Headcovers (Covers) For Irons - Page 9

I have the Castle Bay soft plastic one piece slip ons on my old DCI's. I wipe the club after each shot and they are stainless, so no problems with rusting in 19 years and my DCI's look new. When I pull the club, I stick the cover in my hip pocket, after the shot I wipe the club and stick the cover on. If I am not driving, I may do this while riding to the next shot. It takes 5 seconds and does not slow down play. I understand your obsession and have a set of 30+ year old Wilson Staffs that would pass for at least a 2 year old set.

 

That said, my "new" walking set is pre nicked and I do not use iron head covers on them.  I must say I enjoy the freedom!

Turn out the lights, hand the fat lady the microphone, and pull all the pins--Sean has almost endorsed iron covers!  Say it isn't so!
 

 

I'll never use them myself (tried with my first full set - annoying, time consuming, and more than a little bit OCD) but I'm all for other guys using them for their new forged irons.

 

But it's a great surprise finding out irons you just bought off ebay are in better shape than they should be.

This is what I do when packing my clubs in the travel case for a plane journey. I also wrap a towel around the outsied of them for extra padding. Other than that my irons and wedges are "au naturelle"

iron headcovers?

hey guys. does anyone use iron headcovers? thanks

I have thought about it lately.  My old clubs (Callaway X-18's) seemed un-dentable.  My new irons are cast but "soft stainless steel" and seem to pick up small dents more easily.

 

My problem with iron covers are speed of play.

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iron headcovers are something else to worry about. I have X20 Tour irons with a brush-metal finish, so it would not do much good anyway.

 

One problem with iron HCs is getting moisture trapped inside, and starting rust you wouldn't get with normal air drying.

 

A local golf shop had a small-college golfer as a player's rep, and he talked about iron HCs. He put them on his irons before putting them in the equipment van or on the airplane, and took them off at the tournament site. Then, after play was over, he super-cleaned the irons, dried them, and put the covers back on for the trip home.

 

HE used them strictly for protection in transit.

 

 

ok. i was just wondering because my bag fell recently and one of my irons got messed up.

Keep a set and use them when checking my clubs on an airplane but not for use during play. As a note: my Mizuno's had a note that said not to use head covers because they trap moisture and that can effect the finish.

 

 

Iron covers causing pace of play issues?  That's funny!
 

 

I use them when not playing, my irons scratch easily.

I guess that choice of words in funny.  I am inpatient, I can't imagine adding that to the routine.  I leave the driver head cover off because no other club can get to it in the bag.

 

Started using them when I got forged irons for the first time. It was a pain. They fell off, got lost and trapped moisture. Stopped using them and after a couple of months my irons now have very slight bag chatter, which I find doesn't bother me at all. 

I started using them after I got a brand new shiny set of MP-67s.  That lasted about as long as it took me to hit a range ball off the toe.  I realized you can possibly practice a lot and still have nice, shiny brand-new looking clubs.  Plus they were such a hassle to get on and off, and the blades develop a nice textured look from bag chatter.  I don't even clean my clubs anymore, to be honest.  I might scrape out the grooves if I need some spin, but other than that, they're pretty filthy.

Solution for the anal: When buying a set of new irons, buy a duplicate set but don't use them. Then, when the set you are using becomes worn, you can always go home and look at your mint set. Since most of the dings and face damage come from the course, perhaps try playing without removing the head covers.

One reason not to use them: they look rediculous!

Did you take the plastic off the grip on your new clubs or leave that on too? Do you wrap your couch in plastic?
I get clubs to use them, not to have to worry about them getting dinged up. They're ugly, time-consuming, trap in dirtand moisture and nobody on any tour uses them. Save them time and money, and go buy a dozen ProV1s.

I use the Club Glove Gloveskins and they keep my forged irons in good condition; the money I have invested in the irons justifies it in my opinion.  I understand they're not for everybody but anybody who states they impact the speed of play or are time consuming is simply mistaken.  I remove the headcover from the club as I walk up on the ball, put it in my pocket during the shot and replace it back on the club as I walk back to the cart.  It's that simple.  You would be hard-pressed to show me how that slows down play.

 

Frankly I don't care if anybody on the tour uses them, it has no bearing on this debate; those guys have sponsors providing them clubs.

I've used them on every iron set i've owned in the last 15 years. I've had no rusting issues and as I walk whenever possible I don't see how the could cause anything beyond a second or two delay. I pretty much know what I want to hit as I approach the ball and pulling the cover to put in my pocket is part of my routine these days as I try to visualize the shot. It's a matter of a moment or two to slip the cover on after wiping the iron if needed and I usually do that as I'm pushing the cart. I've not been ousted for slow play yet.

 

I think it courteous to minimize the bag rattle for other players on the course. I know that when I carry rather than push cart it they can make a racket as well.