It is lastly warming up, which implies it is the proper time to ensure your golf bag is correctly fitted (and never too heavy).

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Spring cleansing season! Meaning it’s the proper time to get your golf bag prepared for 2023. You realize the story: after an extended summer time our golf luggage can generally double as suitcases with every thing we stuff in them, however now it’s time to take a bit stock.

We just lately gave you a couple of concepts of important issues so as to add to your bag for this spring, however now it’s time to lighten the load. Listed below are a handful of stuff you positively don’t want in your bag on a regular basis — or one thing it’s best to change — as a result of the one factor worse than a heavy golf bag are these irritating three-putt bogeys.

7 issues to take away out of your golf bag

Alignment sticks

Excellent for the vary; please use them there. However no, they don’t should be in your golf bag throughout your spherical. (Additionally, longer ones could be a poking hazard!)

Additional golf balls

Six or seven good golf balls might be all you want. Taking part in a troublesome course doused with water? OK, add two extra. It’s not an enormous deal if you’re taking a cart, however pointless golf balls weigh your bag down in a rush.

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Leftover meals/snacks

From final 12 months? Gross.

Rain gear on a sunny day

It’s all the time good to have sunscreen in your bag, possibly even rain pants since they’re so gentle. However some rain jackets are bulkier, and whereas they deal with sudden Open Championship-style climate with ease, a easy look on the forecast will most likely let should you can safely depart yours within the closet.

Previous garments

One pair of additional socks? Good. Three that haven’t been touched in 2 1/2 years? Overkill.

A 3-iron

OK, possibly not only a 3-iron, but when there’s a membership you both don’t or can’t hit, it has no purpose to remain in your bag. Higher but, possibly there’s one thing you’ll be able to change it with that you just really may use extra typically (like one other wooden or wedge).

Ache reliever (to switch)

Talking from expertise right here. It’s all the time good to have one thing to assist with the again ache or another downside space, but additionally not a foul concept to examine the expiration date and change it with one thing a bit extra recent.

Josh Berhow
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Josh Berhow is the managing editor at Patacon.org. The Minnesota native graduated with a journalism diploma from Minnesota State College in Mankato. You’ll be able to attain him at [email protected].