Craftsman Headcovers - 2023 Forum Review

[Big moose]

Thanks again for this opportunity, Bella emailed me and said since we are at the outer banks this week she is going to delay shipping for me. We are going to play nags head golf course Tuesday and Thursday, the sun is finally out and the wind has backed off considerably from the 30 mph it was yesterday. Remember for us golf is supposed to be FUN. we're not good enough to get mad. 

[Big moose]

The iron covers I have now are callaway, their thin, go on easy and the quality is ok, but not great. These craftsman head covers look like they are a lot better than the ones I have now. I can't wait to get them and see how the fit is with the irons I have now. Since I am on vacation they have delayed the shipping for me. Thanks again for this opportunity.  Big moose 

[Big moose]

On 5/30/2023 at 6:42 AM, Big moose said:

Played 4 times this week, in rain, smoke, wind and sun and the craftsman head covers are still like brand new. If anyone is looking for head covers I would try these. I have 2 trips planned one in west Virginia and one in Georgia, that will be the big test for the head covers. Until next time have a wonderful day everyone. 

First of all I would like to thank everyone at my golf spy for picking me for this test and review. Now a little bit more about me, I am 68 years old, I am 6'3" tall weigh 280 lbs. Trying to get to 250 but that is not working out so well being on vacation. I retired in 2019 as an inspector at the company I worked for. Since retirement I have been able to play golf 5 days a week and my scores have dropped because of the extra playing time. I started using iron head covers when I got fitted for my last set of irons because I saw the way my last set got all dinged up from the cart bouncing around. These craftsman covers look a lot nicer than the ones I have and I can't wait for them to get here. Thanks everyone and have a wonderful day. 

Edited July 5, 2023 by Big moose
I played this morning and thought a good test for the craftsman head covers would be to run one over with the golf cart, so I did twice. As you can see by the pictures it did absolutely nothing to the head cover it still looks new. I played at least 10 ro

[rkj427]

If any of the iron headcover testers choose a model which has some velcro to keep them secure, maybe some comments on how well the velcor holds up would be appreciated.

[Randall Robbins]

I believe mine do, and that was already part of my plan.  Thanks for the input

[Alf. S]

Headcovers arrived this morning

 

[Big moose]

On 6/7/2023 at 10:11 PM, rkj427 said:

If any of the iron headcover testers choose a model which has some velcro to keep them secure, maybe some comments on how well the velcor holds up would be appreciated.

The ones pictured look like they have zippers on them, I haven't seen any with velcro. 

[Alf. S]

14 minutes ago, Big moose said:

The ones pictured look like they have zippers on them, I haven't seen any with velcro. 

Nope they have velcro.

 

[rkj427]

41 minutes ago, Alf. S said:

Nope they have velcro.

 

 

Really like the assortment of colors you have, should also make it easier to identify the club in use, and brighten up your bag. 

[tchat07]

Just posted my intro at the beginning of this thread. I shipped the headcovers to work because things have a tendency of getting lost coming to my house. They came in yesterday so will be dropping by to pick them up tomorrow!

[Big moose]

15 hours ago, Big moose said:

The ones pictured look like they have zippers on them, I haven't seen any with velcro. 

Craftsman Iron headcovers introduction:

 

I would like to thank My Golf Spy for this opportunity. I have lived in the same city in western PA my whole life. It is a small city, I don't like big cities. I am 68 years old and retired in 2019 after 32 years working for the same company. I started golfing in 1978, I bought a set of used clubs from a guy at work. I still remember, they were Dunlop MaxPower blade irons and Persimmon woods. I had such a hard time hitting those things. So I had a set of Snake eyes irons made that actually fit me, they were 3/4 inch long and 3 degrees up. What a difference that made.

 

I presently play golf five days a week at the same course, with the same group of guys. I just started using iron covers when I got Callaway XRs in 2015. I really noticed how much they protected the clubs from dings and nicks. My current covers are from Callaway except for a "Moose" headcover for my driver. The Callaway headcovers on my clubs now have held up okay. The hybrid cover stitching came undone at the bottom and the leather is fading and cracking. My 3 Wood and 5 Wood covers are still in good shape because they are made of canvas. I will put the new Craftsman iron headcovers to the test and see just how well they hold up. Being leather, I want to see how they handle being in the sun five days a week. Do they fade, crack or peel, is what I will be looking for? I will treat these covers the same as do the ones I currently have. I noticed that the Craftsman covers have a velcro closure so I want to see how well that holds up. I ordered my Craftsman headcovers with all blue numbers and will see if the numbers wear off and how well the stitching holds up. These head covers will be exposed to rain, sun and left in my car for long periods of time. I hope I can help someone make a decision on what company has the best headcovers to purchase. As soon as I get the covers, I will thoroughly check them out to see if there is any problems with stitching or fit. If I find any problems with the covers before I get to use them, I will notify you immediately. Playing 5 days a week should put these Craftsman headcovers through a crueling test. In closing, I will do my best to give you a thorough and complete review of the headcovers.

 

Hopefully all you spies out there will be reading everyone's reviews so you can make an informed decision whether these headcovers are worth it or not.

[GolfSpy_APH]

Looking forward to this! 

While I'm not in the head cover market as I love the ones I have I have heard so many good things about craftsman and want to see if this holds true for you as well!

[Alf. S]

Couple of photos of my 1st try on of the covers

 

[Randall Robbins]

The covers have arrived!  Here are first photos after opening package and of them on the clubs in the bag.

[Javs]

I see they are offering 35% off

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[Alf. S]

Heading to the course with my 1st try/setup, changed the wood headcovers to see if I like the black and red better than the red and white.

One thing I did discover is that as I played round, I changed the position of the clubs in the bag to get them more visible and better ordered

[tchat07]

Covers are in! Went with the Lucky 4 Leaf Clover set. Father-in-law is big into Irish heritage and we gave our son a very Irish name so it seemed fitting. Came individually-individually package, seemed excessive but appreciate the care. You can see where they were folded we shall see if that comes out. 

Lipped out a possible hole-in-one today with them in the bag. So you can look at it two ways, they're unlucky because it didn't drop or they're bringing some luck because that's the closest I've ever been, I'm going with the later!

[Big moose]

On 5/30/2023 at 6:42 AM, Big moose said:

These are the headcovers I have now, there ok but pretty flimsy and the stitching is coming apart on some of them. The other one is my moose driver head cover of course. I haven't got any more information on when the craftsman head covers will arrive. As soon as I get them I will post pics of them. Have a wonderful day everyone. 

Edited June 26, 2023 by Big moose
Head covers came. Here are the pictures of my craftsman head covers. They are really nice and well made, they go on easy and they have a velvet lining. No golf today rain and thunder storms this afternoon and tomorrow and Wednesday don't look any better.

[tchat07]

So I did a deep dive on the headcovers and found a couple "flaws". I put that in quotes because does it affect the purpose of the headcovers not at all. However when the purpose of the headcovers is to be artistic (and not Jackson Pollock artistic) the flaws matter. 

[Big moose]

On 6/16/2023 at 7:28 PM, Big moose said:

These are the headcovers I have now, there ok but pretty flimsy and the stitching is coming apart on some of them. The other one is my moose driver head cover of course. I haven't got any more information on when the craftsman head covers will arrive. As soon as I get them I will post pics of them. Have a wonderful day everyone. 

My head covers finally came. They are different than everyone else's, there is no velcro they just slip on. Mine don't have the craftsman name on them. I thought they were not going to fit my irons because the opening looks small but they fit just fine. Everything else looks good, no problems with stitching or number. Here are some pictures. 

[Big moose]

On 5/30/2023 at 6:42 AM, Big moose said:

 I finally got my head covers. Here are some pictures. It looks like everyone's head covers are different. I took every head cover on and off several times to see how easy they were to remove and put back on. They are easy to remove and replace. They have a velvet lining that's really nice. Looks like i won't be Able to take them out to the course today supposed to rain all afternoon. Tomorrow and Wednesday don't look any better. As soon as I get a chance to play i will post an update. 

Played this morning in smokey air from the Canadian wild fires, I am still very impressed with the craftsman head covers I have had zero issues with them. I will be curious to see how the color holds up when we get hot and sunny weather, welI i will keep you posted if any issues come up. 

[Randall Robbins]

I can attest to them holding up very well so far to the heat and humidity here in FL.  Is 95 today, so they got a good test today.

[tchat07]

So far the covers are maintaining there shape and look nicely. I tried to leave the 3w cover out in a rainstorm but it went just south of us. I must say a personal preference l don't like the uniformity in my bag. I feel like having different looks like @Alf. S would be more of my style with headcover game.

[tchat07]

Tomorrow is my last day of vacation. Hoping for a sunny day as today is cloudy and rainy. Thinking of letting one of the headcovers bake out in the sun a little bit to see if that causes any wear

[Big moose]

Played yesterday and the craftsman head covers are still in like new condition. There is an elastic band halfway up the neck so I checked all the covers to see if any of the stitches are coming loose, they are still perfect. I am really impressed with these covers. Thanks again for choosing me I appreciated that. 

[Big moose]

Well, I have noticed one thing about the craftsman head covers I have, the end at the opening is starting to curl inward and sometimes it makes it hard to get the head of the club in. I have attached a picture. The wedges are the hardest to put on if I don't make sure the opening isn't big enough. 

[tchat07]

On 7/10/2023 at 12:55 PM, Big moose said:

Well, I have noticed one thing about the craftsman head covers I have, the end at the opening is starting to curl inward and sometimes it makes it hard to get the head of the club in. I have attached a picture. The wedges are the hardest to put on if I don't make sure the opening isn't big enough. 

Is this all your headcovers or just some? Also do you leave your clubs in the car?

[Big moose]

52 minutes ago, tchat07 said:

Is this all your headcovers or just some? Also do you leave your clubs in the car?

There are probably 3 that look like this, and I usually leave my clubs in the car. 

[Big moose]

I haven't played since Monday because I injured my shoulder hitting a root with a practice swing. I checked every head cover and there are 3 that are curling like the one in the picture, the 8,9 and pw. I will be playing 9 on Monday and 18 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday so we'll see if any of the others do this. I will post again Friday. 

Just now, Big moose said:

I haven't played since Monday because I injured my shoulder hitting a root with a practice swing. I checked every head cover and there are 3 that are curling like the one in the picture, the 8,9 and pw. I will be playing 9 on Monday and 18 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday so we'll see if any of the others do this. I will post again Friday. 

[tchat07]

On 7/15/2023 at 7:25 AM, Big moose said:

I haven't played since Monday because I injured my shoulder hitting a root with a practice swing. I checked every head cover and there are 3 that are curling like the one in the picture, the 8,9 and pw. I will be playing 9 on Monday and 18 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday so we'll see if any of the others do this. I will post again Friday. 

Do you feel you use those more frequently than others?