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Originally Posted by jamesinaz
OK I clean my clubs after every shot so no idea why they would ever need soaking. If the grooves are full you get less spin and I prefer knowing what the ball will do. But OK I have seen guys with clumps of dirt on their clubs and they seem OK with it. Up to you I guess.
But..... more importantly too many guys play with slick grips. I play a "lot" of golf. 150 rounds a year so OK you don't have to do it as much as I do. But I've seen guys whose grips are 10 years old and impossible to hang onto. Reality is they need to be changed regularly. But even then in between the grips need cleaning to get the oils from sweat and sunscreen off them. If they are slick you need to grip too tight and that screws up shots.
All it takes is dish detergent in a sink. Dip the grip end in and use a nylon brush and rinse. Heck same with head end. Dip in. brush out the grooves and rinse.
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That's a good point. I play around 1/2 as much as you, which is still 2x what most people play, and despite playing for decades I don't think I've ever really worried about cleaning my grips. I just swap out for a new one if they start getting slippery. At the same time though I was never really very good at maintenance before whereas now that I have my own expensive custom set I DO worry about it more and have tried to be a lot better about cleaning clubs in between rounds even if it's only a cursory wipe down.
One thing I would say though is to put some thought into how often you clean them because I think there's a happy medium, at least for me, between "brand new sticky" and "comfortably worn in and still has grip" and "must death grip if swinging full power".
Usually my wedges are the first to wear to that point since I'm hitting them damn near every hole, but I have 1 that I haven't regripped yet this year that's getting pretty slippery. I'll have to try cleaning the grip and see how it feels after.