Bill Nakayama 5 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 On 5/9/2017 at 2:03 PM, verojoe said: Just wondering if there any walkers left. I recently returned to the joys of walking the course. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the idea of leaving the cart behind and playing in a much more relaxed state of mind. Also, it seems to me that I play better when walking. Anyone else enjoy putting one foot in front of the other when playing? I walk at least four 18 holes rounds a week. I used to walk/play everyday but the golf course in my neighborhood closed due to poor management & no owner support. Like yourself I find walking is a more enjoyable way to play golf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerNo9 1 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Another walker here... I've even gone so far as to join these guys. https://thewalkinggolfer.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent 87 36 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 It's the best way to play. I play a lot and the walking helps to keeps me fit. It gives me time to plot my shot as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simsjim 13 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 I recently joined a private where 90% of the membership walks. That was one of the most compelling reasons to join. I’ve always enjoyed walking more than riding. Being fortunate enough to live in the Philadelphia PA area where there are many older courses that were designed to be walked originally gives me a lot of walkable courses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PankaGolf 406 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Ahhhh it’s swell in Scotland walk every day. 1 Quote "C'mon be good" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis Atkinson 345 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Just picked up a nitron and walking my first round tomorrow! Quote Driver: TSi2 9.0* w/ Tensei blue stiff shaft // 3 Wood: TSi3 15* Tensei white stiff shaft Hybrid: GAPR Hi 3h Irons: T300 4-PW + 48* & 53*w/ KBS tour stiff Wedge: CBX2 58*10 Putter: KS1 Ball: Srixon Z-star // Bag: DLX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellken 49 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 walk with a push cart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray 17,605 Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 I started back walking during the very beginning of the covid scare and have been ever since. I love it and the lbs are coming back off. Down 12 since back on my feet and not on my arse (cart seat). I have three of my friends who have started walking since I burned the trail in 2020. We have a testing forum for the MotoCaddy electric trolley presently active with testing. One more thing, we have an 82 year old golfer in great shape who says he is thinking seriously about pulling out his older model electric cart . Sooooooooo get off the arse and get on the course. Being healthy feels good! 2 1 Quote Callaway Rogue ST Max Driver 10.5 Cleveland Launcher xl halo hy-wood 18 Degree Cleveland Launcher XL Halo 7- wood Cleveland Launcher XL Irons 5 - PW Cleveland CBX 2 50 & 54 Degree Wedge Cleveland CBX Full-Face Wedge 58 degree Odyssey White Hot OG 7S Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excourse 741 Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 There are few things in life that I enjoy as much as throwing a few clubs in the Sunday bag to walk and carry on a beautiful day. With the full bag I have to use a push cart, however carrying adds a certain je ne sais quo to the quality of the experience in my opinion. 1 Quote Wishon clubs, Odyssey CS stroke lab putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev 25,120 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Walked 18 in Southwest Florida yesterday - if you watched the Valspar you know that it was in the high 80's and humid - love my push cart - didn't do the umbrella because the course that I played has plenty of shade. I'm probably 50/50 walk/ride - I like to walk bout because I do both and have a step measuring device you'd be surprised at how little difference there is between the two options - walking is around 16,000 steps, riding 10K. 5 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 10.5 Aldila Ascent Red R flex Ping G410 5, 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Wilson D7 forged 5-GW - Mamiya recoil 460 R flex Edison Wedges 54 and 59 KBS Tour Graphite 80's EVNRoll ER 5 Titleist Pro VIx optic yellow with revkev stamped on them Still on that elusive hunt for a 3 wood that I'm able to hit - I don't know why, I crush the 5 wood and it's really a 4 wood anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ft3bloke 2 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) 100% I walk ~3 rounds per week ~80% with Caddytek push cart ~20% carry half set (D, 4W, 5i, 7i, 9i, 58, Putter) in Jones player bag reasons I walk: 1) exercise & enjoy the course layout & features 2) saves money 3) better preshot routine & scoring 4) riding cart feels frenetic & disorienting by comparison ... especially when paired with 15+ handicap (no offense intended, just how it feels to me) 5) doesn’t save time, I play early in morning, often walking 18 in 2hrs 10min Edited June 13, 2021 by 6ft3bloke Added rationale Quote Callaway Epic Flash Subzero driver and 4W Callaway Apex Pro 19 4-PW Callaway Mack Daddy 4, 52*, 58* Callaway PM Grind 64* Scotty Cameron 2018 Newport 2.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregB135 1,214 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I like to walk when I can. Usually about every third round, and it's on one course I know well that is usually not very crowded. I used to walk a lot more (when I was younger and didn't mind carrying the bag so much). I definitely like using my own push cart (or trolley for the Motocaddy fans out there). Either way, walking gives me more time to decompress between shots, especially after a bad one. I find that helps keep me from carrying over the negative emotion of the bad shot into the next one, and allows me more time to analyze and prepare for the next shot. 1 Quote Driver: PXG 211 Project X Evenflow CB, 50g 5.5 Fariway: PXG 211, 3-Wood Project X Evenflow CB, 60g 5.5 Hybrid: PXG 211, 3H Project X Evenflow H, 80g, 5.5 Irons: T300 4-5, T200 6-PW Nippon 880 Pro R Wedges: CBX2 50*, 54*, 58*, TT Dynamic Gold Wedge Flex Putter: ER2 Murdered Out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog 76 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Up until about two months ago, most courses in the area mandated single riders only in carts unless they were from the same family. That led to a cart shortage and backups on the first tee because people didn't have a cart yet at their tee time. It seems like more people are walking now than before COVID. Maybe they got used to walking instead of trying for the cart lottery. I've definitely noticed more umbrellas attached to push carts to protect people from the sun. Still the majority I see are riding. Quote Stay on Target! PING G400 Max - The shaft is too long, has too much flex, the head is too heavy, and the loft is too low for my swing. Bought cheap on Craigslist. Best driver ever! Wishon 929HS 4 Wood & 7 Wood Single Length Wishon EQ1-NX 6, 5, 4 Hybrid Single Length Wishon EQ1-NX Lob Wedge - 7 iron Single Length Kirkland KS1 Putter MaxFli Tour Ball Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juspoole 3,276 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 I walked 9 the other day for the first time this year. Low and behold I have my best score of 35 (-1) so far this year. I need to continue walking more. I always feel like I am more focused and tend to play better. 2 Quote Driver: Mavrik Sub Zero 9* (Set to 10) Ventus Blue 6X 2 Hybrid: TSI3 Hybrid Tensei Blue 80 X (17.25*) 3 Hybrid 818 H2 Hybrid Hzrdus RDX Black 6.5 (20.5*) 4 Iron - T200 4 Iron Graphite Design Tour AD IZ X Hybrid Shaft Irons 5-PW: T100-S 5 - GW KBS Tour 130 X Gap/Sand Wedge: Vokey SM6 49* SM8 54* Lob Wedge: Jaws 5 Wedge 58* DG Tour Issue Stiff Putter: Phantom 5.5 34" Pro Platinum Newport 2 35" Taylormade Tour Black Spider 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle 15,061 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 The walking has ended……..until next November. In Central FL the 90*+ temps with high humidity makes walking as a septuagenarian pretty much obsolete. Hope to return to walking in November. 3 Quote Driver: PXG 0211 w/Evenflo Riptide CB Regular shaft Fairways: Cobra King F8 3-4W(16*), 5-6W(20*) both w/Mitsubishi ck Blue regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W Hybrid: Cobra F8 3 Hybrid(19*) w/Recoil ES regular shaft Irons: Wilson D7 5-PW w/Recoil 460 Regular graphite shafts Wedges: Cleveland RTX Zipcore(50*/54*/58*) w/True Temper Spinner Wedge steel shaft Putter: 33" Evnroll ER2 w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black). Pushcart: Caddytek 3.0 from Costco Ball: Maxfli Tour CG & Titleist Pro V1x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B 32,320 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 20 minutes ago, fozcycle said: The walking has ended……..until next November. In Central FL the 90*+ temps with high humidity makes walking as a septuagenarian pretty much obsolete. Hope to return to walking in November. Yes, us old coots have to be careful. We are back to high 90's and low 100's, but it's a dry heat!! 1 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag 17,572 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kenny B said: Yes, us old coots have to be careful. We are back to high 90's and low 100's, but it's a dry heat!! ... 118* yesterday so riding in a cart was off the table and of course walking would be insane. I hope to start walking sooner than October but this is my first summer in this heat and not exactly sure what to expect. 3 Quote Driver: SIM2 Max 10.5* ... AD-MT SR Fairway: SIM2 Max 15/16.5/18* ... Tensei Raw Blue 65R Utility: UDi 18* ... Even Flow Black 85R DHy 19* ... Diamana Ltd 65R Sim Hybrid 22* ... Diamana Ltd 75R Irons: 5-Pw Forged Tec/4i FTx ... KBS TGi 85S Wedges: MG3 50*/MG3 58* LB ... Steelfiber 95R Putter: Hunting Beach Soft 11S 33.5" Ball: Maxfli Tour '22/TP5x '21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B 32,320 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 1 minute ago, chisag said: ... 118* yesterday so riding in a cart was off the table and of course walking would be insane. I hope to start walking sooner than October but this is my first summer in this heat and not exactly sure what to expect. Yeah, that's a little too hot for me. We will likely only see 108-112º, but not until late July or August. You will have HOT... all summer. My BIL lives in Surprise. If you play, it should be in the first group out in the morning. I recommend the Frogg Toggs Chilliy Pad cooling towel, if you can keep it wet! We just got our ice water coolers back on the course a week ago after COVID. We didn't have them all last summer!! I have attended meetings in Phoenix and Tucson during July, but I was much younger then... only in my 50's and early 60's. We always played golf with other attendees... many very nice courses at very reasonable prices; e.g., $50 for TPC Scottsdale, probably a lot higher now but still a good value. 2 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigUrsus 20 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 I walk 90% of the time. If i'm playing alone i will always walk. Only time i'm in a cart is if im playing with people who arent big golfers. Quote Driver: Rogue Sub Zero 10.5* Oban Kiyoshi Gold tipped 1" 44.5" NDMC Mid 4w: Epic flash Oban Kiyoshi Gold tipped 2" 42.5" NDMC Mid 3-PW: MP-18, 3i FLYhi MMC, 4-6i MMC, 7-PW MB, KBS C-taper Lite X-stiff NDMC Mid Wedges: SM7 49*F, 54*D, 59*M KBS C-taper Lite X-stiff NDMC Mid Putter: Lajosi Sensor Breakthrough Golf Tour Stability Shaft 34" SuperStroke GTR 1.0 Ball: MTB-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tat2Golf 32 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 I am just getting into walking. Bought a cheap push cart from Dick's and have a couple rounds under my belt. I have found that I enjoy the round more and seem to play better. If I continue to enjoy it, I can see a Moto Caddy in the future. 1 Quote Arccos Tracking Bushnell Tour V4 Driver: Ping G410 Max Fairway: 5W 0341X Proto | 7W Taylormade M2 Irons: 0311P GEN3 IRONS Hybrid: Taylormade GAPR 21 Mid Weges: 54 and 58 SM8 Vokey Putter: Odyssey Stroke Lab Rball 34" Ball: Pro V1X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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