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05-28-2008 05:13 PM #1
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Do you guys use iron headcovers? Do I need them?
Hey guys,
I am a beginner and trying to buy things that I need for golf.
I have recently bought a carry back with 14 dividers, so they might not be needed.
But, I am still wondering if they are useful.
Thanks in advance.
Daniel
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05-28-2008 05:14 PM #2
They are definitely not "required" since all they do is prevent dings on the irons. This is usually only a problem for forged clubs.
Not fat anymore. Need to get better at golf now!
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05-28-2008 06:25 PM #3
They also prevent bag chatter when walking with your bag over your shoulders !!! The main reason why i'm looking into them.
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05-28-2008 07:00 PM #4
they also slow down the pace of play and annoy everyone in your 4some (in my experience.. I had them )
willy
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05-28-2008 11:02 PM #5
How long can it possibly take to put a cover on, or take it off.... If that slows the pace of play, there's some problems. You can even put it on as your walking....
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05-29-2008 12:05 AM #6BoucheGuest
lmao silly....maybe the guys you play with but ya if you are a golf hoe....you will likely want them LOL
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05-29-2008 12:48 AM #7
most of my friends are anal though. They can't wait 2 seconds for anything. Its all about finishing in 3 hours LOL. I pretty much do whatever i want, play however i want and to hell with what they think. They have a problem with me playing two balls.. find another FC or pay for my rounds so you can tell me what to do and what not to do but if I'm paying.. I'm playing (how ever i want)
willy
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05-29-2008 06:45 AM #8
Hmmm.
Life dinnae come wit gimmies so yuv got nae chance o' gitt'n any from me.
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06-03-2008 11:11 AM #9
Oops, guess I should have checked this group before posting almost the exact same question in General. I'll direct traffic this way.
My situation: Ping G10s, soon to be Ogio Edge Carry Bag. I typically use a pull cart, but for par 3s, or 9 holes I might sling 'em. I am on the fence whether to bother with the iron headcovers.
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06-03-2008 11:22 AM #10
The G10s are not forged so there is no need for iron headcovers.
Even if they were forged I would say don't bother.Not fat anymore. Need to get better at golf now!
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06-03-2008 11:32 AM #11
Just something else to take off and forget somewhere, then have to go looking for!! Might be a good idea when they are rattling around in the trunk of your car, but on the course I take all my head covers off and put them inside my bag till the game is over!!
Never dreamt I would ever get so hooked on this game!!
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06-05-2008 11:38 AM #12
I like this idea.
Anyone have a set of headcovers they aren't using, or perhaps a partial set? I actually found a few covers in my basement... black neoprene, missing 4, 7, and something for my loft wedge (I don't think any of the sets include three wedge covers... just P and S).
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06-05-2008 05:21 PM #13
By doing that with all your clubs Kerry--don't you get "ring around the collar" That's what I call it on Dianes clubs. A nice set of Wilson's Graphite with the shafts all scratched and nicked where her irons knock against them in the bag. Driver/3 and 5 wood. I keep telling her but........Does the 2nd hole-n-one come easier ?
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06-06-2008 11:59 PM #14
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You've just spent hundreds of dollars on new clubs and you are asking if you should be protecting them? The answer of course is YES. If it pisses of someone in your group then keep doing it and it may affect there game. They are your clubs, protect them.
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06-09-2008 10:32 AM #15
If I had expensive forged clubs I wouldn't hesitate to use them.
Sucking at golf is it's own reward.
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06-16-2008 11:14 PM #16
I did not for the first few years then a buddy said I should. No special irons but metal on metal still wears and the noise is a pain in the a***. I have the dividers too and with the push cart there is not too much clickity clack but if I was carrying then they would be banging all the time. I try to wash my clubs ever round or two depending on the dirt I dig up and if it was particularly messy I will rinse out my covers as well. Sell them real cheap at GT and I am sure at NB's too. Biggest point to remember is not to store clubs with them on unless both are completely dry. If not then go to the "how do I remove the rust" thread....I just put the covers on a boot drying rack and over a vent... in 20 min they are dry. May be too labour intensive for some, but why not protect your toys?
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06-17-2008 06:11 PM #17
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I don't know anyone who uses them. I wouldn't bother if I were you.
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06-26-2008 10:59 AM #18
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They look pretty cool, but it's just another widget to loose imho.
When I'm focused on my upcoming shot, it breaks my rythm to stop, pull off the head cover...oops, just fell off my bag, have to walk back ten paces to pick it up etc.
After I forgot my putter cover on the green for a 4th time (just had to run back a few yds to get it) I had enough and tossed it in the trash...very tedious. The 3-putts may have had something to do with the frustration too.
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06-26-2008 05:06 PM #19
I don't use them.
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06-26-2008 09:23 PM #20
Bet if you took a poll you'd find the above answers split along "age" lines. Those of us who are not planning to keep the clubs for very long would go for a "NO" where as those of us who may be happy with our clubs and hope to hang onto them for a while would be in the "YES" camp. I'm in the latter group as I bought my clubs as my retirement gift. Did not expect to play as much as I do but I still hope to hang onto these clubs for a long time and will protect them however I can.
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06-27-2008 07:47 AM #21
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06-27-2008 08:54 AM #22
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The cover was ugly anyways, guaranteed you wouldn't have liked it. That's how I rationalized it
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06-27-2008 11:26 AM #23
I have a set that i put on when they are travelling, once on the course, i have them on the irons i don't regularly use to help reduce the noise of them rattlin' against each other but take them off my "high-use" irons and wedges...
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06-27-2008 09:25 PM #24
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Iron covers. Worst product made in the golf industry. I have my own reasons for hating them.
I had forged irons and did not use them. I carried my clubs all the time and bag chatter was not a big issue. Plus I actually love the sound of my irons touching each other while I walk. To me that is one of the sounds of the game of golf. Clink Clink Clink as you walk the fairways.
Think about this, you are swinging an iron at 85 MPH or there abouts, slamming a ball with the face, the sole is slamming into the turf. Are you worried about damaging your irons when hitting a shot? If not why worry about damaging them while walking?
They also hold moisture inside.My opinions are my own, I do not follow others.
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06-27-2008 09:29 PM #25
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06-30-2008 04:22 PM #26
I've been playing for more than 45 years with forged clubs. The irons will survive without protective covers. There is another thing you should know. The iron covers will quickly identify you, rightly or wrongly, as a newbie to the game.
Welcome to the game, by the way, and have fun.
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07-04-2008 10:19 AM #27
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07-04-2008 01:24 PM #28
Saying that having iron covers makes you look like a newbie is IMO ridonculous!
Do you have a cover on your Putter? how 'bout on your driver/fairway woods? Same darn thing...
All it really does say is that you care about the condition of your clubs..all of them.5 Time OG Team member for Ryder Cup
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07-06-2008 05:23 PM #29
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07-06-2008 10:17 PM #30
Whether the protect-your-irons-at-all-cost-golfers should be regarded as newbies may well be unreasonable, even ridiculous. But rest assured, that they will be so regarded. Whether you believe such a reaction is ridiculous will not change this fact in any way. Personally, I couldn't care less what people put on their clubs. It's their business. So long as they play along at a reasonable pace, replace their divots, fix their ball marks, don't walk on anyone's putting line, and otherwise observe the etiquette of golf, then they will be open with welcome arms.
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