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?

Here’s a few tips on things you need to look for in a golf travel case just to make sure you buy a travel case that works for you.

Make sure you get a golf travel case that fits your clubs. If you’re particularly tall, for example, you may well find that some golf travel bags aren’t long enough for your drivers. You can get travel cases that fit different lengths of driver, so if you use drivers that are a little longer than the norm make sure any travel case you buy for your golf clubs fits your longest driver – before you buy it.

Wheels. Most golf travel cases come with wheels built in. If you’ve never flown before you may not think about it but it’s a real drag getting all your luggage around an airport, and a simple set of small wheels on your travel bag can make a big difference. And elsewhere too, wheels are a big bonus.

Protection. We’ve talked about soft golf travel cases and hard cases, so make sure that you determine what degree of protection you need before you buy your travel bag. If it’s just to take your clubs with you in the car from time to time you may not need as much protection as you would if you fly with golf clubs regularly. And a simple soft travel case is cheaper. So work out your protection requirements.

If you think you need the highest protection possible, for example because you have very expensive golf clubs, look for a golf travel case that meets or exceeds the ATA (Airline Transportation Association) specifications for protection.

Weight. Many golf travel bags can be heavy, and this can be a problem if you’re going to be carrying it around a lot. Or you’re not very strong, or have an injury. Weight often equals strength. But if you’re going to do yourself an injury carrying it around then find out about the different weights before you buy a travel bag for your golf clubs.

Believe it or not some golf travel cases, the more expensive ones, can come with insurance for your clubs. If this would be useful to you then check it out before you buy.

Good locks. You need good quality locks on any travel case. And lockable compartments for those other knick knacks you always need to carry. TSA accepted locks are the standard.

Look for good padding for your club heads inside the travel case, and preferably padding right through the travel bag.

If you’re buying a hard golf travel bag look for strong riveting.

If you’re flying look for a plastic window for your id details so it can get back to you if it’s lost.

And in all cases look for a good warranty period, poor quality travel cases offer a short – or no – warranty.

That’s a good start if you’re looking for tips on buying golf travel cases. There’s more of course, and we’ll cover that elsewhere, but that’s certainly a good place to start when you’re buying a golf travel bag.

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It may seem an obvious question to those of you who travel regularly and who’ve done it all before, but for those new to travelling with golf clubs it’s not quite so obvious.

So how do you travel by air with golf clubs?

Now of course the golf clubs, presumably with your new golf travel bag (if you’ve been reading our golf travel bags website) need to go on the plane. However there have been many occasions where an avid golfer has been extremely reluctant to part with their clubs and have sought to take their golf clubs right onto the plane with them.

This is known as “cabin baggage” and unfortunately it’s not allowed to take a golf travel bag onto the plane as cabin baggage. All cabin baggage is inspected and if you try it will usually be rejected as cabin baggage, and you may not get to take your clubs with you at all.

Golf clubs are too large and too heavy to qualify as cabin baggage. They will not go in the overhead lockers and it is not allowed to carry unstowed baggage in the cabin.

Rather you need to check the golf clubs in when you check yourself in, and the golf clubs go in the storage holds (unless the baggage handlers forget to load them, but that ’s another story again.)

So if you’re flying for the first time, check your golf travel case in with you other luggage, and keep your fingers crossed on the flight that your clubs turn up the other end.

Oh, 2 other things.

1. Take out good travel insurance before the trip, just in case your golf clubs are lost, or you get sick.

2. Don’t travel without a good golf travel case. Your golf clubs need proper protection in transit.

And if you feel the urge to travel then you’ve just got to go and do it don’t you?

You’ve bought your golf travel case and you’re ready to go on your first golfing holiday. You’ve got your golf clubs and bag all ready to go, along with other things you need to take.

Packing time comes. How to pack those golf clubs in your golf travel bag?

First question. Do you put your golf bag into the travel bag? Well we’ve been asked that several times so we’ve got to answer that first.

Yes your golf travel bag should take your golf bag as well as your golf clubs. If it doesn’t then you’ve bought the wrong one. Plenty of people have just put their golf clubs loose into their travel case.

If you put them in loose then they rattle around and defeat the purpose of the travel bag. They are liable to damage. They need to be packed in nice and tight so they don’t rattle and bang into each oher.

And of course when you arrive you don’t want to find that you have your clubs but you don’t have a golf bag to head out onto the course with.

So leave your clubs in your golf bag and pack your golf bag into your golf travel case.

Now we do recommend doing more to protect your clubs. You could wrap each club head in a piece of cloth like a tea towel to protect it more, and maybe wrap some tape around the cloth to keep it in place. And we would put some cloth around the handles to pack them all together firmly and tape them up too for the same reason, if your golf bag allows for this. And do anything else to keep your clubs from moving and banging around, you’d be surprised how much punishment a travel case can get in baggage handling.

If you’ve got some spare room pack some of your clothes in too, to take up the spare space and to keep down the amount of bags that you need to take.

Oh, remember to zip up all those pockets on your golf bag too before you put it in the travel case.

A golf travel case is a great idea to protect your clubs, but you need to put some thought into packing it.

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If you’re a golf fanatic you know what it’s like when you travel. You’ve got to take your clubs with you.

There’s always a new course to play, and if you’ve found a hot new golf course to play and you don’t have your golf clubs with you, then ……. You certainly wouldn’t want to rent some would you?

And golf holidays are big business now, for good reason. A golf holiday is a wonderful holiday for a golfer, but how do you transport your clubs?

It’s a bit of a problem travelling with your golf clubs isn’t it? Easy to find a club broken or damaged, or your golf bag damaged, or all your balls gone, or even your clubs – gone. There’s all sorts of horror stories about the problems people encounter when travelling with some high quality golf clubs.

You need a good golf travel case. Golf travel cases protect your investment in your golf clubs. A good golf travel bag will protect your clubs at a very reasonable price, probably less than it would cost you to replace a single golf club, or even your golf bag.

So we’re here to tell you all about golf travel cases. The different types of travel case and which one will suit you.

And to bring you hot deals on the best prices for good quality golf travel cases.

Once again, welcome to Hot Golf Travel Cases, if you’re looking to find out more about travel bags for golf clubs you’ve come to the right place.

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