| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1999.1 | Rent a Hard-Shell Case | ICS::COPELAND | | Tue Mar 21 1995 10:40 | 11 |
| I have had good luck with a high quality soft-sided travel bag, but I know
some people are nervous about them. My bag has heavy padding that
protects clubheads pretty well. And I wrap them with towels to prevent
a lot of motion.
If you want to use a hard-shell case, you can rent them. I know Whirlaway
in Methuen rents them - for something like $15 a week. Wayland may also.
Definitely take your clubs and enjoy.
Tom
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| 1999.2 | consider a hardshell if you can afford it | MRLAT::RASPUZZI | Michael Raspuzzi - LAT Engineering et al | Tue Mar 21 1995 11:02 | 11 |
| If you might be travelling and golfing more frequently in the future,
you might want to invest in a good travel bag. I purchased a hard
shell casing about 7 or 8 years ago for $90 (they are about $100 these
days) and have been very happy with it. There is room for my bag and
clubs plus a little more (shoes and other misc items). It is a pretty
big item and it has been affectionately known as the "coffin" on
golfing excursions but I have not had any damage to my clubs since
using it (my clubs have been to Hawaii and back). The outer shell has
some scratches and dings but that is to be expected.
Mike
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| 1999.3 | | STOWOA::ODIAZ | Octavio, MCS/SPS | Tue Mar 21 1995 11:22 | 21 |
|
This is how I travel with clubs:
I take a hard shell bag instead of a soft-nylon type bag.
Even if the bag has a hood, I do what .1 mentioned, I pad the top
with a large towel and secure it with an elastic cord.
My travel bag has padding where the head of the clubs are, so that
adds some extra protection.
I travel at least twice a year with them. I have been to the west
coast, south, Mexico and Europe and never had any problem.
One last thing, just for some peace of mind, I got a good lock for
the zipper, not the flimzy ones that come with luggage. I know that
breaking a zipper is relatively easy, but I don't want to make it
even more.
Tavo
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| 1999.4 | This works well, and eliminates the bulk... | POBOX::CORSON | Higher, and a bit more to the right | Wed Mar 22 1995 17:42 | 14 |
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Also travel with my clubs everywhere. Use a good quality nylon covering
over my golf bag. Cover the wood heads with that bubble-wrap plastic
stuff (each one seperately with a rubberband), and put my bag towels
around the irons with an automobile bungee cord. Put my shoes inside
my bag in shoe bags.
Everything is nice and compact. Very little "extra" wrapping, so it
can be stored after arrival right inside the golf bag itself. Never
had a problem, and I'm not lugging a ton of hardcase around that is
difficult to store and manage while on the road.
And those clubs have been everywhere the human race plays golf...
the Greyhawk
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| 1999.5 | Damage NOT covered by the airlines | SHRMSG::LAROCCO | MARK | Wed Apr 05 1995 13:42 | 9 |
| Its bad enough that something may go wrong like the ailines damaging
your clubs and ruining your visit but they also indicate that this type
of luggage (sports paraphernalia) is NOT covered by their insurance
carrier. They may offer a $50 rebate however. You need to buy an
insurance ryder to cover them completely which can be purchased from
the airlines.
Mark
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