HH, thing is, you can look at them when you are hitting them! keeps the opposition guessing too.
Opinions please from rufty tufty blokes !
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Herbie
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head covers are great. if you intend to play a lot of golf and keep said irons for a long time, you will find after a time damage occuring as they constantly rub togeather while in use or when stuffed in the boot of the car.
One chap I know eneded up with a deep gouge in his titleist...oooer! because of the ball retriever he also had in the bag.(very nasty). Years ago I had a similar problem as my clubs stayed in the car all the time and rubbed against each other making nasty scratches.If you have the cash (and/or naivety)to change regularily it may not be a problem for you, but they are very cheap as a means of protecting heads from each other let alone themselves.
Anyone who sees this kit as some kind of threat to their masculinity isnt very masculine in my book as real masculine or macho men are unlikely to be bothered by it at all and wouldnt see it as a threat that required a critique.
One chap I know eneded up with a deep gouge in his titleist...oooer! because of the ball retriever he also had in the bag.(very nasty). Years ago I had a similar problem as my clubs stayed in the car all the time and rubbed against each other making nasty scratches.If you have the cash (and/or naivety)to change regularily it may not be a problem for you, but they are very cheap as a means of protecting heads from each other let alone themselves.
Anyone who sees this kit as some kind of threat to their masculinity isnt very masculine in my book as real masculine or macho men are unlikely to be bothered by it at all and wouldnt see it as a threat that required a critique.
Just way too much hassle on the course putting them on and off. Found it got in the way of my build up to a shot. I like to get there, take into account distance, lie and conditions and pull the appropriate club and go through my pre shot routine. I didn't like choosing the club, having to much about with the head cover and then go into my routine.
Also a further pain in the wet when all I want to do is make sure I don't rush and keep up with play but ensure my grips and that remain dry. It doesn't help waving the club around in the teeming rain trying to get a damp cover off a 9 iron
Also a further pain in the wet when all I want to do is make sure I don't rush and keep up with play but ensure my grips and that remain dry. It doesn't help waving the club around in the teeming rain trying to get a damp cover off a 9 iron
vig
Tour Winner
Better still is to put covers on different numbered clubs.
Pull out an 8 iron with 6 iron cover, hit your shot, stiff it, then watch your oppo go straight through the green.
I really dont find them a problem at all homer, you pull a head cover off a driver or a putter, why not an iron. AS I pull the iron out with my left hand the cover comes off the right, it doesnt stop any part of my routine as it only starts as I step over to the ball.
haplesshacker
Money List Winner
H.
I can just imagine it now. You're on the golf course, SS2 scorecard, GPS, towels, umbrella, oh, and a carry bag, standard scorecard. And now iron covers to contend with!
No wonder it's not your thing
I can just imagine it now. You're on the golf course, SS2 scorecard, GPS, towels, umbrella, oh, and a carry bag, standard scorecard. And now iron covers to contend with!
No wonder it's not your thing
vig
Tour Winner
It doesn't take any extra time at all. Take the club out of the bag, by the head, remove the cover as you switch to holding the grip. Cover in pocket with free hand. Play shot, wipe club with towel put on cover and hey presto. I spend far more time waiting for playing partners to play.
Herbie
Tour Winner
I agree, my head cover is nearly always in my pocket almost before the club has completely left the bag, if not its done as I walk to the ball.
There is no difference in removing head covers from woods, only that you probably end up chasing them down the fairway on a windy day lol.
There is no difference in removing head covers from woods, only that you probably end up chasing them down the fairway on a windy day lol.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Once they have the newness worn off them, no problem, but you wouldn't beleive how quickly my ZBs have piccked up bag chatter, not just from playing, but from the car too. Currently they have covers on (which don't slow up play), but once they have picked up a few scrapes, and have the newness worn off, then they will be left to their own devices. I also have the covers roped together in 3s.
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Dont' do it!!!!!! Life's too short.
Herbie
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Unsurprisingly I know exactly what you mean lol.
Smiffy
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Exactly!!
andiritchie
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I hate headcovers full stop i dont have them on any of my clubs there nothing wrong with my clubs yet,i do only carry on one shoulder holding my irons maybe that helps me
happyhacker
Challenge Tour Pro
Like Brendy I have new AP2's and I have to admit the iron covers are ordered! The irons are gorgeous and I hate to cover them up, but I would hate it even more if the get all dinged after 6 months of bag clatter.
I dont find them that much hassle, take cover off, pop in pocket, smack ball and walk / clean club and fire back in bag! If you have nice forged clubs and intend on keeping them for a while then I say go for the covers!
I dont find them that much hassle, take cover off, pop in pocket, smack ball and walk / clean club and fire back in bag! If you have nice forged clubs and intend on keeping them for a while then I say go for the covers!
Cernunnos
Journeyman Pro
On the subject of headcovers re- "OP"
Iron headcovers do look really naff, I suppose thats why I was more than happy to find my bennington bag which stops the iron heads comming together during play & I can still show off my lovely irons for the world to see. I'd describe the sort of people I normally see using iron headcovers but I'd be described as being ageist for naming one of the groups of people I normally see using them.
I can really see the logic in using them for when clubs are in the boot, especially when like myself I've had to listen to my new ex-demo driver which doesn't have a headcover clanking against something in the boot all week & I've grimaced at every single ching, ching, ching.... "grrrrrr!"
Which brings me more interestingly onto the subject of headcovers for woods, where two posters earlier on the previous page were talking about both metal headed woods & wooden woods. Of course both posters are right The original aim for headcovers for woods was to prevent mosture getting into the wood & prevent damage to the woods. But its also equally correct that headcovers on metal-woods do prevent & protect these delicate titanium & in some cases composite graphite crowned woods & drivers from damage too. Also many metalwood headcovers the stock of the cover is important in protecting the graphite shafts in the bag from damage.
Oh btw, there really is nothing more annoying to me than either hearing my own or someone elses clubs chinking away as they make their way down the fairway, or walking past a green I'm trying to putt out on... What's wrong with holding your hand over the clubs when carrying to reduce or stop the chinking. Simple... no need for ironhead covers if you are careful.
All said & done, I might consider them for when in transit If I ever see any that don't look really naff.
Iron headcovers do look really naff, I suppose thats why I was more than happy to find my bennington bag which stops the iron heads comming together during play & I can still show off my lovely irons for the world to see. I'd describe the sort of people I normally see using iron headcovers but I'd be described as being ageist for naming one of the groups of people I normally see using them.
I can really see the logic in using them for when clubs are in the boot, especially when like myself I've had to listen to my new ex-demo driver which doesn't have a headcover clanking against something in the boot all week & I've grimaced at every single ching, ching, ching.... "grrrrrr!"
Which brings me more interestingly onto the subject of headcovers for woods, where two posters earlier on the previous page were talking about both metal headed woods & wooden woods. Of course both posters are right The original aim for headcovers for woods was to prevent mosture getting into the wood & prevent damage to the woods. But its also equally correct that headcovers on metal-woods do prevent & protect these delicate titanium & in some cases composite graphite crowned woods & drivers from damage too. Also many metalwood headcovers the stock of the cover is important in protecting the graphite shafts in the bag from damage.
Oh btw, there really is nothing more annoying to me than either hearing my own or someone elses clubs chinking away as they make their way down the fairway, or walking past a green I'm trying to putt out on... What's wrong with holding your hand over the clubs when carrying to reduce or stop the chinking. Simple... no need for ironhead covers if you are careful.
All said & done, I might consider them for when in transit If I ever see any that don't look really naff.
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Which is exactly why my iron head covers look similar to these...
http://www.118golf.co.uk/scripts/prodview.asp?idproduct=1909
As I mentioned in my earlier post, I'm not too bothered about getting odd nicks and dings on the heads themselves, for me it is all about protecting the graphite shaft of the clubs.
The shafts of my irons are as important to me as the shafts of my woods. I protect one, so why not the other??
The guy that bought my Trilogy irons off of me the other week is really chuffed with them, particularly the shafts as they are unmarked, and have no grooves in them due to them rubbing up against the side of the bag.
And if a guy on the 1st tee commented that they looked naff?
I'd feel even more of a sense of delight when I beat him 4 and 3.....
Parmo
Tour Winner
I agree with brendy, if I have spent a lot of cash on irons then protection over anything is would be the main aim, if it slowed my game down by a few seconds so be it, golf to me is for enjoyment and relaxation not about who can sprint around 18 holes the fastest.
Its so funny to read people complaining about bag clatter and then some other people moaning when people stop and wait for said person to take the shot it puts them off, no wonder beginners get confused.
Its so funny to read people complaining about bag clatter and then some other people moaning when people stop and wait for said person to take the shot it puts them off, no wonder beginners get confused.
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
I can guarantee that anybody playing with me would not be held up one second more than necessary because of my iron covers. As I am walking towards the ball to play my second shot I already have a good idea which club I will be hitting so am in the process of removing said club from bag and unzipping the head cover before I've even reached the ball unless I am in an unknown lie. It still only takes me a second or two to remove the cover if there is any doubt.
I find it much quicker to remove a head cover from a club than study a strokesaver or pace out yardage etc.
I pride myself on getting around a course as efficiently and as quickly as possible without holding anybody up.
Head covers to me are the last thing that would slow me down.
Rob
I find it much quicker to remove a head cover from a club than study a strokesaver or pace out yardage etc.
I pride myself on getting around a course as efficiently and as quickly as possible without holding anybody up.
Head covers to me are the last thing that would slow me down.
Rob
