Club Brushes

[EGS]

I notice that tour caddies always clean the player's club with a wet towel and never see them use a brush. Anyone know why this is? Do brushes harm the clubs in any way?

[TheLauncher]

Part of the reason has to be that is a club is kept clean after each shot it should never really need any brushing. Unless of course you take a giant hackin' clod like I sometimes do.

Obviously a brass brush will be more damaging to a club's surface than will a towel, but I would think the difference is minimal. If there's dry dirt on a club I like a club washer on a cart followed by a brush and towel. If the soil is moist a towel works just as well. I figure if I treat my clubs well they will return the favor. But sometimes they deserve less than five star treatment.

[plark]

They just might not show it on TV or When they pull the club out to use it they might clean it with a brush..

[IrishMike]

Part of the reason has to be that is a club is kept clean after each shot it should never really need any brushing. Unless of course you take a giant hackin' clod like I sometimes do.

Agree, I always try to clean the clubs with a damp towel straight after hitting a shot, drastically reduces the need to use the brushes...

If you watch though you'll sometimes see while waiting on a tee a pro cleaning the grooves... And definitely every so often the five star treatment is worth it. It always surprises me to go out with people who have half a field ingrained in the club faces...