The Galvin Green Amos is a top-of-the-range waterproof golf jacket – one that’s been designed to keep every drop of rain out so that you can stay focused on performing to your best.
It’s not easy to keep innovating in this category, but the Swedish brand has managed to create another high-tech piece with a difference – a lightweight rain jacket with a hood. It can’t be detached, so not everyone will like what is more of an anorak style, but hoods have their uses on the golf course, we we found out to our delight during testing!
Let’s start with the technology. As we’ve come to expect from Galvin Green, makers of some of the best golf waterproofs, every garment and item of outerwear is packed with technology and has a premium look and feel. The Amos is no different: it’s wonderfully light and stretchy and that attention to detail Galvin Green is renowned for is obvious.
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The key piece of technology at play in the Amos is the brand’s Gore-Tex Paclite fabric with stretch technology, which ensures optimal freedom of movement. It’s also very light and easy to pack away in your golf bag, which makes it convenient to take out on a showery day.
I put the Amos through its paces over two rounds, where the rain was biblical. I found that the water didn’t bead off as quickly as it did compared to the Galvin Green Armstrong jacket, but that’s not to say it’s not waterproof – it is. Compared to the Armstrong jacket, however, the fabric has a softer feel, which I prefer and it means it isn’t as loud when you swing.
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The biggest plus, for me, was the hood. I’m not sure that you can call a hood groundbreaking, but I’m a big fan – the reason being that it proved very useful when chipping and putting during a deluge. When you’re playing shots that don’t require as much movement of the body, the hood is really effective in keeping out beads of rain that can so often distract you when you feel a drop going down the back of your neck or forehead. It can feel a little restrictive when making full swings in the rain, especially when the drawstring is tightened, but it’s not impossible to make good contact.
The hood also has a bit of a peak – a firmer structure not too dissimilar to a cap, which just means the fabric doesn’t flap loosely around your head. Combined with a drawstring, you should find it really comfortable to wear in rainy weather, even when you have to tighten it more….
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