I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask but:

I was playing on a course last week, and while driving the golf cart, the strap came loose and my clubs tumbled off the cart. Unfortunately, there was a hook at the bottom that snagged my bag and it dragged my clubs for a few metres. The clubs were all damaged:





Any way I can claim against the club/insurance or I'll need to live with this?

The golf cart provided was in a good shape and the staff strapped our bags for us so I didn't really think it would come loose.

take it to a local club builder and see if he can smooth it out.. chances are he can.. and it shouldnt mess with the playing integrity of the clubs smoothed or scratched up to be honest

Yikes that 7 wood looks like a mess!

I dont think the club will fix or pay for the clubs but its worth a shot. One of my buddies just bought a Speed Pro D this summer and it fell off the cart and the shaft snapped. He wasn't too happy about it, but ended up taking a screwdriver and breaking off the clip that holds the strap in place on the cart and the club sent it back to Cobra for him.

Yep, the 7 wood is messed up, the driver as well. It's really a shame. Will try out and see if smoothing it out will help, thanks jj.

Did you have any head covers on?

ouch, i would bet you're probably out of luck.

i might ask why you didn't have headcovers on.

It's just plain sorry as he!! where I come from! Breaking their property just to pay for yours that is.

Ouch..sorry to see you got so much damage on those sticks. I don't do it but it's the reason a friend of mines always no matter what puts a bungy chord around his bag and attaches it to the cart. A "just in case" thing for him.

That's dang good advise.

Agreed. And then tell us about it like it's no big deal.

Ha, unfortunately I'm in that group of golfers that don't put headcovers on from hole to hole, lesson learnt i guess. Anyways, i don't have iron covers as well, and this is the first time this happened. It sucks, I can still hit with it but I don't think I can claim anything on it, so I guess I'll just try to smoothen it and see how it goes.

Painful lesson, guys! Strap it up and make sure all clubs are protected!!!

Stevie,
One question, did you put your clubs on the cart or did a bag boy put them on a cart? The club I normally play at has bag boys and a bag drop, the bag boys load your clubs on the cart for you. This once happened to me but luckily I didn't have near the damage you have, but I went in to the clubhouse after my round and explained the situation and the Head Pro offered to have my clubs refinished for me. If this is the case in your situation, I wouldn't hesitate to talk to the Pro at the particular club.
Second of all, I have a Tour staff bag that is pretty big; the straps on the cart just does reach around my bag and I am afraid that this might happen again to me. So when I go to the course I always double check the bag boys work plus I take the shoulder strap of my bag and wrap it around the basket of the cart; this way even if the straps on the cart fail, my bag won't fall of the cart. Just an idea. I know some people who do the bungee cord thing, but for me, that is just one more thing to loose at the course.

It was strapped by the bag boy (although I wouldn't call him a bag boy since he's like 60 years old...), but yeah, the shoulder strap around the basket is an excellent suggestion, I'll need to do that definitely. For now, I think I'll spend a bit on Christmas and buy another 7 wood and driver. Thanks for the tip.

With the risk of sounding like a club snob, it was the golf gods saying that you can do a lot better than a Cleveland Sport! take the opportunity and upgrade! if you can claim and get someone else to pay for it all the better!

hehe, secondary set, i use a nickent most of the time, and my taylormade LT is safe =)

Sorry for your mis-hap, I'm not sure the club will take the responsibility to fix or replace anything but that will depend on the head pro there.

I've had mine drop off the back before and I remember cringing when they hit the ground. I had covers on the putter and woods and didn't have any damage to the irons or bag. Fortunately, they just fell flat and weren't dragged like yours.

I always double check the strap when someone else puts them on the cart just out of habit. When mine dropped off, it was midway into the round and the strap just vibrated/bounced lose. Since then, I just check it from time to time to make sure it's still tight.

I like the bungy cord idea, and will be adding one around my bag...soon!

That stinks! If someone strapped in the bags for me I would at least say something to the clubhouse. Probably not much that can be done about it though

Sorry to see that happen.... I have an OGIO bag that has the TORQ strap that goes through the cart basket and secures to the bag, no need to use the strap but good for a secondary back up. Thats one of the reason I never let anyone strap my bag to the cart. As someone else said, use this opportunity to upgrade!

Similar story here. Played at a high-end club in Vegas last summer. Dropped the clubs off at the bag drop with the attendant, who put them on the cart. First hill I drive up, WHAM! Luckily I had my headcovers on, and my irons were mostly unscathed (that dragging thing sounded awful!). However, my brand new Titelist bag took a cosmetic beating. Needless to say, I was a bit hot (Vegas in the summer hot!). I did not mention it to the pro afterwards as I tried to gain a little perspective. No reason to get too pissed when everything was ok but for some scrape marks.

Check the straps...lesson learned.

very unfortunate, but at the end of the day, you are resonsible for checking your own equipment to make sure it is secure and all there, especially when on carts.

personally i hate carts, mad drivers, all the bumps, some people just have no care for their equipment

Great advice, off to walmart before my next round.

And thats why you always use headcovers.

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