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Taking Your Golf Clubs On The Road

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Written by James Beckett

Friday, 11 April 2008

by JamesBeckett

One of the fun things about golfing is enjoying the many scenic golf courses around the country or around the world. Golf is about more than just hitting a ball with a stick. You get to be out in nature and see some of the best maintained resort areas there are. While you no doubt thoroughly enjoy golfing at home on that tried and true golf course that you know like your own living room, the adventure of golf is to get out of town and to golf in another town, another state, another country.

Golf is not as much a competition with other golfers as it is you conquering a course. So when you take on the challenge of a new course on a golf trip, you want to play with your best skills working for you. And to be at the top of your game, you have to have the clubs you had made for you in your hands. So naturally when you travel to play golf, your golf clubs have to travel too. So it's a good idea to think ahead how to get your golf clubs to your destination undamaged so your that investment in good golf clubs is ready for battle when you take on that new course.

The very idea of just putting your golf clubs in their bag into baggage claim can give you nightmares. So if you want your clubs to stay in pristine condition when you travel, a reliable travel bag is a must. There are two styles of golf bags to protect this precious resource on the road which is hard shell casing or a soft sided golf bag. The hard shell golf case is the best protection for the rough environment of baggage claim.

From a cost perspective, the low impact financial choice is the soft golf case. But it's important to get some perspective because this bag will have the job of protecting what may be the biggest expense of your golfing passion - those high quality customized golf clubs. So the quality of your golf case that must keep those golf clubs from harm on the road may not be the place to economize. If you must find a way to get good travel equipment for your clubs on a budget, think about buying a used case on eBay or at a pawn shop in town.

There is no question that you cannot expect a soft golf case to cut it when your expensive golf clubs must go through baggage claim. Sometimes airlines place such an emphasis that you do not put your golf clubs at risk in baggage claim that they will offer insurance for your clubs if you use quality protection like a good hard shell golf case. Think of buying a quality golf travel case as an investment because it will serve you well for the upcoming trip and for many trips in the future or in any other harsh environment that your clubs may need to be in.

There are some valid times when the soft sided case is a good choice. When taking your golf clubs on a car trip, the soft sided case is entirely sufficient to protect from scratching in the trunk of the car but it is less bulky and won't take up as much room as the hard shell golf case. Also soft sided cases mold to the inside of a golf bag which hard cases don't always do so you can pack the bag and clubs together. And that is an added convenience.

In addition to a sturdy golf case, you should take the second step of protection and pad each individual golf club inside the golf case before going on the road. Quality golf shops can sell you head covers that can be tied to each club to keep the heads in balance and to protect from scratches or dings. But also pad around each golf club with towels or some of your clothing for the trip so there is no movement inside that golf case as your clubs travel to your destination with you.

Taking care of your golf clubs is a priority for you every time you take them out to use them. You do regular cleaning and repair to them all the time to make sure they are in top shape to give you the best game possible every game they play in. So it makes sense you would use that same level of care and precaution for this important part of your game when you take them on the road to conquer foreign ground and add another course to your list of places you enjoyed the fun of playing golf.

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