Using A Golf Club Bag Makes Carrying Them More Fun
If you are going to go golfing more than once, you will need to have a golf club bag to carry your clubs in. Walking around the course with a handful of loose clubs is not only cumbersome, but looks ridiculous as well. The number of clubs you carry as well as the other necessary items you have will set the tone for the size of the bag you need. Typically, if you buy a set of clubs from a retailer, most complete sets include a golf club bag in the box.
In addition to the clubs, a golf club bag usually has pockets for the golf balls and tees as well as ball markers to mark your ball's position on the green if your ball is in the way for another person putting. There may also be space for the car keys to keep them safe while on the course and a ring on which to hang a rag to wipe your hands if they get wet reaching into the lake to retrieve your ball.
A typically set of golf clubs will have 13 clubs and a good golf club bag will hold them all safely as well as an umbrella and a extendable ball retriever so you don't get your hands wet fishing your ball out of the lake.
Serious Players Should Choose A Quality Bag
In most cases the golf club bag will have two or three dividers to help keep the clubs in some semblance of order. They may also have plastic tubes into which the shaft can be placed to help hold them in place. Regardless of the size and quality of the bag, if you paid more that $150 for the clubs you will want to protect them with head covers.
As the clubs bounce around in the back of the cart, in the trunk of the car or while you are carrying them on your shoulder, the heads can bang against each other and cause dings or knock the paint off the woods. Not only will a golf club bag keep the clubs in better condition, it will also keep them from flying all over the place if you try to carry them in your hands.
There are many different styles and colors to choose from and if you plan to carry your clubs on the course, the shoulder strap can be changed for a back harness on some models. It helps disperse the golf club bag weight and takes pressure off one should on longer hikes.
