TheNewBrad
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I've recently bought a couple of Golf Travel Covers 2nd hand.
One is a hard travel cover by Golf Guard the same as in the attached photo. I've used it once & it did the job well, including:
- keeping the contents dry when it was transferred between planes in the rain.
- me seeking the travel cover come out upside down on one baggage carousel;
- me finding the travel cover dumped on the airport floor at another baggage carousel (don't know if it fell off or was dumped on the floor).
Whilst I was waiting to pick up my travel cover, I saw another guy who must've been crazy. He picked up his set of clubs in their stand bag from the baggage carousel. I could see that the plate at the bottom of the bag (that kicks the legs out) was damaged & hanging by a thread. I could only imagine what the heads & shafts of his clubs looked like under their zip up hooded cover.
The other one I bought is a Nike Golf soft travel cover which I couldn't resist buying because of the price (next to nothing). Although, it is soft, it has plenty of padding & has wheels. I then went out & bought a Club Glove Stiff Arm to give as much protection to the contents in the event that I use this.
Although, the hard travel cover would guarantee clubs were protected whilst in traveling, and a soft travel cover cannot give the same guarantee (b/c of baggage handler mishandling) the soft travel cover also has room inside for clothes & effects. Therefore, making it perfect for a golf weekend away because I'd only need to take one bag instead of two.
I was wondering whether readers have had any experiences with golf travel covers - good or bad? Any thoughts about hard travel covers vs soft (padded) travel covers?
One is a hard travel cover by Golf Guard the same as in the attached photo. I've used it once & it did the job well, including:
- keeping the contents dry when it was transferred between planes in the rain.
- me seeking the travel cover come out upside down on one baggage carousel;
- me finding the travel cover dumped on the airport floor at another baggage carousel (don't know if it fell off or was dumped on the floor).
Whilst I was waiting to pick up my travel cover, I saw another guy who must've been crazy. He picked up his set of clubs in their stand bag from the baggage carousel. I could see that the plate at the bottom of the bag (that kicks the legs out) was damaged & hanging by a thread. I could only imagine what the heads & shafts of his clubs looked like under their zip up hooded cover.
The other one I bought is a Nike Golf soft travel cover which I couldn't resist buying because of the price (next to nothing). Although, it is soft, it has plenty of padding & has wheels. I then went out & bought a Club Glove Stiff Arm to give as much protection to the contents in the event that I use this.
Although, the hard travel cover would guarantee clubs were protected whilst in traveling, and a soft travel cover cannot give the same guarantee (b/c of baggage handler mishandling) the soft travel cover also has room inside for clothes & effects. Therefore, making it perfect for a golf weekend away because I'd only need to take one bag instead of two.
I was wondering whether readers have had any experiences with golf travel covers - good or bad? Any thoughts about hard travel covers vs soft (padded) travel covers?