better. Really, I do. Studies have shown that, golfers who use a golf push cart score three strokes better, on average over nine holes, than those who ride in a cart. And my experience bears that out.

2. Better Focus: I focus on the game in a more relaxed way, reviewing my last shot and planning the next shot.

3. Better Club Selection: No more saying to my partner “Drop me off I’ll just keep these clubs; you go on to your ball,” only to find out I need an eight iron instead of the seven iron that I kept.

4. Getting the Bag Close to the Green: Many times, on my approach shots, I’m just off the green and need to chip on (hopefully in). My game calls for chipping with any one of four different clubs depending on distance and how much roll the ball will need. With a riding cart. I’m usually left with the dilemma of “Should I take four clubs (plus a putter) to the green or take a chance with fewer clubs?” With the push cart or an electric golf trolley, I can get up- close and feel confident with my club selection.

5. Less Time Pressure: When riding, I’m always tied to my riding partner and sometimes that results in frustrating waits while he or she wipes the last blade of grass from a club. Or I’ve got to hurry up and hit my ball so that my partner can get his/her shot off. When I use the golf trolley, I’m free to move independently of my golf buddy.

6. Getting Close on Cart Path Only Days: Taking my clubs to the ball when the course is wet and the “cart path only” rule is in effect brings up an age-old dilemma -- “Which club do I take?” Usually, I’m unsure and hence drag a couple higher irons to the ball, sometimes finding out that a tree is in play and I need a 3 iron to punch the ball out into the fairway. I can’t tell you the number of times I didn’t want to walk back, took the shot with a 7 or 8 iron and, you guessed it, the ball hit the tree and took a bad bounce – just because I didn’t want to walk back to the cart to get the 3 iron.

7. More Exercise: It’s no secret that walking the course provides more exercise. Walking 18 holes gets me an extra three miles of walking. Both the waist line and my stress levels are beneficiaries.

8. Less Guilt: Golfing takes time – time away from my family and work. When I walk with a push cart, I can better justify the time by saying to myself, “This takes the place of going to the gym.”

9. Weight Control: When I walk the course regularly, my weight stays in control. I munch less on snacks during the round and I’m in far better physical condition.

10. Lower Cost: When golfing four or five days a week, as I do, cart fees can add up very quickly. I figured that, after paying for my first push cart, I avoided costs of $1,000 per year by walking the golf course. I used that money to fund a manual-control electric golf caddy. That investment was paid back in 3 months. Now I’ve moved up again to a remote-controlled electric caddy, the investment for which was paid back in about five months.

If you’re interested in getting into walking the course and want to look over some golf push carts or electric golf caddies, I found a retail web site that helped me. Check out sunrisegolfcarts.com . They have a good selection at excellent prices and provide great customer service.

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