Why the disdain for iron covers? (Merged Iron Cover Topics)

[Bottegal9]

Several people have mentioned that having iron covers don't have anything to do with someone's golf ability. Generally anyone that uses iron covers usually aren't very good. There may be something to that. I've played golf tournaments at every level: am, college, pro. I have never one time played in a tournament with someone using iron covers.

I've also never had a club damaged from "banging" into another. But I don't blame people from wanting to feel like they are protecting their investment. The main thing with iron covers is that they just look really bad.

 

 

Mine are plain black neoprene in a black bag with black white and red wood covers. What's so bad looking about that?

[Bakugekiki]

I don't know if anyone has got onto this point yet, and I have read most posts.

Iron Covers can actually do more harm than good, if you're in a wet country like here in England, then as you play the clubs will pick up moisture, if you don't bother to dry and clean the clubs after each shot then when you put the cover back on, you'll put the cover on with the moisture. Usaually the headcovers are a fabric so will absorb water, to get to the point irons are metal, metal rusts and water will rust your clubs. I don't use headcovers because Mizuno said they weren't good for my clubs, well I don't want them to rust.

If you do clean them after to each shot then no problem, but if they go straight back in your bag until they're caked with mud then headcovers aren't an option.

I don't have the problem with clatter, I use a pull trolley so it runs smooth with the ground.

I only have a headcover on my driver and fairway wood (when one is in my bag), the one that came with the hybrid is useless and falls off. I also don't have a putter that warrants a headcover though hopefully that will change.

 

I would say 'use them if you care enough to clean your clubs after each shot, then you can use an iron headcover'.

[krustyburger]

Several people have mentioned that having iron covers don't have anything to do with someone's golf ability. Generally anyone that uses iron covers usually aren't very good. There may be something to that. I've played golf tournaments at every level: am, college, pro. I have never one time played in a tournament with someone using iron covers.

I've also never had a club damaged from "banging" into another. But I don't blame people from wanting to feel like they are protecting their investment. The main thing with iron covers is that they just look really bad.

 

 

Mine are plain black neoprene in a black bag with black white and red wood covers. What's so bad looking about that?

 

And your pocket protector may match your shirt and tie, but that doesn't make it a good look.

[HeadonaStick]

I'd agree with the argument that using iron covers doesn't slow down play.

 

I've never seen a set of irons yet though that have been rendered unplayable simply through contact with one another as the bag is carried.

I don't think the issue is playability for anyone. It certainly isn't for me.

 

Several people have mentioned that having iron covers don't have anything to do with someone's golf ability. Generally anyone that uses iron covers usually aren't very good. There may be something to that. I've played golf tournaments at every level: am, college, pro. I have never one time played in a tournament with someone using iron covers.

 

You realize, I'm sure, that just because the good players you have played with don't use them proves nothing at all about people who do use them.

 

Are you saying if I stop using them my handicap will improve?

 

I've also never had a club damaged from "banging" into another. But I don't blame people from wanting to feel like they are protecting their investment. The main thing with iron covers is that they just look really bad.

Where do you think bag chatter comes from, the chatter fairy?

 

I don't know if anyone has got onto this point yet, and I have read most posts.

Iron Covers can actually do more harm than good, if you're in a wet country like here in England, then as you play the clubs will pick up moisture, if you don't bother to dry and clean the clubs after each shot then when you put the cover back on, you'll put the cover on with the moisture. Usaually the headcovers are a fabric so will absorb water, to get to the point irons are metal, metal rusts and water will rust your clubs. I don't use headcovers because Mizuno said they weren't good for my clubs, well I don't want them to rust.

If you do clean them after to each shot then no problem, but if they go straight back in your bag until they're caked with mud then headcovers aren't an option.

I don't have the problem with clatter, I use a pull trolley so it runs smooth with the ground.

I only have a headcover on my driver and fairway wood (when one is in my bag), the one that came with the hybrid is useless and falls off. I also don't have a putter that warrants a headcover though hopefully that will change.

 

I would say 'use them if you care enough to clean your clubs after each shot, then you can use an iron headcover'.

If you are an anal nit-picker who uses covers, don't you think you'll wipe and dry your irons? I wipe mine after every shot. I also clean mine with a soft nylon brush after every round and dry them and leave the covers off until the next round.

 

Mizuno is right, but I think your irons will be fine as long as you don't store them in the covers or put the covers on really wet clubs. If it is pouring down rain, rust is going to be a problem with or without the covers!

 

Several people have mentioned that having iron covers don't have anything to do with someone's golf ability. Generally anyone that uses iron covers usually aren't very good. There may be something to that. I've played golf tournaments at every level: am, college, pro. I have never one time played in a tournament with someone using iron covers.

I've also never had a club damaged from "banging" into another. But I don't blame people from wanting to feel like they are protecting their investment. The main thing with iron covers is that they just look really bad.

 

 

Mine are plain black neoprene in a black bag with black white and red wood covers. What's so bad looking about that?

 

And your pocket protector may match your shirt and tie, but that doesn't make it a good look.

 

WAIT! They have matching pocket protectors!? Hot damn, dress me up and call me Sally!

 

[edit: to condense replies]

[Tmiller72]

I never said that iron covers proves a player is bad. I just said that I'VE never played with a good player that used iron covers. I have no idea what will lower your handicap, maybe you have a LOFT problem?

 

Bag chatter? Are you talking about the noise or the dings? I never mentioned the noise that irons make, probably because I don't notice it. If you mean the dings, like I said I've never had any damage to my clubs that could have been prevented with iron covers. What I needed growing up would have been shaft covers, maybe that would have prevented all the broken clubs?

[littlepingman]

I never said that iron covers proves a player is bad. I just said that I'VE never played with a good player that used iron covers. I have no idea what will lower your handicap, maybe you have a LOFT problem?

 

Oh no he did not(w/ neck twitch and finger snap)... LOL. :rolleyes:

[bk4]

Hitting a golf ball of the ground can do just as much damage to a club head as them sitting in a bag with no covers on can. What if you have to hit off a lie where there are rocks around, or a tree root? Do you just move your ball? I will second that I have never played with anybody in college, amateur or pro events that used them. The only reason I have a headcover on my putter is because it comes to a point the back and would probably gouge a graphite shaft or my flesh if I grabbed for it wrong. If you do use iron covers, and you have $2,000 Japanese forged irons, what do you do when you hit a rock? I would assume some people might have a stroke. To me, if you are going to spend money on something that it's sole purpose is to hit an object with it, it shouldn't look like a museum piece. If you want it to look pristine, hang it up in a frame somewhere. If resale value is the most important feature in a golf club for you, you might be in it for the wrong reasons.

[HeadonaStick]

I never said that iron covers proves a player is bad. I just said that I'VE never played with a good player that used iron covers. I have no idea what will lower your handicap, maybe you have a LOFT problem?

 

Actually, you did by extension.

 

Maybe I do have a LOFT problem. Is that an area of expertise for you? Maybe you can help...

 

Bag chatter? Are you talking about the noise or the dings? I never mentioned the noise that irons make, probably because I don't notice it. If you mean the dings, like I said I've never had any damage to my clubs that could have been prevented with iron covers. What I needed growing up would have been shaft covers, maybe that would have prevented all the broken clubs?

The dings.

 

I can't speak to your shaft problems. I don't have any. Maybe you are sticking your shaft in the wrong slots?

[zojo]

I'd agree with the argument that using iron covers doesn't slow down play.

 

I've never seen a set of irons yet though that have been rendered unplayable simply through contact with one another as the bag is carried.

I don't think the issue is playability for anyone. It certainly isn't for me.

 

Several people have mentioned that having iron covers don't have anything to do with someone's golf ability. Generally anyone that uses iron covers usually aren't very good. There may be something to that. I've played golf tournaments at every level: am, college, pro. I have never one time played in a tournament with someone using iron covers.

 

You realize, I'm sure, that just because the good players you have played with don't use them proves nothing at all about people who do use them.

 

Are you saying if I stop using them my handicap will improve?

 

I've also never had a club damaged from "banging" into another. But I don't blame people from wanting to feel like they are protecting their investment. The main thing with iron covers is that they just look really bad.

Where do you think bag chatter comes from, the chatter fairy?

 

I don't know if anyone has got onto this point yet, and I have read most posts.

Iron Covers can actually do more harm than good, if you're in a wet country like here in England, then as you play the clubs will pick up moisture, if you don't bother to dry and clean the clubs after each shot then when you put the cover back on, you'll put the cover on with the moisture. Usaually the headcovers are a fabric so will absorb water, to get to the point irons are metal, metal rusts and water will rust your clubs. I don't use headcovers because Mizuno said they weren't good for my clubs, well I don't want them to rust.

If you do clean them after to each shot then no problem, but if they go straight back in your bag until they're caked with mud then headcovers aren't an option.

I don't have the problem with clatter, I use a pull trolley so it runs smooth with the ground.

I only have a headcover on my driver and fairway wood (when one is in my bag), the one that came with the hybrid is useless and falls off. I also don't have a putter that warrants a headcover though hopefully that will change.

 

I would say 'use them if you care enough to clean your clubs after each shot, then you can use an iron headcover'.

If you are an anal nit-picker who uses covers, don't you think you'll wipe and dry your irons? I wipe mine after every shot. I also clean mine with a soft nylon brush after every round and dry them and leave the covers off until the next round.

 

Mizuno is right, but I think your irons will be fine as long as you don't store them in the covers or put the covers on really wet clubs. If it is pouring down rain, rust is going to be a problem with or without the covers!

 

Several people have mentioned that having iron covers don't have anything to do with someone's golf ability. Generally anyone that uses iron covers usually aren't very good. There may be something to that. I've played golf tournaments at every level: am, college, pro. I have never one time played in a tournament with someone using iron covers.

I've also never had a club damaged from "banging" into another. But I don't blame people from wanting to feel like they are protecting their investment. The main thing with iron covers is that they just look really bad.

 

 

Mine are plain black neoprene in a black bag with black white and red wood covers. What's so bad looking about that?

 

And your pocket protector may match your shirt and tie, but that doesn't make it a good look.

 

WAIT! They have matching pocket protectors!? Hot damn, dress me up and call me Sally!

 

[edit: to condense replies]

 

Easy there chief. seems like iron covers come with a side of animosity. We could argue this all day long and people with iron covers are still gonna use them and people without iron covers are still gonna make fun of those who do use them.

 

Sure, you like to have your clubs looking nice, most people do. It's just a matter of if a little bag chatter bothers you or not. Iron covers may be very useful if you don't plan on keeping your clubs for long and want to sell them and keep in their best condition to increase their value. Just because people don't use iron covers doesn't mean they go around hitting rocks on the driving range to ding up their clubs, they just don't mind the little nicks and stuff in their irons that are only cosmetic.

 

I don't use iron covers and I enjoy the natural wear of a club. I like seeing the worn down sweet spot from use and the random chatter that gives the clubs character. I do care for my clubs, washing them often, but I also like for people to see my bag and say "oh, he must play alot" and not "oh, his clubs look brand new, he must've just bought a new set or never plays." oh well, to each his own.

[blade_man]

Hitting a golf ball of the ground can do just as much damage to a club head as them sitting in a bag with no covers on can.(no it can't I have NEVER hit a ball with the back of my club!) What if you have to hit off a lie where there are rocks around, or a tree root? (I normally play where they have grass and don't hit off cart paths, you do know you can take a drop from the path?) Do you just move your ball? I will second that I have never played with anybody in college, amateur or pro events that used them. (I can't think of one pro that pays for his own equipment, can you?) The only reason I have a headcover on my putter is because it comes to a point the back and would probably gouge a graphite shaft or my flesh if I grabbed for it wrong. (no but the nicks of the face will gouge your ball and cause it to go off line) If you do use iron covers, and you have $2,000 Japanese forged irons, what do you do when you hit a rock? (see above answer about rocks) I would assume some people might have a stroke. To me, if you are going to spend money on something that it's sole purpose is to hit an object with it, it shouldn't look like a museum piece. If you want it to look pristine, hang it up in a frame somewhere. If resale value is the most important feature in a golf club for you, you might be in it for the wrong reasons. (it's not but thanks for the advice)

Oh and if you think covers slow me down you have never played with me!

[zojo]

Maybe you are sticking your shaft in the wrong slots?

 

oh, and thats what she said

[HeadonaStick]

I'd agree with the argument that using iron covers doesn't slow down play.

 

I've never seen a set of irons yet though that have been rendered unplayable simply through contact with one another as the bag is carried.

I don't think the issue is playability for anyone. It certainly isn't for me.

 

Several people have mentioned that having iron covers don't have anything to do with someone's golf ability. Generally anyone that uses iron covers usually aren't very good. There may be something to that. I've played golf tournaments at every level: am, college, pro. I have never one time played in a tournament with someone using iron covers.

 

You realize, I'm sure, that just because the good players you have played with don't use them proves nothing at all about people who do use them.

 

Are you saying if I stop using them my handicap will improve?

 

I've also never had a club damaged from "banging" into another. But I don't blame people from wanting to feel like they are protecting their investment. The main thing with iron covers is that they just look really bad.

Where do you think bag chatter comes from, the chatter fairy?

 

I don't know if anyone has got onto this point yet, and I have read most posts.

Iron Covers can actually do more harm than good, if you're in a wet country like here in England, then as you play the clubs will pick up moisture, if you don't bother to dry and clean the clubs after each shot then when you put the cover back on, you'll put the cover on with the moisture. Usaually the headcovers are a fabric so will absorb water, to get to the point irons are metal, metal rusts and water will rust your clubs. I don't use headcovers because Mizuno said they weren't good for my clubs, well I don't want them to rust.

If you do clean them after to each shot then no problem, but if they go straight back in your bag until they're caked with mud then headcovers aren't an option.

I don't have the problem with clatter, I use a pull trolley so it runs smooth with the ground.

I only have a headcover on my driver and fairway wood (when one is in my bag), the one that came with the hybrid is useless and falls off. I also don't have a putter that warrants a headcover though hopefully that will change.

 

I would say 'use them if you care enough to clean your clubs after each shot, then you can use an iron headcover'.

If you are an anal nit-picker who uses covers, don't you think you'll wipe and dry your irons? I wipe mine after every shot. I also clean mine with a soft nylon brush after every round and dry them and leave the covers off until the next round.

 

Mizuno is right, but I think your irons will be fine as long as you don't store them in the covers or put the covers on really wet clubs. If it is pouring down rain, rust is going to be a problem with or without the covers!

 

Several people have mentioned that having iron covers don't have anything to do with someone's golf ability. Generally anyone that uses iron covers usually aren't very good. There may be something to that. I've played golf tournaments at every level: am, college, pro. I have never one time played in a tournament with someone using iron covers.

I've also never had a club damaged from "banging" into another. But I don't blame people from wanting to feel like they are protecting their investment. The main thing with iron covers is that they just look really bad.

 

 

Mine are plain black neoprene in a black bag with black white and red wood covers. What's so bad looking about that?

 

And your pocket protector may match your shirt and tie, but that doesn't make it a good look.

 

WAIT! They have matching pocket protectors!? Hot damn, dress me up and call me Sally!

 

[edit: to condense replies]

 

Easy there chief. seems like iron covers come with a side of animosity. We could argue this all day long and people with iron covers are still gonna use them and people without iron covers are still gonna make fun of those who do use them.

 

Sorry if you got the impression there was any animosity because I assure you, there really isn't.

 

Sure, you like to have your clubs looking nice, most people do. It's just a matter of if a little bag chatter bothers you or not. Iron covers may be very useful if you don't plan on keeping your clubs for long and want to sell them and keep in their best condition to increase their value. Just because people don't use iron covers doesn't mean they go around hitting rocks on the driving range to ding up their clubs, they just don't mind the little nicks and stuff in their irons that are only cosmetic.

 

I don't use iron covers and I enjoy the natural wear of a club. I like seeing the worn down sweet spot from use and the random chatter that gives the clubs character. I do care for my clubs, washing them often, but I also like for people to see my bag and say "oh, he must play alot" and not "oh, his clubs look brand new, he must've just bought a new set or never plays." oh well, to each his own.

 

I guess I really don't worry about what people think, one way or the other. I can't imagine anyone saying anything one way or the other, outside of this conversation anyway. I imagine not to many people think about it either way.

 

Iron covers don't prevent the sweet spot wear either - so I still have that going for me.

[Titleist1455]

i don't use them because they SUCK!

 

they're ugly...they're annoying to take on and off...it's just 10 more things to have to keep up with!...and overall, they make your bag look like one big piece of $#!T

[blade_man]

i don't use them because they SUCK!

 

they're ugly...they're annoying to take on and off...it's just 10 more things to have to keep up with!...and overall, they make your bag look like one big piece of $#!T

 

 

Well I guess you don't want that extra set I have because I'm not sure how you feel about them? :rolleyes:

[mat562]

Not all of us can afford new clubs every year.

 

I'd be willing to bet I could put a set of my old Mizunos into the tumble drier for 12 months and they'd still be playable.

 

If you honestly feel that the amount of bag chatter a set of irons will pick up in 12 months renders the clubs useless and up for replacement then I really don't know how to answer that.

 

I've got sets of irons that I used to play a lot of competitive amateur golf with for three or four years at a time. Sometimes longer. A heavy play and practice regime means that the faces and grooves end up absolutely knackered via some big bullseye marks - but the bag chatter from carrying them about in a standard 8" topped carry bag is pretty tame and has no bearing whatsoever on the performance of the clubs. It just gives them a 'weathered' look that matches the sweet spot wear nicely.

 

I admit, if you ride in a cart with the clubs on the back they can get pretty dinged-up; but again the impact on performance will be zero. If you're picky about the condition of your irons, then the choice is either to use iron covers and run the risk of some people having a snigger, or hang them on the wall and don't hit a ball with them. Ever. Under any circumstances whatsoever.

[Marrrk]

oh my god, you people.

 

if there was even .000001% more good than bad in using iron covers, some touring professional would use them. as it stands, none of them do, and i bet their clubs look hella better than most of the people here, cover-users included. hiding behind the "i dont have a lot of money, i like to protect my equipment" argument is futile. pros hang on to their favored equipment for years, hit them 8,000 times more often than you, and all their clubs look great. (bring on the "well they have caddies" debate)

 

plus, TOURING PROS CARE WAAAAY MORE ABOUT THEIR CLUBS THAN YOU DO. bank on it. no matter how much money you or them have or dont have. why? BECAUSE ITS THEIR JOB TO SPEND 24 HOURS A DAY WORRYING ABOUT EVERY LITTLE ASPECT THAT MAY COST THEM EVEN A HALF A STROKE.

 

obviously, iron covers border on pointless (except for the chap who doesnt like the chattering. i, on the otherhand, happen to enjoy the club-induced rhthyms of my steps, they calm me down and focus me between shots).

 

use them if you want, but any reason you give to use them is just as BS as the pious, insecure jerks who are calling you nerdy.

 

good lord. now, someone give me tons of crap. im bored at work.

[HeadonaStick]

oh my god, you people.

 

if there was even .000001% more good than bad in using iron covers, some touring professional would use them. as it stands, none of them do, and i bet their clubs look hella better than most of the people here, cover-users included. hiding behind the "i dont have a lot of money, i like to protect my equipment" argument is futile. pros hang on to their favored equipment for years, hit them 8,000 times more often than you, and all their clubs look great. (bring on the "well they have caddies" debate)

 

I'm not sure why it is a futile argument - my clubs look way better than the same clubs, played the same amount, by someone who doesn't use covers. Ask anyone who has purchased my stuff! That is important when you buy your own stuff, and have to sell y our stuff to buy your new stuff again in a few years.

 

And they do, in fact, have caddies, many of whom spend time wrapping a towel around the clubs before walking off. Same principle as what a cover does. Also, look in the bags of most pros... new irons annually. Except Ping guys, and those things are indestructible and Ping will refinish them.

 

Who said it was "better" for the clubs to use covers?

 

plus, TOURING PROS CARE WAAAAY MORE ABOUT THEIR CLUBS THAN YOU DO. bank on it. no matter how much money you or them have or dont have. why? BECAUSE ITS THEIR JOB TO SPEND 24 HOURS A DAY WORRYING ABOUT EVERY LITTLE ASPECT THAT MAY COST THEM EVEN A HALF A STROKE.

 

Actually, they care about how they perform. Objectively covers don't effect performance at all.

 

obviously, iron covers border on pointless (except for the chap who doesnt like the chattering. i, on the otherhand, happen to enjoy the club-induced rhthyms of my steps, they calm me down and focus me between shots).

 

Then they aren't really pointless, are they? Just not necessary for you.

 

use them if you want, but any reason you give to use them is just as BS as the pious, insecure jerks who are calling you nerdy.

 

good lord. now, someone give me tons of crap. im bored at work.

Or the pious guy who call any reason you give BS just because they disagree.

 

Carry on guys... some of you seem to be taking this way, way too seriously. For the record, I don't really care what anyone else thinks since they are my irons, and I doubt anyone would be rude or refuse to play just because I show up with covers on my irons. Most people, outside of this group, probably wouldn't even notice.

[Marrrk]

oh my god, you people.

 

if there was even .000001% more good than bad in using iron covers, some touring professional would use them. as it stands, none of them do, and i bet their clubs look hella better than most of the people here, cover-users included. hiding behind the "i dont have a lot of money, i like to protect my equipment" argument is futile. pros hang on to their favored equipment for years, hit them 8,000 times more often than you, and all their clubs look great. (bring on the "well they have caddies" debate)

 

I'm not sure why it is a futile argument - my clubs look way better than the same clubs, played the same amount, by someone who doesn't sue covers. Ask anyone who has purchased my stuff! That is important when you buy your own stuff, and have to buy your new stuff again in a few years.

 

And they do, in fact, have caddies, many of whom spend time wrapping a towel around the clubs before walking off. Same principle as what a cover does.

 

Who said it was "better" for the clubs to use covers?

 

plus, TOURING PROS CARE WAAAAY MORE ABOUT THEIR CLUBS THAN YOU DO. bank on it. no matter how much money you or them have or dont have. why? BECAUSE ITS THEIR JOB TO SPEND 24 HOURS A DAY WORRYING ABOUT EVERY LITTLE ASPECT THAT MAY COST THEM EVEN A HALF A STROKE.

 

Actually, they care about how they perform. Objectively covers don't effect performance at all.

 

obviously, iron covers border on pointless (except for the chap who doesnt like the chattering. i, on the otherhand, happen to enjoy the club-induced rhthyms of my steps, they calm me down and focus me between shots).

 

Then they aren't really pointless, are they? Just not necessary for you.

 

use them if you want, but any reason you give to use them is just as BS as the pious, insecure jerks who are calling you nerdy.

 

good lord. now, someone give me tons of crap. im bored at work.

Or the pious guy who call any reason you give BS just because they disagree.

 

Carry on guys... some of you seem to be taking this way, way too seriously. For the record, I don't really care what anyone else thinks since they are my irons, and I doubt anyone would be rude or refuse to play just because I show up with covers on my irons. Most people, outside of this group, probably wouldn't even notice.

 

 

 

 

alright, i was being a jerk. but i still definitely disagree and am glad someone gave me attention.

[HeadonaStick]

oh my god, you people.

 

if there was even .000001% more good than bad in using iron covers, some touring professional would use them. as it stands, none of them do, and i bet their clubs look hella better than most of the people here, cover-users included. hiding behind the "i dont have a lot of money, i like to protect my equipment" argument is futile. pros hang on to their favored equipment for years, hit them 8,000 times more often than you, and all their clubs look great. (bring on the "well they have caddies" debate)

 

I'm not sure why it is a futile argument - my clubs look way better than the same clubs, played the same amount, by someone who doesn't sue covers. Ask anyone who has purchased my stuff! That is important when you buy your own stuff, and have to buy your new stuff again in a few years.

 

And they do, in fact, have caddies, many of whom spend time wrapping a towel around the clubs before walking off. Same principle as what a cover does.

 

Who said it was "better" for the clubs to use covers?

 

plus, TOURING PROS CARE WAAAAY MORE ABOUT THEIR CLUBS THAN YOU DO. bank on it. no matter how much money you or them have or dont have. why? BECAUSE ITS THEIR JOB TO SPEND 24 HOURS A DAY WORRYING ABOUT EVERY LITTLE ASPECT THAT MAY COST THEM EVEN A HALF A STROKE.

 

Actually, they care about how they perform. Objectively covers don't effect performance at all.

 

obviously, iron covers border on pointless (except for the chap who doesnt like the chattering. i, on the otherhand, happen to enjoy the club-induced rhthyms of my steps, they calm me down and focus me between shots).

 

Then they aren't really pointless, are they? Just not necessary for you.

 

use them if you want, but any reason you give to use them is just as BS as the pious, insecure jerks who are calling you nerdy.

 

good lord. now, someone give me tons of crap. im bored at work.

Or the pious guy who call any reason you give BS just because they disagree.

 

Carry on guys... some of you seem to be taking this way, way too seriously. For the record, I don't really care what anyone else thinks since they are my irons, and I doubt anyone would be rude or refuse to play just because I show up with covers on my irons. Most people, outside of this group, probably wouldn't even notice.

 

 

 

 

alright, i was being a jerk. but i still definitely disagree and am glad someone gave me attention.

 

Hey, no problem. It is okay to disagree, I just don't understand why people can't just say "I don't like 'em" rather than ridiculing those who use them.

 

This was sort of fun but like I said, it is getting too heated for such a goofy topic. With everything else going on in the world - even in the world of golf - iron covers are not worth this much energy!

 

Peace Out! ☠

[vwgolfer]

Can you buy tour issued iron covers?

[harold baines]

iron covers do nothing to change/preserve the performance of the irons over time

 

they will prevent small dings on soft forged irons, but the dings do not hurt the club in any way other than visually

 

 

this whole thing is about the same as guys in wrinkled dockers making fun of guys in fresh pressed dockers because they make an extra trip to the cleaners to have it done.

[deeviant]

Look like $h1t?? I don't think so. Mine are leather, match my bag, and look rather nice.

 

I use iron covers for a couple of reasons.

I get migraines fairly often, and the constant chatter of the irons while walking can cause a severe headache for me. Not fun at all.

I've also had a few clubs taken from my bag. Since I've put iron covers on, no one looks in my bag to see what irons I use anymore. If they can't see what is in my bag then they are less likely to risk getting caught stealing from it.

Someone stated earlier they use headcovers for their woods to protect the shafts. They should see the cover that came on my HS9. It protects the head just fine, but the shaft? It doesn't even come close to reaching the top of my bag the headcover is so short. Now if I could just find a black and yellow headcover for my sonartec. The blue and silver sticks out like a sore thumb.

 

Of course my son goes a step further. He keeps the rain cover on while playing. He just keeps it unzipped, and pulls out the club he needs then slides it back in when done.

 

He doesn't slow play.

He is only three.

Could probably beat a lot of the guys on here that talk bad about headcovers. :russian_roulette:

[Arafel]

Look like $h1t?? I don't think so. Mine are leather, match my bag, and look rather nice.

 

I use iron covers for a couple of reasons.

I get migraines fairly often, and the constant chatter of the irons while walking can cause a severe headache for me. Not fun at all.

I've also had a few clubs taken from my bag. Since I've put iron covers on, no one looks in my bag to see what irons I use anymore. If they can't see what is in my bag then they are less likely to risk getting caught stealing from it.

Someone stated earlier they use headcovers for their woods to protect the shafts. They should see the cover that came on my HS9. It protects the head just fine, but the shaft? It doesn't even come close to reaching the top of my bag the headcover is so short. Now if I could just find a black and yellow headcover for my sonartec. The blue and silver sticks out like a sore thumb.

 

Of course my son goes a step further. He keeps the rain cover on while playing. He just keeps it unzipped, and pulls out the club he needs then slides it back in when done.

 

He doesn't slow play.

He is only three.

Could probably beat a lot of the guys on here that talk bad about headcovers. :)

 

Wheres the matching ball retriever? :russian_roulette: :D

[Marrrk]

Look like $h1t?? I don't think so. Mine are leather, match my bag, and look rather nice.

I use iron covers for a couple of reasons.

I get migraines fairly often, and the constant chatter of the irons while walking can cause a severe headache for me. Not fun at all.

I've also had a few clubs taken from my bag. Since I've put iron covers on, no one looks in my bag to see what irons I use anymore. If they can't see what is in my bag then they are less likely to risk getting caught stealing from it.

Someone stated earlier they use headcovers for their woods to protect the shafts. They should see the cover that came on my HS9. It protects the head just fine, but the shaft? It doesn't even come close to reaching the top of my bag the headcover is so short. Now if I could just find a black and yellow headcover for my sonartec. The blue and silver sticks out like a sore thumb.

 

Of course my son goes a step further. He keeps the rain cover on while playing. He just keeps it unzipped, and pulls out the club he needs then slides it back in when done.

 

He doesn't slow play.

He is only three.

Could probably beat a lot of the guys on here that talk bad about headcovers. :)

 

Wheres the matching ball retriever? :russian_roulette: :D

 

 

let me say, i am very appreciative of this guy's reasons for using iron covers. because they are not the norm, its always interesting to hear why people still use them.

 

but yeah, his bag looks good if he plays goalie for the Penguins.

[Arafel]

Look like $h1t?? I don't think so. Mine are leather, match my bag, and look rather nice.

I use iron covers for a couple of reasons.

I get migraines fairly often, and the constant chatter of the irons while walking can cause a severe headache for me. Not fun at all.

I've also had a few clubs taken from my bag. Since I've put iron covers on, no one looks in my bag to see what irons I use anymore. If they can't see what is in my bag then they are less likely to risk getting caught stealing from it.

Someone stated earlier they use headcovers for their woods to protect the shafts. They should see the cover that came on my HS9. It protects the head just fine, but the shaft? It doesn't even come close to reaching the top of my bag the headcover is so short. Now if I could just find a black and yellow headcover for my sonartec. The blue and silver sticks out like a sore thumb.

 

Of course my son goes a step further. He keeps the rain cover on while playing. He just keeps it unzipped, and pulls out the club he needs then slides it back in when done.

 

He doesn't slow play.

He is only three.

Could probably beat a lot of the guys on here that talk bad about headcovers. :)

 

Wheres the matching ball retriever? :russian_roulette: :D

 

 

let me say, i am very appreciative of this guy's reasons for using iron covers. because they are not the norm, its always interesting to hear why people still use them.

 

but yeah, his bag looks good if he plays goalie for the Penguins.

 

That's funny.

 

But it is a nice looking setup.

[harold baines]

Look like $h1t?? I don't think so. Mine are leather, match my bag, and look rather nice.

 

I use iron covers for a couple of reasons.

I get migraines fairly often, and the constant chatter of the irons while walking can cause a severe headache for me. Not fun at all.

I've also had a few clubs taken from my bag. Since I've put iron covers on, no one looks in my bag to see what irons I use anymore. If they can't see what is in my bag then they are less likely to risk getting caught stealing from it.

Someone stated earlier they use headcovers for their woods to protect the shafts. They should see the cover that came on my HS9. It protects the head just fine, but the shaft? It doesn't even come close to reaching the top of my bag the headcover is so short. Now if I could just find a black and yellow headcover for my sonartec. The blue and silver sticks out like a sore thumb.

 

Of course my son goes a step further. He keeps the rain cover on while playing. He just keeps it unzipped, and pulls out the club he needs then slides it back in when done.

 

He doesn't slow play.

He is only three.

Could probably beat a lot of the guys on here that talk bad about headcovers. :russian_roulette:

 

what's that thing between your 5 iron and putter that looks like a tube?

 

maybe we should start a thread discussing if we need one of those (I really don't know what it is)

 

I'm glad you like your bag, It's not my style but I bet it would go over big in Florida

[aop62]

I only use iron covers when the clubs are travelling on a flight thousands of feet in the air :russian_roulette:

[JDorfler]

Look like $h1t?? I don't think so. Mine are leather, match my bag, and look rather nice.

 

I use iron covers for a couple of reasons.

I get migraines fairly often, and the constant chatter of the irons while walking can cause a severe headache for me. Not fun at all.

I've also had a few clubs taken from my bag. Since I've put iron covers on, no one looks in my bag to see what irons I use anymore. If they can't see what is in my bag then they are less likely to risk getting caught stealing from it.

Someone stated earlier they use headcovers for their woods to protect the shafts. They should see the cover that came on my HS9. It protects the head just fine, but the shaft? It doesn't even come close to reaching the top of my bag the headcover is so short. Now if I could just find a black and yellow headcover for my sonartec. The blue and silver sticks out like a sore thumb.

 

Of course my son goes a step further. He keeps the rain cover on while playing. He just keeps it unzipped, and pulls out the club he needs then slides it back in when done.

 

He doesn't slow play.

He is only three.

Could probably beat a lot of the guys on here that talk bad about headcovers. :russian_roulette:

 

That's a sweet set up dude. Nice clean lines, and nothing but yellow and black. What bag brand is that which is actually holding the clubs?

[Tmiller72]

Ogio according to his sig.

[Marrrk]

Look like $h1t?? I don't think so. Mine are leather, match my bag, and look rather nice.

 

I use iron covers for a couple of reasons.

I get migraines fairly often, and the constant chatter of the irons while walking can cause a severe headache for me. Not fun at all.

I've also had a few clubs taken from my bag. Since I've put iron covers on, no one looks in my bag to see what irons I use anymore. If they can't see what is in my bag then they are less likely to risk getting caught stealing from it.

Someone stated earlier they use headcovers for their woods to protect the shafts. They should see the cover that came on my HS9. It protects the head just fine, but the shaft? It doesn't even come close to reaching the top of my bag the headcover is so short. Now if I could just find a black and yellow headcover for my sonartec. The blue and silver sticks out like a sore thumb.

 

Of course my son goes a step further. He keeps the rain cover on while playing. He just keeps it unzipped, and pulls out the club he needs then slides it back in when done.

 

He doesn't slow play.

He is only three.

Could probably beat a lot of the guys on here that talk bad about headcovers. :russian_roulette:

 

does it come with a beer tap?