Golf Going Abroad
January 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Golf Going Abroad
As a golf lover I am sure that just like me you love to try out new course in across the country or abroad. If you have a holiday planned why not try out the local course one day, you may find that a particular hole stands out, and it will be one of those greats stories of your experiences to tell your friends back home. However hiring a set of clubs can be very expensive and every golfer has an attachment to his clubs, whether they are your brand new Callaway Big Bertha irons, or your trusty Wilson Deep Red. So the obvious thing to do is take your clubs, and that fine if you are going by car, but if you are going by plane to the other side of America or abroad to somewhere like Portugal then you will have to think about shipping golf clubs, it doesn’t even have to be that, you could want your golf clubs shipping because you wish to sell them or buy a new set over the Internet, your reasons don’t matter, what you need to consider is how. Shipping golf clubs is not particularly easy, you can’t shove them in with the rest of you luggage, because you may end up with damaged shafts and ruined club heads, so you need a company that specialises in golf club shipping, or if not shipping golf clubs, shipping sports gear, like skis. It can be awfully hard to find the right company to make sure that your holiday goes to plan and that your not stressing about whether your golf clubs will ever turn up.
Luckily for you the articles in this category offer practical advise on golf club shipping and links to companies that deal in shipping golf clubs, as well as give you destinations and information on some of the best golf resorts across America and round the world.
Shipping Golf Clubs
January 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Golf Going Abroad, Shipping Golf Clubs
Shipping Golf Clubs can be tricky as you need to find the right company, that will get your luggage from you to your required destination. If it is your intention to go on holiday and play a little golf while your out there, then you may want your own clubs. Shipping golf clubs may not be necessary in this situation, one could simply get a golf travel bag, all the leading golf manufacturers,like Nike, Callaway and Cleveland, all make there own special travel bags and so they are reasonably easy to get hold of. You may ask what is the difference, between a normal suitcase and a golf travel bag, well a golf travel bag is actually designed to fit your clubs and your golf bag in it, and as golf clubs, whether they are a brand new set or your trusty old set, are very valuable, and the knocks they will receive in a plane journey would no doubt damage your shafts, the bag is padded.
Now if you wish t send your clubs away, you will need a company that deals in shipping golf clubs, and here are some snips of information on how golf club shipping works.For many companies the following information is true:
Orders need to be in by 12 noon CST. For Tuesday to Friday any items will be shipped the same day, however at the weekends and for some reason Monday, you may have to weight till Tuesday depending of course on the size of item or items you wish to be shipped, shipping golf clubs may come under that category. If it is the week of a bank holiday, or any other holiday you should expect to have to weight an extra day for processing and shipping.
Items shipped via UPS can be tracked by pointing your browser to “http//www.ups.comand inputting your UPS tracking number.
If it is being shipped via Federal Express can be tracked by pointing your browser to “http://www.fedex.com/” and inputting your Federal Express tracking number.
Here are some companies that deal inshipping golf clubs:
