How to Clean Golf Clubs

Series Summary

Though Musselburgh, Scotland is home to The Old Links, oldest golf course in the world, golf is rumored to have begun in the Netherlands in 1297. After seven hundred years, it still follows the same basic premise: hit a ball into a hole using a stick; the person who gets it in the least number of hits wins. Today, a golfer may have any number of sticks, called clubs, made up of wood, graphite or titanium. Each club has a specific use depending on the type, whether it’s the driver for an opening long ball, the wedge for shots out of the sand trap, the putter for the last short shot into the hole, or a variety of irons for anything in between. In this free video series on golf, PGA Professional Chris Ardolina discusses several golf related topics. Ardolina explains how to clean golf clubs, hit a fade shot, put spin on the ball and even how to repair divots. He also discusses the official rules of golf, how to film the golf swing, tee up the ball and position the body at impact. Watch these free videos and learn more about golf and golf etiquette today.

Video Transcript

"Hello my name is Chris Ardolina and I'm a golf instructor here at the Jim Mclean golf school located at the Doral resort and spa in Miami Florida. In this clip today we are going to talking about cleaning golf clubs. And here I have a pitching club that is kind of dirty as you can see here. And so we are going to clean it up a little bit. A couple of important keys to note when you are doing this is you want to have definitely a bucket of water and some kind of brush. We have some kind of brushes located on our golf bag with the metal wires or a brush like this. What we are going to do is we are going to dip this in the water and we are just going to wipe it off. Ok and you'll also notice that we have a clean towel, it might be a little damp which is really good, just to wipe that excess off. But remember the most important thing when cleaning your golf clubs is to make sure that those grooves here are nice and clean. As you can see they're pretty clean here, but we can get them a little bit more detailed with a golf t that I have. Ok so all we are going to do is we are going to take this golf t and just put it right into the groove and just go back and forth. And then back and forth and back and forth and just go right up the golf shaft and all you are going to do is dip it in there again, and wipe it clean and you are all set to go. Again my name is Chris Ardolina and today we taught you how to clean your golf clubs properly."