Oiled up!

[birdieman]

Does anyone else take the time to oil their clubs, not all of them just the non stainless steel/chrome ones.
I have 2 mizuno raw wedges and a scotty circa 62 putter -these you are told to oil by the manufacturers.
I don't think there is a specific 'golf oil' for this purpose so I use Youngs 303 gun oil (no I don't have any guns before someone asks!), really thick and smells fantastic.
Anyway was busy rubbbing in this oil and thought if the lay person (non-golfer) witnessed this they would probably think - 'saddo'.
Anyway does anyone else bother with this, if so what oil do you use and do you think it helps promote longevity of equipment by preventing rust and generally protecting the steel. Wedges only really have a shelf life of a couple of seasons before the grooves go blunt so I wondered why am I bothering? What a great smell though!
Discuss...

 

[TonyN]

Cant say I do to be honest. Just make sure they are nice and dry before they go away!

 

[USER1999]

The circa 62 scotties need to be oiled to stop rust. I tend to just spray a load of WD40 into the head cover before going out to play. Every now and then I treat them to a coating of 3 in 1.

I used to have gun metal cleveland T5s, which needed oiling regularly, as did my gun metal Cleveland 588 wedges.

I now oil all my steel shafts with an oily rag (3 in 1 again) a couple of times a season to keep the chrome protected. Also have to remember to do my spare set in the wardrobe, along with my collection of 3 irons.

Birdieman - you are not alone.

 

[HartleyHare]

i've got the MDgolf gunmetal irons, should i be oiling them??

normally after a round i just clean them and make sure they're dried properly.

 

[OldWindy]

Only the chrome shafts with a 3-in-1 rag periodically.

 

[haplesshacker]

I was lining up a putt yesterday and noticed a rusty looking spot on my putter shaft. I must admit that I thought a decent putter shaft was made of sterner stuff. And now it looks like I have to oil my shafts, as well as clean the clubs, grips, shoes, trolley.......

I thought I took up golf to get out of doing the cleaning at home, now I got me another problem

 

[DCB]

During the winter when I play infrequently I give the heads of my forged mizunos a spray with WD40 and rub that over the head and up the shaft.

During the summer, it's a case of keeping them clean and dry after each round, never leaving them in the bag to dry, always give them a towel down and let them air off overnight before puting them into the bag, if it's dry!

I have an old Odyssey Dual Force 2 which has a badly pitted shaft caused by not drying and cleaning it after use in the wet. That lesson has been learned!

 

[vig]

I oiled (3 in 1) my 3 X tour wedges when I first got them last summer, I did it a couple of times, as you do with new clubs.
I did however forget to dry them off after a game and when I played a couple of days later they were showing signs of rust ( i was on the course when i noticed). Thing is they gave more "stop" so I didn't bother oiling again.

 

[birdieman]

Hmmm, not sure about this claim that rust = more spin. I have always found that a brand new wedge gives the most spin, there are even slivers of white ball cover in the grooves. That stops happening quickly however as the very sharp grooves wear quickly through use.
I've never seen a Pro yet with rusty wedges. My Mizunos don't have any rust yet but they are spinning the ball really well.

 

[vig]

They were only about 6 weeks old when it happened so they were still relatively new.
They still tear the balls up but after 11 months use they do not impart as much spin now as they did.
I am mulling over getting some new wedges at the end of the summer.
I'm going to wait until i've been to mizuno and see what I end up with

 

[Kaizer_Soze]

Bugger !!!!!

I saw the title of this thread and expected a few pics of hot women

 

[TonyN]

Probably not what you had in mind Keyser but hows this.... Click with a pillow on your crotch!

 

[theeaglehunter]

I have to confess I have never even heard of people oiling their clubs before. I now intend to read up on it at some point. Would anyone classify it as essential maintenance? Or is it an optional extra?

 

[brendy]

My Scotty Cameron Newport 2 platinum pro needs oil (I also use gun oil) even more so now ive taken the milled face off it for a shiney silky smooth face.