Tips On How To Keep Your Golf Equipment Clean

Golf Monthly

Dan Parker demonstrates how to clean your golf clubs, shoes and grips to help maximise their lifespan and reinvigorate them.

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00:00Clean clubs, clean grips, clean shoes, clean golf.

00:03That's how I like to think about it.

00:04Anyway, in this video, I'm going to talk you through

00:06just how to keep your golf clubs and your golf shoes

00:09as clean as possible.

00:10I'll give you some do's and don'ts

00:11and some tips and tricks of this

00:13undervalued post round routine.

00:23Okay, so before we start getting into the main clean here,

00:25I think one tip I want you to go away with

00:27is how you can keep your clubs clean on the course.

00:29One thing I like to do is with a fairly big towel like this

00:32is wet one side of it with some water,

00:35only a little bit, like a corner of it.

00:36You can see I've done it here.

00:37Keep one side dry, and then after every shot,

00:41dab off with the wet side, dry them with the dry side.

00:43It keeps them nice and clean, especially on a muddy day.

00:46But every now and again,

00:47they're going to get horrible and muddy.

00:48You might have forgot to clean them during the round

00:49or it was just that horrible out there.

00:51They're going to need a full service.

00:53So let's go through that now.

00:55What do you need?

00:56Well, a bucket or a sink full of lukewarm,

01:00not hot, not cold, lukewarm.

01:02A scrubbing brush of some kind.

01:04I like to use a little sort of dish one here.

01:07Again, clean, brand new there.

01:09A slightly more coarse one for grips.

01:11We'll come onto that in a minute.

01:13And then some sort of groove clean.

01:15I've got a pretty useful tool here for that.

01:18So that's all you're going to really need.

01:20What I like to do is in that soapy, lukewarm water,

01:24is just soak the clubs for a little bit, about 10 minutes.

01:27Just your irons and wedges.

01:28I wouldn't worry about soaking any rescues

01:30or fairway woods.

01:31That just helps loosen the dirt a little bit

01:34as they're in there.

01:35So I've only done four for this time.

01:37But once they're nice and wet,

01:39take your light scrubbing brush.

01:42Like I said, this is a bit more of a dish scourer,

01:44but it's not too coarse.

01:45And just work your way gently over the iron.

01:49These are pretty clean already, actually, to be fair.

01:51But you know, it's always good to give them once over.

01:53And just work over the side, the grooves, the back.

01:58Now what I want to do is,

01:59because these grooves have got particularly dirty,

02:01is just work it over with the groove cleaner.

02:04You can see, because it's damp,

02:06all that mud's already coming out.

02:08That's the benefit of soaking them for 10 minutes.

02:10It should make your life a heck of a lot easier.

02:13So that's out of there.

02:15One more brush down there,

02:16because the mud's come out.

02:18And then most importantly, dry them.

02:20Never, ever, ever, ever leave a wet golf club.

02:24They'll start, little specks of rust will start to appear.

02:26And that is the last thing that you want.

02:29So dry them with your towel,

02:31and then leave them to rest.

02:32They'll dry nicely at room temperature, really.

02:35Don't leave them anywhere cold,

02:36and make sure they're dry.

02:37Grips, now, again, these are pretty new,

02:40and they're pretty clean,

02:41but it's the same process for the grips.

02:43I'm just going to use a slightly coarser brush for this one.

02:46So you can get it nice and wet.

02:48Get the coarser brush nice and wet.

02:50Again, this lukewarm, soapy water does wonders.

02:52And just work your way up and down the grips.

02:55Don't have to be too aggressive with it.

02:57Keep it nice and gentle.

02:58And that should take any, you know, sweat,

03:01sun cream, mud, any of that stuff

03:03that kind of comes out of there really easily,

03:06and give them a really good dry.

03:07This is what gives grips new life again, actually.

03:09It's given them just a really good scrub.

03:11I'd recommend using a cleaner towel than I have.

03:13That's poor for me.

03:15Clean utensils equal clean golf clubs.

03:18So, that's the grips done now.

03:20Now you've got pretty much a brand new,

03:22shiny looking club head and grip.

03:25One last tip I've got for grips,

03:27if they're really toward the end of their lifespan,

03:30and you want to try and drag another six months

03:32or a year out of them, it's a little bit of sandpaper.

03:35Now, I'd keep this really light

03:38and make sure the sandpaper isn't too coarse.

03:41But if you rub this sandpaper really gently

03:44over the top of your grip,

03:46it'll just take away any really loose rubber

03:48or any shiny rubber,

03:51and should give them a new lease of life, really.

03:53So, give them that thing with the sandpaper.

03:55Make sure to give them a really good scrub as well.

03:59And it should bring them back to life.

04:00I'd just recommend being careful with this

04:03and not going too crazy with the sandpaper.

04:06But I think it's a really useful tip

04:07if the grips are right on the end of their life,

04:09and you don't fancy replacing them just yet,

04:12is to give them a good bit of sandpaper,

04:13a good clean, and a good scrub.

04:15It's easy as that.

04:16Work your way through the set.

04:17Fairway woods, drivers, hybrids,

04:19I wouldn't bother soaking them.

04:20They don't really need quite as much dirt

04:22coming out of the grooves as your irons and wedges do.

04:25Just dip it in the water,

04:27and use the fine sponge to give it a once over.

04:31One thing to remember when you're doing your hybrids,

04:32fairway woods, drivers,

04:33is there's a lot more sort of cavities in them,

04:36you know, where the adjustability might lie,

04:38or where some screws are.

04:40So if you get any mud like this,

04:41I've clearly had a right hack at this.

04:43Get a T-peg in there, and it tends to fly out.

04:46Give it a little once over.

04:47So remember that with your fairway woods,

04:49hybrids, and drivers.

04:50Always dry the head.

04:51It's even more important on these and your putter,

04:54so they don't go in that head cover wet and start to rust.

04:57Okay, let's talk about golf shoes.

04:58And much like golf clubs,

05:00it's always best to look after these

05:02just after you've finished.

05:03It's the easiest time to get all the mud off.

05:05So once I've finished playing,

05:06I'll use again a clean sponge or a sort of dish cloth

05:09that's been slightly dampened with warm water

05:12just to run over, especially with white shoes,

05:14synthetic or leather ones,

05:16just to run over the tops of them,

05:18get any excess mud off,

05:20and then they should stay cleaner for longer then.

05:23The more persistent bits that tend to sit on this outsole,

05:27it's worth giving them a really good scrub,

05:29a little bit more focus maybe when you get back home.

05:31But the quicker you do it,

05:34the cleaner these are gonna look for longer.

05:36Now, mesh shoes are a little bit tricky.

05:37You can see an old pair we've got here

05:40where the white starts to fade,

05:41and any sort of stains that get into them

05:43can often hang around for a while.

05:46Again, best to look after them as soon as you've finished.

05:48But a couple of tips and tricks for these

05:50is washing them for a start.

05:52You can wash mesh golf shoes on a very light, gentle wash,

05:56remove the laces, remove any insoles

05:58if they can come out as well,

06:00and put them through on a really light wash.

06:02Before you do that, though,

06:03you can give them a focused scrub with a brush like this.

06:06You could give a little go with something

06:09like some pre-wash stain remover that I've got here.

06:12Just dab it onto the areas that look

06:13like they'll be a little bit tougher to bring out.

06:15Or if you get an old toothbrush and some laundry detergent,

06:20you can very gently work on the slightly more

06:22stubborn areas.

06:24So work on that with your mesh shoes

06:25if you get some really persistent dirt in there.

06:27I've tried it before.

06:29As long as you keep a gentle wash, you're fine.

06:31Now, whenever you're drying golf shoes,

06:33always avoid drying them by a very hot radiator.

06:36That can melt the glue that puts these outsoles together,

06:39and the shoe can often get a bit,

06:41sort of, I don't know, just a bit horrible there.

06:43Room temperature is absolutely fine.

06:45A little tip for drying them as well is to pop some,

06:47especially in these mesh shoes,

06:48is to pop a little bit of newspaper,

06:50scrunched up newspaper inside.

06:52That will firstly absorb any loose water

06:54that's got into the sole of the shoe,

06:56and it will help keep their shape as well as they dry.

07:00So never buy a radiator and use a little bit of newspaper.

07:05The outsoles, these are spikeless,

07:06but if you make sure to spray them off

07:08after every round with one of those air sprayer thingies

07:11you'll probably get by the locker room,

07:12that's always great.

07:14And with spike shoes, a great way to, sort of,

07:16rejuvenate their life and give them another couple of years

07:18is to replace the spikes.

07:20It's something not a lot of us, I think,

07:21take advantage of.

07:2220 or 25 quid, spike remove them yourself.

07:25That'll give them a whole new lease of life

07:27and you'll really feel that grip.

07:29So some really easy and straightforward ways

07:31to keep these beautiful shoes nice and clean.

07:34So there you have it, my tips and tricks

07:35on how to keep your golf clubs, golf grips,

07:38and shoes as clean as possible.

07:40Now, it's really important we do this as much as we can.

07:44Performance from your golf club when they're clean,

07:46less flyers, more spin,

07:48especially with the grooves in your wedges,

07:51and keeping your grips nice and tacky

07:53should improve that feel when you're swinging the club.

07:57And with your shoes, keeping those outsoles

07:58as clear of mud and dirt as possible

08:00should give you better grip.

08:02Now, if you've got any tips and tricks

08:04about how you clean your golf clubs,

08:06some things passed down from people,

08:07some old wives tales on how to keep these things

08:10looking shiny, let me know, I'd love to hear from you

08:13and try them out for myself.

08:14But for now, from Northamptonshire County Golf Club,

08:16thank you for joining me.

08:17I'll see you next time.

08:18♪♪♪

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