Long term golf club upkeep

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So after investing heavily in new equipment at the end of the season with the plan to keep it for many years .. I was looking into what people do to keep their equipment performing the best it can for years to come..

At the moment after every round I soak my irons in warm water with fairy liquid for 10 mins.. remove them and brush out the dirt in the groves. Quick cloth clean of the head , shaft and grips.. towel dry. move onto the next club.

long term (having never really cared for my golf gear before apart from a monthly clean) I was thinking re-grip the lot every 2-3 years.

going forward from there have people had much experience with groove sharpening and making the clubs look new again?

Look after your clubs and they will look after you and all that.

Anyone got any things they do? apart from go down American golf every year and buy new gear :p
 
I stand to be corrected but I would have thought that putting clubs into warm water on a regular basis may weaken the araldite solution gluing the shaft. I tend to clean the grooves on the course and give the heads a clean after the round and then scrub the grips every couple of weeks. I get mine regripped every 18 months or so
 
Play then stuff my clubs and trolley into a small locker.

Get them out next time I am at course.

Never have cleaned them but very very little mud on my course so clubs stay clean.
 
HomerJSimpson said:
I stand to be corrected but I would have thought that putting clubs into warm water on a regular basis may weaken the araldite solution gluing the shaft. I tend to clean the grooves on the course and give the heads a clean after the round and then scrub the grips every couple of weeks. I get mine regripped every 18 months or so
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was a tip ive seen on a few golf websites , however I thought that aswell but they said make sure the water is warm and not boiling if it was boiling it would as you say weaken that clue
 
i always clean my clubs after every round ,but only with luke warm water and a scrubbing grush .no cleaning fluids involved and the heads are never immersed in the water ,i run a cold tap over them to rinse the loose off.

the only reason i use luke warm water is for my hands .
 
I think the water would have to be pretty hot to weaken epoxy but warm water should be ok.
No need to soak them, just use a nail brush and towel dry after. Use the same water and brush on the grips too.
It's recommended to regrip every year but some people are harder on grips than others and need it sooner.
Some people can get away with 2-3 years between regrips but grease and the like do break down the rubber so keep an eye on them.
The moment they look shiny - replace them.
When it comes to sharpening grooves, it's a minefield.
There are strict groove rules in force now and another set potentially coming in from 2024.
Any removal of metal from the grooves could render them illegal.
Nobody's going to know but I wouldn't be comfortable with that.
In all honesty, it takes years or many hundreds of rounds and range sessions tfor a set of irons to need refurbishment.
Wedges are slightly different, especially those used in bunkers as the sand will wear them quicker.
Wedge spin is important so changing your wedges every couple of years probably isn't a bad idea.
 
Imurg said:
I think the water would have to be pretty hot to weaken epoxy but warm water should be ok.
No need to soak them, just use a nail brush and towel dry after. Use the same water and brush on the grips too.
It's recommended to regrip every year but some people are harder on grips than others and need it sooner.
Some people can get away with 2-3 years between regrips but grease and the like do break down the rubber so keep an eye on them.
The moment they look shiny - replace them.
When it comes to sharpening grooves, it's a minefield.
There are strict groove rules in force now and another set potentially coming in from 2024.
Any removal of metal from the grooves could render them illegal.
Nobody's going to know but I wouldn't be comfortable with that.
In all honesty, it takes years or many hundreds of rounds and range sessions tfor a set of irons to need refurbishment.
Wedges are slightly different, especially those used in bunkers as the sand will wear them quicker.
Wedge spin is important so changing your wedges every couple of years probably isn't a bad idea.
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unfortunately I am hooked on vokeys so even if I drop a wedge when I change to go to a 3 wedge system im still looking at like £360 :( bloody lovely wedges tho
 
Dasit said:
Play then stuff my clubs and trolley into a small locker.

Get them out next time I am at course.

Never have cleaned them but very very little mud on my course so clubs stay clean.
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This is the method I use as well. Only time clubs go home for a clean is after playing in heavy rain.
 
re the OP, I'm pretty certain that washing up liquid contains a decent slug of good old NaCl. Might be OK for a quick scrub, but not really the stuff to be soaking metal clubheads in.
 
Once a month I will give my clubs a soak in warm soapy water and use a toothbrush to get out any stubborn bits. Irons first and then the woods. They tend to be a bit more of a pita as there are grooves galore underneath. the SLDR was the worst club I have had to clean.
Not sure of the name of the company but they come to our club a few times through the year and do a club clean service. They are very very good. The grips come up gorgeous and tacky. It works apparently with some kind of sonic vibration within the water. I was told in our 19th same principle is used to agitate Cans of Guiness to put a head on it in our clubhouse. They would not let me clean my club heads on it though.
 
I regrip my clubs at the start of every season. Carry a wet and dry towel during rounds and just clean them as I go. Every now and then I'll wash them in warm water and clean the grips. If I get soaked at the course I always take my kit home and dry it out. Everything in the bag comes out and gets dried properly.
Have never tried the groove sharpening thing.
 
Wipe them after every shot is all that I do and also give them a scrub on the range. There is a a club scrubber on the range the you just dip the head in them pull it back through the brushes. With regards to grips, change them when they start to feel a bit shiny, there is no real time line that can be put to this. It really does depend on how much you play and go to the range. I use them until I can feel them starting to get shiny then replace the lot.
 
i wipe the club face after every shot then clean them when i get in with hot soapy water and a sponge. spent a lot of money since losing my mind and taking up golf, so i want to keep my gear in good condition.
 
After 2 or 3 rounds, I will wash the clubs with warm soapy water, if any are particularly bad, I leave them to sit in the warm water but make sure that the water doesn't reach above the club head. Shafts and grips will be cleaned with a damp towel and golf balls are left in a bucket full of boiling water with a tiny amount of bleach.
 
I sometimes wonder what you guys do to your equipment to get it so dirty. Ive never cleaned my grips, and they normally last for a couple of years. The heads get a wipe with a towel after each shot, and a proper scrub once a year. As for balls? A roll in wet grass, and a rub with a towel and if they look too grubby i bin them.

I do clean my shoes though.
 
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