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I'm an airline pilot. I've spent many, many years on the ramps walking around and under the planes as the golf bags are being loaded and unloaded. I would only say that if you don't use an SKB hard side with big beach towels wrapped in and around the clubs or a BagBoy with the stiff arm and the beach towels, you are quite simply playing with fire. You have absolutely no idea what sometimes happens to your clubs as they are being chucked up in the hold. If you did, you would probably never ship them that way.

 

Well said. I've seen what goes on with unloading bags from the plane and you can't have enough protection lol.

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I made my own. 1.25" dowel rod with a trash can attached to the top of it. Costs about $10.

 

I just got to Phoenix for a golf trip and it definitely took a good hit because the trash can part was broken.

 

One of the other guys bag got caught in a conveyor. Ripped the travel bag and regular bag. Snapped the 3 wood shaft also. He got $550 out of it but still a hassle.

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Absolutely 100% use, plus I put as many towels inside wrapped around the shafts as I can. To be even more anal and safe, I remove the driver and 3w heads and place those in towels and then stuff inside the bag's pockets. My dad used to work at the local airport as a mail guy and would see the way stuff was handled.

 

 

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I use one.

 

I also take the heads off and put them in their head covers, then place them in the bag pockets.

 

I once brought the head of my driver in my carry on....don’t do this. I learned that you are apparently not allowed to bring it in your bag as a carry on. I’m not exactly clear why though. I suppose the x ray TSA agents don’t know what it is, even though you can explain it to them.

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Any unscrupulous golfing TSA agents who know valuable shafts could make a killing. A lot of shafts with no heads in the bags. A couple of those would probably fit down a pant leg. From the some of the stuff I've heard or read, I would put nothing past some of them.

 

A separate club head in a side pocket would be even easier to swipe.

 

Just stiff arm and towels for me. Woods grouped in the middle under the stiff arm. Heads on all the woods.

 


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Always, might as well, better protection for $25.

 

BTW, annual trip is coming up and anyone else had this happen, last year, waiting at baggage claim, NO CLUBS. "Sorry, they missed the plane." 1st day of 3 day event, have to rent clubs. Only good news is Alaska said they would reimburse me up to $200 for shoes, balls, rental, etc. and clubs arrived after Day 1. They did give me a check on Sun at airport. Still was a bummer.

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Always use the stiff arm. Also, the extra room around the club heads is a great place to stuff some dirty laundry. Nothing turns a TSA bag check south like a well packed golf bag loaded with sweaty golf clothes. Once I started doing that, I never saw my clubs carelessly removed and repacked by those clowns again!

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Use broomstick and tennis ball

 

Doubles as my stretching stick

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Use broomstick and tennis ball

 

Doubles as my stretching stick

 

This is a thinking mans solution ... never thought of that. Great idea. My dad used to do essentially this same thing under the cover on his boat for years.

Probably doesn't prevent clubs from shifting around but definitely makes sure the longest part of the bag is the tennis ball on top of broomstick.

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yeah stiff arm for me with my amazon basics bag. TSA are pretty damn ruthless with clubs so the extra protection is worth it

 

TIL there is an Amazon Basics golf bag

 

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I have one, airline broke one before, I happily bought another one. $25 security is worth it.

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yeah stiff arm for me with my amazon basics bag. TSA are pretty damn ruthless with clubs so the extra protection is worth it

 

TIL there is an Amazon Basics golf bag

 

I love mine. Especially for the price

 

For $55, may pick one up just to try it out.

 

I have two soft cover travel bags, including a Last Bag. Will be interested to see how it is in comparison

 

I always use a stiff arm. I never travel without it.

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yeah stiff arm for me with my amazon basics bag. TSA are pretty damn ruthless with clubs so the extra protection is worth it

 

TIL there is an Amazon Basics golf bag

 

I love mine. Especially for the price

 

For $55, may pick one up just to try it out.

 

I have two soft cover travel bags, including a Last Bag. Will be interested to see how it is in comparison

 

I always use a stiff arm. I never travel without it.

It is honestly a great bag for the price study but also doesn't take up a lot of space.
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