Tips On How To Keep Your Golf Equipment Clean

Clean clubs, clean grips, clean shoes, clean golf. That's how I like to think about it

Anyway, in this video, I'm going to talk you through just how to keep your golf clubs and your golf shoes as clean as possible. I'll give you some do's and don'ts

and some tips and tricks of this undervalued post-round routine. Okay, so before we start getting into the main clean here, I think one tip I want you to go

away with is how you can keep your clubs clean on the course. One thing I like to do is with a

fairly big towel like this is wet one side of it with some water, only a little bit like a corner

of it. You can see I've done it here. Keep one side dry and then after every shot, dabble off

with the wet side, dry them with the dry side. It keeps them nice and clean, especially on a muddy

day. But every now and again, they're going to get horrible and muddy. You might have forgot to

clean them during the round or it was just that horrible out there. They're going to need a full

service. So let's go through that now. What do you need? Well, a bucket or a sink full of lukewarm

soapy water, not hot, not cold, lukewarm. A scrubbing brush of some kind. I like to use a

little sort of dish one here. Again, clean, brand new there. A slightly more coarse one for grips

We'll come on to that in a minute. And then some sort of groove clean. I've got a pretty useful tool

here for that. So that's all you're going to really need. What I like to do is in that soapy

lukewarm water, is just soak the clubs for a little bit, about 10 minutes. Just your irons

and wedges. I won't worry about soaking any rescues or fairway woods. That just helps loosen the dirt

a little bit as they're in there. So I've only done four for this time. But once they're nice and wet

take your light scrubbing brush. Like I said, this is a bit more of a dish scourer, but it's not too

course and just work your way gently over the iron. These are pretty clean already actually to be fair

but you know, it's always good to give them once over. And just work over the side, the grooves, the back

Now what I want to do is because these grooves have got particularly dirty is just work it over with the groove clean You can see because it damp all that mud already coming out that the benefit of soaking them for 10 minutes it should make your life a heck of a lot easier so

that's out of there one more brush down there because the mud's come out and then most importantly

dry them never ever ever ever leave a wet golf club they'll start little specks of rust will

start to appear and that is the last thing that you want so dry them with your towel

and then leave them to rest. They'll dry nicely at room temperature, really

Don't leave them anywhere cold and make sure they're dry. Grips. Now, again, these are pretty new and they're pretty clean

but it's the same process for the grips. I'm just going to use a slightly coarser brush for this one

So you can get it nice and wet. Get the coarser brush nice and wet

Again, this lukewarm soapy water does wonders. And just work your way up and down the grip

Don't have to be too aggressive with it. Keep it nice and gentle. and that should take any sweat, sun cream, mud

any of that stuff that kind of comes out of there really easily and give them a really good dryer

This is what gives grips new life again actually. It's giving them just a really good scrub

I'd recommend using a cleaner towel than I have that's poor from me. Clean utensils equal clean golf clubs

So that's the grips done now. Now you've got pretty much a brand new shiny looking club head

and grip. One last tip I've got for grips. if they're really toward the end of their lifespan

and you want to try and drag another six months or a year out of them, it's a little bit of sandpaper

Now, I'd keep this really light and make sure the sandpaper isn't too coarse

but if you rub this sandpaper really gently over the top of your grip

it'll just take away any really loose rubber or any shiny rubber, and should give them a new lease of life, really

So give them that thing with the sandpaper. make sure to give them a really good scrub as well

And it should bring them back to life. I just recommend being careful with this

and not going too crazy with the sandpaper. But I think it's a really useful tip

if the grips are right on the end of their life. And you don fancy replacing them just yet It to give them a good bit of sandpaper a good clean and a good scrub It easy as that work your way through the set Fairway Woods drivers hybrids

I wouldn't bother soaking them, they don't really need quite as much dirt coming out of the grooves as your irons and wedges do

Just dip it in the water and use the fine sponge to give it a once over

One thing to remember when you're doing your hybrids, Fairway Woods, drivers, is there's a lot more sort of cavities in them

you know, where the adjustability might lie or where some screws are

So if you get any mud like this, I've clearly had a right hack at this. Get a T-peg in there and it tends to fly out

Give it a little once over. So remember that with your fairway woods, hybrids and drivers

Always dry the head, even more important on these and your putter so they don't go in that head cover wet

and start to rust. Okay, let's talk about golf shoes. And much like golf clubs

it's always best to look after these just after you finish. It's the easiest time to get all the mud off

So once I've finished playing, I'll use, again, a clean sponge or a sort of dishcloth

that's been slightly dampened with warm water just to run over, especially with white shoes

synthetic or leather ones, just to run over the tops of them, get any excess mud off

and then they should stay cleaner for longer then. The more persistent bits that tend to sit on this outsole

it's worth giving them a really good scrub, a little bit more focus maybe when you get back home

But the quicker you do it, the cleaner these are going to look for longer

Now mesh shoes are a little bit tricky, you can see an old pair we've got here where the

white starts to fade and any sort of stains that get into them can often hang around for

a while. Again best to look after them as soon as you've finished but a couple of tips and tricks for

these is washing them for a start. You can wash mesh golf shoes on a very light gentle wash, remove the laces, remove any insoles

if they can come out as well and put them through on a really light wash

Before you do that you can give them a focused scrub with a brush like this, you could give

a little go with something like some pre-wash stain remover that I've got here, just dab

it onto the areas that look like they'll be a little bit tougher to bring out

Or if you get an old toothbrush and some laundry detergent you can very gently work on the slightly more stubborn areas So work on that with your mesh shoes if you get some really persistent dirt in there

I've tried it before. As long as you keep a gentle wash, you're fine

Now, whenever you're drying golf shoes, always avoid drying them by a very hot radiator

That can melt the glue that puts these outsoles together and the shoe can often get a bit sort of

I don't know, just a bit horrible there. Room temperature is absolutely fine

A little tip for drying them as well is to pop some, especially in these mesh shoes, is to pop a little bit of newspaper, scrunch up newspaper inside

That will firstly absorb any loose water that's got into the sole of the shoe

and it will help keep their shape as well as they dry

So never buy a radiator and use a little bit of newspaper

The outsoles, these are spikeless, but if you make sure to spray them off after every round of one of those air sprayer thingies

you'll probably get by the locker room, that's always great. And with spike shoes, a great way to sort of rejuvenate their life and give them another couple of years is to replace the spikes

It's something not a lot of us, I think, take advantage of. 20 or 25 quid, spike removing them yourself

They'll give them a whole new lease of life and you'll really feel that grip

So some really easy and straightforward ways to keep these beautiful shoes nice and clean

So there you have it, my tips and tricks on how to keep your golf clubs, golf grips and shoes as clean as possible

Now it's really important we do this as much as we can. performance from your golf club when they're clean, less flyers, more spin, especially with the grooves in your wedges

And keeping your grips nice and tacky should improve that feel when you're swinging the club

And with your shoes, keeping those outsoles as clear of mud and dirt as possible should give you better grip

Now, if you've got any tips and tricks about how you clean your golf clubs

you know, some things passed down from people, some old wives tales on how to keep these things looking shiny

let me know I'd love to hear from you and try them out for myself but for now

from Northamptonshire County Golf Club thank you for joining me I'll see you next time