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Celler

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Celler Member

Celler

I read the thread about the dings and dents on forged irons but I still said I would never use club covers.

I bought brand new AP2 irons and played a few rounds with them. I played on a very windy day last week and my bag kept getting blown over by the wind. My irons took a serious beating and I never would have expected that they would be "this" soft. Even the club faces have dents in them from the other irons falling on them.

Needles to say - I have raised the white flag and got a set of covers. I take them off after each round but the dents bothered me more than I thought they would. Its all I see when I look at the clubs now. Kinda sucks.. they're not even a month old

X86 stand bag
905T Driver
AP2 4-W
R5 3 wood
3 hybrid Vokey SM 56 #1 putter Pro V1/Pro V1x

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DavidFehertysBike Great Member

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My AP2's look like they've been thrown into a washing machine filled with rocks...its no problem. As long as none of the groves have gashes in them, youre alright.
THE WEAPONS CACHE..

Titleist 909 D2 9.5 Degree Driver| Titleist 906f4 13.5 degree 3-Wood | Titleist 909 17 & 21 degree hybrid | Titleist AP2 irons
Titleist Vokey Wedges - 52 & 58 | Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2 Putter | ProV1 Ball
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thr33 Well Established Member

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I understand your pain. My first set of forged irons were the 775.cb and I had no idea that there was a difference between the durability of a forged vs cast clubs. Needless to say, my clubs took a serious beating and ended up looking like crap. Fortunately, i'm now more careful with my current clubs and they still look very sexy after a year of use :P

What I Play!

x86 Stand Bag
Driver: 907D2 10.5* w/EPIC-S
Irons: 735.CM irons 4-PW PX 5.5FW Wood: 909F2 15.5* Aldila Voodoo SHybrid: 909.H 21* Diamana Blue Board SWedges: Vokey 250.08 (oil can), Spin Milled 54.11 & 60.07 (Black Ni)Studio Select 2.5Ball: Pro-V1x/Bridgestone B330s (or anything I...

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d373rm1ned Well Established Member

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Just curious as to which iron covers you got. Looking to pick up some forged irons in the next coupel weeks and didn't know which iron covers would help protect them the most and stil not alow moisture in there?

Driver: 975D 9.5
3 Wood: 975F 14.5
2 Hybrid: 909H 19
Irons: 3-PW VR Split Cavity
Wedges: VR 52/10 & 56/10Putter: White Hot Tour #1Ball: ONE Platinum/Tour

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leo3 Well Established Member

leo3

Just curious as to which iron covers you got. Looking to pick up some forged irons in the next coupel weeks and didn't know which iron covers would help protect them the most and stil not alow moisture in there?

Check out the Club Glove Neoprene covers, They are soft, go on & off easy, and don't seem to hold moisture.

:tmade: 09 Burner
:cobra: Speed LD F 3 wood
:cobra: Baffler 20 degree hybrid
:cobra: Baffler TWS 23 hy
:ping: G15 5-UW
:snake_eyes: 56 deg SW 
:snake_eyes: 60 - 12 wedge  
:scotty_cameron: Studio Select Newport 2

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d373rm1ned Well Established Member

d373rm1ned

Check out the Club Glove Neoprene covers, They are soft, go on & off easy, and don't seem to hold moisture.

Those look pretty good. Only turn off is that the club number is on the ugly little tab that sticks up. Looks kind of silly but I could easily live with it.

Driver: 975D 9.5
3 Wood: 975F 14.5
2 Hybrid: 909H 19
Irons: 3-PW VR Split Cavity
Wedges: VR 52/10 & 56/10Putter: White Hot Tour #1Ball: ONE Platinum/Tour

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mjgraniero Established Member

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Your other option is to get a different bag. Check out BagBoy bags that hace the clip-Lok feature. The clubs don't make contact with each other as much so you wouldn't need the iron covers. You could also try threading a towel or two among the oring heads.

In my BagBoy Clip-Lok bag:

Driver: Titleist 909 D2
3 Wood: Callaway X tour (alternates with 2H hybrid depending on the course)
Hybrid: Titleist 909H 21 degreeIrons: Titleist AP2 4-PW, PX 5.5 flighted shaftWedges: Titleist Spin Milled 52 degree, Taylor Made Rac Black TP 56 and 60 deg.Putter:...

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TomDonS Well Established Member

TomDonS

Besides sending them back to the Manufacturer does anyone know a good refinishing service???

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ss-07 13deg 3 wood Graphite Design Purple Ice 85-S
Md-17 1i/4w UST V2 Tour Hybrid X
A3 Pro 20 Tour Prototype Mitsubishi Javln X
MP 57 4,5,6 Project X 6.5 MP 67 7,8,9 Project X 6.5 Vokey 200 series 48d Project X satin 6.5/ Vokey 09SMTC 54.11...

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Futuresport

I've been able to keep any serious dings off my irons, but the mats at the range scratch the hell out of them. any of you guys ever try to buff scratches out?

Spine 10.5*
FYbrid 15*
Pi5 3-PW
Tw9 54* - 60*
Rossa Daytona

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Besides sending them back to the Manufacturer does anyone know a good refinishing service???

My family has had a few refinished by The Iron Factory, in Grand Junction, Colorado.

The owner is a pretty nice guy and they do more work for the OEM community than many people realize. www.theironfactory.com Not a paid endorsement, just a fan. LaMont in AZ
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Celler Member

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I got Neoprene ones too from Sports Authority. The number is printed on the side of them..no tags. They are also pretty easy on and off. I take them off after each round though so they don't sit in them (its been pretty wet conditions in Jersey).

I'm just upset about the dings on the club faces.. One or two actually cross over a groove or two. I don't think it will impact the performance, but I'm just anal since I've been sweating these clubs for the last few months before pulling the trigger.

Oh well - as long as I'm hitting them straight!

X86 stand bag
905T Driver
AP2 4-W
R5 3 wood
3 hybrid Vokey SM 56 #1 putter Pro V1/Pro V1x

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d373rm1ned Well Established Member

d373rm1ned

I was just at WalMart and they had some neoprene iron covers there. I plan on picking up either Mizuno mp-52s or Titleist Ap2s in the near future and just wondering how snug of a fit those little covers would be? They appeared to be pretty darn small and just wondered how easy it is to get blades in/out of those puppies?

Driver: 975D 9.5
3 Wood: 975F 14.5
2 Hybrid: 909H 19
Irons: 3-PW VR Split Cavity
Wedges: VR 52/10 & 56/10Putter: White Hot Tour #1Ball: ONE Platinum/Tour

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Jay-Bird Great Member

Jay-Bird

...I played on a very windy day last week and my bag kept getting blown over by the wind...

Stand your bag up either directly into or directly with the wind. Kick the stand legs out a little farther.

My bag's never blown over. I live in Kansas, we get REAL wind.

driver: FT-i tlcg 9.5˚ (Matrix Ozik XCONN Stiff)
4 wood: G10 (ProLaunch Red FW stiff)
3 -PW: :Titleist: 695 mb (Rifle flighted 6.0)
wedges:, 52˚, 56˚, 60˚
putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5

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verse214 Well Established Member

verse214

I read the thread about the dings and dents on forged irons but I still said I would never use club covers.

huh? you got dents on the face of your irons from the simple fact that they were banging into each other? I can say i don't have a single scratch on my forged irons from bag chatter..

but wait... oops.. i have mizunos
Taylormade R9 TP 9.5*w/ Diamana Kai'li 70 S (SST PURE)
Callaway FT 3 Wood
Adams Pro Black Hybrid 20* w/ Voodoo NV8 S
MP-68 3-PW irons w/ KBS Tour X-flex (softstepped 1x)
Cleveland CG-12 52.10Cleveland CG-15 DSG 56.08 Vokey Limited Edition 60-V w/ KBS black nickel S-FlexCircle T Beached Center Shaft...
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Damien45 Well Established Member

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Check out the Club Glove Neoprene covers, They are soft, go on & off easy, and don't seem to hold moisture.

I have these also. The tabs are not bad, and actually make club selection pretty quick. Most of the time the tab just lays flat.

LD F Speed 9.5 Driver Stiff
MX 700 3W Stiff
MP Fli Hi 2, 3, 4
MP 52 5i-9i
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tjy355 Dedicated Member

tjy355

Come on ladies! They are GOLF CLUBS not museum pieces. A few dings are not going to hurt your clubs. Those are battle scars! It is INEVITABLE. Get over it. Play golf. Enjoy your GOLF CLUBS.
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verse214 Well Established Member

verse214

Please don't use iron head covers... most ridiculous thing EVER

it's not like these things cost thousands of dollars (unless you're playing those crazy japanese forged companies made out of gold, then maybe iron covers would be justified)
Taylormade R9 TP 9.5*w/ Diamana Kai'li 70 S (SST PURE)
Callaway FT 3 Wood
Adams Pro Black Hybrid 20* w/ Voodoo NV8 S
MP-68 3-PW irons w/ KBS Tour X-flex (softstepped 1x)
Cleveland CG-12 52.10Cleveland CG-15 DSG 56.08 Vokey Limited Edition 60-V w/ KBS black nickel S-FlexCircle T Beached Center Shaft...
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