Methods for a vertically carried golf bag

摘要

The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for ergonomically carrying golf clubs. The method and apparatus entails dual shoulder straps to securely support a golf bag between the user's shoulder blades in an upright vertical orientation. A lifting loop provides a means for safely lifting the vertical golf bag onto the user's back with minimal arm strength by using leg and core muscles.

主权项

1. A method for vertically carrying golf clubs comprising: crouching down level with the golf bag, then placing an arm through a right shoulder strap, and then grasping a lifting loop with the hand at the end of the arm in the right shoulder strap with the palm facing outward, and then lifting the vertically carried golf bag with the lifting loop attached to an upper portion of the golf bag,
the lifting loop formed of a semi-rigid plastic or rubber material; supporting the vertically carried golf bag in a vertical orientation with a left shoulder strap attached at one end to the upper portion of the golf bag and attached at the opposite end to a lower portion of the golf bag and a right shoulder strap attached at one end to the upper portion of the golf bag and attached at the opposite end to the lower portion of the golf bag; and traversing a golf course while carrying the golf bag with a longitudinal axis of a cylindrical main compartment of the vertically carried golf bag vertically aligned with a user's spine and with the top of the cylindrical main compartment directly behind the user's head;
wherein the midpoint of the lifting loop is directly above either the upper end of the right shoulder strap or the upper end of the left shoulder strap.