# Golf clubs getting damaged in car trunk **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 8, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-clubs-getting-damaged-in-car-trunk/339041 "2006-01-08T20:15:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-clubs-getting-damaged-in-car-trunk/339041/1 "2006-01-08T20:15:16Z")
Last spring, I bought a set of new irons, and within a couple months, I noticed that the club head on my six iron was rotated nearly 90 degrees, creating a separation between the neck and the hosel. I took it back to the store where I bought em, and the club repairer said knowingly, “Ah – you must keep your clubs in your trunk.” The club being repaired and me being happy, I simply started being more careful about laying my bag in my trunk, not just throwing it in, and being religious about taking the clubs out when I’m not going to and from the range or the course. However, today I’ve noticed the same sort of separation on my five iron. Dopers, how the heck am I supposed to carry golf clubs in my trunk the “proper” way? I’ve googled and come up empty so far. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-clubs-getting-damaged-in-car-trunk/339041/2 "2006-01-09T00:29:52Z")
Are you keeping them in the trunk, or just transporting them occasionally? [http://www.worldabooks.com/articles/sports-ticket/Golf-Bag-Tips-How-To-Care-For-Your-Clubs.html](http://www.worldabooks.com/articles/sports-ticket/Golf-Bag-Tips-How-To-Care-For-Your-Clubs.html) > [@](#): > > One of the best tips for caring for your bags and clubs is to keep them indoors when you’re not using them. Many golfers tend to leave their bag in their car trunk or in their garage. But this exposes the bag to drastic changes in temperature and moisture, both of which can ruin a nice bag and set of golf clubs. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2006, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-clubs-getting-damaged-in-car-trunk/339041/3 "2006-01-09T00:34:40Z")
[QUOTE=RavenmanDopers, how the heck am I supposed to carry golf clubs in my trunk the “proper” way? I’ve googled and come up empty so far.[/QUOTE] I think you got some crappy clubs. I know a lot of golfers (I’m one myself) and I’ve never heard of this happening even once. ---
**Author:** ![gommsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@gommsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gommsn)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-clubs-getting-damaged-in-car-trunk/339041/4 "2006-01-09T02:42:30Z")
It’s the clubs. I live in Canada and my clubs never leave my trunk from April til Nov. Never had this problem. Nener even heard of it. If it happens again, I’d be back to where I bought them and demand a better explaination or a new set of clubs. ---
**Author:** ![R.P.McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-clubs-getting-damaged-in-car-trunk/339041/5 "2006-01-09T03:22:29Z")
I’ve heard a lot of excuses for slicing the ball but a 90 degree warp in the golf club??? . . . that’s a new one! Maybe you need to have a pro take a look at the way you are gripping the club. (Sorry, but I couldn’t resist busting your chops over this one.) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Brewskie86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@Brewskie86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brewskie86)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-clubs-getting-damaged-in-car-trunk/339041/6 "2012-11-01T18:32:36Z")
Ravenman, Like gommsn, I too live in Canada and leave my clubs in my car through the summer months. While I have not experienced this same problem, I have always been concerned about my clubs lying on their side in my trunk or back seat as im afraid all the weight will be put on my driver’s shaft. Now, when i put my bag on its side in the car, I will always put something under the top part of my golf bag, like my golf shoes, or even a shoe box, just to keep pressure off the club heads. Hope this helps! ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-clubs-getting-damaged-in-car-trunk/339041/7 "2012-11-01T18:35:43Z")
I was cautioned not to keep my clubs in the trunk in the summer because the extreme temperature can soften the adhesive that holds the club head on. I suspect that the cement let go and allowed the head to turn. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-clubs-getting-damaged-in-car-trunk/339041/8 "2012-11-01T19:06:28Z")
My clubs are in the trunk almost 24x7x365 and they have been for years (as well as many of my golfing friends). Never heard of any such trunk related damage. What brand are they? ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-clubs-getting-damaged-in-car-trunk/339041/9 "2012-11-01T19:28:47Z")
> [@Lukeinva](#): > > My clubs are in the trunk almost 24x7x365 and they have been for years (as well as many of my golfing friends). Never heard of any such trunk related damage. What brand are they? You keep your golf friends in the trunk? Jeeze, they must be zombies by now. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-clubs-getting-damaged-in-car-trunk/339041/10 "2012-11-01T21:03:34Z")
I got new golf clubs five years ago and haven’t had the same problem again.