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I would guess that the first question I am asked thru messaging about custom covers is ” what is this going to cost?”. Not an unreasonable question to be sure. I have struggled from day one with that question. What is this product worth? The value of the materials is easy to determine. What my labor and “talent” is worth isn’t always easy to determine.

Each headcover is different. Some require plaids and stripes to be carefully laid out and matched. If they don’t match up as closely as possible that’s a sign of sloppy or careless work in my opinion. My first sewing teacher taught me that attention to detail may not be obvious to the untrained eye but your work won’t always been seen by the untrained eye….do your best work.

Ive given a lot of headcovers away as I have learned my trade. Ive taken feedback from many people to get their best ideas and criticisms. Ive been open to hearing what works and what doesn’t. Their feedback is payment enough. Eventually however, money is involved.

A well made driver and fairway woods from wool and leather will command around 50-70 dollars. If you add embroidery or monograming that will drive the cost up. A complicated embroidery for a one-off headcover can take 2 hours or more to stitch.

A basic blade putter with velcro closure go for somewhere between $35 and up depending on the materials and embellishments. Its all about the time .

Some pieces can go together in 15-20 minutes. Other take much longer. If a pattern has a lot to match or a lot of extra stitching ( like when I made the high school headcovers) they make take an hour or more for each one. I made a patchwork driver for a person out of several sports jerseys. That one cover took 2-3 hours of continuous work. I made a bogey on the deal I made there LOL. It was gorgeous tho!

A true one of a kind!

 

🙂 No matter what you pay, Geau Golf will make a beautiful product for you!

When you buy something that has been made by a machine you will get what would be considered the McDonalds of merchandise. I say McDonalds NOT to be negative but from personal experience, you can expect that a Big Mac from a McDonalds in, say, Los Angeles will be the same as the Big Mac in the Big Apple…and nearly everywhere in the world.

When you buy something hand made however, you will get a beautifully made item that I would say is “perfectly imperfect”. Every item made by hand even if cut identically, will come together ever so slightly different.

There isn’t anything wrong with this. Hand made means exactly that. When I make a headcover, my hands have been all over that product…working it as carefully as I can thru every part of the cutting and stitching phases. I work hard to manipulate every piece thru the sewing machines to create “perfection” but that doesn’t always happen..there is no perfection in handmade. There is just time, energy, sweat and occasionally a foul word when things may not come together as I want it. These become “practice” or “scrap” and occupy the clubs in the garage. Other times I marvel at how lovely it presents itself at the end.

When you purchase a Geau Golf headcover it will be fully handmade to the best ability I can do. It is not sewn by a robot. My fingerprints will be all over it from start to finish.

When Geau Golf launched and I received inquiries about custom headcovers, the question that was most often asked was ” do you make mallet headcovers?” The answer for the first few months was always “No”. I had tried and failed to make a sturdy stiffer headcover and all I managed to accomplish was a broken sewing machine and a multitude of broken needles. I decided to change the focus to a softer yet just as protective malleable mallet headcover. I am glad to say that I have finally made a mallet headcover for both the rounded and squared end mallets.

I had been challenged to add to the Geau Golf collection but I wanted it to be both functional and beautiful. I hope I have accomplished this. Previous to this I had made prototypes and sent them to some customers to critique and offer suggestions. I tried magnet closures but they did not stay sufficiently closed so I choose and will continue to use a heavy duty velcro type closure.

Should be fun to see how these move!

Cheers!

Everyone has that special something that makes them unique or different and our golf bag is no different. We decorate our bags with bag tags and little hang toys. Nothing is more visible than the headcovers however. Having a Headcover that says something about its owner is fun, in my opinion. Geau Golf customizes headcovers from taking a piece of wool that you select from my inventory and have it customized, to actually having a headcover made from materials that you yourself may provide. Below are some headcovers made recently from a customers personal collection of sports team jerseys and shirts.

Contact Geau Golf if you have something special that you want reinvented as a one of a kind headcover for your golf bag!

When choosing a Headcovers, what I make it out of is partly for form and partly for function. Sometimes form trumps function and other times function wins out. Most of the time I manage a little of both in my designs.

Take for example the ones above. This pair is a driver and fairway wood in a muted plaid cotton WAXED canvas. Its a very traditional fabric but highly functional in wet weather because the waxed canvas is very water resistant. I hesitate to say waterproof because I’ve played in the worst weather imaginable in “waterproof” clothing and still got wet…so there. Nevertheless, this material is great for highly water resistant headcovers especially in the winter/rainy months.

The two above are leather ( cow to be exact) Leather can be in all sorts of colors and textures…from the basic pebble pattern above to alligator stamped and very smooth glove like texture. They are durable and stylish and I can make all sorts of designs on them as well as embroidery. They are decent in the rain but they will eventually get wet. I like leather but to be honest, I prefer my leather in the sunshine.

Cordura nylon ( or any other competitor to Cordura) is a highly durable water”proof” woven material that makes great headcovers for questionable weather conditions. It comes in a HUGE variety of colors and weights called “denier” the higher the number, the heavier it is. I usually use anywhere from 600-1000 denier weight nylon which is about the same weight as back pack and tent material. It seems to be most popular with the high school coaches that I have made headcovers for since I can make it in pretty much any team color imaginable.

Wool is the most popular over all Headcover material I use and sell. I purchase everything from plaids to solids to Pendleton Blanket pieces to make any number of types of headcovers. Wool is a great fabric for headcovers because its relatively fade resistant ( not fade proof) , has a great assortment of colors and patterns for any preference and sews beautifully. I love wool. I even have a cashmere plaid piece I havent sewn yet. Wool will bead water for a short time but it will get wet but will hang dry eventually. I wouldn’t necessarily use it as my go-to head cover in january.

Cotton. Probably not much needs to be said about cotton. Soft and pliable but never water resistant unless its waxed. It will fade in the sun over time but it still makes a beautiful Headcover. its also very washable. You can spray “scotchguard” on it to help with the water.

Fleece headcovers are soft and puffy and what I would call ” novelty” . I found this “I love dog” pattern and had to make a set. Fleece is very washable and will protect a golf head nicely.

Overall, materials matter. I can mix and match materials to suit anybody’s desire. It has been been fun to see what I can create with the materials I can bring home.

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Thank you ! Geau Golf 🙂