14 Way Bags - Love em? Or Hate em?

[Julius]

Love them.  I didn't like the way my shafts would get tangled up when I tried to pull the club out (we are almost all walkers in our groups, cart riding is pretty uncommon for us still). With the slant on the push cart or when carrying the clubs, the dividers keep them in their place and easier to handle in and out of the bag.  We try to play ready golf so it is a facilitator.  Like many here I have multiple bags, my favorite is a PING DLX as it also has an oversized putter well and separate place on the side for the umbrella. Having used bags with the full dividers I would not go back now. 

[ZJeb67]

14 way for me.  Too many memories of being a caddie (sometime last century) and trying to wrestle a club out of a bag while the golfer was waiting.

Or maybe it just appeals to the OCD.

[Rob Person]

I wouldn't be opposed to a lighter 8 or 9 way stand/cart bag. But I would have to load it with tubes for shaft separation. And it would need its own putter well, as the grip is larger on mine.

[MN Loon]

I prefer the dividers, whether 14 or even down to 10.  I once owned a nice Ogio carry bag that featured two large openings in the middle for your Driver, Fairway, and Hybrids, plus 3 dividers on each side for irons, 2 large for wedges and a putter well.  That was my favorite bag for organization.

in my opinion, cart bags should have full length dividers.  Especially pushcart bags.  With the clubs sitting sideways, it is easier to get them in and out.  I have a nice Sun Mountain bag, with a bottom that fits their push cart to avoid the bag moving around, that is set up well.

divders also help if you have lager grips.

[golffun]

Love the 14 way for cart..    for walking, prefer lightest bag without 14 way...   I use midsize grips and the individual slots make it much easier for getting clubs in and out without jamming them in.  Have always used  Sun Mtn. C130 cart bags and their zero-G for carry.    

[TJ Hall]

I still love my Ping Hoofer stand bag.  It only has 6 slots, but was able to arrange it for my putter to have it’s own slot.

D/3W/3H/4i
5/6/7
8/9/PW
52/56/60
Putter

Occasionally will have some grips stick when trying to get a club out, but not enough to be a deal breaker for me.

[TJ Hall]

2 hours ago, Rob Person said:

I wouldn't be opposed to a lighter 8 or 9 way stand/cart bag. But I would have to load it with tubes for shaft separation. And it would need its own putter well, as the grip is larger on mine.

I had plastic tubes years ago, started to see shaft wear very quickly with those.  May not be an issue for you specifically, but they also add weight to the bag…but not a problem if you’re not walking/carrying.

[azstu324]

This is a very loaded question lol. 14-way is my preference BUT they have to be done right and done well. For 3 seasons I've played the Titleist Hybrid 14 and it's the best! Before I landed on this bag, I tried out about 4 other 14-way bags and none of them worked well. From the individual, full length slots, to the stand mechanism, zippers, pockets, and even the internal zipper to help retrieve any miscellaneous items that could potentially fall down inside the bag, the Titleist is just designed so well! I really wanted to like the Ping bags but the dividers are only half way down. No bueno. 

 

[MCunderpar]

I walk with a push cart and love my Sun Mountain bag with 14 dividers. Really helps the organization. Agree with other comments that the dividers must be full length to work properly.

[Peejer]

Love them!  Won't ever buy a bag again without them.

Best reason is you can easily tell if you're missing a club and that, in it's own, is worth the cost of the bag (verses having to replace a wedge or two).

Not to mention the ease of putting clubs in and out or being able to find the club you're looking for quickly.

-- Peejer

[Roomspimp]

I kind of love them but like a previous poster the dividers must be full length. I use mid-sized +4 grips and they tangle and bind up in my stand bag.

They make 14 way stand bags but I only mine for travel. On my home course I use a push cart so the big bag is fine. 

[FloodedGolf]

I switched over to a Stitch Fadeaway SL2 when they had a crazy deal going. It only has 4 slots and coming from a 14 slot Nike bag, I really miss it. Not worrying about having to fit 4 clubs into one slot was a luxury I didn't realize I had. I also miss having a separate slot for my putter so I don't have to worry about it getting rattled around. Next time I splurge on a bag I will definitely make sure it has 14.

[hartrick11]

Give me a 4 or 5 way all day over 14 way. I walk for probably 1/3 of my rounds, and even when riding and using rental sets with a 14-way bag I have found it annoying to put clubs in & out...picking the right slot and then making sure the grip doesn't grab and get stuck on the way down into the bag... I'm sure there are good 14 way bags out there that are light and solve for the stickiness issue, but I will never try them! OG Hoofers for life!

[57charlie]

I've been a long time fan of 14 way bags. I just find them to be the most functional and have always been user friendly. There's a place for every stick in the bag. The Bag Boy Lite Rider Pro I'm currently using replaced the Spin It Golf bag I used for years. As well as having to be a 14 way bag, any bag I consider using has to have a minimum of at least 9 pockets. 

[jazz15c]

I've seen many a post on here saying that 14 ways bags 'stop bag clatter' and make it easy to access clubs, etc. 

I have the Ping Hoofer 14 and carry the majority of the time, primarily for convenience, but also because my course in the UK hasn't been fit for push/electric trolleys since October! 

I ALWAYS get bag clatter with my bag, which I didn't mind when I had my old Ping G410 irons; those things would survive a nuclear blast. But now I have forged faced irons, I shudder at each clatter! 

Also...when I have 13 x Midsize grips in there AND my putter, I struggle to get clubs in or out easily, especially the middle of the bag (mid-irons). I've even started leaving 3 wood at home just to save space at the bottom of the bag as it is driving me mad on the course!

The Ping Hoofer 14 regularly tops the MGS standings, and, for pockets etc. I cannot fault it. But what the hell am I doing wrong? Are there bigger bags out there, more suited to midsize grips? 

[Mrs. Golf]

I have mid size grips too. I have a 15 way cart stand bag Sun mountain I bought  about 6 years ago.  When I walk, that's when I find the mid grips to be a pain to take out. 

Edited March 19 by Mrs. Golf

[TravisJC]

Given the move many of us are making to mid-sized (or larger) grips, I think that generally bags should grow a bit in size to account for them. 

[ED13]

4 way bags only for me.  I use oversize grips, when I had an Ogio 5 way bag it could be a fight trying to get clubs out.  Currently use a Sun Mountain C-130 stand bag as well as an old Sun Mountain 4Five 14 way bag.  Big fan of Sun Mountain bags.

[Moe79]

Switched to a Callaway Org 14 a year ago after I decided my back wasn't going to allow me to be a walk and carry guy. Now it's push-cart or cart-cart only. Keeps everything right where I want it and sits nice n' balanced on the pushy (which is my preferred MO).