Foster4

For storing yes, But for just regular use hellz to the no. I mean i keep my driver/woods/putter cover on (there my most expensive clubs in my bag so idk why you wouldn't) but my irons are plain no covers. Every shot gotta take off a cover and put it back on blah blah blah gets very old. Yes when i first bought my MP-30's mizunos i bought covers for them. That lasted 1 round and i was like screw this.

I also don't think they save the club that much damage. More saving of cosmetic dmg. Your not gonna get more money out of a good used set just cuz you had covers on them. Only dmg that i could of saved with covers is basically a lil wear on the backs of the irons where they rub against one another (VERY UNOTICABLE). So if your scared of that lil dmg then you shouldn't be hitting them at all cuz it'll cause ALOT more dmg.

And for putter cover, I use to not keep one on my ping anser2 basically cuz that putter could take a beating and didn't have chrome etc that could be strached easily. When i got my scotty that head cover is on and doesn't come off unless i'm putting cuz i don't want any scratches on it.

Instead of storing 300yards would you say they keep them in that much better conditioned while in regular use? I mean to me they get beat up more just playing a round of golf. And a used club set is a used club set your not gonna keep them in top mint condition unless you play once a month.

-biggest dent or scratch on my clubs came from hitting a pebble in a bunker or the rough rather then ever dropping them or anything like that and i have done that a few times.