Generally I’m not much of a do-it-yourselfer, but for years I’ve been traveling with a Gerry-rigged club protector in my golf bag consisting of a towel—wrapped broomstick.  Not very inventive or original, but until recently, it served the purpose of protecting my clubs, the driver most notably, from ham-handed airline baggage personnel. 

However I just learned a tough lesson that homemade can result in hard knocks, like the kind that decapitated my gorgeous Ping driver, literally snapping it in two, a foot from the club head.  I wasted no time in availing myself of the Stiff-Arm, a no-nonsense product produced by the good folks at Club Glove, the planet’s premier travel bag manufacturer. 

It’s a two-piece adjustable pole setup, extremely rigid, crowned with a tough plastic crown, a bit bigger than a hockey puck, shaped like a miniature umbrella.  Adjust the length so it’s anchored in your golf bag a few inches taller than your driver, and rest assured that even a klutz of a baggage handler, or a butter-fingered UPS driver won’t inadvertently bust up your Billy club.  Visit www.clubglove.com to learn more