iron head covers

Anyone know where i can get iron covers, i seen some that go from 3 to pw, sw. which would be ok
But that leaves my 2 other wedges open, and if i order 2 sets then the writting on the 2 for my lw and GW will be wrong

Yep, Ebay is the place for these. I got mine from an Ebay shop in China and they are great! think they cost me £6 delivered!!!!

Check out Item: 160222525287 on ebay This is the shop that i bought from.

Dont know anywere that does sets that include Gap and Lob tho.

Dan 

Here you are Matt.

http://innovagolf.com/necowepa3wec.html

Very nice covers, David, but I cannot see the gap/Alt wedge and the lob wedge ones.

ebay is the place at a good price, I ordered a set 3-SW with one extra for the gap wedge or lob.

Matt regarding one of your clubs not having a cover I have the same problem as I sometimes carry 4 wedges. However the idea of these head covers is to stop the consistant banging together of the heads but if only one club hasn't got one on what can it bang against. Therefor I leave the lob wedge without a cover no damage done

What does it matter where they come from, David, I expect the UK ones are made in China.

The link I provided was specifically for the wedges.

Matt,

Try this one also on ebay:-

theonestopgolfshop.

I have been using these headcovers (the black ones with the grey velcro) for the past couple of years. They are of neoprene material and go from 3 to lw with all the wedge variants (pw/sw/gw/lw)

See what you think 

Matt,

Try this one also on ebay:-

theonestopgolfshop.

I have been using these headcovers (the black ones with the grey velcro) for the past couple of years. They are of neoprene material and go from 3 to lw with all the wedge variants (pw/sw/gw/lw)

See what you think 

Jamie,

I have only just started using them as i now have some forged clubs which i carry and having seen a set of forged clubs after a season of being carried unprotected i though that £6 would be money well spent.

However before i got my new clubs i used to use a trolly and my clubs didnt realy suffer that much. 

JP,

I agree to an extent, but for carrying Forged irons i think that they are a good investment. As without them the "new shiny" clubs would end up looking like they had been hammer finished.

I too do not use covers for my irons, never felt the need myself. Slows down play as well.

Noise does not affect me one little bit, I could play in a war zone, but I don't like anyone moving behind me.

Having witnessed the time it can take to do this chore, especially when they have dropped it, forgotten where thay have put it, or lost it somewhere there is a definite time factor involved as there is in taking too long to evaluate a putt.

I don't know how long you have been playing or even how old you are, Mark but years ago a field of 90 would play 36 holes of competitive golf with lunch in between, quite comfortably. These days fours hours seems to be the best that can be achieved, which would make a 36 hole competition in one day an impossibility, and it has nothing at all to do with the standard of play.

I am quite sure that some of these players causing the trouble are frightened to open there legs when they walk between shots just in case they give birth.

36 holes in one day......struth,

takes me and Tony 3 1/4 hours to do 18 holes so add another say 4 hours for the next 18 and 4 1/2 for the next (fatique) plus lunch 1/2 hour or legs go wobbly then thats 12 hour shift minimum.

be good tho - may never walk again...

NWOT.......

Robbie, I used to play 36 hole competitions every Saturday or Sunday, sometimes both during the season and the smallest field would usually be 72 players.

The West of England Open Amateur strokeplay is held alternating years at Westward Ho and Saunton and is always 72 players, 1 handicap or better, playing two rounds Saturday and two rounds on Sunday. A competition that is held this time of the year so not too much daylight to play with.

A fourball should take no more than three hours IMO.

Your casual pace may suit you but the vast majority try and get a move on. It is attitudes like yours that have lowered the standards of this game. I expect the five hour round at The Downshire suits you perfectly.

Not sure about your maths Robbie..

You seem to be suggesting 3 rounds (54 holes) which would be an epic undertaking (though not impossible as I'm sure some smart alec will point out)

36 holes would be 2 rounds dear which is do-able on a long summers day...

Sorry, Pat I get no pleasure in standing on my feet for five hours, waiting for someone who is only interested in his own pleasure. You may call that an attitude, I call it being reasonable and fair.

As I said we played Cams Hall golf club yesterday at Fareham, Hants and we were one three ball and two fourballs. A pair of Lady member obviously quicker as a pair were let through by our last fourball and we quickly followed suit, and it was not long before they were through our threeball and away.

How many times have I played as a two ball and been kept behind a four ball all the way round, and you say I have an attitude. get real.

It is this attitude of the new breed of player, and yes, I include you in this who just does not have a clue as to what is expected of them when they play at a members course.

There you go again, Pat,  I was speaking to Mark, and my response was exactly the way I feel about his attitude to the way he conducts himself on the course, which is, in his own words, as long as he is enjoying himself then he does not see it as a problem and obviously neither do you.

You do love your bold print, don't you? are you attempting to frighten me?

I am afraid that his enjoyment is at the expense of others enjoyment and that is not how this game was meant to be played. You may or may not learn these little idiosyncrosies as you progress further in this game. Although I am not holding my breath.

Well, Pat, you really are beginning to lose it. Posting the same response twice does not give it any greater impact. Good try.

Yes I read that big black print again and it shows that he is a little two faced don't you think, he hates being held up himself but is quite prepared, as you are, to saunter round in his own time oblivious to who is around him. You strike me as a perfect match for each other.

You would not be able to keep up with me even though I am 71, with a dodgy heart and leg.

I am not  in the least interested in whether or not you would enjoy my company. I tend to play with like minded golfers, not people who, because they have a set of clubs, think they are golfers.

I may look like Clement Freuds dog but I can assure you that I am probably one of a few who are always on a level plain, I don't suffer, highs or lows. I stand still when others are playing, I do not talk when others are playing, I repair my pitchmarks, replace my divots, yes I take them, and am always aware that I am holding my place on the course, which is, if you are not aware, is, to be up with the match in front and not just in front of the match behind.

Being an International trucker I am used to my own company and do not have a problem with it. In fact I used to enjoy the solitude.

It is a good thing that I have played golf in your neck of the woods, at Antrim golf club to be precise, or I would be thinking that all the golfers in Northen Ireland were like you and that would have disappointed me.

If you recall, Pat it was your new found mate, Mark who shifted this thread off topic and of course once something else is being discussed the original thread topic is forgotten. This happens on all forums of all types. That is the nature of the beast.

Golf is a game that allows anyone of any ability to play the same course, which is pretty unique when it comes to sport (how many of you could orgnaise a quick game of footy at Wembley of some cricket at Lords!?), because of this you are always going to get people who play (either through choice or bad play!) at different speeds.

 I have absolutely no problem with how long someone takes to go round the course, as long as they have good etiquette i.e they let faster players through. This way everyone can enjoy the game that we all love, whatever your standard.

As a newer golfer my view is this.  The time taken depends entirely on the course.  A couple of weeks ago we were the only ones on Hill Top as a three ball.  It's a fairly hilly course (name gives that away) and a 5718 yard par 71.  We played steadily, no rushing, no dragging our feet, no excessive time ball searching.  We're all about the same standard.  It took 4 hours to get round. 

The week before we played Pype Hayes, a quite flat 5662 yard par 70 course.  We weren't the only ones on the course, and were held up a couple of times on tees on the front 9 and were generally waiting for the green to clear.  We took 3.5 hours. 

I don't think you can put a standard playing time on a round as there so much that can influence it.  It just needs some consideration and common sense by all that if you are holding an obviously quicker group up, let them through.  But don't force others to rush their game just because you can play quicker than them.  We all play this game to enjoy it and we would all enjoy it much more if we allowed others some courtesy and didn't try to force them into our way of thinking of how it should be played.  That is part of the code of etiquette in my opinion. 

Soap box vacated. 

Why did you need to save weight. Last time i took my clubs on holiday i used the oppertunity to fill the golf bag with all sorts of holiday parephanalia (stuff) like a beach brolly, kite, towels, flip flops etc etc. They didnt weigh the golf bag as it was paid for seperately.

got to say since i began playing i have used a set of covers.

I use the action of removing the cover as part of my pre shot routine to get me in the zone. cocking the hammer before i shoot as it were. its all a matter of personal preference.

 can you imagine the headline in a golf mag...

"HEAD COVERS SLOW DOWN PLAY!"

the only time it ever happens is when some one drops it and they have to leg it 100 yrds back down the fairway. everyone has done it, even with clubs.