Golf Head Cover – It Does Serve a Purpose
April 5th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Golf probably has more equipment and accessories than just about any other sport and a lot of them you can get by without but some. Others, although they may not seem the most important, are actually pretty useful. One of the most important accessories, that is overlooked by a lot of golfers, is the golf head cover.
The golf head cover is not a head cover per se, meaning to say not an item of clothing that covers your head, but rather your club’s head. Some people question the importance of the golf head cover, as it doesn’t seem a vital piece of equipment.
Importance of Head Covers
The main purpose of the golf head cover is to protect your club head from getting damaged both on and off the course.
Damages can occur in a lot of ways; most of it accidently. Accidents can happen when you move around golf course. For example, when the clubs rattle together in the bag, particularly if you have your bag in a cart which is being driven over rough terrain (unless of course you’re always on the fairway!). Or they may getdamaged when transporting them for your golf vacation.
The main reason the golf head cover was invented was to protect the heads, particularly those of the drivers and putters, from getting dents. Dents can affect the club’s performance, which will not help your game at all.
These head covers, came in many varieties and designs from the straightforward to the cute and fluffy. There are many online stores that sell golf head covers, a lot of which are based on famous cartoon and TV characters, animals and famous people. A few to name would be Popeye, Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, Felix the Cat, Smokey the Bear, tigger , Grateful Dead Dancing Bears, and other random floral designs such as a sunflower and a daisy.
An average golf head cover is made from good quality fabrics, and the more expensive ones can be made from strong PVC and leather. Nowadays you can even get ones which are user-activated and can talk – though personally I can’t see that doing your game much good!
