Iron Covers

[BallerNate]

1 hour ago, GolfNuts4 said:

I take flak from my playing partners because after every shot, I use a cordless buffer and shine each iron. It only takes about 5-7 minutes per shot. Seriously, people should do what they want, doesn't bother me if they use iron covers. I treat my clubs as tools and my irons look pretty beat up but work fine. I do keep my headcovers on my woods during the round. I cannot look at a scuffed up driver or fairway wood....little OCD about that.

And that’s what I’m so curious about...if Driver and Wood covers are standard issue, and everyone is so passionate about putter covers, than why is the idea of using covers to protect Irons so revolting?

[TCZ]

It's like putting seat covers on your leather car seats.  What's the point of having them  if you can't enjoy the look and design of the seats?!

*Although,  must admit I have started putting a cover on every other club when I load them into my car to avoid unecessary marking during travel (although, I forget half the time...).

 

[BallerNate]

22 minutes ago, MysteryV said:

Why is it ok to have a cover on your putter, your driver, and your woods, but not irons?

 

Most people who hate on iron covers don't actually know why they do - they just heard it somewhere and figured they'd be parrots.

 

Tell 'em "Ditch the other covers and put your money where your mouth is" and watch them stfu.

Exactly!! That’s why I’m curious...just don’t understand where it’s coming from.
 

Everyone will post pictures of their cool Driver, Wood, and putter covers, and then bash Iron covers. Just don’t understand the logic.

[gripandrip]

Sorry. I use iron covers, as I don't really care for the beat up, dragged behind a truck on a gravel road look. My forged irons are soft just like I like them.

 

I play with multiple different groups, and I am a faster player with my covers than 95% of the people I play with, and covers are not the reason for the remaining 5%. Slow players are slow players.. not because they do or do not have covers. Covers are not going to slow down the guy who takes 5 practice swings before each shot.

 

If you don't like them, don't use them. 

[doobz]

They're tools not decorations. Sort of like you always wanted to be scared of the guy in your group with the rusted over wedges, you don't have to be worried about the guy with irons that look brand new.

[BallerNate]

27 minutes ago, dbelles1 said:

I would not use them on the course, but if i was shipping my clubs I would probably get some or stuff towels between them. Dings and dents build character and having worn clubs makes you look better to others. Irons are designed to go through the ground at high speeds so protecting them from clanking when walking/driving down the fairway means nothing to them.

So people don’t put covers on their Irons to let them get dinged and banged up so they cooler for other people’s perception of you?

 

Interesting...I don’t understand that logic.

[brew4eagle]

OP- one thing to point out is that a 14 way bag will be worse for iron chatter than other types of bags.  So you'll want to keep the covers.

 

Personally I don't use iron covers.  Like some others have mentioned, I love the sound of irons clanking together during a walking round.  I also love the look of years of chatter on a forged club head, it looks way better to me than a new iron on the shelf.

 

I do use a putter cover and wood covers.  Huge paint chips on a driver would be distracting to me, and similarly dings all over a putter would annoy me as well.  But it's all personal choice so do what makes you happy.

[BallerNate]

7 minutes ago, TCZ said:

It's like putting seat covers on your leather car seats.  What's the point of having them  if you can't enjoy the look and design of the seats?!

*Although,  must admit I have started putting a cover on every other club when I load them into my car to avoid unecessary marking during travel (although, I forget half the time...).

 

I don’t think it’s like covers on a seat at all...I think it’s like covers on a Driver, Woods, Hybrids, and putters.

[gripandrip]

1 minute ago, doobz said:

They're tools not decorations. Sort of like you always wanted to be scared of the guy in your group with the rusted over wedges, you don't have to be worried about the guy with irons that look brand new.

Rusted, raw clubs. I still don't get that. 

[BallerNate]

11 minutes ago, doobz said:

They're tools not decorations. Sort of like you always wanted to be scared of the guy in your group with the rusted over wedges, you don't have to be worried about the guy with irons that look brand new.

I actually love the look of beautiful well-maintained clubs, and personally don’t like the look of rusted clubs.

 

At the end of the day though I guess it’s all about personal preference.

[GolfNuts4]

Then, by all means use iron covers. It's a personal preference, I really don't think anyone cares if you use them or not. Do what makes you happy. I don't use them, but don't believe it slows play down at all, and could care less if someone in my group uses them. I just don't like putting them on and off. It's pretty rare that I really look at someone else's bag anyway. I most likely would not even know you had them on your clubs.

[BallerNate]

10 minutes ago, brew4eagle said:

OP- one thing to point out is that a 14 way bag will be worse for iron chatter than other types of bags.  So you'll want to keep the covers.

 

Personally I don't use iron covers.  Like some others have mentioned, I love the sound of irons clanking together during a walking round.  I also love the look of years of chatter on a forged club head, it looks way better to me than a new iron on the shelf.

 

I do use a putter cover and wood covers.  Huge paint chips on a driver would be distracting to me, and similarly dings all over a putter would annoy me as well.  But it's all personal choice so do what makes you happy.

Very interesting, thanks for the explanation.

 

I didn’t know a 14-way bag would be worse for chatter though...that was the whole reason I bought it, Lol!

 

Yeah, I’d personally prefer to keep my Irons looking nice and new just like my Driver/Woods/putter etc, but good to know some guys prefer the chatter/wear on their clubs.

[dbelles1]

8 minutes ago, BallerNate said:

So people don’t put covers on their Irons to let them get dinged and banged up so they cooler for other people’s perception of you?

 

Interesting...I don’t understand that logic.

Preferences. I think that when I use my clubs and they look beat up (up to a point) they look cool. You seem to like your clubs looking new. 

[MysteryV]

15 minutes ago, brew4eagle said:

OP- one thing to point out is that a 14 way bag will be worse for iron chatter than other types of bags.  So you'll want to keep the covers.

 

Personally I don't use iron covers.  Like some others have mentioned, I love the sound of irons clanking together during a walking round.  I also love the look of years of chatter on a forged club head, it looks way better to me than a new iron on the shelf.

 

I do use a putter cover and wood covers.  Huge paint chips on a driver would be distracting to me, and similarly dings all over a putter would annoy me as well.  But it's all personal choice so do what makes you happy.

 

Really interesting!  I hate that sound which is part of the reason I use iron covers.  I also hate dings on toplines.

 

That said, the reason I started using them was that I was buying and selling clubs a ton back in the days before fitting, just kinda searching for what I liked.  Using covers helped maintain resale value to some extent, and I got used them (and not hearing the clanking of clubs).

[miamistomp]

 I love the sound ( I walk ) and take my pride in well used , functional things

  Don't care about new and shiny

 

[AzSuperHack76]

I don’t care if someone uses iron covers or not but this meme cracks me up every time I see it. 

[aenemated]

Some things look cooler to me when they're beat up and used as intended. This includes irons. 

 

That said, I don't care if someone chooses to use them any more than I care how bad they're dressed. 🤣

[doobz]

28 minutes ago, BallerNate said:

I actually love the look of beautiful well-maintained clubs, and personally don’t like the look of rusted clubs.

 

At the end of the day though I guess it’s all about personal preference.

It's not really about the preference. I'm saying if you asked me to pick a playing partner and the only thing I got to see was their clubs, I'd pick the one who looks like he treats them like tools not art.

[ASN21]

I don't care if you use them or not but I think they look terrible and make your golf bag look dorky. 

[ChipNRun]

2 hours ago, BallerNate said:

My previous covers were connected in groups of 2/3 so never lost any,

Ooooh. Those are the high-tech covers. And they're spin-balanced too.

[courcy75]

I just wrap a towel in between my clubs and that does the trick. I clean my clubs in between shots but generally while sitting and watching a playing partner his their shot. Just keep it moving..

[TwistedSister]

I really find it hilarious that all you guys that bash iron covers would never buy a used set of irons because of the chatter.  Have to have the NEW PXG for 3K but then within two years they are worth less than half that.  And now with the "cut rate" PXGs much less!

[Bye]

Yeah just wrap your towel between them. Irons look better in the wild rather than captivity. They need a bit of character on them.

 

My dad has a set of them, so there is little chance I will.

 

 

 

 

[ASN21]

5 minutes ago, dhacker56 said:

I really find it hilarious that all you guys that bash iron covers would never buy a used set of irons because of the chatter.  Have to have the NEW PXG for 3K but then within two years they are worth less than half that.  And now with the "cut rate" PXGs much less!

I don't buy used irons.

[BallerNate]

56 minutes ago, dbelles1 said:

Preferences. I think that when I use my clubs and they look beat up (up to a point) they look cool. You seem to like your clubs looking new. 

Yeah, I think that’s what it comes down to...everyone has their own preferences and you have to do what’s right for you.

[BallerNate]

53 minutes ago, miamistomp said:

 I love the sound ( I walk ) and take my pride in well used , functional things

  Don't care about new and shiny

 

Instrument looks very cool!!

But yeah, I prefer for my Irons to look as new as possible as long as possible. Personal preference for sure.

[bear87]

I use iron covers when putting my clubs inside my SKB travel case. I don’t use them on the course—I have a towel between my irons and woods and usually keep a hand on my wedges when walking and carrying my clubs.  

[lazyjc4]

2 hours ago, BirdieBob said:

I see Bubba Watson using them now....must be Tour Issue however, so they will lower his score.

 

Only uses them because he hates his caddie.

[Tim Sherwood]

I like my clubs to look beat up. My wedges are raw, the black finish has all but gone on my irons, my hybrid has paint chips all over it and my driver has a lovely gouge in the paint just off centre of the crown running from the face to the rear where it slid down the rail it was leaning on at the driving range. Miraculously, my 3 wood has yet to incur any meaningful damage. I think it adds character. 😎

[BallerNate]

1 hour ago, courcy75 said:

I just wrap a towel in between my clubs and that does the trick. I clean my clubs in between shots but generally while sitting and watching a playing partner his their shot. Just keep it moving..

 

54 minutes ago, Bye said:

Yeah just wrap your towel between them. Irons look better in the wild rather than captivity. They need a bit of character on them.

 

My dad has a set of them, so there is little chance I will.

 

 

 

 

 

27 minutes ago, bear87 said:

I use iron covers when putting my clubs inside my SKB travel case. I don’t use them on the course—I have a towel between my irons and woods and usually keep a hand on my wedges when walking and carrying my clubs.  

So you guys weave/wrap a full length bath towel between your 3 or 4-PW or is it a golf towel?
 

What type of bags do you guys use and do you usually walk/carry?