Titleist Headcovers

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By DANNY

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  1. DANNY

    DANNY
    Huntington Station, NY

    For those who already purchased the new 910D Drivers ( and for those who plan to put them in in your bag ), Your thoughts on the headcovers. I am really impressed at the quality and looks of these headcovers.

    To the powers that be up at Titleist, how about headcovers of the same quality for the AP irons to match. Is this possible?

  2. Robert J

    Robert J
    Grafton, OH

    Please no iron covers, LOL.

  3. Jerry S

    Jerry S
    Carlsbad, CA

    Titleist has established it's niche making golf clubs for better golfers, thus no iron covers are required. --Jerry

  4. Ted B

    Ted B
    Painesville, OH

    The headcover is the only part of the 910 that I don't like.  Too hard to put back on.

  5. RonH

    RonH
    Porter, TX

    910 Driver HC looks OK, but functionally is a challenge. Need to use one a your previous model driver covers, if you want to play in under 4 hours...LOL!

  6. Hotsauce

    Hotsauce
    Georgetown MA

    I just ordered my 910 D3, and I don't anticipate using the cover.  I have an awesome caddy shack gopher cover my Fiance got me years ago.  It's sentimental and will stay in the bag till it disintegrates.  Even if I hit a bad shot I still laugh when I put it back on FREEZE GOPHER!!

  7. matt d

    matt d
    Duxbury, MA

    no iron covers... they look goofy haha

  8. Deno

    Deno
    New Jersey

    Military

    I have to agree.  Ironcovers are overkill.   Let 'em clang.  That's the best sound in the game

    Deno

  9. ToddL

    ToddL
    Attleboro, MA

    Not a fan of iron covers.  Yes, they probably add some value with respect to protecting the club from being banged, but they would be a pain to take on an off every shot.  The woods/hybrid/putter covers are tough enough...

  10. chris d

    chris d
    butler, PA

    No iron covers if they get a lil dinged up who cares????? that just means you've been playing alot and that's definately a good thing!!!!!

  11. Ryan S

    Ryan S
    Selah, WA

    100% agree. Love the sound of the clubs clanging

  12. Deno

    Deno
    New Jersey

    Military

    Ryan S said:

    100% agree. Love the sound of the clubs clanging

    Ryan

    Glad you agree.  love that sound. 

    Deno

  13. Elvin S

    Elvin S
    Wylie, TX

    D L said:

    For those who already purchased the new 910D Drivers ( and for those who plan to put them in in your bag ), Your thoughts on the headcovers. I am really impressed at the quality and looks of these headcovers.

    To the powers that be up at Titleist, how about headcovers of the same quality for the AP irons to match. Is this possible?

      I agree that iron covers are not the best looking but I use them.  My AP2"s have been in my bag almost 2 years and they still look new

  14. DANNY

    DANNY
    Huntington Station, NY

    I agree. They are not the best looking covers. I use club glove right now.  I'd like for Titleist to make them an option as an accessary. For those who use them can have the option to purchase them. For those who don't like then don't buy them. I'm sure that Titleist can make them better looking and a better quality then club glove.

  15. Hi All,

    In my opinion Titleist reached the "pinnacle" of Driver Head covers with the 909, great looking and so easy to use, the 910 is a bit of a step backwards (even though it looks great).  Still got a spare new 909 cover that will be being used on the 910.

    As for Iron covers, I've always used them, got a set of Titleist covers for my AP-1s

    Cheers,

    Jim

  16. Gregg T

    Gregg T
    Colorado Springs, CO

    Now that metal spikes are gone you need the sound of the irons moving against each other to tell you that you are on the golf course

  17. Jerry S

    Jerry S
    Carlsbad, CA

    After playing a few more rounds with my 910, I wonder if the original post may have been tongue in cheek.  The head cover on the 910 is the only thing I don't like about it.  i loved the magnetic flap opening on the 909 and am now jealous of my son who is playing my old 909.  Perhaps the guy was making a subtle complaint.

    I also would like to see magnetic closures on Cameron putter covers.  I hate having to stand there waiting for someone to putt before you can pull the velcro on your cover.  I want a silent opening cover.

    --Jerry

  18. Martin T

    Martin T
    Barkham, 0

    There are nice simple black on white or white on black Titleist Japan headcovers available from Tourspec golf for about $30 each. Much classier than the standard one. Pity there wasn't a matching hybrid version

    http://www.tourspecgolf.com/Titleist-Japan-Fairway-Headcover-HCF77

  19. LSG

    LSG
    midland, TX

    In regards to the Cameron head cover, I got tired of the velcro on mine and decided to remove it and install a snap in its place.  You can buy the snaps kits (with installation tool) at any cloth and sewing store.  Needless to say it has worked out great and it looks fine too.  The snap is quiet and lots cleaner than velcro.  

     

    The magnet is a good idea too.

  20. Hotsauce

    Hotsauce
    Georgetown MA

    LSG said:

    In regards to the Cameron head cover, I got tired of the velcro on mine and decided to remove it and install a snap in its place.  You can buy the snaps kits (with installation tool) at any cloth and sewing store.  Needless to say it has worked out great and it looks fine too.  The snap is quiet and lots cleaner than velcro.  

     

    The magnet is a good idea too.

    I got this idea from the Cameroncollector.com, but you can make a magnetic rig for your Cameron cover.  All you need is some magnets and velcro.  Just rest the magnets against the existing velcro, and then place the new velcro (fuzzy to sticky obviously)over it so the magnets don't fall out.  Line up your magnets, and velcro them on the other side, and you've done it.

    I tried this with my old CT pro platinum cover with shot velcro and it works great.

     

  21. tonyt09

    tonyt09
    Killeen, TX

    The 909 head cover was it!! Period...I dont know why Titleist went back to the sock cover....usually takes me longer to put the cover back on my 910 than it does to tee it up....Tony

  22. Ci Yang G

    Ci Yang G
    Toowong, QLD

    tonyt09 said:

    The 909 head cover was it!! Period...I dont know why Titleist went back to the sock cover....usually takes me longer to put the cover back on my 910 than it does to tee it up....Tony

    I concur. Wish they had gone with the magnetic cover :(

    Titleist, are you listening? ^^

  23. memphisunited

    memphisunited
    Memphis, TN

    Ci Yang G said:

    I concur. Wish they had gone with the magnetic cover :(

    Titleist, are you listening? ^^

    [/quote]

     

    I guess this is just a personal preference thing.  I actually like the sock covers much better than the magnetic covers.  I got rid of my 909 magnetic cover and replaced it with a sock cover.  In fact, the sock style cover is by far my favorite.  I hated the zipper cover for the 907.

  24. Ryan L

    Ryan L
    Port St. Lucie, FL

    DANNY said:

    For those who already purchased the new 910D Drivers ( and for those who plan to put them in in your bag ), Your thoughts on the headcovers. I am really impressed at the quality and looks of these headcovers.

    To the powers that be up at Titleist, how about headcovers of the same quality for the AP irons to match. Is this possible?

    LOL, come on, the irons are meant to be played w, not retired.

  25. DANNY

    DANNY
    Huntington Station, NY

    Very true, but, I'd like to protect this very large investment (Titleist $700 iron set) for as long as I can.

  26. Todd P

    Todd P
    Phoenix, AZ

    I must not make anywhere near as much money as some of the other posters here.  When I pay $1000 for a set of AP2s I do not want to look like they are 10 years old after one year of having them bounce around and smack each other in the bag.  I play A LOT per year and do not want my clubs taking the abuse.  I agree that taking covers off was a little annoying at first but became second nature in about 3 rounds and I do not even think about removing and replacing the iron covers now.

    The sound of my $1000 investment clanging around in my bag sounds like a car wreck to me.  All I think of is the money wasted and how they will never be the same.  When my car gets dinged up at the local super market I do not walk out and consider the damage good.  I do not want unnecessary damage to my irons either.  I actually purchased online what I thought were Titleist AP2 iron covers.  While they do work perfectly it appears I supported the Chinese counterfeit market.  Please Titleist make some nice iron covers.  And for those that do not like iron covers....don't buy them.  And a magnetic cover for a Scotty would be awesome too.  Some people consider cell phone cases overkill and others love them.  It's all a matter of opinion and preference and would love it if Titleist gave us the options on club covers.

  27. DANNY

    DANNY
    Huntington Station, NY

    Thank you! I completely agree. I don't make as much money either but I love everything Titleist has to offer (which is not cheap). All I want is to protect my investment. The AP's are eye candy and I'd like to keep them looking good for as long as I can.

  28. memphisunited

    memphisunited
    Memphis, TN

    I can't believe all the 910 headcover haters out there :)   I really like the 910 cover.  It looks great and works very well.  I wasn't a big fan of the magnetic 909 headcover - and the thought of a Scotty Cameron cover with magnetics doesn't seem right either.  Don't you like the sound of velcro when you get your Scotty out?  One thing that you can do with Cameron covers is sew them up when the velcro wears out.  Just pull out the velcro and sew the cover together.  You get more use out of the cover that way.

  29. Mike T

    Mike T
    Merritt Island, FL

    Todd and others,

    I can only agree about clubhead covers for irons. So it doesn't look like the Pro's on TV.  THEY DON'T PAY FOR THEIR EQUIPMENT and if they need a new club, it's given to them. That's why some pros use new wedges every tournment. I'm a clubmaker, buyer and seller of clubs, and spent 25 years refurbishing the Solid Rocket Boosters for the Space Shuttle. My NASA certs, training and skills reflect in my methods for refurbishing golf clubs and is extensive. I've worked processes for applications of extremely thin coatings on some of the most critical processes and hardware on the Space Shuttle total configuration.

    I collect, refurbish and sell mostly forged irons.  I've researched golf club manufacture to the point of being in contact with Mr. Miura's personnal assistant to gain understanding of their chrome application to modern forged irons and researched older applications. In most cases, cast irons aren't going to bang up as easily as forged irons

    So there's basically two things to think about:

    1. Cast Irons - Many of the non-forged/cast clubs and now dressed up with inserts on the cavity or back of the clubs. Since many golfers don't do that much research and buy emotionally, few know or care how the clubs are made. A show on "How It's Made" featured manufacturing of the I3 irons. To my surprise, after the heads are shafted and gripped, they're swing weighted with the buttons glued on the back. Played with a guy last summer that had no idea his I3 PW was underweight with a lost swing weight tab. He contacted them and they repaired it.  Also, manufactures use the inserts for dampening and some just for cosmetics.  Bottom line, you bought them, the inserts are all glued in place no matter the reason, and banging around in your bag just increases the chance of losing an insert. Try to find an insert for a Black Cat Iron.  Good luck!  Cast Irons rarely rust due to their alloy.
    2. Forged Irons - Bottom line is the chrome coating on today's forged irons is a one or two step process, applying a high nickel chrome alloy coating to 0.001" - 0.002". Two different scenarios apply. The older applications were a 0.0005" - 0.001" high copper chrome alloy application,  followed by a 0.0005" - 0.001" high nickel chrome alloy application. The newer processes (from patent info) is a one coat high nickel chrome alloy 0.001" - 0.002" thick. Nickel is used in both processes to provide a softer metal and shiney surface. It bangs up pretty easily. It also wears pretty easily here in Florida (and probably other warm areas) due to the sand base under the grasses. We don't use dirt, we use sand to repair divots, as Bermuda grass divots shouldn't be replaced. The divot will just die, but the surrounding grass will fill the sand filled divot in a short time.  Since the chrome is so thin, it wears pretty quick and the base metal is exposed which will rust. You have to pay a lot of attention to this as the rust will start degrading the club face. But bangs and dents on the softer forged base steel and chrome coating can alter a club's performance. Slam a PW in your bag and you've probably damaged or altered it and 2 others. I know I have.

    Yes club head covers are a pain, but:

    1. For cast clubs, you reduce the chance of damaging, loosening or losing the cavity inserts, whatever their purpose.
    2. Since we don't often play with a caddy, having to look at the clubhead cover with its number showing gives you a moment to think about  the club selection and shot.
    3. For forged clubs, I consider covers a must. The clubs you paid $1,000 for will best perform if they aren't altered with bangs, nicks and dings. Some forged irons also have inserts or attachments on the back.
    4. Consider how a "slightly" damaged club or one that just lost 6 swingweights affects your game. Each swing weigh is about a penny.

    Mike Thompson

  30. MADGOLFER

    MADGOLFER
    HENDERSON, NV

    Todd P      AMEN   brother I couldn't agree more  the last thing I want to hear is my ap1s banging ..as for taking the covers off and putting them back on  its part of my shot routine.......get  your distance ,select a iron, stand behind ball,figure your ball flight, as walk up pull cover ,stick in back right pocket,set fire away ,  walk back to bag wipe off head ,slip back on cover............trust me it doesn t take long at all on avg.. about 12 seconds  p.s. try the red club glove covers

  31. MATTHEW K

    MATTHEW K
    Crawfordsville, IN

    I would have kept the magnets on the 910 like the 909 but I love the look.  I would like to see an all red headcover like they had for the 907 d1. That was a sweet headcover minus the zipper.  But as far as the iron covers, not so much.  No need let the irons be free and loud.

  32. Hotsauce

    Hotsauce
    Georgetown MA

    MATTHEW K said:

    ...as far as the iron covers, not so much.  No need let the irons be free and loud.

    Amen.  Let those Irons clang!  I love walking courses, and really enjoy the rhythmic clack of my irons.  It's a beautiful thing

  33. Todd P

    Todd P
    Phoenix, AZ

    I think some people are missing the point on iron covers.  If you enjoy the noise and your irons getting dinged, more power to you.  But it would be nice for Titleist to offer some iron covers as an assessory for people to purchase if that person wants to keep there large investment in pristine condition.  My AP2s cost me almost 3 weeks take home pay as a police officer.  I realize that many here make enough to buy a set in a day or 2 and could care less if they take a lot of damage.  I on the other hand plan on having those irons for many many years and play close to 100 rounds a year thanks to a nice xmas gift of a cheap 5 year golf course membership. 

     

    My Dad's irons do not have covers and within 5 rounds showed damage of bouncing around in the bag.  So regardless I personally will always be using iron covers on any club I care to keep (which is any Titleist club).  So please make some Titleist iron covers or I guess I can keep supporting the counterfeit Titleist asian market.  Because my current iron covers say "Titleist AP2" on them but when I received them they were shipped from China. LOL.  I am not sure why people would not want Titleist to offer iron covers for those that want them.

  34. Hotsauce

    Hotsauce
    Georgetown MA

    Well I'm certainly not opposed to Titleist offering Iron covers.  The more products the better IMO.  If Titleist made chapstick I'd probably buy some of that too!

    I had no idea that a little nick or ding would affect me one bit, but I'm far from a machinist or NASA engineer.  I'm not a rich millionaire either, but for some reason little scratches, dents, nicks etc on my irons and wedges don't bother me at all.  I don't abuse clubs by any means.  I play (mostly walking) about 75+ rounds a year (good for New England) and I always cover my putter and my woods, I just never deemed an Iron cover necessary.  Cover it up if it suites you! Plus I certainly don't want to support counterfeiters.

  35. Chad G

    Chad G
    Canton, MI

    The 909 magnetic headcover was by far the best headcover I've ever used.  I actually three of them just in case I loose one or if one wears out.  I currently have a 910 D3 under a 909 headcover.

  36. Hotsauce

    Hotsauce
    Georgetown MA

    Not a big fan of the 910 cover, I didn't like the 907 cover either. I have a great gopher cover from Caddyshack that I don't think I'll ever replace. So the cover is sort of moot.
  37. owen p

    owen p
    marblehead, MA

    I think that the 910 headcover is the best looking headcover out of all the drivers on the market. But I think it could need some work in the taking it off/putting back on department. But I love my 910 d3, so I can get over the headcover
  38. Jeff G

    Jeff G
    kelso, NSW

    love the 910 head cover. and yes i would like Titleist to produce a Head cover for the AP irons i would buy them.

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