The Return of the Woode!

[azstu324]

On 2/19/2021 at 4:07 PM, B.Boston said:

I’ll be interested to hear how you like it on a cart. I’ve always still just left my clubs in the “carry” configuration with the Woode top since they’re on the side and out of the way. 

Played a round yesterday but only 9 holes. I did have a chance to zip through quite a bit of different terrain... well mostly just hills and bumps and various turns. The jury's still out on the bag as a whole but I didn't have any clubs jumping out of order. In fact, they all seemed to hold a straight line up the left side of the bag. I forgot to take a pic but I'll reenact what I'm referring to and snap a pic in my garage. It is really nice having all of the long clubs lined up on the right. I'm not disliking everything so far but I'm not sure how much I'm loving it either. I'm playing 18 this weekend on a full-size track so that will be the true test. 

Pics to come

[Herts JoaTMoN]

I have an older Woode bag. The quick summary on the system...

Amazing for carrying and push carts, terrible for "riding dirty" as they bounce around all over the place and clatter each other.

[fozcycle]

It is intriguing to say the least, just not priced right.


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[GolfSpy BOS]

3 hours ago, Herts JoaTMoN said:

I have an older Woode bag. The quick summary on the system...

Amazing for carrying and push carts, terrible for "riding dirty" as they bounce around all over the place and clatter each other.

I never had any issues riding on a cart with my old one... at least no more than an other bag.  I find my irons would bang around in a cart in anything from a 4-way to a 14-way bag.  I didn't try a silencer bag or anything that locked them in place.  Have you found something that works really good for carts as well as push/carry?

[Herts JoaTMoN]

2 hours ago, B.Boston said:

I never had any issues riding on a cart with my old one... at least no more than an other bag.  I find my irons would bang around in a cart in anything from a 4-way to a 14-way bag.  I didn't try a silencer bag or anything that locked them in place.  Have you found something that works really good for carts as well as push/carry?

No, in the UK carts are pretty much the exception rather than the rule. 95% of the time i will be pushing or carrying. If I know its going to be a cart day ill use a 14 way instead so there is less movement. The heads will still clatter, but the entire clubs wont be jumping about in the big openings. If you could load the bags at an angle that would be ideal.

[azstu324]

1 hour ago, B.Boston said:

I have an older Woode bag. The quick summary on the system...

Amazing for carrying and push carts, terrible for "riding dirty" as they bounce around all over the place and clatter each other.

 

1 hour ago, B.Boston said:

I never had any issues riding on a cart with my old one... at least no more than an other bag.  I find my irons would bang around in a cart in anything from a 4-way to a 14-way bag.  I didn't try a silencer bag or anything that locked them in place.  Have you found something that works really good for carts as well as push/carry?

Did they market the prior as a  "Hybrid" too? I've always known hybrid bags to be designed for both cart and carry functions. Maybe they've made some tweaks that seem to pair a little better with a cart this go around? 

Again, I've only had about a half a round but the clubs all seemed to stay in place and in order pretty nicely. I do know that my arrangement is probably different from what OGIO intended. All of the marketing pics I've seen show the shorter irons placed toward the back or the side the stand is on. I think maybe in general this is a setup that many might use. I like to have the clubs that I use more frequently toward the front of the bag so not sure if this aids or hinders in the way they naturally sit in the bag. I do want to try and arrange the clubs sitting in the slots with the shafts at an angle in the bag and see if they still naturally all fall to the outside again or stay put. 

Below is pretty much how the clubs fall naturally in the bag and stayed through the round and when the bag is on its side in the car, etc. The only thing I'm not too sure about being a + or - is having to be more aware of how I'm putting the clubs back in the bag as to make sure I don't put them back out of place in the lineup. 

 

[azstu324]

So I'm so very sad to report that the Woode has gone back to the store 

When I bought the bag, I had intended to use it for about 75% "riding dirty" and 25% carrying. Living in AZ, I do play a fair amount of summer golf in 90 - 110* weather that just isn't conducive to walking without passing out dead. I was hopeful that the "Hybrid" title meant that equal thought was put into the riding as it was the walking. The first 9 hole round was played on my little exec with very little undulation so the arrangement of the clubs through the round didn't seem like much of an issue. 

This past Saturday however, I put the bag through its real test at Gold Canyon on the Dinosaur Mountain course. This is a very classic AZ hills type course. Lots of elevated tees and greens, forced carry, uneven lies, etc. What I found was that with nearly every hole, the clubs seemed to be bouncing around each other and were just jumping out of order. This immediately punched my OCD square in the jaw. 

I will say this that aside from the cart riding disfunction of the top, the rest of the bag is a total winner IMO. I was actually getting on with the quick-access snap pockets pretty well. The rest of the pockets, material, build quality and thought put into the placement of the pockets, zipper pulls, etc all checked the boxes for me. I really like the square-ish shape of the top which did seem to sit and stay locked into the cart pretty nicely without shifting or rotating as bags can do throughout the round. Colorways, and aesthetics are awesome! The function and build quality of the legs and opening mechanism was top-notch too.

I will say that if OGIO decides to make a 14 slot bag inspired by this bag, I'd buy it in a heartbeat! OGIO if you're listening (probably not), please make this bag with the same plastic/rubber top, the wood slots down the right side, and individual full-length slots for each club. You would have a homerun bag for us dirty riders! 

 

 

 

[GolfSpy BOS]

37 minutes ago, azstu324 said:

So I'm so very sad to report that the Woode has gone back to the store 

When I bought the bag, I had intended to use it for about 75% "riding dirty" and 25% carrying. Living in AZ, I do play a fair amount of summer golf in 90 - 110* weather that just isn't conducive to walking without passing out dead. I was hopeful that the "Hybrid" title meant that equal thought was put into the riding as it was the walking. The first 9 hole round was played on my little exec with very little undulation so the arrangement of the clubs through the round didn't seem like much of an issue. 

This past Saturday however, I put the bag through its real test at Gold Canyon on the Dinosaur Mountain course. This is a very classic AZ hills type course. Lots of elevated tees and greens, forced carry, uneven lies, etc. What I found was that with nearly every hole, the clubs seemed to be bouncing around each other and were just jumping out of order. This immediately punched my OCD square in the jaw. 

I will say this that aside from the cart riding disfunction of the top, the rest of the bag is a total winner IMO. I was actually getting on with the quick-access snap pockets pretty well. The rest of the pockets, material, build quality and thought put into the placement of the pockets, zipper pulls, etc all checked the boxes for me. I really like the square-ish shape of the top which did seem to sit and stay locked into the cart pretty nicely without shifting or rotating as bags can do throughout the round. Colorways, and aesthetics are awesome! The function and build quality of the legs and opening mechanism was top-notch too.

I will say that if OGIO decides to make a 14 slot bag inspired by this bag, I'd buy it in a heartbeat! OGIO if you're listening (probably not), please make this bag with the same plastic/rubber top, the wood slots down the right side, and individual full-length slots for each club. You would have a homerun bag for us dirty riders! 

 

 

 

Can't blame you for trying.  I'm still on the fence because of the snap pocket for the valuables... still just goes against my logic as much as the top seems perfect for a push cart.  I also got spoiled by the quality pockets and feel of the Vessel bags with the Speedzone stand bag last season... while that one had a 4 way top I didn't love, the players 2.0 6 way looks pretty damn tempting... good thing they're out of stock right now. 

I'm going to browse around PGASS Friday, but it seems I'm going to need to start my own bag company to get what I want... 

 

[azstu324]

14 minutes ago, B.Boston said:

it seems I'm going to need to start my own bag company to get what I want..

you, me, and the rest of the golf world  It seems there will never be the "Perfect" bag. 

In case you cared to know, this is what I ended up swapping the Woode out for.. It was listed was the MGS best "Hybrid" stand bag for 2021. Not sure who it was in the ring with but it won nonetheless. It should be arriving sometime next week. 

[GolfSpy BOS]

2 minutes ago, azstu324 said:

you, me, and the rest of the golf world  It seems there will never be the "Perfect" bag. 

In case you cared to know, this is what I ended up swapping the Woode out for.. It was listed was the MGS best "Hybrid" stand bag for 2021. Not sure who it was in the ring with but it won nonetheless. It should be arriving sometime next week. 

That does look sharp, and funny enough was one of the ones I wanted to look at.  I haven't seen that colorway yet, that looks fantastic.  Looking forward to your comparison next week!

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

9 minutes ago, azstu324 said:

you, me, and the rest of the golf world  It seems there will never be the "Perfect" bag. 

In case you cared to know, this is what I ended up swapping the Woode out for.. It was listed was the MGS best "Hybrid" stand bag for 2021. Not sure who it was in the ring with but it won nonetheless. It should be arriving sometime next week. 

Welp......I might be jumping off the Woode train @B.BostonI think @azstu324just changed my mind.....

[azstu324]

That does look sharp, and funny enough was one of the ones I wanted to look at.  I haven't seen that colorway yet, that looks fantastic.  Looking forward to your comparison next week!

Not trying to hijack this thread so I'll do a write up of the bag in a separate post. This will definitely be a keeper. Here are just a few pics.

I mentioned earlier that I liked the the configuration of the woods down the right side. It was just a matter of being introduced to a new setup and I figured out that I could load everything identically to the Woode but with individual slots.

All the irons are loaded from left to right too just like the Woode.

the more I practice, the luckier I seem to get..

[GolfSpy BOS]

11 hours ago, azstu324 said:

Not trying to hijack this thread so I'll do a write up of the bag in a separate post. This will definitely be a keeper. Here are just a few pics.

I mentioned earlier that I liked the the configuration of the woods down the right side. It was just a matter of being introduced to a new setup and I figured out that I could load everything identically to the Woode but with individual slots.

All the irons are loaded from left to right too just like the Woode.

the more I practice, the luckier I seem to get..
 

That does look like a great alternative. I also like that the straps can clip off. I used that every time I put it in my pushcart with me old bag. 
 

I checked it out at PGASS and it’s one of the contenders for sure. 
 

I’d go red stripe though, don’t want to copy you.

I wish that giant pocket included a zippered cooler pouch on this one. But it looks and feels very well made. 
 

 

I’ll be looking for your new thread!

[azstu324]

Not trying to redirect the thread, but if anybody's interested, here's my review of the Titleist Hybrid 14 bag

https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/43780-2021-titleist-hybrid-14-stand-bag-unofficial-review/

the more I practice, the luckier I seem to get..

[ryno_wineo]

On 2/9/2021 at 12:01 PM, azstu324 said:

Anybody get their mitts on this bag yet? I'm in the market for a new bag and am digging the look of this setup. What are the overall benefits of this design over say a 15 slot? Are there any down sides when this is used primarily as a cart bag and 2ndary as a carry bag? It's called a "Hybrid" bag so I'm hoping they've but additional thought into it being on a cart too. 

Very interested!

 

Thx!

 

 

I have a Woode 8; will take a better picture of it today when I get back to the course after work, but while I LOVE the look and idea of this bag, I feel that it missed the mark in regards to it's marketing/practicality.

 

The Good:

• The color!!!  I don't think I'll ever have to feel like "which bag is mine!?"
• Pockets galore!
• The magnetic pockets are clutch!!!!! So terrific! For all of those breakfast balls/reloads/mulligans/"I was just messing around"/etc shots, access is so very quick!!
• Layout is oh-so-sexy when laid out as recommended

The Bad:

• I haven't used a push cart, but the slots don't work as advertised. While both walking/riding in a cart, the clubs don't stay separated in their little notches.  Every club in each zone fall to one side.
• I don't like having my putter in the top (big) hole; I prefer the bottom single slot, but the grip (Superstroke Pistol GT 1.0) gets caught when I try to pull it out.

 

For me, the good outweigh the bad one hundred fold.

 

More pictures to come.

[berkeleybob]

Frankly, I miss my old Ogio Sliver. I just wore it out till it died. I especially liked the putter well. That doesn’t to seem to exist anymore with the new Woode versions.

[CRW]

The Silencer was still the best version of their Woode system. 
 

[BostonSal]

My favorite, most convenient top format is

3-4-4-3- putter well.

Unfortunately, 3-4-4-3- putter well    comes out to fifteen.

Obviously, the cart bag manufacturers are a step ahead of the USGA these days.

As for club chatter, I don't obsess about incidental cosmetic  wear on my clubs.  

You should see the collective wear on me.