Naked?

[ABgolfer2]

[quote name='JA5ON ' timestamp='1402033313' post='9440699']
The sound of irons chattering as you walk is one of the sweetest sounds in golf, right next to the sound of metal spikes on a cart path. Go raw and play them the way they were intended.
[/quote] Forged blades sound good. Everything else should be covered.

j/k

[Callaway_Golf_Freak]

Forged Irons will get Dinged up quick if not covered.........these are a pretty cool way to keep them apart [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Golf-Club-Organizer-Clips-Holders-For-All-Wedge-Driver-Putter-Iron-Chipper-/251295265389?pt=US_Golf_Bags&hash=item3a825d726d"]http://www.ebay.com/...=item3a825d726d[/url]
Beautiful Irons keep them looking that way. Take it Easy, Mike. " Go Play "

[johnnybogey]

Well, after about 6 rounds with my Callaway Apex irons, I decided to take the iron headcovers off. Wasn't slowing me down or anything but It did get rather tiresome to take covers on and off.

Played a round without the covers and did notice the chatter and a few dings here and there but I don't mind. I suspect it happened when my playing partner got behind the wheel on a few holes, he always manages to drive through the ditches and areas where large tree branches protrude from the ground. GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

Cheers!

[longleft]

Naked, but if you are modest...I would approve of covering up if and only if you daisy chain your covers together.

Playing partner last week lost a cover from his mp4's and had to walk back through half of the back 9 before finding it.

[Nuggets]

I've tried them on a brand new set I had custom ordered but got bored of taking them on and off........not worth it


Throw a towel over it and be done or rest a hand on the bag when walking I've got one of those Nike 14 way divider carry bags which does help, doesn't lock them in place but its brilliant for organisation

[Piesman]

Get an OGIO Chamber bag - no chatter - and still naked!. They are the ducks nuts!!

[RiskyBusiness]

Iron/club chatter is part of the sounds of the game...part of the experience.

[jgrayman]

Clubs with covers just look silly to me. A little club chatter won't hurt, however, they are your clubs

[epyon]

I keep iron covers on my clubs when I am not playing. I take them off before a round. I keep my clubs in my car so I don't want them clanking constantly when I'm driving. I feel like a bit of a nerd when I go to the range, but who cares.

[sharkhark]

Beautiful irons were meant to be admired from a distance when u look at them hanging out of your bag. Covering is like wearing a glove over your wifes engagement ring to show to girlfriends. But to each his own... But never for me.

[ABgolfer2]

[quote name='sharkhark' timestamp='1411061156' post='10141247']
Beautiful irons were meant to be admired from a distance when u look at them hanging out of your bag. Covering is like wearing a glove over your wifes engagement ring to show to girlfriends. But to each his own... But never for me.
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It might also be like wearing the wedding ring with gloves on to do gardening. It would be easier to leave the ring in the house. Maybe people with irons too beautiful be left without covers should leave them at home where they're safe, then bring an old set of PINGs or Pinnacles to the course for playing golf. To each their own as long as it doesn't slow down play, but in my experience they make slow players even slower. Fast players find a way to to do everything quickly and stealthy. I've played with guys I never even noticed had iron covers because we never waited on them. I've played with guys where I wanted to take those covers and throw them in the trash after a few holes.

[tembolo1284]

sent you a pm

[rickrone]

when i was a kid i had king cobras with a chrome finish that i didn't want to bang up. I had bought iron covers for them to protect my investment. after a while they were such a pain in the but to put on and take off, i went naked. they were going to get dinged up anyway from playing with them. there is no use for iron covers, go naked. u only need covers on an expensive putter and woods.

[MrFlapjack]

Continental will refinish them. Get the old ones done, and keep the other ones brand spank new. Headcover are fine but a PITA.

[Wriggles]

I bought a new set of 2009 X-forged irons on a whim in 2010. The first year or so, I covered them with a set of cheap nylon covers I got on clearance for a couple dollars. They kept the clubs in pristine condition. The covers wore out, and I did not get more.

I'm a minimalist golfer, using primarily, 7-8-pw, and sometimes 6-9. Now, the 5 clubs are really dinged up, no chrome loss though. The 3-4-5 are literally box new, only been hit a few times.

I like these clubs to the point, I will probably never sell them. So, someday, they'll be at a Goodwill for $2 a club. For $2 a club, someone will have to live with dinged up clubs.

[swoosh104]

Do not be that guy. No iron covers!

[Sean2]

I have Rapture V2 irons. Only three things can survive nuclear war: twinkies, c0ck roaches, and Ping irons heads. No iron head covers.

[rockinar]

To each their own. I don't use them because I buy used clubs that are pre-dinged. And people who I play with who do use them are constantly fumbling with them and losing them. Seems like when I play with people who have iron head covers we have to turn around and go hunt for a lost iron head cover twice a round.

[Glaze22]

I drive like a mad man so when the clubs go into the car they get covers, on the course they are naked as a j-bird.

[Arpeggi]

When i see players with iron covers, I think "weak", "p***y", "his wife wears the pants", "embarrassment to men" etc etc

[Dellagratti]

I wouldnt do it. Looks pretty tacky and should stay in decades passed.

[golfdad907]

[quote name='rockinar' timestamp='1445048035' post='12467610']
To each their own. I don't use them because I buy used clubs that are pre-dinged. And people who I play with who do use them are constantly fumbling with them and losing them. Seems like when I play with people who have iron head covers we have to turn around and go hunt for a lost iron head cover twice a round.
[/quote]

Next time you're in DFW area, send me a PM, see if you can keep up with our group...challenge flag thrown.

[I_HATE_SNOW]

Bennington organizer bag.

[c5bubblechaser]

[quote name='wundej' timestamp='1289739385' post='2789583']Don't worry about other opinions. If you want them to look new you have a few options:
[list][*]Iron covers[*]bagboy revolver style bag w/ the cliplock divider[*]snake a towel through them[/list] Who cares what everyone else thinks. I can't believe how passionate people are about this. Some people don't care about resale value, some people don't care about things looking 'new', some people just don't care about their equipment (can't believe how many people just ride around without headcovers on their woods and putters). Don't let any of them sway you if you want to keep your stuff looking new. I've seen some other threads asking the same thing and I swear some people just feel superior to others and feel the need to make fun of others.

Some of the best guys I've played with have used iron covers. Don't worry about what your bag looks like, you know you have nice looking sticks and every time you take a headcover off you'll be happy with what you have.[/quote]

I only get made fun of by the people that don't matter. My friends don't clown me. They hate the covers they've voiced because I'm usually dropping them off the golf cart. My most common playing partner hands me the cover off the cart seat every time I return and jokes he feels like my caddy

[Adam Billmeyer]

Let them show the wear....pretty soon you'll be taping the face too.

[BYK]

If it works for you, who cares

[IsleOfMan]

For the first time in ~11 years, since getting my first set of forged irons, I'm playing forged WITHOUT covers. I've always used Club Glove neoprene covers or, most recently, a Chinese copy so I could get them in blue. Have never lost one and have never had an issue just putting the cover in my right pocket while hitting then right back on.

 

Last week I picked up an Ogio Silencer Cart Bag from RBG after trading in a hoard of Goodwill and Craig's List finds during a 50% trade-in bonus. Had my first round with it on Friday and I can say it does its job, almost completely eliminating chatter while on the cart. I would leave off the almost if I didn't have Golf Pad Tags on my clubs which make them lock in just a bit looser than without the Tags, but it's still good enough to ditch the iron covers.

[A.T]

Naked.....

[oxtail]

Put covers on if you have the slightest desire to. And then let the naysayers bother themselves over it :)

[thug the bunny]

I used to be an iron cover guy, but strangely enough, when I got my beautiful W/S forged blades, I stopped. Main thing is I kept losing them and would have to buy a new set every year. Plus, it is a pain taking them on and off. Well, after 5 yrs of clanking and chatter, as well as a bunch of bag blow-downs on pavement (that always makes my heart skip a beat), they are well scarred, but it makes it like they are MINE, and have come through the battles, kind of like an old pair of blue jeans.