{"id":23961,"date":"2014-09-24T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=23961"},"modified":"2019-08-01T11:15:36","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T18:15:36","slug":"packing-and-moving-golf-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/24\/packing-and-moving-golf-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"Packing and Moving Golf Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s more to packing and moving your golf gear than just putting them in a bag and driving them to your new home (pun intended). Organization and protection of your golf gear is essential to prevent the horror of opening your golf bag and seeing a club head separated from its shaft. Use the following tips to keep those precious clubs safe during your travels.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23985 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Golf-Bag-2-edited1.jpg\" alt=\"Golf-Bag-2-edited\" width=\"503\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Golf-Bag-2-edited1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Golf-Bag-2-edited1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>Organization and Protection With Golf Bags<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>It is suggested to keep your clubs concentrated in golf bags to&nbsp;prevent movement during your move. How &nbsp;you place&nbsp;your golf clubs in your bag can be the deciding factor between ruining them or keeping them in&nbsp;pristine condition. Here are a few tips for organizing and protecting your golf clubs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep the tallest&nbsp;club \u2013 the driver \u2013 in the middle of your bag. Keeping&nbsp;the other clubs around it will prevent any pressure from contacting the more vulnerable shaft.<\/li>\n<li>Keeping all of the clubs in one area of the bag and as close as possible builds the strength of the clubs to prevent any of the clubs from breaking.<\/li>\n<li>Cover the club heads with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Protective-stuff\/Anti-Static-Bubble-%E2%80%93-15-foot-Roll?id=16974&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20140924-packingandmovinggolf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bubble wrap<\/a> and tape. Another alternative is to wrap them with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Protective-stuff\/Movers-Stretch-Plastic-Wrap\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20140924-packingandmovinggolf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mover&#8217;s Stretch Plastic Wrap<\/a>. This will help maintain the shine of the heads by preventing dust and scratches from touching the surface. Proceed to cover them with a rain hood if your bag has one.<\/li>\n<li>Lastly, place your organized and covered golf bag in a Sport Utility Box. This will prevent the bag from spilling over, which could potentially damage the clubs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-23966\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Sport-Utility-Box.jpg\" alt=\"Sport Utility Box\" width=\"222\" height=\"407\">Organization and Protection Without Golf Bags<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>If you do not have a golf bag, yet still want to keep your golf clubs in mint condition, here are a few tricks you can use:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bubble wrap the club heads AND the shafts to enclose the entire length of the club, or keep them wrapped&nbsp;with Mover&#8217;s Stretch Plastic Wrap.<\/li>\n<li>Secure the bubble wrap along the club with tape.<\/li>\n<li>If possible, use a towel or blanket to wrap around the clubs. You can never have too many soft layers surrounding the clubs!<\/li>\n<li>Organize the clubs just as you would in a golf bag, and place the clubs in a Sport Utility Box for added protection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Golf clubs are expensive to replace, and following these steps will maximize your chance of keeping your clubs safe and ultimately having a less stressful move.<\/p>\n<p><i><b>Have you successfully packed and moved your golf gear? Share your success stories and tips in the comments below!<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s more to packing and moving your golf gear than just putting them in a bag and driving them to your new home (pun intended). Organization and protection of your golf gear is essential to prevent the horror of opening your golf bag and seeing a club head separated from its shaft. 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