Managed another couple today, and took out the “double bubble “ in the process (  A side bet to the midweek group, nearest the pin on a designated par 3 , and with a two )

That sir, is a great point. I suppose leaving them on while they sit in the garage is useless compared to keeping them on during the round while the clubs are banging around in the cart / walking. To be fair. I've never thought so much about head covers and their usage so much since joining this forum, so thank you for that. 😅 

I do almost every one of these over the course of a given round (the logistics of a driver cover in my pocket notwithstanding) except for one glaring standout - tossing all the covers in the cart basket. What would even be the point of owning hesdcovers if you’re gonna do that? I’m baffled.

I typically take them off and chuck them into the cart basket until the end of the round and forget about it. I'll certainly agree that fiddling with them mid round is a pain. I've always wondered what most people do and it seems like tucking them neatly into the bag / onto alignment sticks is the move. Thanks for all of the responses. This forum is pretty sweet. 

I don’t have any swing advice to offer (I’m no expert by any means) but there’s a lot to read in the quoted post and paragraphs would help a lot.