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But not being able to do that check them at least once a month, if during your inspection you find problems, get them repaired by a qualified professional golf club , How The 'Golfer Elbow' Can Be Avoided And Cured repairman before you use the club(s). This can save you money in the end. Start your inspection by checking your grips , Industry Insights for wear and tear. Grips , Trophies usually wear along the top edge where the thumb rests. Grip , Stretches Reduce Risk Of Injury And Improve Your Game material can get hard and glossy with age, they also would be slippery. Sometimes this can be repaired and will be explained more fully later. Next, check the shafts for rust, creases, or bends. Check for loose heads. Look at the ferrules, (the plastic piece that the shaft goes into before the club , The Secret To Swing Consistency head.) if they are unseated from the hosel it could be an indication of other problems. Check the heads for gouges, cracks, rust, etc. For graphite, shafts check for scratches, wear marks, and fibers peeling away. If you are one of the select few that still use 'wood'? woods, , How to Correctly Weight Train for Like Tiger, Vijay, and Phil inspect the finish. Chips in the finish, loose whipping, damaged or loose inserts, or soleplates can drastically reduce the life of our clubs. , 3 Sure Fire Ways to Generate More Power off the Tee Again if you see any problems se your professional golf club , 3 Key Elements to a Specific Fitness Program repairman. Regular cleaning goes a long way toward keeping your clubs , Use A Training To Quickly Improve Swing Speed new. There are clubs , Tiger Woods Workout Is Not What You Think that offer cleaning services whenever you play. , Are You Fully Committed to ing Your Best ? 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Then take a medium stiff nylon bristle brush. A vegetable brush; a fingernail brush; or you can get a synthetic paintbrush and cut the bristles to about a half inch in length. Scrub the grooves and stampings and generally scrub the whole head. Scrubbing with the lines of the grooves makes it easier to clean all the dirt out of the grooves. If you have stubborn dirt or stains, you can use a mild abrasive such as soft scrub or barkeeper's friend. When complete rinse the head with clean water and towel dry. If the head has any minor surface rust, you can lightly rub it out with a fine grade steel wool. Use at least 000, but preferably 0000. Using a coarser grade can cause scratches in the finish of the head. Household steel wool is usually 00 grade and too coarse to use on your clubs. , Don't Let A Injury Keep You Away From The Game After drying, you can apply a stainless or chrome polish. If you use a polish of any type, be sure to follow manufacturer's directions fully. 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Most of the time a quick wipe with a towel will keep them clean. If there is light surface rust, rub with 000 or 0000 steel wool. Again, anything coarser will cause scratches. If there, is any heavy rusting or pitting, contact your golf equipment , A Proven Way to Lower Your Handicap Quickly professional. After cleaning, it is a good idea to apply a good chrome polish or even a car wax. Graphite shafts: Graphite shafts need more care than any other piece of your golf equipment. , Stretches Reduce Risk Of Injury And Improve Your Game Graphite by nature has a dull appearance. Manufacturers paint each shaft and put a silkscreen logo or name on them. The next step is to put a coat of polyurethane over the paint to seal them. 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Using solvents can breakdown the polyurethane layer, Abrasives can scratch and wear through to the graphite, and may contain harmful solvents. Before you use, any product on your equipment be sure of what it will do. After cleaning and drying apply one or more coats of a good furniture wax, (i.e. Johnson's), or a specialty product (Shaft Wax). This should be done at least once a month. With regular cleaning and maintenance, your clubs , Nutrition for Better Scores can last for many years to come. Grips: Grips , Play Better Now are the final area of club , What A Conditioning Tip Must Have care that we will cover. Grip , Getting To The Core Of Your Swing care may be the most neglected aspect of golf club , Can A Swing Video Change your Game? maintenance. 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There are ways that you can extend the life of your grips. , 3 Key Elements to a Specific Fitness Program Cleaning is the number one way in keeping a grip , History of Instruction in like new condition. Clean your grips , What Night Ball should I use for my Glow Ball event? no less than once a month. The only tools you need to clean grips , Never Keep Your Head Still in the Backswing are your stiff bristle brush (from club , Tips To Master The Long Putt cleaning), liquid dish soap, and a towel. NEVER PUT YOUR CLUBS INTO A BUCKET OF WATER GRIP FIRST! Doing this will cause the accumulation of moisture around the butt end of the shaft, and will cause the shaft butt to rust. The rest of your club , Never Keep Your Head Still in the Backswing can look brand new, and be well taken care of, but will be ruined if the shaft is eaten away by rust. To clean grips , Industry Insights dip your brush into water. 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