jmwils81 102 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 So I have been searching for a headcover for my 3W that matches my personality..... I should have known I would never find one. So I began researching and came across an article about turning a stuffed animal into a head cover. Genius, First off that is pretty much what the Daphene and other headcovers are. So I found a Stuffed animal I got when I was last in Iceland. IBV is a local sports complex and they are most known for their soccer club. The puffin is Iceland trademark pretty much. I started very carefully pulling it apart seem by seem until I had an opening big enough. I pulled out about a grocery bag full of stuffing ( which seemed like a lot but it kept coming out and out and out). Below is the test fit to make sure the 3W fits comfortably on the Headcover and then in my bag. So far so good! Next up is lining the inside and adding a shaft protector to the bottom. I will update as I go along. 5 Quote **May the fade be with you** Driver - SLDR 9.5 Paderson KINETIXx IMRT Green Stiff / 255 cpmFairway Wood - 910F 3 woodHybrids - Big Bertha Diablo 21degIrons - 710 AP2 4-PW Standard Lie/FlexWedges - XFT 50, 54, 60Putter - California MontereyBall - FG Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket 7,737 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 At first when I saw your picture I thought you'd been to Bandon Dunes. http://bandondunesgolfshop.com/collections/best-sellers/products/bandon-dunes-puffin-headcover You're a pretty crafty dude. By the way... if you haven't been to Bandon. Go. 2 Quote My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwils81 102 Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 I haven't been to bandon yet, it's on my list! Quote **May the fade be with you** Driver - SLDR 9.5 Paderson KINETIXx IMRT Green Stiff / 255 cpmFairway Wood - 910F 3 woodHybrids - Big Bertha Diablo 21degIrons - 710 AP2 4-PW Standard Lie/FlexWedges - XFT 50, 54, 60Putter - California MontereyBall - FG Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU 10,354 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Good work I saw the idea when MBP and Rookie I think did that same thing with a Yeti or whatever the heck it was. 1 Quote Driver ---- Honma G1_X Stock tuned Honma R shaft---- 3 wood TM V-Steel Aldila 65G R Flex 15*--- 7 Wood TM V-Steel UST Pro Force 65 R flex 21*---- 9 wood TM V-Steel stock MAS Stiff shaft 24*--- Irons 4 thru 9 Mac Muirfield TT black label R-- PW Hogan Starburst 50* --- SW Cleveland 588 56*--- LW Cleveland 588 60*--- Putter -- Yep it is back Rusty Scotty Santa Fe 1997 vintage. Bag Old School Jones Original non stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev 25,410 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 It's a Yeti alright. Quote Taylor Made Stealth 10.5 Aldila Ascent Red R flex Ping G410 5, 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Wilson D7 forged 5-GW - Mamiya recoil 460 R flex Edison Wedges 54 and 59 KBS Tour Graphite 80's EVNRoll ER 5 Titleist Pro VIx optic yellow with revkev stamped on them Still on that elusive hunt for a 3 wood that I'm able to hit - I don't know why, I crush the 5 wood and it's really a 4 wood anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RookieBlue7 1,704 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I tried one of these with a Billy doll (the doll in the movie Saw). Eventually, I quit wrestling with it and said heck with it and gave up. Don't do that. Wished I'd have figured it out but it was so much easier to pay someone to make me some headcovers (though I did just make a cover for my alignment sticks from some leftover upholstery material we had from a project of the wife's. Faux ostrich leather in tan). 1 Quote In The BagDriver: TaylorMade M2 (2017) w/ Project X T1100 HZRDUS Handcrafted 65x Strong 3 wood: Taylormade M1 15* w/ ProjectX T1100 HZRDUS handcrafted 75x3 Hybrid: Adams PRO 18* w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4 Hybrid: Adams PRO 20* (bent to 21*) w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4-AW: TaylorMade P770 w/ Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Black Onyx S400 SW: 56* Scratch Tour Dept(CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerLW: 60* Scratch Tour Department (CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerXW: 64* Cally XForged Vintage w/ DG X100 8 iron tiger steppedPutter: Nike Method Prototype 006 at 34"Have a ton of back-ups in all categories, but there are always 14 clubs in the bag that differ depending on the course and set-up. Bomb and gouge. Yes, I'm a club gigolo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU 10,354 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I wish I had made some covers or used an old sock or something I scratched the heck out of my Hathaway driver the second week I had it. I did not see but the alignment sticks got under the head cover somehow. I ended up gluing two automotive rubber vacuum caps to one end of the sticks but they are not anything exotic they are Home Depot Tour Issue driveway markers. Quote Driver ---- Honma G1_X Stock tuned Honma R shaft---- 3 wood TM V-Steel Aldila 65G R Flex 15*--- 7 Wood TM V-Steel UST Pro Force 65 R flex 21*---- 9 wood TM V-Steel stock MAS Stiff shaft 24*--- Irons 4 thru 9 Mac Muirfield TT black label R-- PW Hogan Starburst 50* --- SW Cleveland 588 56*--- LW Cleveland 588 60*--- Putter -- Yep it is back Rusty Scotty Santa Fe 1997 vintage. Bag Old School Jones Original non stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RookieBlue7 1,704 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Pop the rubber caps off and put a dab of superglue on there to hold them on Quote In The BagDriver: TaylorMade M2 (2017) w/ Project X T1100 HZRDUS Handcrafted 65x Strong 3 wood: Taylormade M1 15* w/ ProjectX T1100 HZRDUS handcrafted 75x3 Hybrid: Adams PRO 18* w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4 Hybrid: Adams PRO 20* (bent to 21*) w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4-AW: TaylorMade P770 w/ Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Black Onyx S400 SW: 56* Scratch Tour Dept(CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerLW: 60* Scratch Tour Department (CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerXW: 64* Cally XForged Vintage w/ DG X100 8 iron tiger steppedPutter: Nike Method Prototype 006 at 34"Have a ton of back-ups in all categories, but there are always 14 clubs in the bag that differ depending on the course and set-up. Bomb and gouge. Yes, I'm a club gigolo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU 10,354 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I actually used club epoxy on them Quote Driver ---- Honma G1_X Stock tuned Honma R shaft---- 3 wood TM V-Steel Aldila 65G R Flex 15*--- 7 Wood TM V-Steel UST Pro Force 65 R flex 21*---- 9 wood TM V-Steel stock MAS Stiff shaft 24*--- Irons 4 thru 9 Mac Muirfield TT black label R-- PW Hogan Starburst 50* --- SW Cleveland 588 56*--- LW Cleveland 588 60*--- Putter -- Yep it is back Rusty Scotty Santa Fe 1997 vintage. Bag Old School Jones Original non stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwils81 102 Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Well, I'm all done. I pulled out the stuffing and turned it inside out. Sewed a black sock to the neck of the puffin. Put my 3wood in there and filled the cavity with enough stuffing to keep the shape. Sewed up the sides and then sewed all the way around the sock to seal the headcover. Overall, time consuming but no one else has this headcover! Quote **May the fade be with you** Driver - SLDR 9.5 Paderson KINETIXx IMRT Green Stiff / 255 cpmFairway Wood - 910F 3 woodHybrids - Big Bertha Diablo 21degIrons - 710 AP2 4-PW Standard Lie/FlexWedges - XFT 50, 54, 60Putter - California MontereyBall - FG Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Theoo 3,360 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Looks good! Quote Driver: Epic 10.5 set to 9.5 w/ Tour AD-DI 44.5 FW: F6 baffler set at 16º Hybrid: NONEIrons: 3i 2014 TP CB 4-PW 2011 TP MC w/ TT S400 Wedges: 52º 56º 60 º w/ KBS C-Taper XS Soft-stepped Putter: Sigma G Tyne 34 inches Gold dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B 33,362 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Love it! Great job. I can't sew and neither can my wife. Your puffin would look good with my buddies Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville Parrot. 1 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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