There’s 2 types of golf travel cases you can buy, hard travel cases or soft cases. Which one do you buy?

A hard golf travel case is a travel case designed for the ultimate in protection for your golf clubs. It is, obviously, manufactured of a hard substance such as a plastic like molded polyethylene, and this is usually impact resistant. You’d be surprised at how roughly baggage like golf clubs can be handled in airline luggage handling procedures.

If, for example, they get thrown onto a luggage trolley with a sharp edge beneath them they need to be able to withstand the impact.

Some manufacturers claim, we believe, that their hard golf travel bags are so strong that they could actually fall out of the plane and still be intact after hitting the ground. We’re not sure we want to test that.

Soft golf travel cases are exactly that, soft. They are made from a soft material and are not resistant to puncture. However a soft case can be lighter than a hard travel case. It is still possible to get light hard golf travel cases, but they are usually compact cases that are much smaller and take much less in the way of clubs.

Soft golf travel bags will often have a carry strap whereas hard travel cases should have a good set of wheels, and when you’re trying to move all that luggage a set of wheels is extremely useful.

There are some downsides to hard travel cases. When you get home they are a nuisance to store as they don’t fold up!

What’s the big difference between a hard golf travel case and a soft case? Cost.A soft travel case should be quite a bit cheaper than a hard case, so if your need for protection for your golf clubs isn’t great, then use a soft travel case. It’s cheaper and will do the job where, for example, you’re just taking your golf clubs with you in the car.

Whatever your needs for protecting your golf clubs when you travel, you should always use a good golf travel case. Your clubs are too important to arrive damaged!

And remember if you’re travelling on a budget why not check out some cheap accommodation?