Golf Rain Suits
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Gloomy weather doesn’t have to put a damper on your game when there are golf rain suits available. You can choose from Gore-tex suits, rain jackets, rain pants, whole rain suits, and even get covers for your clubs.
What They're For
The name indicates the use for golf rain suits, but they're more than just glorified raincoats. Here are some of the available options on these suits:
- Rain gutters to keep the water off of your hands
- Gore-tex®, though if you're on a budget, there are lightweight vinyl suits that work well
- Easy on-and-off options, usually due to zipper placement (sometimes they even extend down the length of each leg), so you can wear them over your regular clothes with no trouble
- Elastic for flexibility and full range of motion
- Mesh for air circulation so that you stay comfortable and dry
- A wide range of prices for every budget
- More room than regular rain suits, especially in the chest region, so your swing isn't affected
Where to Find Golf Rain Suits
Once you've realized that rain suits for golfing exist (if you didn't already know), you may be convinced that you need one. They're especially important for avid golfers. Where do you shop for them, though? Right online:
- Fore Rain has not only rain suits, but other waterproof items like vests, club covers, and more. They have a 30-day return policy, so if it doesn't fit or you decide you don’t need it after all, you simply return the items. Please check the size chart to determine the size you need, though, to make sure you don't cause yourself the hassle of returning due to purchasing the wrong one. Some of their styles include:
- Complete Golf Suit: This is a lightweight suit. The jacket can transform into short sleeves for your comfort and the pants are easy to take on and off due the zippers that go all the way from your hips to your ankles.
- Gore-tex Sun Ice Ultimate Golf Rain Suit: This one is significantly more expensive than the aforementioned complete suit due to the Gore-tex® material. You get two layers of lining and two layers of shell with this one, plus a chin guard, ergonomic action cuff, rain gutters on cuffs to keep the water from dripping down onto your wrists and hands as you play, a stretchy section on the back of the pants so that you can move easily, and more.
- Several other Gore-tex® styles
- Iznad Golf: Here, you can find an inexpensive two-piece suit, the ProActive Vinyl Golf Suit. This suit, which works for men or women, offers plenty of room to enable a full range of movement during your game, a zipper that extends all the way up the front of the suit, a hood that you can tuck away under the collar, mesh air vents, and more.
- Golf Locker doesn't have tops and bottoms that can be purchased together, but they do have several individual pieces. You can build your own based on your needs and personal preferences. For example, you could wear the FootJoys Dry Joys Performance Rain Shirt in red and pair it with FootJoy Dry Joys Zip-Off Tour Collection Rain Pants in black. Several of the rain-ready pieces on this site come with a two-year waterproof warranty. In some cases, you can also get free shipping.
Accessories to Get
In addition to your waterproof suit, you will probably want to pick up the following:
- Waterproof shoes — Very important after a rain, during a rain, or simply when the course is wet because the sprinklers were on earlier
- Golf gloves — They'll help you grip the clubs when they get slick due to the rain
The Bottom Line
If you're a serious golfer, you don't want to stop just because the rain sets in. There's a waterproof suit out there for every golfer's budget, from a simple vinyl suit to a Gore-tex® one with all the bells and whistles. Make a list of all the things that are important to you (possibly in order of importance) and go through the sites above to find just the one you're looking for. You can stay dry, comfortable, and still move with ease when you want to play golf in the rain.
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