Golf Travel Cases: Why They Are Worth The Investment

Earlier this year I was sitting in the airport waiting for a flight to San Diego. As often happens I started talking to a person sitting nearby.

The conversation turned to golf, I know, "No surprise." We discussed golf courses we've enjoyed and finally the topic came to traveling with your clubs. My traveling companion told me about his experience that changed his mind about using golf travel case or a golf travel bag. Seems he had a last minute chance to play at a course he always dreamed of playing. A friend of his had a person drop out of a foursome.

After finding a great airfare deal, he told his friend he'd complete the foursome. The traveling companion didn't have a golf travel case or the time to buy a golf travel bag. He grabbed his clubs, packed his clothes and headed to airport.

At the airport he got one of the airline boxes and found he'd have to sign a waiver. Basically the waiver said, "if anything happens to your clubs, we're not responsible." Actually my new friend's comment was a bit more colorful, but you get the idea.

As he told the story, I already knew the ending as I suppose you do. On arriving at his destination airport, one end of the box was smashed. He described how his stomach just sunk to below ground level. Seems in the course of transferring bags, the box with his clubs had been dropped. His new driver with the graphite shaft had broken.

Not wanting to spend several hundred dollars reshafting the driver at the pro shop he made do with borrowed driver. He went on to tell me how before he returned home he went to a golf store and bought a hard sided golf travel case.

That was enough for me. I started investigating golf travel cases.

Talking with other golfers, reading reviews online, you name it, I checked it out. As the result of my meeting a fellow golfer at the airport, I made up my mind I wouldn't be in the same situation. I've written up what I found out. Let me know if it helps you or some suggestions you might have.

Thanks for reading. Keep on playing.

Phil

PS I was sharing this with a golf buddy of mine who is real handy and he told me about a tool which can help you reshaft your clubs. Now I haven't tried it, but it does have some good reviews from people who have used it. Just click on the photo to find out more.

Photo by Evert-Jan van Scherpenzeel