GCA GOLF BAG - INTERESTED LIST (updated Feb 07 2011) SUN MOUNTAIN BAG IMAGES

[Sam Morrow]

To make it simple, why not the same bag as the last one?  If not available, the equivalent current model.  It's an attractive, neutral bag that comes highly recommended and the price was good as well. 

I like that plan. As for the prick who mentioned headcovers I don't know what he was thinking.

[Bill_McBride]

To make it simple, why not the same bag as the last one?  If not available, the equivalent current model.  It's an attractive, neutral bag that comes highly recommended and the price was good as well. 

I like that plan. As for the prick who mentioned headcovers I don't know what he was thinking.

 

They could certainly be optional!

[Sam Morrow]

To make it simple, why not the same bag as the last one?  If not available, the equivalent current model.  It's an attractive, neutral bag that comes highly recommended and the price was good as well. 

I like that plan. As for the prick who mentioned headcovers I don't know what he was thinking.

 

They could certainly be optional!

I thought it was a decent idea.

[Bill_McBride]

To make it simple, why not the same bag as the last one?  If not available, the equivalent current model.  It's an attractive, neutral bag that comes highly recommended and the price was good as well. 

I like that plan. As for the prick who mentioned headcovers I don't know what he was thinking.

 

They could certainly be optional!

I thought it was a decent idea.

Couldn't resist the "douchey" lead.

I wonder if Jan Craig could knit "GCA" into hers?  My favorites, but a set would cost more than the bags.

[Sam Morrow]

To make it simple, why not the same bag as the last one?  If not available, the equivalent current model.  It's an attractive, neutral bag that comes highly recommended and the price was good as well. 

I like that plan. As for the prick who mentioned headcovers I don't know what he was thinking.

 

They could certainly be optional!

I thought it was a decent idea.

Couldn't resist the "douchey" lead.

I wonder if Jan Craig could knit "GCA" into hers?  My favorites, but a set would cost more than the bags.

She could, I have a driver cover that says SAM. I really like it but her covers are bulky as hell.

[Bill_McBride]

To make it simple, why not the same bag as the last one?  If not available, the equivalent current model.  It's an attractive, neutral bag that comes highly recommended and the price was good as well. 

I like that plan. As for the prick who mentioned headcovers I don't know what he was thinking.

 

They could certainly be optional!

I thought it was a decent idea.

Couldn't resist the "douchey" lead.

I wonder if Jan Craig could knit "GCA" into hers?  My favorites, but a set would cost more than the bags.

She could, I have a driver cover that says SAM. I really like it but her covers are bulky as hell.

I stopped using the driver cover because it's so big.  Now my driver is kind of beat up......

[Sam Morrow]

To make it simple, why not the same bag as the last one?  If not available, the equivalent current model.  It's an attractive, neutral bag that comes highly recommended and the price was good as well. 

I like that plan. As for the prick who mentioned headcovers I don't know what he was thinking.

 

They could certainly be optional!

I thought it was a decent idea.

Couldn't resist the "douchey" lead.

I wonder if Jan Craig could knit "GCA" into hers?  My favorites, but a set would cost more than the bags.

She could, I have a driver cover that says SAM. I really like it but her covers are bulky as hell.

I stopped using the driver cover because it's so big.  Now my driver is kind of beat up......

Agree, plus Jan Craig so 1993. Illiac is the in thing.

[Bill_McBride]

To make it simple, why not the same bag as the last one?  If not available, the equivalent current model.  It's an attractive, neutral bag that comes highly recommended and the price was good as well. 

I like that plan. As for the prick who mentioned headcovers I don't know what he was thinking.

 

They could certainly be optional!

I thought it was a decent idea.

Couldn't resist the "douchey" lead.

I wonder if Jan Craig could knit "GCA" into hers?  My favorites, but a set would cost more than the bags.

She could, I have a driver cover that says SAM. I really like it but her covers are bulky as hell.

I stopped using the driver cover because it's so big.  Now my driver is kind of beat up......

Agree, plus Jan Craig so 1993. Illiac is the in thing.

I always had a thing for big pom poms.

[Phil_the_Author]

Hi Ben,

Clount me in!

Phil Young

[Bill_McBride]

To make it simple, why not the same bag as the last one?  If not available, the equivalent current model.  It's an attractive, neutral bag that comes highly recommended and the price was good as well. 

I like that plan. As for the prick who mentioned headcovers I don't know what he was thinking.

 

They could certainly be optional!

I thought it was a decent idea.

Couldn't resist the "douchey" lead.

I wonder if Jan Craig could knit "GCA" into hers?  My favorites, but a set would cost more than the bags.

She could, I have a driver cover that says SAM. I really like it but her covers are bulky as hell.

I stopped using the driver cover because it's so big.  Now my driver is kind of beat up......

Agree, plus Jan Craig so 1993. Illiac is the in thing.

Click on the link to download the 2011 catalog.  https://www.iliacgolf.com/#/products/leather-headcovers/royal/

Page 28 has cool white belts for Mike Young.   

Page 39 has wool headcovers, cooler than Jan Craig's, and what looks like a logo shield at the base.

[Dean Paolucci]

I had expressed interest on the other thread.

DEAN

[Ben Stephens]

The list is now increasing!

Please let me know on this thread if you are interested even though a couple have expressed an interest in the previous thread.

Cheers
Ben

[Tim Leahy]

How about a custom GCA cap from the Iliac catalog?  Any interest in that?

[Eric Smith]

Click on the link to download the 2011 catalog.  https://www.iliacgolf.com/#/products/leather-headcovers/royal/

Page 28 has cool white belts for Mike Young.  

Page 39 has wool headcovers, cooler than Jan Craig's, and what looks like a logo shield at the base.

Nice catalog. Recognized this hole right away...



10 at Haig Point. The entire catalog looks to have been shot there at Haig.

[Tony Weiler]

Interested.  I like the Sun Mountain bags. 

[PCCraig]

How about a custom GCA cap from the Iliac catalog?  Any interest in that?

I would be down for a hat.

[Dean DiBerardino]

Ben,

Happy Holidays! Thanks for starting the discussion.

I'm interested, but a carry stand bag, about 3.5 lbs tops. gives the best of both worlds in my view. Too small, and it really can't have much function beyond the quick spin use.  Too big, and well...just call it AmericanTourister. Sun Mountain used to make a 3.0 lb. bag for Ping, the "L8+", which was the bomb...absolute best, most efficient bag I've ever used/seen. Of course they dropped it.
Having done the job for a living, for decades, it has been frustrating for caddies and regular walking golfers, to see the Hoofers and other nonsense, masquerading as a true carry bag, when they're down right uncomfortable in many cases. They keep trying to come up with these other offerings...none have come close to matching that bag.

The conversion option to a quality, single strap is essential. No light, carry stand bag needs a double strap, though the industry has done a nice job of forcing that down our throats, much like the soft-spikeitis mantra that leads to nightmarish putting surfaces in wet weather conditions. Oh I know, the double-strap disciples will howl about back strain, lower lumbar protection etc...have at it, for most of us over 35, you have to be Gumby to get that contraption on or off. Ever try and play while trying to use an umbrella in a breeze, when carrying a double-strap bag...the defintion of futility.
Caddies and any adult who's not Houdini, worldwide, HATES the double strap crap...nuff said.

Keep us posted!

Kris:

Have you seen the new "Caddie Bag" that Sun Mountain is producing for 2011?

[Kris Shreiner]

Not yet! I plan to be at the PGA Show. It's funny you ask. I've had several discussions with them in their booth, on the floor of the show, including the owner, and they haven't got it right yet. Even offered to help them, but they keep trying to convince themselves they have it all figured out...'bout like that Ryder Cup raingear fiasco! I'll be interested to see what their latest creation looks like.

[Dave McCollum]

Sure, why not a new bag?  I have a Ping (model ?) stand bag that I like.  It has the dreaded double strap that my caddie at Bandon used all the time, like I do.  Carries OK using one.  Simple design like the last one appeals to me.

Not sure why I want one, though.  It’s fun to think about ID-ing another monkey from the tree house that I’d not meet otherwise.  Since I never play anywhere that get the cga.com juices flowing, that’s just fantasy.   The places I play and the golfers I play with wouldn’t have a clue about our addiction.  I would sell a bag endorsed by this crowd, I think.  So, I’m in:  fully deductable product sample.  There's a first time for everything--like paying retail.

[Sam Morrow]

Do people really get bent out of shape by double straps?

[Dave Falkner]

count me as interested

[Kris Shreiner]

Sam,

Yes, especially when they are totally unnecessary for a true, lightweight stand bag and many manufacturers don't offer a single strap option of quality. Just try the various double-strap contraptions out there...most are wretched. Again, if your Gumby, younger than 40, or just carry singles as a caddie it may be a minor issue(though NO double strap I've ever carried in 35 years on the bag balances on one shoulder like a quality single strap), but for the millions of the rest of us...they stink!

[John Blain]

Kris-

Believe me when I tell you that with the exception of "caddie clubs" there is virtually ZERO demand for single strap bags but for what it's worth any Sun Mountain bag can be ordered with a single strap at no additional charge.

If you are going to be at the PGA show please stop by the Sun Mountain booth and introduce yourself

-John

[Kris Shreiner]

JP,

Happy Holidays!

Your statement proves all my points! I'll certainly stop by, we've probably already met, as I've spoken with at least 6-8 of your folks in the last 3 years. Just so you know, the Sun Mountain produced L8+, for Ping in the 90's, is the best carry stand bag ever made, in my opinion. I STILL use it today and it is in superb shape. I'm not down on SM, though the stubborn thinking there regarding this issue, is unfortunate.


As to ZERO demand...says who? Let's give the golfer CHOICE as to weather they can wear metals spikes or soft-spikes, I'll BET MY LIFE there would be plenty of demand for metal spikes, especially in wet climates and soft conditions. Soft-spikes are terrible on green surfaces that are soft and on wet, hilly or sidehill conditions, I've seen pros, on two occasions, that were wearing soft spikes go down, when hitting shots, in wet conditons on side-hill lies!.

Just because an industry says there is no demand...when they've basically conned or FORCED the consumer to adopt something...that hardly qualifies as the consumer saying they don't want something. Most single straps, EVEN YOURS, have been poorly constructed. You can have your opinion and "data."

I'll happily sit down with you and let's watch the U.S. Amateur tapes of the last ten years. Most caddies (many who were not regular caddies as well) carried ON ONE shoulder, even with a double-strap set-up, especially the deeper you got into the competition. In fact, I remember TOUR PLAYER Jonathan Byrd carrying for his brother, and he had the pitiful double-strap on ONE SHOULDER. That's the top competition in the U.S. without Tour-sized bags which are a whole different animal. That example is just one small window which shows that what you assert isn't quite the case. I read constantly about guys that can't stand double straps, and they ain't all foggies either!

This is, mercifully, the end of my opinion and comment on this issue...it's all about the GCA bag, just kindly give us the single-strap option in whatever model is selected!

Cheers

[Mike_Young]

JP,

Happy Holidays!

Your statement proves all my points! I'll certainly stop by, we've probably already met, as I've spoken with at least 6-8 of your folks in the last 3 years. Just so you know, the Sun Mountain produced L8+, for Ping in the 90's, is the best carry stand bag ever made, in my opinion. I STILL use it today and it is in superb shape. I'm not down on SM, though the stubborn thinking there regarding this issue, is unfortunate.


As to ZERO demand...says who? Let's give the golfer CHOICE as to weather they can wear metals spikes or soft-spikes, I'll BET MY LIFE there would be plenty of demand for metal spikes, especially in wet climates and soft conditions. Soft-spikes are terrible on green surfaces that are soft and on wet, hilly or sidehill conditions, I've seen pros, on two occasions, that were wearing soft spikes go down, when hitting shots, in wet conditons on side-hill lies!.

Just because an industry says there is no demand...when they've basically conned or FORCED the consumer to adopt something...that hardly qualifies as the consumer saying they don't want something. Most single straps, EVEN YOURS, have been poorly constructed. You can have your opinion and "data."

I'll happily sit down with you and let's watch the U.S. Amateur tapes of the last ten years. Most caddies (many who were not regular caddies as well) carried ON ONE shoulder, even with a double-strap set-up, especially the deeper you got into the competition. In fact, I remember TOUR PLAYER Jonathan Byrd carrying for his brother, and he had the pitiful double-strap on ONE SHOULDER. That's the top competition in the U.S. without Tour-sized bags which are a whole different animal. That example is just one small window which shows that what you assert isn't quite the case. I read constantly about guys that can't stand double straps, and they ain't all foggies either!

This is, mercifully, the end of my opinion and comment on this issue...it's all about the GCA bag, just kindly give us the single-strap option in whatever model is selected!

Cheers

What?
I don't see where JP Blain says anything that you are disputing....take the example you use and place it in the overall golf population and it is a big ZERO..just as he says....
Cheers