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with all this bad weather we have seen lately i was just wondering what waterproof gear you all have?

the set iv got are a cheap set which i got when i first started, so im looking at getting a decent set. Im just wanting to know which are the best ones available within a reasonable price range of around £150
 
I've got a set, top and bottoms, of Nike waterproofs and they have been super. The bottoms have zips to make them easy to get on. Easy to swing in, great in the wind also and only £99 for the set. Would not pay the money for GG gear, no way.
 
I've got a set, top and bottoms, of Nike waterproofs and they have been super. The bottoms have zips to make them easy to get on. Easy to swing in, great in the wind also and only £99 for the set. Would not pay the money for GG gear, no way.
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I've had a variety of brands over the years - last two being Nike and Wilsons - and paid reasonable money for them (ie not dirt cheap). The Greens are the first and only ones to properly keep the water out. Maybe I've been unlucky, but to me, the Greens are worth it.
 
I've got Proquip neptune trousers and a Sunderland jacket I picked up for £15 on E-bay a couple of years ago - totally waterproof.
 
Blimey. I've been wondering about getting a cheap set for £20 at Golf Direct, or saving up and going the whole hog and blowing £35-£50 on a top notch set from JJB.

Oh well, I'd best just pray for sunshine when I go out.
 
I got the Sunderland Pro GT trousers for about £50 which are excellent and can be worn alone and are very comfy and a Stuburt Liqricell jacket I picked up last year for about £50 its waterproof but the lining on the zip is nackered and I don't like wearing long sleve jackets to play so I am looking for a good rain shirt.

I wouldnt pay £300+ on Galvin greens, Sunice look better and are half the price and can be picket up from TK Maxx cheap.
 
I wouldnt pay £300+ on Galvin greens, Sunice look better and are half the price and can be picket up from TK Maxx cheap.
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I have a Sunice typhoon jacket and it's the dogs, totaly waterproof. I match this with Sunderland trousers.
 
Ashworth and Callaway gear, I've found, represents excellent quality and value for money. You can pick stuff up for very little money on ebay.
I've seen some Galvin Green jackets going for comparatively little on fleabay, too.
 
I have Galvins and love 'em.

But I did pick up the Austin jacket for £90. A veritable bargin! Sadley the Alf trousers were nearer full price.

I think our Pro shop is selling the Mizzy waterproofs for £100, which I think would be a good buy at that price.

As with any outdoor sport, you have to be realistic about why you need waterproofs? To stay dry, that's a given. But if you don't play when it's raining or you dash back to the clubhouse at the first sign of rain during a game. Then it's probably not worth buying expensive waterproofs. Other than to look good of course!

As I said in the 'Rain' thread the other day. No such thing as bad weather, just a bad choice of clothing!

If however you play in comps and are likely to be caught in some stinkers. I'd get the best I could afford. After-all they should last you a good number of years.

Last years models often offer very good value for money.
 
I've got a Galvin Green top and beleive it or not I'm not keen on it. I think it cost about £180.00 and even though I'm not wet I feel damp. Within 2 weeks of having it i'd ripped the stupid pocket in the back. I understand the reason for it being on the back but it gets caught too much. I've got a pair of ping trousers and these are great apart from the fit, there too long and the drawcord doesn;t keep them tight.

My dad has just bought a pair of proquip trousers which seem great. They have zipped pockets, press studd front and a belt. I think this is a great idea and will be my next purchase. I wouldn;t get greens again.
 
Just won a Mizuno jkt with detachable lower sleeves. This is great cos I hate anything on my forearms when i'm playing. Worn it a couple of times this week in showers and seems to work fine , no dampness and the rain just gathers in drops and you shake them off no probs.

Wouldnt pay over £150 for a set though as I wouldnt get the use out of them to warrant the money. I usually just bung on a big fleece with a windproof sleeveless top over it , roll the sleeves up and i'm good to go
 
The 'beading' of the water of the jacket, though looks good, is generally not indicative of how waterproof a garment is.

To use an analagy, it's much like a waxed car. When a car is waxed, the water 'beads' off the bodywork, like a new waterproof garment. Sometime later the water doesn't bead off any more. It doesn't mean that the car is not waterproof anymore though.

Not unlike a waterproof garment. This 'wetting out' is the wetting of the surface fibres and doesn't mean that the garment leaks.

Most garments 'waterproofing' comes from either an inner bonded layer or agent. The cheapest being a PVC type coating, or a bonded layer sandwiched between the outer layer and an inner layer, as in the case of Goretex items.

The outer layer of a garment is used as someting to attach the waterproof inner bonded layer to and to protect the waterproofing.

Though it is nice when the water beads off the garment when new though. Just like your waxed car.
 
Something that also does a great job on keeping the water out is FootJoy Red Label, a little cheaper than GGreens, but not much.

I find them easier to wear than Greens, I am a cuddle muffin in the belly area, Greens are not that forgiving ;)
 
Have a few options. Sunderland, Proquip and Galvin Green. Have Callaway bottoms which have also been very good.

As always, you get what you pay for in terms of quality.

Andy
 
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