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Zach Like Golf

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About Zach Like Golf

  • Birthday 12/16/1977

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    Aurora, CO, USA
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    Golf, Snowboarding, Great Food of all Types, Beer

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  1. I have the new BR-D4c in the Heather Gray and Navy. It is their newest cart bag option as I almost always walk with a push cart or drive. A few points of note for any buyers vs my Ping Pioneer from 2014ish. I love my Ping, but it's due for a change, it's pretty beat up. The new Mizuno is nice, looks sharp, but it is about an inch or so shorter and more of my clubs stick out, exposing some extra shaft. The 14 way top is indeed not full length, my old ping was, but the old top divider snags my oversized grips. The Mizuno top is nicely spaced out for the grips I use. The fleece lined valuables pockets which are listed are not fleece lined, so the old Ping has that beat with 2 valuables pockets that have nice, thick, soft and durable fleece. The cooler is about the same size as the Ping, so not as large as indicated, nor could it be as it is shorter, probably holds about a 6 pack pretty tightly, maybe more like a 4 pack. The ball pocket would have to be pushed out for the 6 pack to fit comfortably. The Mizuno cooler has a much thicker reflective cooler lining that should keep the balls from getting cold on the other side, my Ping has an issue there. I cannot store my balls next to the cooler without them coming out freezing, and, according to Tony, changes their performance. This shouldn't be a problem on the new bag but I've yet to test on a really warm day with ice cold beer in there. The fleece lined snap shut enclosure is great for a tiny rangefinder or something except that it presses directly against the only large upper pocket in the front that isn't the removable ball pocket down by the cooler. The fleece is thin and cheap feeling and the pocket is tiny. The upper pocket in front of the snapping fleece pocket would be the catch-all for tees and tools, all the non wearables and gear items that go into your bag that aren't balls, and this fleece pocket hangs loose into this slightly larger pocket so whatever is in there is going to get squeezed knocked around. It may be good for keys, but loses its quick function for a rangefinder once other things are in the pockets. It is further cramped by the pass-through for the strap. The club compartment has an very rigid plastic casing inside and it is a very tight pass-through to begin with as I have trouble passing my fingers through with a strap, so a firm riding cart strap is alright, but my bungee style push cart cord is tricky. The old Ping didn't have all the upper pockets, but it had the same amount distributed lower below the cart strap area so I didn't really gain much. In the end the snap fleece liner may be best for a few balls for buddies to grab when one of us snap hook something out of bounds off the tee, but its not big enough for much more. The side apparel pockets are pretty comparable in size with the Ping and I think one of the 20 pockets advertised includes a zipper access into the center of the bag near the shafts through one of the larger, inner apparel pockets. I'm not sure this should count. And to further this point, the only way I can get close to 20 pockets and compartments is to count this access zipper and the pencil and tee holders and the longer marker compartments. There are 2 marker compartments, which I'm not sure why you'd need more than one. This control center area is cool, but not as well executed as it was advertised, they are on the right track. It sounds like a lot of dislike now that I read back on what I've written, but there are some points of note that I really do like. The aforementioned ball compartment is removable so I can sew a custom patch on it or something giving me the option to personalize it somehow. The base has a nice slot for my push cart base to line up and sit square as I move around the course. The top divider and handles are all durable and sturdy feeling. The colors are really nice and the material has a pretty good feel, not too plasticky or light, but not too thick either, so I'll be curious how long lasting it will be. The zippers on the valuables pockets are waterproof if not fleece lined, and the rest of the craftsmanship on the bag is really good looking; metal trim on zipper pulls big enough for Mizuno logos and the branding on the rest of the bag is there, but not over the top. I shopped quite a bit for a bag, this one was only available online so I took a shot at it. All in all I look forward to wearing it out too, but there is a bit of buyer's remorse vs the new Ping Pioneer. I did, in fact, buy this bag hoping the 14 way top were full length dividers as the new Ping does not have 14 full length dividers either. The website is misleading on this and a few other things. The Taylormade bag also seemed like better material, but the Mizuno stacks up with all the other high end bags that I was looking at. The Cobra bag seems like flimsier plasicky material. All of them are super light, none are heavy enough to make a difference once loaded up with gear. After all is said and done I should have gone with the Ping Pioneer again, I think I'd get a slight bit more functionality out of its features, more seem to be thought through and better executed in their function as well as more tried and true; also some more longevity with thicker materials. However, I am in love with the new Mizuno and very much look forward to pushing it around for another half-decade or so until life demands a new bag again! PS- Global Golf had a pretty good deal vs other online retailers and Mizuno, about 30 bucks in my favor.
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