| While you are free in weekend, why not bring | | | | heads. Make sure they are dry. You can also run |
| your golf clubs out and do a great purge? Of | | | | your cloth up the shaft to wipe it down to. Do |
| course, you can ask some else do it for you, | | | | not put your golf clubs back into the bag wet. |
| pro-shop for example. But if you want to do it by | | | | For your Woods: |
| yourself, grab a few things and get to work. You'll | | | | Never submerge persimmon woods into water! |
| need a bucket, some clean clothes, a tooth brush | | | | My advice is simply use a wet cloth on my |
| or something similar, some mild dishwater soap | | | | persimmon woods to wipe them down and then I |
| and some elbow grease. | | | | immediately dry them off. I use the same old |
| For irons: | | | | toothbrush I used on the irons to clean out the |
| Important: Do NOT submerge your club heads | | | | grooves on my woods (and, again, this is the real |
| into the bucket of water above the ferrules!!! | | | | reason you're cleaning in the first place) and then I |
| For newer golfers, the ferrules are those black | | | | wipe them down again. |
| rings where the club meets the shaft. | | | | Cleaning your grips: |
| Okay, here we go. Put some warm water into | | | | Unless you have a unique set of grips, the |
| the bucket, along with a dab of soap. Don't use | | | | following works pretty well. If you have special |
| very hot water. Hot water can loosen your | | | | grips, do what the vendor suggests for cleaning |
| ferrules. Also, prepare enough water to cover the | | | | them. For the rest of us: |
| heads of your irons...not the ferrules! | | | | Put some warm water in sink and add some dish |
| Put your irons, club face down, into the bucket | | | | soap. You're going to need suds so give the soap |
| and let them sit for a bit. When you're ready, | | | | bottle a good squeeze. When you have a small |
| take one out and using the old toothbrush, give | | | | mountain of suds, turn off the water. Dampen a |
| the grooves a nice washing. Technically, cleaning | | | | cloth and wring it out. Then get some suds on the |
| the grooves is the most important part of the | | | | cloth. Use the cloth and suds to wipe away any |
| whole cleaning process. You need and want those | | | | dirt, oil, etc from the grip. Turn the water on, hold |
| grooves to be clean so they can do what they | | | | the grip under the water to rinse, then dry the |
| need to do when they impact the ball. | | | | grip off. Do your clubs one at a time and make |
| After you get the grooves cleaned out, run your | | | | sure they are dry before putting them back into |
| brush over the sole of the club and get rid of any | | | | the bag. |
| dirt or debris that might be hanging on there. | | | | When cleaning your dear clubs, be careful! |
| Use your clean cloth to wipe and dry the club | | | | |