Okay, I'm persuaded by previous threads (and a sore, stiff shoulder after 5 rounds in 8 days) to ditch my pull trolley for a push one. My course needs good brakes so the PK Twinline is out. Which leaves us with:

• SM SpeedCart - made by a well-known and well-respected firm; slightly lighter; slightly cheaper; but seems to have a problem with tyre deflation from reading reviews.
• Clicgear - folds smaller; reputedly more stable; wheel cover much cheaper (though I could just bung the Speedcart in a canvas bag, I guess); although I've heard of no quality quibbles the fact it comes from Longridge (otherwise known for cheap clubs) makes me a little worried. Or are they just the UK distributor?

I'm most interested to know if any SM owners have had the tyre problem, but any other experiences would help me make this call. Looking to buy at the weekend and don't want to waste £100+

Thanks all.

The clicgear has landed.

My first impression was how big it is. Not folded (it's shorter than my old 2-wheeler, though significantly stockier), but certainly when opened up in all its kiwi-coloured glory it towers over its predecessor. Indeed on my first outing it took all of 3 holes for my playing companions to dub it "The Tractor". It's also probably twice the weight of my pull trolley - I think the official figure is 18lbs. You think folding and unfolding it is going to be complicated, but a couple of practice runs and you're doing it as quickly as the guy in the video.

As a result, it looks like it could take on pretty much anything, and yesterday over the biggest single hill on our roster (the one on which a 490-yard hole-in-one was scored) it met the challenge magnificently. Rollingly smoothly uphill, its weight meant a bit of effort was required but really surprisingly little - and certainly much less than pulling. Downhill, the brakes held it effortlessly on a slope which must have been 1 in 3 or better, and when rolling it was easy to squeeze the handbrake to give partial braking to stop it running away. On level ground or even slightly uphill, it was barely more bother to push than it is to steer an electric trolley (except when I forgot to take the brake off!).

The bungee attachment system is simple to operate and never looked like losing its grip. The magnetically-locking console is a bit of fun and keeps your spare balls handy. There are other claimed features, but they're not significant. It does the job it needed to do brilliantly: I finished the round less tired than my companions, and woke up today without any of the nagging shoulder and back pain which have recently dogged me the day after a round. Thanks everyone who recommended this: I think I'm going to be enjoying golf even more from now on.