Cleaning your gear?

hades

So, just wondering if i'm on my own on this one.

Played on saturday, in very wet and muddy conditions. So yesterday while i had some free time, i went through my gear and washed and cleaned all my clubs, threw my wet gear and towels into the wash and polished my shoes. I do get some stick for having my gear in immaculate condition, but i think there's nothing worse than playing in stuff thats crusted over in muck, and seeing wet gear with mud up to the knee's.

I think it shows a little self respect to have your gear in good order. Not that it makes me play any better or anything.

Does anyone else follow this ritual after a tough day?

Anto12

I do indeed , I always give my gear a clean expecially after a day like your after describing - would always give the shoes a clean after every round .. never makes me play any better but its just something that I like to do ..

xgtdec

Indeed after every round i'd clean shoes, clubheads and grips, empty out the bag and reset for the next round, also clean any balls that are mucked up and if they wont clean they go into the practice bag, I'm a high handicap and if clean gear is an advantage then i'll take it, golf is hard enough without caked in muck adding to your woes;)

dvemail

I would definetly try and clean mine before i play competitions maybe not so much if i was
just out practising. I think that with the amount of money that gets spent on golf clubs,
clothes, shoes and whatnot you'd be mad not to take good care of them.

soundsham

All for cleanliness here too.........'tis next to Godliness

thegen

I hope you checked the washing instructions on your wet gear before washing as most if not all do not recommend the use of detergents. You can buy a washing agent in the great outdoors that is designed for washing wet gear in.

quagmire47

hades wrote: »

So, just wondering if i'm on my own on this one.

Played on saturday, in very wet and muddy conditions. So yesterday while i had some free time, i went through my gear and washed and cleaned all my clubs, threw my wet gear and towels into the wash and polished my shoes. I do get some stick for having my gear in immaculate condition, but i think there's nothing worse than playing in stuff thats crusted over in muck, and seeing wet gear with mud up to the knee's.

I think it shows a little self respect to have your gear in good order. Not that it makes me play any better or anything.

Does anyone else follow this ritual after a tough day?

+1

hades

Nice to see i'm not alone

@thegen; i did indeed, they're a new ping set and seem to react very nicely to a wash at 30 with very little detergent. Only problem is the pockets and such are so watertight they fill with water, in return drenching the kitch floor when i take it out.

galwaylad1980

Play once or twice a week and would clean my clubs when I get home each time. Even if I only get out for 6 or 12 holes.

Shoes get cleaned each time too, have had current pair nearly 2 years and still watertight, played yesterday, had buckets of rain and even a bit of snow and feet bone dry at the end of the round... if you look after your gear, it will look after you!!!

trishasaffron

I play once a week all year round regardless of weather. Never clean my gear - too much trouble!

Myksyk

Clean clubs after every outing.

jimmystars

Clean clubs after each shot so not too bad generally. Might clean them once a month after a round. Wash the wet gear once a year. Never clean shoes, just use air hose after the round to get off grass mud.

davo10

Always clean clubs, shoes and golf balls on satuarday afternoon in preperation for Sunday morning, I always wear black golf clothes, I dont know why because most of my normal clothes are blue/brown/black, no particular colour.

Just a tip, I have used callaway wedges for a good few years but recently I noticed I was wearing the grooves alot faster and getting less spin, I play a lot of golf with an ex European tour pro and he told me a few weeks ago that the reason my wedges were not lasting all long was because I was cleaning the grooves with one of those little cleaning tools, you know the plastic things with the push up wire brush and soft brush. He told to just use a wooden tee and a clothe to clean the wedges mid round and prior to playing and avoid a wire brush as it damages the groove edges.

Benicetomonty

Just a tip, I have used callaway wedges for a good few years but recently I noticed I was wearing the grooves alot faster and getting less spin, I play a lot of golf with an ex European tour pro and he told me a few weeks ago that the reason my wedges were not lasting all long was because I was cleaning the grooves with one of those little cleaning tools, you know the plastic things with the push up wire brush and soft brush. He told to just use a wooden tee and a clothe to clean the wedges mid round and prior to playing and avoid a wire brush as it damages the groove edges.[/QUOTE]

Hot water and a toothbrush I find perfectly effective cleaning clubs. Which I have to do after after (almost) every round..a bad day usually requires 24 hrs to be nice to them again! But we always make up in the end

Screaminmidget

Some of my clubs are caked in mud after a round, I very rarely clean them. I do clean my putter and wedges mostly though, as I find these clubs are most susceptable to rust.

ssbob

Screaminmidget wrote: »

Some of my clubs are caked in mud after a round, I very rarely clean them. I do clean my putter and wedges mostly though, as I find these clubs are most susceptable to rust.

rust:(

Young_gunner

I usually use the air guns to clear out the cavities on my clubs and clean the golf shoes, thought it was a pretty good idea!

Dublinvillian

Normally get the missus to give me Balls a lick before every round , works wonders

thegen

Dublinvillian wrote: »

Normally get the missus to give me Balls a lick before every round , works wonders

Is that Arnold line you just robbed?

I think it went like this "My wife normally normally kisses my balls before each competition for luck"

Dublinvillian

thegen wrote: »

Is that Arnold line you just robbed?

I think it went like this "My wife normally normally kisses my balls before each competition for luck"

no she really does it

thegen

Dublinvillian wrote: »

no she really does it

When she see's you boasting on here that will all stop:D:D