Product Review: OGIO Silencer Cart Bag

The Silencer keeps clubs from clanging and banging

Every once in a while a product comes along that I didn’t know I needed until I had it. For example, the chocolate-covered potato chip. The combination of sweet and salty is unbelievably delicious.

Insulated Hydration Pocket

As for the golf industry, I was recently introduced to the Silencer cart bag by OGIO, and don’t know how I’ve played so many outings without it.

Why the Silencer? From a purely anal perspective, your clubs won’t clang together as you're rolling/bouncing down the undulating fairways and bumpy cart paths. While that noise is incredibly annoying, imagine what all that banging is doing to your clubs.

How does the bag eliminate the clanging? Security from both top and bottom. The 14-Way Silencer Club Management System (above, left) features a molded top with polymer membranes to hold clubs snug. The bottom is molded with “flex grab teeth” grabbing the grips to eliminate movement.

Another feature I love is the cart-strap channel (above, right). A huge pet peeve of mine while playing golf with a cart is the bag twisting - making it difficult to get to pockets for tees and balls. Face it, if you’re digging for a ball, you’ve just lost the one you’re playing and are in no mood to fight the twisted bag.

Fleece-Lined Valuables Pocket

Add fleece-lined valuables pocket and Velcro glove attachment patch to the list of features I originally didn’t know I needed. An individual pen sleeve puts your Sharpie in an easy-to-access spot and the insulated hydration pocket helps keep your cold beverage cold.

For better or for worse, the use of carts is widespread throughout the industry. Many people won’t or can’t walk 18 holes and some courses mandate cart use - for pace-of-play purposes or because of their expansive layout. If you’re going to use a cart, do so in style. The Silencer by OGIO is at the top of the class in terms of cart bags.

For more information, visit www.ogio.com.

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