What is a Regular Golf Bag?
Our definition is - a golf bag is considered a regular golf bag if it
is not specifically designed for ladies. The simplest explanation is
- a regular golf bag is designed for use by a golfer. The height is
designed to holds men's clubs - or ladies' long clubs. However, some
ladies' golf bags are the same height.
The bottom line is a guy would probably only want to play with what we
have defined as a regular golf bag. A woman, however, could play with a
regular golf bag or a ladies bag. Many women don't feel that the
difference in height is consequential. However, a women should
understand the differences in the golf bag sizes, e.g. 8 1/2"
(discussed farther down).
What is a Ladies Golf Bag?
At the annual PGA golf merchandise show, we walked up to an exhibitor
with some beautiful leather golf bags and asked to see their ladies' bags.
He looked at us like we were from Mars. His reply - what's a ladies
bag? .. We just make one size golf bag.
There is no standard. Each manufacturer does their own thing.
However, a ladies golf bag "may" be one inch shorter than one not
designated as a Ladies Golf Bag. Just as ladies clubs in regular
length are one inch shorter than men's regular length, golf ladies bags
can be one inch shorter.
On the other hand, a golf bag manufacturer may just decide to use a
feminine fabric on the same regular golf bag body and call that a ladies'
bag.
If you play with petite length clubs, you probably do want a ladies
sized golf bag. If you play with ladies regular length or ladies
long, a regular golf bag may work well. Just understand the
differences in sizes, expressed in the diameter of the top.
What is the difference in sizes of the top - e.g., 7ѕ" or 10"?
This is how the top is measured. Golf bags start at small - 6"
diameter to hold a few clubs - and go to 13" diameter for a huge
staff bag. Generally women will play with an 8" to a 9" diameter -
although some like more, and some like less. If you are unsure of
what the size means, measure the golf bag top that you currently own to
see what size it is - and count how many clubs you play with.
Use that as a guide when purchasing a new bag - e.g.,
do you want a larger diameter, the same, or smaller. 7 1/2
inch diameter is at the small end - 9 1/2 inch
diameter is on the large end for the average woman
Do I want a stand bag or cart bag?
Are you ever going to walk a course? If so, a stand bag will work
on a cart, but you would never want to carry a cart bag because of the
extra weight inherent in a cart bag - and the lack of a good dual strap.
Simply put - a stand bag is designed to be lightweight; a cart bag is
designed with weight as a secondary criteria.
Why are some golf bags so heavy?
The golf bag designers design stand bags to be light - and cart bags to
be full of features and pockets - so the Cart Bags will usually be much
heavier than the Stand Bags. In between the two are bags that
are designed to be carried or carted; these usually weigh less than 6
pounds and have less features than a bag just designed for carts.
The average cart bag for women will weigh in between 5 and 9 pounds -
empty.
