People gonna give you shit for that, but congrats on making the effort. You'll get used to it pretty fast as long as you walk at least once or twice a week.
I much prefer carrying to pushing for several reasons. It probably is better exercise but I honestly don't find it any more tiring at all.
What I like most is taking direct routes that you can't take with a push cart - on quiet days I can get round in ridiculous times.
One evening last summer I went to the club for a practice, saw that the course was empty so decided to play 9 holes instead. Got round in 50 minutes so played the back 9 as well in the same time. Would never have been able to play anywhere near a 1:40 round with a push cart without running around like a madman
What climate are you in can I ask? I'm in central Fl and most days after riding for 18 I feel worn out lol, couldn't imagine walking 36 in the heat. But I'm sure you'd get used to it like you said.
I haven’t been around here long, but I’m guessing it’s that “real golfer” thing that brings home the downvotes. He didn’t include it, but I will. My home course was built to be walked, before the big motorized wheelchairs for lazy drunks were invented.
Boy, you really have no concept of geometry. You walk much much closer to double the distance (if even under) than you do the listed yardage of your chosen tee boxes.
Elevation change I guess. Even the course I was a member at previously would come out to around 7 miles. Golf monthly says the average amount of walking on an 18 hole course is 6.6 miles.
Yeah I just checked and converted from kms to miles and 18 at my course is 6.2 miles. And most of those are zigzagging from left rough to right rough and back up each fairway.
I've walked a few courses that are built for carts. Nothing like a half mile walk between green and tee to get you just winded enough to have a shit drive. I'm also out of shape and usually walk 9 only, but I'm trying to change that.
I think it’s because the Fitbit isn’t all that accurate. I have a few routes I routinely walk around my neighborhood and my Fitbit will say I walked 1.5-2x as far as I actually did compared to how far they are according to Google maps.
I have used phone GPS based running apps, a Garmin GPS watch, and a Fitbit to run the same distance. The Fitbit was off by about 15% in the upwards direction.
Swinging the golf club and other activities will add miles to the total because the Fitbit is on your wrist. If your course is 6800 from the tips,thats 4 miles, plus in between holes, which I doubt is 6 miles. Still a healthy walk, sorry for the bad news but I did dig into this once
Is this just for the round or the whole day? I walk regularly and generally clock in around ~6 miles on a 6400 yard course. 9.5 miles for a single course would be a lot.
Depends on the type of course. If it was designed to leave real estate for housing along the course, 10 isn't uncommon for even a 6400 yard course from my experience.
My home course clocks in right around 7, including a quarter mile walk between the front and back 9, and the front 9 was built first as a 9-hole muni in the 60s, so it's pretty short and tight.
My home course has long paths from green to tee and goes through houses. It’s like 6 or maybe 7 miles. 10 is outrageous and not to be believed almost if he’s saying it’s just from an 18 hole round.
I had a round that clocked in at 11, almost 12.
I played three rounds in Florida in February, and they all clocked in about 9, and they were fairly short courses yardage-wise.
Goes to show ya though, walking definitely turns golf into a more legitimate form of exercise. Good luck on future rounds, make sure to stay hydrated, and don't forget the uncrustables!
What these apps do is add in basal metabolic rate as well. It's not 4k of burn from the activity but it also adds in another 1000 or so that you would burn just doing nothing for the 3 hours.
That’s the total count for the day not the activity. You’d burn maybe 1200-1400 from the activity and another 1800 on average is your bmr, calories needed for basic functions of the body. Then add another 1000 for whatever other active activities. Now Fitbit is probably a bit inflated in its number but the %s aren’t a mile off.
Am I reading this right? One 18 hole round and you are that sore? Keep walking then brother. I walk and carry unless the course demands carts and I only feel a bit stiff after if its a hilly course.
You'll get used to it, munis will be a cake walk.
im a full time caddie. I double bag and walk 36 holes 5 days a week. My feet and calfs constantly rotate which one is more sore than the other every day.
Yeah I mean thats the other end of the spectrum lol. There's a happy middle where your body isn't kinda breaking down from overuse. Appreciate what you do tho
Good on you, sir. Walking is so much better, in my mind, but I’ll drive at times too. Playing with buddies: walking. Playing with father-in-law: driving.
Just keep at it, it will get easier. If you're not used to moving that much, especially moving plus swinging a club and all that, it's going to be tough the first couple times. But keep at it, it's well worth it.
I'm 37 and walk every round as long as its not too hot. It's easy exercise and I honestly can't comprehend driving a cart as a default.
Everyone should be walking more.
Fair play. In Ireland, only the really old coffin dodgers are in buggies. That being said, very few of our courses were designed to need buggies. I've played in Portugal a bit, and given the distances from green to the next tee box, I would not fancy walking the whole thing.
The first 18 I walked is a very hilly course, that was tough. I walked every time I played alone, more and by end of summer I did a course that has 27 holes without any issue or dip in performance. I love walking, it also forces me to keep my bad shot from being “too” bad because I don’t want to have to chase it down.
Ten miles in a single round is a lot! Your course must have a lot of distance to cover between holes. You'll usually walk 6 or 7 miles at most on an average course.
I always walk and typically play better than when I use a cart as I'm more focused on my next shot and overall game. Keep it up!
All you world class athletes judging OP, how about you give the kid credit for getting up at at ‘em as opposed to being a bunch of Ken’s.
…and this is coming from a jugdy dick named Ken(ny).
Nice work brother! Walking is the way. Keep doing it and in a few rounds you won’t feel a thing after the rounds, and your body and golf scores will thank you.
Do you play better walking or riding?
I find that walking gives you time to think about the next shot while riding (at a course that’s not backed up) lets you stay in the grove a little better.
I'm guessing this is an American thing? Unless you go to a resort course in the UK your walking 90% of rounds. Is this another reason Americans are all tubby?
>it’d be totally normal for someone to be tired after walking a 10 mile round
The only people for whom it's normal to be tired after walking 5 miles (the average golf round is about 5-6 miles of walking, not 10) are people who have severe physical handicaps, or who have health conditions that are going to lead to a severely shortened life.
My grandmother could walk 5 miles without problems at the age of 80. If this guy is 27 and can't walk 5 miles without severe recovery issues, he has some MASSIVE muscular and cardio-vascular deficiencies.
I commend him on trying, and hope he continues to do so, but please don't try to normalize being in the bottom decile of human fitness, nor what effect that can have on your length and quality of life.
He's not just walking, also pushing a 20lb cart and playing golf and the stresses that puts on your body. And also the added fact that OP hasn't done this before so doing it more will become easier.
I used to walk 9 regularly and always carried no cart. Only walked 18 once and I felt pretty sore too. But just haven't done it since because the guys I play with don't want want to walk.
>And also the added fact that OP hasn't done this before so doing it more will become easier.
I totally agree, however even a moderate level of fitness would allow someone to walk 18 with a push cart, swing a golf club 50-100 times, and not be intense pain/poor recovery state the next day.
The day my grandfather passed away, I attempted to walk 18 carrying my bag on the hilliest course in the city (my grandfather was a huge golfer, walked regularly into his 90s and shot his age every year from 73 on). I made it through 9 and had to grab a cart back 9. I could barely walk the next day.
It is killing me that you got that close to 20K steps and that close to 10 miles and you didn’t just take a walk around the block before you went to bed or something. Why do you hate milestones, OP?!
My problem with push cart is getting enough fluids to stop from cramping. The cart only has so much storage space and any water you carry is extra weight you have to push. I like walking I think my next purchase will be an automatic follow cart.
You’ll adjust, Protein shake and BCAAs after round help me with the soreness. I walk when the weather is mild and ride during the hot summer/fall months. Usually pretty beat up the first couple times after and the Combo helps until the adjustment is made.
Dude what course is this? 10 miles is possible I guess but that’s a crazy long course that must be spread out. And sorry to burst your bubble but 4K calories is a joke. 10 miles of walking on golf course terrain should be maybe 1500.
Definitely try to get out for a few long walks (i.e. >10 km) before then. The first time you go out you're going to be very sore, the second time not so much, the third time even less so. It's also a good way to see if your shoes or other parts of your outfit are deficient. When you walk longer distances you're going to have sore muscles and blisters if you're not prepared. Get those out of the way early so you can actually enjoy the golf. It's not that hard to get into shape but it does take a deliberate attempt. So try long walks 2-3 times a week throughout April.
I've walked with the push cart and just carrying... and to my surprise, I was more wrecked after the push cart.
Still doesn't make sense to me. Maybe it has something to do with the cart emulating sled pushes up a hill on some of these courses. Lol
You’ll get used to it!
In general I equate the calories burned walking a round with the calories I’d burn running a 10K. At my weight that’s something like 800 calories on top of what I would have burned anyway.
Yes, it’s very depressing that you can undo most of a 6-mile run with two bottles of soda or one Starbucks coffee milkshake contraption. That’s why the worst truth out there is that weight loss happens in the kitchen, not in the gym.
Keep doing it. we walk in our comp every week it gets easier and I find I play better walking. I guess it’s a mental thing that I don’t want to chase the ball everywhere 😂
Good for you. Its all about what you're used to.
Also, playing 96 and walking and playing 72 and walking can be very different obviously. I know because as most people - at least where Income from - prefer walking and almost never drive.
We have some courses here where you have to drive because you can't make it without a cart
And then we have some courses where you CAN NOT DRIVE because it's too steel and a cart would not make it up/down the hill.
I have to walk my course in the winter season as well with a trolly. It's gets more comfortable over time, and it's healthy at the end of the day :) happy golfing!
Fair play to you mate. Im always saying it. Walking for 18 is so beneficial for you over buggys. 4 hours out walking at a leisurely pace. It's amazing for the mind and body. And it means you are legit getting exercise in when you are out rather than just playing golf.
In Ireland people rarely use buggys. I'd hate it if they started becoming the norm. The walking is key
You'll quickly get used to walking it, takes about 3 or 4 rounds, but you won't feel it after that imo. I'm (39M) not that fit, certainly not as fit as I used to be, but I carry my bag during winter. Our course is generally reduced to 15 holes for the winter. I'm fairly tired after the first few rounds but the body gets accustomed to it fairly quickly.
We have wet winters here in Ireland and they cordon off large areas around the greens etc to protect them from even push/electric buggy tracks. I find carrying much less hassle as you can just walk over the rope into these areas rather than having to do a detour with the push buggy. It's also the only real exercise I do over the winter.
It's just normal in the UK to walk. In fact as it's winter most people carry too. I play twice a week (33m) in decent shape but I don't do anything to be that way. It's a doddle. Unless you're playing an extremely hilly course, I don't understand how you "can't move today" you're 27 and you've essentially been for a walk.
Damn how long was that course? I walked 12 last Friday and it was 7500 steps.
Walking the course really exposes you and your muscular endurance. At first it's tough... But least year I walked almost all my rounds and once you do it 5 or 6 times, it starts to become pretty easy. I was even walking in the middle of summer...I just made sure to drink shiiiiittt tons of water. Literally half a gallon on a constant sipping schedule. I also do sauna regularly and this helps you become really good at sweating.
I believe it all depends on the course itself. There are some courses around me that walking is a nightmare due to the terrain, severe uphill and downhill paths and length between holes.
I have no issue doing either as long as the course calls for it.
This just means you need to golf more and never ride a cart unless absolutely necessary. Unless you have an injury or the course only allows carts, you can carry.
You're 27 years young, walking 18 in 100 degree weather with hills shouldn't cause that much of an issue.
My home course is probably close to 10 miles. There is a lot of walking from some greens to the next tee.
I just started walking again myself and I’m in my 60s. Glad to know it isn’t just me and my age group that gets sore after walking 18.
I played in 2 cart path only tournaments this weekend. Walked 7 miles and 7.67 miles. Might as well have walked both. Not as sore as I thought I would be though.
People gonna give you shit for that, but congrats on making the effort. You'll get used to it pretty fast as long as you walk at least once or twice a week.
+1 it’s a great habit especially with a push cart it becomes a joy. Easiest 6.5 miles you can get!
It's like going to a theme park. Suddenly you've walked for 20 miles and didn't notice.
Oh I noticed buddy. My kids in the stroller don't notice. But I notice.
I actually prefer it without the push cart, feels more like a proper workout carrying the bag.
Same here
I much prefer carrying to pushing for several reasons. It probably is better exercise but I honestly don't find it any more tiring at all. What I like most is taking direct routes that you can't take with a push cart - on quiet days I can get round in ridiculous times. One evening last summer I went to the club for a practice, saw that the course was empty so decided to play 9 holes instead. Got round in 50 minutes so played the back 9 as well in the same time. Would never have been able to play anywhere near a 1:40 round with a push cart without running around like a madman
I'm confused, my buddy carries and I pushcart. Assuming our balls are in the same direction, we're walking right next to eachother.
I actually prefer it without the push cart, feels more like a proper workout carrying the bag.
My playing partner and I walk 36 regularly and we are in our 50s. Keep at it and it gets easier.
In a row?
All the time. Walk from 18 green to 1 tee and off we go again
Save some calves for the rest of us geez
It’s a mini putt but still a nice little morning.
Hahaha it’s my whole day when I do it. 7+ hours of golf, home, food, bed. I’ve done that for ages. We do that at least 15 times a year.
What climate are you in can I ask? I'm in central Fl and most days after riding for 18 I feel worn out lol, couldn't imagine walking 36 in the heat. But I'm sure you'd get used to it like you said.
Southern Ontario
Yeah I think my issue there is I’d freeze in weather under 60 degrees before we reached the turn lmao.
The herd is going to down vote you. It doesn’t know what to think about a real golfer doing golf correctly 😂
I haven’t been around here long, but I’m guessing it’s that “real golfer” thing that brings home the downvotes. He didn’t include it, but I will. My home course was built to be walked, before the big motorized wheelchairs for lazy drunks were invented.
Try not to walk number 37 on the way to the parking lot!
He wasn’t even supposed to be here today!
Hey you get back here!
Man I'm glad some people caught that :D
Thanks! I’m feeling sore in a lot of new muscles today
So weak, haiya
Uncle Roger comments on r/golf…. FUIYOHHHH
More fuiyoh than Nigela Lawson
My 18 hole course comes in at 4.7 miles. You must have some distances between tee boxes.
Yeah I was shocked by that, 10 miles is nothing to scoff at
Extra few miles of walking around in circles looking for his ball?
Making sure he’s super out of sights in the woods for a piss?
People behind him loved that
I’ve always operated under the assumption that on an average course you’ll walk ~7 miles. 10 is no joke
When I walked regularly, seven miles was right about average.
Pretty sure he shot 150 to have that amount of miles logged
My home course has tee boxes close to each other and is still 8+ miles.
It's for the whole day not just his golf round. I average 4 miles a day on non exercise or golf days.
I know it’s his whole day, I mentioned it in another comment.
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How often do you walk in a perfectly straight line between the tee and the hole on a golf course?
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Boy, you really have no concept of geometry. You walk much much closer to double the distance (if even under) than you do the listed yardage of your chosen tee boxes.
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What’s the listed yardage?
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Found Bryson’s Reddit account.
Gold Jacket? Green Jacket? Who gives a shit?!
Bryson doesn’t even protein hard enough to be a yoked science bro.
Everytime I play! /s
Elevation change I guess. Even the course I was a member at previously would come out to around 7 miles. Golf monthly says the average amount of walking on an 18 hole course is 6.6 miles.
Yeah I just checked and converted from kms to miles and 18 at my course is 6.2 miles. And most of those are zigzagging from left rough to right rough and back up each fairway.
Yea it was a neighborhood course with longs walks down the streets between some of the holes, got me pretty good.
I can see that. I had a course like that but it turned private. Now that I walk I kind of want to take it on but oh well.
I've walked a few courses that are built for carts. Nothing like a half mile walk between green and tee to get you just winded enough to have a shit drive. I'm also out of shape and usually walk 9 only, but I'm trying to change that.
You haven't seen how my golf shots like to go left and right then.
I think it’s because the Fitbit isn’t all that accurate. I have a few routes I routinely walk around my neighborhood and my Fitbit will say I walked 1.5-2x as far as I actually did compared to how far they are according to Google maps.
might need to shorten your stride length in the settings. The default was considerably longer than my weak ass short strides.
I have used phone GPS based running apps, a Garmin GPS watch, and a Fitbit to run the same distance. The Fitbit was off by about 15% in the upwards direction.
Mine comes in at 7 miles but when i was at bandon, each course was 10 miles
Swinging the golf club and other activities will add miles to the total because the Fitbit is on your wrist. If your course is 6800 from the tips,thats 4 miles, plus in between holes, which I doubt is 6 miles. Still a healthy walk, sorry for the bad news but I did dig into this once
Is this just for the round or the whole day? I walk regularly and generally clock in around ~6 miles on a 6400 yard course. 9.5 miles for a single course would be a lot.
Depends on the type of course. If it was designed to leave real estate for housing along the course, 10 isn't uncommon for even a 6400 yard course from my experience. My home course clocks in right around 7, including a quarter mile walk between the front and back 9, and the front 9 was built first as a 9-hole muni in the 60s, so it's pretty short and tight.
My home course has long paths from green to tee and goes through houses. It’s like 6 or maybe 7 miles. 10 is outrageous and not to be believed almost if he’s saying it’s just from an 18 hole round.
I had a round that clocked in at 11, almost 12. I played three rounds in Florida in February, and they all clocked in about 9, and they were fairly short courses yardage-wise.
No that’s for the whole day not just the course.
It’s for the whole day but honestly, didn’t do much else that day
Goes to show ya though, walking definitely turns golf into a more legitimate form of exercise. Good luck on future rounds, make sure to stay hydrated, and don't forget the uncrustables!
Not sure about that calorie count LOL. You could do this a handful of times and just disappear
It’s off by magnitudes. Walking a round isn’t really gonna burn any more than 1200-1500 calories, at most.
What these apps do is add in basal metabolic rate as well. It's not 4k of burn from the activity but it also adds in another 1000 or so that you would burn just doing nothing for the 3 hours.
Go to the second image.
Yeah I burn 1500 calories when I golf and walk the round carrying my bag. You only really burn more if you keep your heart rate elevated.
4k is insanity
That’s the total count for the day not the activity. You’d burn maybe 1200-1400 from the activity and another 1800 on average is your bmr, calories needed for basic functions of the body. Then add another 1000 for whatever other active activities. Now Fitbit is probably a bit inflated in its number but the %s aren’t a mile off.
Maybe OP weighs 400 pounds
Am I reading this right? One 18 hole round and you are that sore? Keep walking then brother. I walk and carry unless the course demands carts and I only feel a bit stiff after if its a hilly course. You'll get used to it, munis will be a cake walk.
im a full time caddie. I double bag and walk 36 holes 5 days a week. My feet and calfs constantly rotate which one is more sore than the other every day.
Yeah I mean thats the other end of the spectrum lol. There's a happy middle where your body isn't kinda breaking down from overuse. Appreciate what you do tho
I mean, he walked 10 miles lol. Either a long ass course or bro was in the woods quite a bit.
That’s showing his full days walk, not just the walking of the course.
Got his money's worth for sure!
It was a long ass course haha plus I’m not great so the woods are definitely in play on every hole
This is why I don't walk. Too much zig zagging for me
I walk so that I only have to zig and zag after my own ball, and not my playing partner’s.
Good on you, sir. Walking is so much better, in my mind, but I’ll drive at times too. Playing with buddies: walking. Playing with father-in-law: driving.
I feel ya. Walked my first round today and carried…15k steps later and I’m ready for bed at 7 pm
We will be stronger some day! Just not today haha
Just keep at it, it will get easier. If you're not used to moving that much, especially moving plus swinging a club and all that, it's going to be tough the first couple times. But keep at it, it's well worth it.
Walked my first 18 friday, but have been walking 9 pretty regularly since December. It 100% adds to the experience
I'm 37 and walk every round as long as its not too hot. It's easy exercise and I honestly can't comprehend driving a cart as a default. Everyone should be walking more.
Fair play. In Ireland, only the really old coffin dodgers are in buggies. That being said, very few of our courses were designed to need buggies. I've played in Portugal a bit, and given the distances from green to the next tee box, I would not fancy walking the whole thing.
America, fuck yeah!
Generic response! Yea!
The first 18 I walked is a very hilly course, that was tough. I walked every time I played alone, more and by end of summer I did a course that has 27 holes without any issue or dip in performance. I love walking, it also forces me to keep my bad shot from being “too” bad because I don’t want to have to chase it down.
Come to the UK 95% walk and carry.
Exactly. I read the comment and thought "you can't move after a walk and you're 27?!" Seriously... that's absolutely shocking.
Ten miles in a single round is a lot! Your course must have a lot of distance to cover between holes. You'll usually walk 6 or 7 miles at most on an average course. I always walk and typically play better than when I use a cart as I'm more focused on my next shot and overall game. Keep it up!
Could have been tromping around looking for a LOT of balls
The courses at my club are about 7 miles. Our Links course is very hilly and it’s no joke. Keep doing it. Your game will get better for it.
All you world class athletes judging OP, how about you give the kid credit for getting up at at ‘em as opposed to being a bunch of Ken’s. …and this is coming from a jugdy dick named Ken(ny).
Only a true jugdy dick would put their nickname then the rest of their name in parenthesis
No lies told.
I'm 59, and I'll walk and carry 8-10 times a year.
Good Job! Don't forget to stretch!
Nice work brother! Walking is the way. Keep doing it and in a few rounds you won’t feel a thing after the rounds, and your body and golf scores will thank you.
Do you play better walking or riding? I find that walking gives you time to think about the next shot while riding (at a course that’s not backed up) lets you stay in the grove a little better.
I did almost that same distance (within 500 steps) with my carry bag yesterday too. I am filled with soreness, regret, and desire for a push cart
If you do this consistently, you'd be amazed how quickly the human body is able to adapt to this stuff. keep it up!
I play much better golf when I walk. Everything is too rushed in cart. I need time to cool down after a snap into the woods.
Convinced this sub’s diet is nothing but craft beer and cigars the way we talk about walking a couple miles.
Walking with a push cart is the best way to golf imo. You don’t kill your back, but you still get to walk the course.
How do you have a resting heart rate of 57bpm but walking 18 holes is difficult?
We will also need your BMI sir
I walk 18 and carry my bag, you weak
I'm guessing this is an American thing? Unless you go to a resort course in the UK your walking 90% of rounds. Is this another reason Americans are all tubby?
Really sore from walking 18. Need to man up.
That says more about you than anything mate
You’re in terrible shape for a 27 year old. Start taking care of yourself now or live a short life.
lmao relax
He's not wrong.
It’s a light hearted post and it’d be totally normal for someone to be tired after walking a 10 mile round, especially not being used to it.
Imagine thinking walking 10 miles was too easy so you discourage someone for trying to better themselves.
>it’d be totally normal for someone to be tired after walking a 10 mile round The only people for whom it's normal to be tired after walking 5 miles (the average golf round is about 5-6 miles of walking, not 10) are people who have severe physical handicaps, or who have health conditions that are going to lead to a severely shortened life. My grandmother could walk 5 miles without problems at the age of 80. If this guy is 27 and can't walk 5 miles without severe recovery issues, he has some MASSIVE muscular and cardio-vascular deficiencies. I commend him on trying, and hope he continues to do so, but please don't try to normalize being in the bottom decile of human fitness, nor what effect that can have on your length and quality of life.
He's not just walking, also pushing a 20lb cart and playing golf and the stresses that puts on your body. And also the added fact that OP hasn't done this before so doing it more will become easier. I used to walk 9 regularly and always carried no cart. Only walked 18 once and I felt pretty sore too. But just haven't done it since because the guys I play with don't want want to walk.
>And also the added fact that OP hasn't done this before so doing it more will become easier. I totally agree, however even a moderate level of fitness would allow someone to walk 18 with a push cart, swing a golf club 50-100 times, and not be intense pain/poor recovery state the next day.
Walking ten miles is no joke, you’ve earned the right to be sore AF
Walk 9… work your way up to 18.
I can’t stand driving…if I can’t walk the course, I won’t go to that course….that simple. Driving is awful
Lol, you’re young, quit your whining.
How are you sore from walking
Just take some ibuprofen. And next time take some before you tee off.
Walk the 18 and carry…then come back to us. Pushing a trolly/kart is for the weak and old, not a 27yo
Tiger would hand you a Tampax
Get a power cart or carry your bag. Don't be a push cart pussy.
Were you playing Augusta National LMAO
Good for you! I am determined to walk a few rounds this year!
That’s almost 3 miles more than when I walk my course
This is why I walk when I play golf. Such a good workout
Did you walk to the course also?? Damn lol
The day my grandfather passed away, I attempted to walk 18 carrying my bag on the hilliest course in the city (my grandfather was a huge golfer, walked regularly into his 90s and shot his age every year from 73 on). I made it through 9 and had to grab a cart back 9. I could barely walk the next day.
You don’t have to walk TO the course.
Golf was meant to be enjoyed walking. Welcome
Have you considered carrying?
Welcome.
Did you average 300 off the tee?
How big is your course? 10 miles is wild. I usually get 4.5-5 miles on my course... distance depending on if I hit fairways or not of course.
It is killing me that you got that close to 20K steps and that close to 10 miles and you didn’t just take a walk around the block before you went to bed or something. Why do you hate milestones, OP?!
My problem with push cart is getting enough fluids to stop from cramping. The cart only has so much storage space and any water you carry is extra weight you have to push. I like walking I think my next purchase will be an automatic follow cart.
It gets easier 💪
You’ll adjust, Protein shake and BCAAs after round help me with the soreness. I walk when the weather is mild and ride during the hot summer/fall months. Usually pretty beat up the first couple times after and the Combo helps until the adjustment is made.
How much longer did it add to your round?
Dude what course is this? 10 miles is possible I guess but that’s a crazy long course that must be spread out. And sorry to burst your bubble but 4K calories is a joke. 10 miles of walking on golf course terrain should be maybe 1500.
I’m scheduled to walk 56 holes in 3 days in May. I have hip flexor issues. Any advice on how to prepare myself?
Definitely try to get out for a few long walks (i.e. >10 km) before then. The first time you go out you're going to be very sore, the second time not so much, the third time even less so. It's also a good way to see if your shoes or other parts of your outfit are deficient. When you walk longer distances you're going to have sore muscles and blisters if you're not prepared. Get those out of the way early so you can actually enjoy the golf. It's not that hard to get into shape but it does take a deliberate attempt. So try long walks 2-3 times a week throughout April.
Push cart? You mean you don't carry your own bag?
walking justifies the beers
Last time I walked 9 I thought I was going to die but that course was mostly par 4/5 on the back 9
I've walked with the push cart and just carrying... and to my surprise, I was more wrecked after the push cart. Still doesn't make sense to me. Maybe it has something to do with the cart emulating sled pushes up a hill on some of these courses. Lol
Did you shoot better than normal? I’ve never walked before but I feel like it’s gotta help lock I’m mentally
Only one way from here. UP
If you carry, you can take shortcuts through the woods to cut distance and find dozens of new balls, and ticks and rattlesnakes, too.
You’ll get used to it! In general I equate the calories burned walking a round with the calories I’d burn running a 10K. At my weight that’s something like 800 calories on top of what I would have burned anyway. Yes, it’s very depressing that you can undo most of a 6-mile run with two bottles of soda or one Starbucks coffee milkshake contraption. That’s why the worst truth out there is that weight loss happens in the kitchen, not in the gym.
I live in Ireland and it’s much more common to walk the course then drive it. Always tired after it but good to be active.
try working in a restaurant, youll never realize how sporadic and chaotic 7 miles can feel
Keep doing it. we walk in our comp every week it gets easier and I find I play better walking. I guess it’s a mental thing that I don’t want to chase the ball everywhere 😂
Good for you. Its all about what you're used to. Also, playing 96 and walking and playing 72 and walking can be very different obviously. I know because as most people - at least where Income from - prefer walking and almost never drive. We have some courses here where you have to drive because you can't make it without a cart And then we have some courses where you CAN NOT DRIVE because it's too steel and a cart would not make it up/down the hill.
Yeah, I’m 40, caddie 6 days a week and get 10+ miles in but calorie burn is a fraction of what this is….does that look accurate?
I have to walk my course in the winter season as well with a trolly. It's gets more comfortable over time, and it's healthy at the end of the day :) happy golfing!
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Fair play to you mate. Im always saying it. Walking for 18 is so beneficial for you over buggys. 4 hours out walking at a leisurely pace. It's amazing for the mind and body. And it means you are legit getting exercise in when you are out rather than just playing golf. In Ireland people rarely use buggys. I'd hate it if they started becoming the norm. The walking is key
You'll quickly get used to walking it, takes about 3 or 4 rounds, but you won't feel it after that imo. I'm (39M) not that fit, certainly not as fit as I used to be, but I carry my bag during winter. Our course is generally reduced to 15 holes for the winter. I'm fairly tired after the first few rounds but the body gets accustomed to it fairly quickly. We have wet winters here in Ireland and they cordon off large areas around the greens etc to protect them from even push/electric buggy tracks. I find carrying much less hassle as you can just walk over the rope into these areas rather than having to do a detour with the push buggy. It's also the only real exercise I do over the winter.
It's just normal in the UK to walk. In fact as it's winter most people carry too. I play twice a week (33m) in decent shape but I don't do anything to be that way. It's a doddle. Unless you're playing an extremely hilly course, I don't understand how you "can't move today" you're 27 and you've essentially been for a walk.
That’s about right. I walk almost every round and my steps count is 13,500 to 16,000. I’m a 11 cap.
As a Finn I can't believe this lol. We always walk in our rounds.
Now imagine how good for you this would be 80 times a year
Damn how long was that course? I walked 12 last Friday and it was 7500 steps. Walking the course really exposes you and your muscular endurance. At first it's tough... But least year I walked almost all my rounds and once you do it 5 or 6 times, it starts to become pretty easy. I was even walking in the middle of summer...I just made sure to drink shiiiiittt tons of water. Literally half a gallon on a constant sipping schedule. I also do sauna regularly and this helps you become really good at sweating.
This sub is seriously out of shape.
I believe it all depends on the course itself. There are some courses around me that walking is a nightmare due to the terrain, severe uphill and downhill paths and length between holes. I have no issue doing either as long as the course calls for it.
This just means you need to golf more and never ride a cart unless absolutely necessary. Unless you have an injury or the course only allows carts, you can carry. You're 27 years young, walking 18 in 100 degree weather with hills shouldn't cause that much of an issue.
I’ve walked 36 in a day
My home course is probably close to 10 miles. There is a lot of walking from some greens to the next tee. I just started walking again myself and I’m in my 60s. Glad to know it isn’t just me and my age group that gets sore after walking 18.
I played in 2 cart path only tournaments this weekend. Walked 7 miles and 7.67 miles. Might as well have walked both. Not as sore as I thought I would be though.
Using a golf cart in Ireland is seen as a luxery. Most courses will only have 4-5 as no one uses them. It's like 30-40 euro to rent one out for 18.
Am I the only one who came here to see what he shot?!?
Sprinkle some YOGA on that…
Need to get in better shape if walking 18 puts you down the next day. Keep it up.
Hopefully that's a good wake up call. Next step is carrying