Shipping Golf Clubs vs. Traveling with Them: A Comparison

People ask me all the time, "Is it better to ship my golf clubs or travel with them?"

Well, I can't vouch for other delivery services, but if you're shipping golf clubs with Ship Sticks, my answer is usually, "yes, it's better to ship them."

Sure, there's a fee to ship your golf clubs, but when you compare it to the fees AND time AND hassle of traveling with your gear, I've found you'll usually come out way ahead with Ship Sticks.

There's a lot to consider, so I put together the following side-by-side infographic / chart comparing all the costs and "hassle factors" of a sample 4-day golf trip where time is valued (conservatively) at $3 per minute...

Shipping Golf Clubs vs Lugging Them

As you can see, when you factor in the costs AND time AND hassle of traveling with your clubs, it's pretty hard to argue with shipping your golf clubs with Ship Sticks.

The asterisk (*) above means prices vary based on origination, destination, and transit time, but I think you'll find Ship Sticks is still the way to go.

See for yourself and get an instant price quote here.

Craig Better is one of the founding editors of Golf Vacation Insider. In addition to traveling to 15 foreign countries, he has twice traveled across America to play golf courses in all 50 United States. Prior to joining Golf Vacation Insider, Craig was a freelance writer who contributed to GOLF Magazine, Travel + Leisure Golf, Maxim Magazine, USAToday.com, and co-authored Zagat Survey’s book, America’s Top Golf Courses.
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