How To Care For Your Golf Clubs

Here's How:

1. Store your clubs indoors, not in the trunk of your car or a garage where changes in temperature and humidity can damage them.
2. Use headcovers for your woods. Irons are generally tougher than woods to nick or ding, but if you want to use headcovers for your irons, too, iron covers are easy to find at golf shops.
3. And don't forget a headcover for your putter. A ding on the putter surface can really affect your ability to putt the ball in a straight line.
4. Keep a golf towel attached to your bag and wipe off the face of the club after each shot (just make sure you aren't delaying play in order to do so).
5. Give your clubs a good cleaning at least every few rounds. You don't want dirt hardening onto the clubface. See: How to Clean Golf Clubs.
6. Use warm, soapy water and soft-bristled toothbrush or other soft brush to clean clubfaces.
7. Towel-dry the clubface and shaft immediately after cleaning.
8. Use a damp cloth to wipe down the grips.
9. Inspect the grips for shiny areas, worn areas or cracks. Good grips are essential to good golf.
10. Inspect the shafts for dents, nicks or splits. If you see any of these, it might be time to replace the shaft.

Tips:

1. Always clean your clubs following a rainy round. Wet clubs that are simply put away are sure to develop rust spots.
2. Never use an abrasive cleaning agent or a wiry brush on your clubs.
3. Most pro shops sell club cleaning kits that include soft brushes and cleaning materials that are safe to use on golf clubs.

What You Need:

• Golf club headcovers
• Putter headcover
• Golf towel
• Golf club cleaning materials