Cleaning and
Polishing your clubs
Ever watched a PGA or LPGA caddie work? What do they do when
the Pro is finished hitting the ball? They clean the club before
they put it back in the Pros bag. Right? Why do they do this?
Well…there are multiple reasons.
Psychological: Hitting every shot with
a club that is clean and shiny gives a golfer
an added degree of confidence.
A club that is not clean may not perform the way
it is supposed to.
Dirty Clubs: If the clubs are dirty, or if
the grooves are filled with earth, the friction
between the clubface and
the ball cannot control
the ball the way it is supposed to.
Investment:You made a significant
investment in a set of golf clubs. Why not take care of it and
keep
it looking
good?
Clean your clubs after every shot and at the end of every round.
This will insure that you hit the ball with no outside influences
to affect the flight of the ball.
Materials Needed:
- Soft bristle scrub brush
- A soft cloth rag or towel
- Dishwashing or automotive soap
- Automotive polish (carnauba wax is best)
Scrub your clubs the best you can. Remember, they’re made from
steel, rubber and graphite. These materials are durable and can
take a pounding. Clean them as you would clean your countertops
at home. Pay special attention to the head grooves and grips.
The head grooves represent the point of contact with the ball;
the grips represent the only part of the club that you actually
touch. These two components are the most important.
Scrub these with soap and HOT water. This will remove any foreign
substances that affect your score. Dry the clubs and grips with
a dry soft towel. For most golfers, this is enough.
For the serious golfer really interested in dropping strokes…go
one step further.
For the heads (I have my kids do this for me) polish the back,
bottom and top of the head as you would a car, NOT the face. This
makes the club look like a Da Vinci work of art. That alone makes
me feel better about my equipment and I literally strike
the ball better with my clubs in this condition. (Doesn’t
your car get better gas mileage and go faster when you wax it?
Mine does.)
Clean grips are critical to game improvement
and stroke reduction. Grips are the most overlooked component
of a golf club.
 
The grip is the component that joins you and the sport.
The grip allows you to control the club without excessively tightening
your hands. By tightening your hands, you tighten your forearm
muscles. When this happens, you develop “Alligator Arms,” and
your swing becomes short and cramped as opposed to long and fluid.
If the grip is wrong, you can purchase all the $600.00 “Off –the-Rack”
drivers you want.
But if the grip is wrong, worn out, or is not tacky, you’ve
wasted your money.
Golf grips do wear out, that’s a fact. When they do, they need
to be replaced. Most golfers don’t clean their grips and they
loose their tackiness and feel. Before you spend any money on
new grips, give them a good cleaning and see what the outcome is.
I re-grip my set about once every 6 months. (I play about once
per week.)
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game
improvement and enjoyment of
the sport. That being said, there are very few new
products that CFC Golf recommends or offers to golfers.
Most of the new “Breakthrough Technology” products
you and I see every day on the Golf Channel are marketing
gimmicks that don’t improve your game. (Kind of like
Off the Rack clubs)
If you thought there must be something
wrong with your equipment-you were more correct than you knew. Believe it or
not, a perfectly round golf ball has never been manufactured.
