Golf bags, I think you’ll agree, really only have one job: carry your crap around the golf course while you play.
At a minimum, the charge starts with golf clubs and ends with golf balls. Anything else, like a bottle of water or some Uncrustable, is sauce.
The thing is, we love salsa. It makes everything taste better.
That craving for salsa is why Ship it exists At their most basic, Vessel golf bags carry your crap around the golf course. What makes them attractive to Vessel fans is that they do it with a little style.
Today, Ship launches the sixth iteration of its flagship stand bag, the Player. In its simplest form, the new The player VI and Player VI Pro do the work they should do. But true to form, Vessel has added enough new sauce to create a significant upgrade.
What’s new in the Ship Player VI?
With Shipit’s all about the details. The individual items that Vessel adds when upgrading any of their golf bags are so small that it’s hard to notice. It’s only when you look at those items in total that you begin to see the bigger picture.
The new Ship Player VI It doesn’t look much different from previous Player models (the Player V Pro was one of the MyGolfSpy’s Top Rated Stand Bags in 2026 Testswith its lighter sibling, the Player Air Carbon). It is, after all, a golf bag and golf bags can only look so different. The Player series has traditionally struggled with club engagement with medium or larger grips. The new Jugador VI tackles this problem head-on with a completely redesigned club organization system. That includes a new gallery top that gives each club a bit more space and its own channel from top to bottom.
There’s also a newly widened putter and a redesigned base to improve club separation and reduce tangles. Additionally, the club openings are velvet lined to help protect your upgraded shafts.
You can mock “synthetic” leather all you want, but the reason it’s the material of choice for “premium” golf bags is that it’s so durable. The building is doubled… no, tripled down on durability with the new Player VI. The company says the new line features an abrasion resistance level of 30,000 cycles, three times more durable than the Player V.
While it doesn’t qualify as “Huge If True,” it’s another one of those things you don’t notice on the showroom floor. You see five years down the road when you think about yourself, Hmmm, this bag still looks good.
Additional features
Along with six larger roads (seven roads in the Player VI Pro) and 14-way offset tops, the new one Ship Player VI offers additional storage options, velvet-lined anti-microbial pockets for your rangefinder and valuables, two wider and taller insulated pockets that keep your water bottle and Uncrustables fresh and a newly redesigned leg stability pack.
We all have bags of stands that work well out of the box, but after a couple of seasons, we notice small things that wear, legs splaying and other signs it’s time to upgrade. Vessel aims for a long-term romance. Take the legs, for example. Vessel has created what it calls a Core Stability Tri-Rod, with three rods to keep the legs stable and prevent splaying. Previous players’ bags only had two sticks, so the math tells us this would be one more. Vessel says the new system ensures the legs plant and stretch the same way every time.
The founder and CEO of the ship, Ronnie Shaw, is a self-proclaimed magnet brake The player VI it is loaded with magnetic locks. You will find one on the large ball compartment, a couple more on the insulated bags and also in a couple of smaller compartments near the top of the bag. Of particular note is the enclosed rangefinder/accessory pocket just above the ball pocket. It has a belt mechanism that secures the pocket so you don’t accidentally lose your rangefinder.
Speaking of bags, the The player VI is loaded with them. There are 10 external pockets and eight internal pockets (nine in the Player VI Pro). I’m not sure that one would need all those bags, but as the old saying goes, it’s better to have them and not need the ones you need and don’t.
“We really challenge ourselves to look at every detail and ask how we can do it better,” says Shaw. “We’ve reconsidered every touch point, re-evaluated every material and made sure every feature has a purpose.”
Boy will you carry that burden
Ship bags are notoriously not the lightest around. The Player series generally pushes the eight-pound barrier. Yes, it is a burden.
One thing we learned through testing, however, is that when carrying a bag, balance matters just as much as weight. An unbalanced lighter bag can be more of a nightmare to carry than a well-balanced heavy one. The deciding factor could be the amount of extra crap you carry with your clubs and a few balls.
In any case, the bags of pots are heavy. If you need the lightest bag possible for your six kilometer walk around the course, the The player VI it is not. Its balance, however, makes it easier to carry than you think.
More likely, the Ship VI it will be used on a push cart or golf cart. To this end, Vessel has added a unique feature to its trolley belt pass channel. Earlier ships provided a sleeve to protect the bag from strap abrasion. The Vessel VI includes one (even with its 30K cycle abrasion resistance) and adds a smart closure system to store the strap when not in use.
Like I said, it’s the little things.
Vessel Player VI stand bags: Final thoughts, price and availability
To revisit our original premise, a golf bag just has to carry your crap around the course. That work can be done for much less than the $449 Vessel is charged for as standard The player VI oi $499 he wants for the Player VI Pro. so why then Can you pay a premium?
There are many reasons. It could be the litany of features, the plethora of pockets, the extra room for your clubs with medium sized grips or even the fact that it is so stable and well balanced that it stays upright even without the legs being deployed.
If you spend that kind of money, you don’t have to settle.
In addition to that, if you have ever used a Vessel, you know that the juices last. If you are willing to commit and be a careful partner, the The player VI it will serve you well for many years. If you tend to get tired of golf bags, well, do the math.
U Ship Player VI it is available in a top of six or 14 and in five colors of synthetic leather: Black, White, Grey, Navy and Eden (which is actually Green). Vessel also offers it in a lightweight DXR version. DXR stands for Diamond X-PAC Ripstop and is a technical fabric, lighter than synthetic leather and resistant to tears and abrasion.
U Player VI Pro it is slightly larger and is offered in a top of seven or 14. It comes in the same five color options as the DXR version.
Both bags are available from today. For more information, visit the The site of the building.
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