How to Clean Golf Clubs
Only as many as 64 players can continue playing the US Open into the weekend. The competition to win one of the four golf majors is tough. If you have dreams of becoming a professional golf player, you need to gain every advantage that you can.
One of these is learning how to clean golf club grips, shafts, clubheads, etc. Having a lot of dirt caked into the cracks of your clubs will weigh them down and affect your swing. Beyond that, dirty golf clubs just don't look very professional.
Read on to learn some effective golf club cleaning techniques.
How To Clean Golf Clubs at Home Quickly
Not everyone has the time to give their golf clubs the time and attention that they deserve. If you're one of the people who's always in a rush, you can try the faster methods below. Just keep in mind that they aren't the most effective.
Towel Wiping
Get an old towel and run half of it under some water. Bring it and your golf clubs outside. Wipe the clubs down with the wet end and dry them with the dry end.
Unfortunately, this will only make your clubs look nice. You have to dig into the grooves to get rid of all that excess dirt weight.
Power Washing
Hold the grip of each golf club in one hand and the hose of a power washer in the other. Fire the power washer spray directly at the gold club. This should clear all the dirt out of the grooves of your golf club.
Keep in mind, though, that the power of a power washer can severely degrade golf clubs over time. You should only use this technique once or twice a year.
Techniques For Cleaning Different Types of Golf Clubs
If you can afford to spend more time cleaning your golf clubs, consider using a different golf club cleaning routine for each type of club in your set. Each of them has different needs.
How to Clean Irons and Wedges
Gather your golf cleaning supplies first. Get a plastic bucket, a mild dishwashing detergent, an old toothbrush, and an old towel. Then fill the bucket up with enough warm soapy water (not hot) to cover the heads of your irons.
Put your irons in the bucket and let them soak for a couple of minutes. Then use the old toothbrush to clean out all the dirt. Rinse the clubs with a garden hose (you can use the sink, but dirt isn't good for your plumbing) and dry them with the old towel.
How to Clean Woods and Putters
Woods and putters shouldn't be soaked in sudsy water. Rather, you should just dip them in sudsy water, wipe them down with a moist towel and dry them with a dry cloth. You can rub the old toothbrush on the grooves of your woods and/or putters if your clubs have them but do so gently.
The case is a bit different if you own persimmons woods. You should only wipe these with a moist towel and then dry them immediately.
How to Clean Golf Club Grips
You probably noticed that the above techniques only covered cleaning the shafts and clubheads and not the golf club grips. You may not have been surprised by that because you think, as many people do, that golf grips are not cleanable. This isn't the case and you can find a good method for cleaning golf club grips below.
Cleaning Golf Club Parts: Grips
The method for cleaning your golf club grips involves the same golf club cleaning supplies as the methods for cleaning irons, woods, putters, and wedges. The difference is that you don't soak the grips in water.
Rather, you take the old toothbrush and dip it in the soap and water mixture. You then rub this on your grips. Do this gently, but still try to get into all of the cracks.
Then you take a towel, dip it in plain water, and use that to get the soap out of your grips. Once the soap is gone, use a dry towel to dry off your golf club grips.
A Method For Removing Golf Club Rust
Some golfers might swear that using WD-40 is the best way to get rid of the rust on their golf clubs. This can work, but it's not a good idea if your golf clubs have any specialist finishes on them. WD-40 can remove these finishes.
Vinegar is a better alternative that won't run those finishes. To clean off golf club rust, put some WD-40 or vinegar on your golf clubs. Rub this over the rust on your golf clubs and it should clear up.
Extra Methods For Cleaning Your Golf Clubs
If you want to spiff up your golf clubs you can use one or more of the following methods. However, you don't need to use them.
Polishing
It's possible to polish your golf clubs to make them shine. You can just use a regular chrome or steel polish to do this.
To polish your golf clubs, you first need to gently rub the polish in. Then you need to let that sit for a moment before you remove it. Get all of the polish off.
Toothpaste
Do you have minor paint scratches on your golf clubs? Toothpaste is one of the best ways for you to remove those paint scratches.
Take Your Newly Clean Golf Clubs to the Golf Club of the Everglades
Now that you know how to clean golf club grips, shafts, rust, etc., you can see an improvement in your game. Just make sure that you create a regular golf club cleaning routine that will keep those golf clubs spotless.
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