Patent ID: 7909215

Claim:
A golf bag comprising: a body having a generally hollow tubular shape with an inside, an outside, a top end and a bottom end, said body further comprising a spinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction along said body; a shoulder strap assembly comprising a first shoulder strap and a second shoulder strap, said first shoulder strap having an upper end attached to said body at a first location proximal the top end of said body and a lower end attached to said body at a second location intermediate the top and the bottom ends of said body, said second shoulder strap having an upper end attached to said body at a third location proximal the top end of said body and a lower end attached to said body at a fourth location intermediate the top and bottom ends of said body; and a strap guide assembly including a resilient member operatively attached between said second shoulder strap and said body, said resilient member applying tensile force between an intermediate portion of said second shoulder strap and a fifth location on said body intermediate the top end and the bottom end thereof, wherein the intermediate portion of said second shoulder strap is outside the body.