November is here and in many parts of the country that means playing through some pretty cold weather. There are a number of ways to combat that, including layers of apparel, cart heaters and of course the proper headwear.

One area that is often overlooked is keeping the hands warm and while disposable options exist, today we are going to focus on something that every cold weather golfer should be looking into. The Bag Boy Electronic Hand Warmer. At less than the cost of a dozen premium golf balls, this gadget works as advertised.
The unit runs for about 2.5 hours, which sounds like you might come up short on heat on the back nine, but in use, it was never an issue. Turn it on when you are waiting for your turn and off when you are hitting your shot or on the green and it gave us warmth in the pocket for the entire round.
When not in use for heat, it doubles as a battery bank to charge your devices. There are a lot of great ways to prepare for cold weather golf and the Bag Boy Electronic Hand Warmer should be in your winterizing golf arsenal.
The Details
Available: Now
Where: Budget Golf and the THP Coupon Works
Cost: $39.96
That’s a smart idea! I remember those frosty January mornings at Westhaven and Legends. It would take 2 or 3 holes to get the blood pumping. Yes, I jumped in. Thanks for the THP discount!
Those Zippo’s that run on lighter fluid get warmer and last a lot longer than any of the battery operated ones but may be overkill for a round of golf. They are still the preferred hand warmer for hunter and skiers around here when temps dip well below freezing. They also had some heated gloves that I almost bought for $99.
Costco had a Zippo battery hand warmer for $29.99 when I was there yesterday so I bought one on an impulse and will soon know how well it works. It’s the same one that sells on Amazon for $40-45.
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I dont believe they act as a charger like this one either.
They are solid devices for a number of things, but I don’t think they are as ideal for the golf round as the one featured.
Yes and who wants to mess with the fuel mess and cost at $2 per ounce when a battery one is more than enough for a round of golf played in temps of 45º. I’ll keep a hand warmer in my pocket with a few golf balls and rotate them into play on each tee. It’s not USGA approved but a 75º golf ball definitely feels better(and goes a bit farther) on those dozen morning rounds each year when there are frost delays.
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Not heavy.. probably close to the weight of a phone, but a far bit thicker (yet smaller length and width).
One thing I’ll definitely pay close attention to is the battery life. The package says 2.5 hours on a full charge, but I am hoping I can get a full round out of them on a lower setting. We’ll see!
In the article above I spoke about it, I get a full round with some off time when not in use
Thats an interesting gadget but Id be skeptical of it considering its price, without knowing more about how it works and what kind of voltage it runs at. Battery life would be another question. If they claim 2.5 hours, 2.5 hours doing what? When you talk about battery life, its so situationally dependent and theres so many variables. Also, if its only 2.5 hours and you have a 4 hour round, its kind of worthless for the most part because its going to die halfway through your round.
Ive played golf in temps as low as the 20s and never really felt like I needed gloves to keep my hands warm but not everyone is from the upper midwest, so not many are as cold tolorant as I am.
Id probably be more inclinced to lean towards a small space heater plugged into the cart over one of these, I think.
Really? I had one way back in the day and it stunk to high Heaven! As a bowhunter I used it once! Now, if you’re rifle hunting I could see it. Still wouldn’t like the smell though. I just use the Hot Hands disposables. Last time we played in was in the upper 40’s when we teed off, and they worked just fine.
We addressed the battery in the article and how it gave us a full round with some simple timing of use
I haven’t tried this but will this week for you. I would assume so
This is an awesome question.
With @JB noting the ‘selective’ heating, I decided to turn it on and crank it to full blast wondering whether it would really offer quick relief. I’ve gotta say, it heats it very quickly and cools just as quickly when you turn it off. It’s nice to have that kind of control.
Yeah when I tested, it would go hot and be great when needed, but when I was swinging I turned it off. It made it full round for me.
Attempting to turn on the device while charging does not.
Can’t imagine it’d be any different while in the cart.
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Do you need one for each hand or is one sufficient?
I bought two just in case the girlfriend borrowed one. Hopefully she doesn’t borrow both of them.
Now you just sold me. Probably won’t get that much use here in Florida, but Nashville in Jan. Yeah why not.
January and Feb in FL in your area can get pretty chilly. Especially with humidity. You will use them haha
One for each pocket?
They get really warm, so not sure that is needed, but I like one in my left pocket (glove hand) and then I think I want one in my 1/4 zip front pocket as well
Gotta go QB hand warmer pouch! It doesn’t give that warm feeling on the thigh, but I’ve found it to be the best way to keep my hands warm with the hand warmer.