The ifrothgolf review
A small zip pouch that lives in (or clips to) your golf bag and keeps your phone, keys, wallet, watch and rangefinder in one dry-ish spot. Aimed at anyone sick of digging round the bottom of a bag for car keys mid-round.
What's great
Honestly, the appeal is dead simple and it works. One soft-lined home for everything that matters, so your phone is not rattling against your putter and your keys are not lost under a glove. The better ones use coated nylon or polyester with sealed or YKK-style zips, and reviewers (Titleist, Club Glove owners) report stuff staying genuinely dry through a sudden shower. The soft lining also stops your watch face and sunglasses getting scratched, which is a nicer touch than it sounds. If your bag has no dedicated valuables pocket, this fixes that for very little outlay.
Worth knowing
Here is the bit the listings gloss over: most are water RESISTANT, not waterproof. They shrug off drizzle and spray, but the zip is usually the weak point, so a proper sideways downpour or a soaking on a buggy floor can let water creep in. Cheaper ones use plastic zip pulls that snap, and clip-on versions can work loose and drop off the bag if you do not check the fastening. Some have annoyingly small openings, so fishing out a bulky phone is fiddly. And it is just a pouch, not a safe, so it adds zero security against theft.
The verdict
I rate it as a cheap, genuinely useful bit of kit if your bag lacks a valuables pocket. Just buy one with a metal YKK zip and treat it as shower-proof, not submarine-proof.
What reviewers say
Big Max markets the Aqua valuables bag as 100% waterproof and made from hard-wearing materials, and owners like that it clips on and off any Big Max bag in one movement to keep phone, keys and wallet together and dry. It's a simple accessory, so the main consideration is whether your bag already includes a valuables pocket.
