Thursday, March 17, 2011

Care and Maintenance for Golf Clubs

By Paul Monahan


If a tennis player has his racket and a baseball player has his bat, a golfer is useless without his golf club. Golf clubs are a big investment to any golfer. It is an investment that goes beyond financial, but an important investment to a golfer's game and overall game performance in the course. Golf clubs goes beyond just being a basic equipment for a golfer. But, a golf club can play a significant role in improving golf skill or golf level. Every golfer has his or her favourite golf club or sets of golf clubs. Although most golf clubs are very durable, they can still exhibit wear and tear as time passed.

Golf club sets are expensive!! That is the ugly truth. Iron sets can cost $2000 or more, while drivers can cost over $1000. But even with the pricey value, any golfer will not settle for less. Most golfers do purchase high quality golf sets for 100% golf game performance.

As a golfer, you need to ensure that your golf club does not have any damage since this can tremendously affect your game. Golf clubs may look as common as a long, stick-like thing employed to hit a golf ball, but they request strict and routine care and maintenance. With the good care, your golf clubs will definitely provide the effective and reliable performance.

Here are several care tips to sustain your clubs' good condition. A superior quality set of golf clubs that are given care and maintenance may last for a long time.

Many golfers who miss a shot will sometimes take out their frustrations and anger on their golf clubs. Although at times it is not intentional, golfers should mind their actions. Their temper tantrums can cause more and severe damage to their expensive clubs compared to those caused by normal play.

Routine inspection of your golf clubs will help sustain their superb condition. There are several players who don't even look at their clubs after their game in the course. Your regular inspection of your golf clubs is your first step to care and maintenance. Preferably, you need to inspect your clubs before and after every round. But, a monthly inspection will be enough so long as you do it thoroughly. If during your inspection you noticed a damage or problem, you should not hesitate to make contact with a professional repairman to mend it. This will help you not only save you from replacing it, but may prevent further damage.

Daily golf club cleaning will go a long way in maintaining them looking as if brand new. After every golf game, the grooves of your golf club head is going to be full of dirt or mud. When you leave the grooves dirty, this will tremendously affect your distance and control of your drives and swings. Every time you play, you need to bring a clean towel to wipe the head of your golf club after making use of it. At home, you need to use a pointed object to pick on the individual groove to clear out the dirt, mud, or grass that remained. Just remember not to use anything metal because this can scratch the protective coating of your clubs that protect them from rust.

There's no need to wash your golf clubs every after your game. Washing them can be done every few weeks. A damp cloth with little soap could be used to wipe everything down for easy cleaning. A clean towel can be utilized for drying your clubs after.

After you clean your golf clubs, you must bag them. Golf sets normally have a golf bag. This is the best storage unit of golf clubs when not in use. You ought not leave your golf clubs just lying around your house as anyone can kick or step on them, thus damaging it. Store your golf clubs and golf bag in a place that is cool and dry. Excessive dampness and temperature can cause your golf clubs made of wood or metal to expand and contract. So, you must steer clear of places with this kind of condition.

If you follow these steps in care and maintenance for your golf clubs, you will be sure that your golf clubs will deliver the most reliable performance in the course.




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