Iron Covers

[DavidFehertysBike]

"•••• no, you get ass kicked for doing something like that!"

hahahaha!

[alomar123]

yeah i do, why let my irons hit each other when I can protect them with covers. Its just as "professional" as putting covers on your woods. You pay alot of money for your clubs, protect them

[wolverine_man]

Name me one pro who uses iron covers.

[shades9323]

Name me one pro who uses iron covers.

Do you think funny character headcovers are professional because the pros use them? If I wear shorts to the golf course am I "unprofessional"?

[wolverine_man]

This coming from the an Ian Poulter fan club member. JK. Do all pros use funny head covers? No. Do any pros use irons covers? No. Are shorts unprofessional? Yes. Do I wear them anyways? Yes. Go ahead and use your castle bays and foghed abowdit.

[wolverine_man]

hahahaha!

lols .........

[shades9323]

This coming from the an Ian Poulter fan club member.

So then the head covers are "professional"?

[mc0388]

gay!!!!!!!!!!

[wolverine_man]

No, they are used by pros who are trying to be cute or comical, not professional. Did Bobby Jones or Ben Hogan use a yellow duck head cover?

[T.J.K.]

I have iron covers that go on bag when they are being stored, driving to and from the course, and on an airplane. Don't use them on the course at all. I don't really care about dings honestly. They are just golf clubs. Dings give them character.

[shades9323]

No, they are used by pros who are trying to be cute or comical, not professional. Did Bobby Jones or Ben Hogan use a yellow duck head cover?

I don't know. I am not old enough. Can you say for certain that they never did use a novelty head cover? What constitutes a "professional" headcover anyway? For the record, I don't use iron covers or novelty covers. I use headcovers for my woods that were made by my wife. Furthermore none of us are professionals so that should have no bearing on wether or not we use iron covers.

[wolverine_man]

I am certain that they did not. I'd also wager a nice sum that they did not ue Three Stooges head covers either.

[NativeTxn]

I use them when I am transporting my clubs. I usually ride and I'll leave them on even once I've put them on the cart.

As I use the club during the round, I'll usually stick the iron cover in one of my bag pockets so I'm not putting it on and taking it off constantly, though I have put it back on after each shot a few times.

I'll sometimes put them back on for the ride home, but sometimes, I'll leave them off - just depends on how tired/lazy I am after a round.

I usually clean my clubs when I get home after a round or time at the range, dry them with a towel, and leave the iron covers off at least overnight, and usually until I need to transport them again, so that they will dry without having to worry about corrosion or anything like that. I play cast clubs, but you still never know, and if they're just sitting in my house, there is no hurry to stick the iron covers back on anyway.

I will put the cover back on my woods and hybrids after every shot with them.

My thoughts are:

1) A set of irons might typically cost anywhere from $200 - $1,500.

2) Irons are made to hit balls. They are made to hit toward and into the ground.

3) Irons will inevitably get some dings and scratches on on them over time, regardless of whether they are cast or forged.

4) However, why exacerbate the situation and make it easier for them to get beat up when you can put covers on the heads?



As for whether the pros use iron covers of not, who cares?

For one, the caddies walk the clubs, so they are not getting jostled around in the cart during a tournament; therefore, they are less susceptible to dings and scratches. Furthermore, most tour pros can call their company, whether it be TM, Nike, Cally, etc. and get a new set of whatever irons they want for free. Many of them probably have several sets of irons in their equipment trailer anyway.

The natural result of that is that most of them probably don't care whether their irons do get knicked up as they didn't have to pay for them in the first place, and they won't have to pay to replace them either.

If I could get a new set of irons any time I wanted for free just by calling my sponsor, I know I wouldn't care if any of my irons got a big ding in them.


Now, all of that being said, if I walked the courses most of the time, instead of riding, I likely wouldn't use iron head covers, except possibly for transportation to and from the course/range.

[alomar123]

Name me one pro who uses iron covers.

Why would they? Clubs to us are expensive, clubs to them are like tissues. They can get an unlimited amount. If I was a pro Id use new clubs for every major

[iacas]

I also notice that almost everyone has covers for their woods and hybrids.

Irons aren't painted and thus can't chip like metalwoods.

[wolverine_man]

I agree. I made this same remark in a separate thread. Irons don't ting and clank like woods do - just a nice soothing cadence as I walk. They are also not as delicate and presumably don't have graphite shafts that get scratched and cut up.

[enduro]

Iron covers are absolutly lame.

Irons clanging into a metal wood can cause actual damage to the wood. Plus, a driver costs $300.00-$400.00. And it's a throwback to the day when woods were wood and could really chip if knocked around. But can still dent rather easily on the sides and bottom and top. The metal is so thin in most places on the big metal woods that dropping your bag and have a few irons clang into can cause very real damage.

And know this. If you do in fact use iron covers, you are being laughed at by quite a few people. Not that anyone would care. But it's true. Others are in fact making fun of you and snickering when you pop one off or snap it back on after a terrible shot.

[enduro]

Using iron covers is like having a bra/bib on the front of your car. Sometimes the price of dorkiness outweighs the potential benefit.