00:00Clean clubs, clean grips, clean shoes, clean golf. That's how I like to think
00:03about it. Anyway, in this video I'm going to talk you through just how to keep your
00:07golf clubs and your golf shoes as clean as possible. I'll give you some do's and
00:11don'ts and some tips and tricks of this undervalued post-round routine.
00:22Okay, so before we start getting into the main clean here, I think one tip I want you to go
00:26away with is how you can keep your clubs clean on the course. One thing I like to do is
00:30with a
00:31fairly big towel like this is wet one side of it with some water, only a little bit like a
00:35corner
00:36of it. You can see I've done it here. Keep one side dry and then after every shot, dab them
00:41off with
00:41the wet side, dry them with the dry side. It keeps them nice and clean, especially on a muddy day.
00:45But every now and again they're going to get horrible and muddy. You might have forgot to
00:49clean them during the round or it was just that horrible out there. They're going to need a full
00:52surface. So let's go through that now. What do you need? Well, a bucket or a sink full of lukewarm
00:59soapy water, not hot, not cold, lukewarm. A scrubbing brush of some kind. I like to use a little sort
01:05of
01:05dish one here. Again, clean, brand new there. A slightly more coarse one for grips. We'll come
01:12onto that in a minute. And then some sort of groove clean. I've got a pretty useful tool here for
01:17that.
01:18So that's all you're going to really need. What I like to do is in that soapy, lukewarm water,
01:24is just soak the clubs for a little bit. About 10 minutes. Just your irons and wedges. I won't
01:28worry about soaking any rescues or fairway woods. That just helps loosen the dirt a little bit as
01:34they're in there. So I've only done four for this time. But once they're nice and wet, take your
01:41light scrubbing brush. Like I said, this is a bit more of a dish scourer, but it's not too coarse.
01:45And just work your way gently over the iron. These are pretty clean already actually, to be fair.
01:51But you know, it's always good to give them once over. And just work over the side, the grooves, the
01:56back. Now what I want to do is, because these grooves have got particularly dirty, is just work it
02:02over with the groove clean. You can see, because it's damp, all that mud's already coming out. That's
02:08the benefit of soaking them for 10 minutes. It should make your life a heck of a lot easier. So
02:13that's out of
02:14there. One more brush down there because the mud's come out. And then most importantly,
02:19dry them. Never, ever, ever, ever leave a wet golf club. They'll start, little specks of rust
02:25will start to appear. And that is the last thing that you want. So dry them with your towel
02:31and then leave them to rest. They'll dry nicely at room temperature really. Don't leave them anywhere
02:35cold and make sure they're dry. Grips. Now, again, these are pretty new and they're pretty clean,
02:41but it's the same process for the grips. I'm just going to use a slightly coarser brush for this one.
02:46So you can get it nice and wet. Get the coarser brush nice and wet. Again,
02:50this lukewarm soapy water does wonders. And just work your way up and down the grip.
02:54Don't have to be too aggressive with it. Keep it nice and gentle. And that should take any, you know,
03:00sweat,
03:01sun cream, mud, any of that stuff that kind of comes out of there really easily and give them a
03:06really good dry. This is what gives grips new life again, actually. It's given them just a really good
03:10scrub. I'd recommend using a cleaner towel than I have. That's poor from me. Clean utensils equal
03:16clean golf clubs. So that's the grips done now. Now you've got pretty much a brand new shiny looking
03:22club head and grip. One last tip I've got for grips, if they're really toward the end of their lifespan,
03:30you want to try and drag another six months or a year out of them. It's a little bit of
03:34sandpaper.
03:35Now I'd keep this really light and make sure the sandpaper isn't too coarse. But if you rub this
03:42sandpaper really gently over the top of your grip, it'll just take away any really loose rubber or any
03:48shiny rubber and should give them a new lease of life really. So given that thing with the sandpaper,
03:55make sure to give them a really good scrub as well. And it should bring them back to life. I
04:00just
04:01recommend being careful with this and not going too crazy with the sandpaper. But I think it's a
04:06really useful tip if the grips are right on the end of their life. And you don't fancy replacing them
04:10just yet. It's to give them a good bit of sandpaper, a good clean and a good scrub. It's easy
04:15as that.
04:16Work your way through the set. Fairway woods, drivers, hybrids, I wouldn't bother soaking them. They don't
04:20really need quite as much dirt coming out of the grooves as your irons and wedges do. Just dip it
04:26in the water and use the fine sponge to give it a once over. One thing to remember when you're
04:31doing
04:32your hybrids, fairway woods, drivers is there's a lot more sort of cavities in them, you know,
04:36where the adjustability might lie or where some screws are. So if you get any mud like this, I've
04:41clearly had a right hack at this. Get a T-peg in there and it tends to fly out. Give
04:46it a little
04:47once over. So remember that with your fairway woods, hybrids and drivers. Always dry the head,
04:51even more important on these and your putter so they don't go in that head cover wet and start to
04:56rust. Okay, let's talk about golf shoes. And much like golf clubs, it's always best to look after
05:01these just after you've finished. It's the easiest time to get all the mud off. So once I've finished
05:05playing, I'll use again a clean sponge or a sort of dish cloth that's been slightly dampened with warm
05:11water just to run over, especially white shoes, synthetic or leather ones, just to run over the
05:17tops of them, get any excess mud off, and then they should stay cleaner for longer then. The more
05:24persistent bits that tend to sit on this outsole, it's worth giving them a really good scrub, a little
05:29bit more focus maybe when you get back home. But the quicker you do it, the cleaner these are going
05:34to
05:34look for longer. Now mesh shoe is a little bit tricky. You can see an old pair we've got here
05:39where the
05:40white starts to fade and any sort of stains that get into them can often hang around for a while.
05:46Again, best to look after them as soon as you've finished. But a couple of tips and tricks for these
05:50is washing them for a start. You can wash mesh golf shoes on a very light gentle wash. Remove the
05:56laces,
05:57remove any insoles if they can come out as well and put them through on a really light wash. Before
06:02you do
06:02that though, you can give them a focused scrub with a brush like this. You could give a little go
06:08with
06:08something like some pre-wash stain roof that I've got here, just dab it onto the areas that look like
06:13they'll be a little bit tougher to bring out. Or if you get an old toothbrush and some laundry detergent,
06:19you can very gently work on the slightly more stubborn areas. So work on that with your mesh
06:25shoes if you get some really persistent dirt in there. I've tried it before, as long as you keep a
06:29gentle wash, you're fine. Now whenever you're drying golf shoes, always avoid drying them by a very hot
06:35radiator. That can melt the glue that puts these outsoles together and the shoe can often get a
06:40bit sort of, I don't know, just a bit horrible there. Room temperature is absolutely fine. A little
06:45tip for drying them as well, especially in these mesh shoes, is to pop a little bit of newspaper,
06:50scrunch up newspaper inside. That'll firstly absorb any loose water that's got into the sole of the shoe
06:56and it will help keep their shape as well as they dry. So never buy a radiator and use a
07:02little bit of
07:04newspaper. The outsoles, these are spikeless, but if you make sure to spray them off after every round
07:09one of those air sprayer thingies you'll probably get by the locker room, that's always great. And
07:14with spike shoes, a great way to sort of rejuvenate their life and give them another couple of years
07:18is to replace the spikes. It's something not a lot of us, I think, take advantage of. 20 or 25
07:23quid,
07:24spike remove them yourself, they'll give them a whole new lease of life and you'll really feel
07:28that grip. So some really easy and straightforward ways to keep these beautiful shoes nice and clean.
07:33So there you have it, my tips and tricks on how to keep your golf clubs, golf grips and shoes
07:38as clean
07:39as possible. Now it's really important we do this as much as we can. You know, performance from your
07:44golf club when they're clean, less flyers, more spin, especially with the grooves in your wedges and
07:51keeping your grips nice and tacky should improve that feel when you're swinging the club. And with your
07:57shoes, keeping those outsoles as clear of mud and dirt as possible should give you better grip. Now,
08:02if you've got any tips and tricks about how you clean your golf clubs, you know, some things passed
08:07down from people, some old wives tales on how to keep these things looking shiny, let me know. I'd love
08:12to hear from you and try them out for myself. But for now, from Northamptonshire County Golf Club,
08:16thank you for joining me. I'll see you next time.
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