Do you look after your equipment?

[paininthenuts]

By nature I am quite anal. After each round I clean my clubs by immersing the heads into a bucket of water I keep in my garage, and then drying them with a microfibre cloth. I then clean any balls I have used that day. I keep 12 Bridgestone white balls, 4 yellow, and 4 white Srixon AD333 in the bag. If any were lost I replace them ensuring I keep the same mix. I then check my trolley and bag for mud marks, and clean as necessary. Finally I wash any mud off of my shoes, dry them and then polish them. Every month or so I wash the head covers for the irons and woods, as I believe doing this every round would be over the top. 

How about you ?

[RussUK]

I clean my club after every shot and during the playing seasin i'll clean them properly once a week. 

I'll generally just shove 2 or 3 sleeves of balls in the bag and some extra "random" loose balls as back up. Strangely my OCD doesnt rear its ugly head in my golf.

[OrangeHog]

I clean my clubs at home with warm water and a towel after any round or range session.  Usually try to wipe down any golf ball(s) I used but not quite as thorough on that front.

I usually just toss in 2-3 sleeves of some balls, depends on if I'm playing with buddies or in a tournament.

[David in FL]

I wipe down my club after each shot.  My ball gets cleaned with a wet towel as part of my marking routine.

Other than that, I pull my clubs out of the trunk and put the bag in it's place in the garage until the next round.

[Hatchman]

I wish I had more discipline to clean every round.  I wipe my club however but don't ususually immerse it.  Check the overall condition.  Clean my bag about once a month and remove found balls, papers I've picked up, etc.

[Club Rat]

I'll usually tip the cart kids at the club. They clean up everything while I enjoy a nice cold barley pop.
I'll get a little "anal" when they forget to put a new scorecard and pencil on my cart once in a while.

[Ernest Jones]

35 minutes ago, David in FL said:

I wipe down my club after each shot.  My ball gets cleaned with a wet towel as part of my marking routine.

Other than that, I pull my clubs out of the trunk and put the bag in it's place in the garage until the next round.

This. 

And a thorough clean-up of clubs  and bag at the end of the season. 

[Valleygolfer]

How do I hire you as my bag boy? My balls are always dirty, my bag needs cleaned and I try to keep my clubs clean during the round. Every so often I do a complete cleaning.

[mcanadiens]

Nothing even close to any of this.

I pull out the club I'm going to use and see if the face is dirty to the point where it may effect the shot. Then i clean it. If its going to be a while between rounds or I know the course I'm going to play doesn't have wash buckets at the range, I may given my clubs the bucket treatment before the round.

[jkelley9]

So this is strange. I'm the type of guy with an impeccable garage. I have tons of tools, pressure washer, lawn equipment, all that I wipe down after every use so that everything in my garage appears clean and "if Martha Stewart were a mechanic.."-like. 

But I don't do this with my golf clubs lol. I wipe off just the face of the club after each shot with my bag towel but I don't spend more than 2-3 second just wiping off the grit. Typically this means all the grooves are still full of crap.

I do wash my clubs about once a month. I take a plastic bristle brush and some Dawn and go to town on them. I did my grips last time too and damn did that take forever lol. Even just a quick wash and wipe x 14 grips x 14 club heads and drying takes a long time!!!

I wipe down my push cart at a pace of maybe once every 6 months. 

[Groucho Valentine]

Other than wiping them down between shots, I haven't cleaned my clubs in 2 years. Its just not something i really got into a habit of doing. 

But during the height of my season, I do make it a point to wipe down my all of my grips with slightly soapy warm water once or twice a week. 

[Patch]

Other than wiping the club heads off after each shot, I am not doing much else to my golf gear everytime I play or practice. 

I usually replace anything missing once or twice a month. Balls, tees, batteries, etc. Grips get cleaned once a month, or after every 10 rounds or so. 

A couple, or three times a year,  I do a maintenance check of all my gear. 

My favorite cleaning is in fall when I do a deep clean out of all the pockets on my bag. I usually find some pretty wierd stuff I accumulated during the prior playing months. 

[djfajt71]

I usually clean the club heads after every shot with a damp/dry towel treatment.  About once a month, I'll clean the entire club with soap and water, as well as wash and inspect my balls.  (Trying not to snicker as I type this, seeing as I'm at work!)

[Gunther]

Clubheads are cleaned before or after a shot, no particular routine but I won't hit a shot with dirty clubhead.

Full cleaning to include grips about 2 or 3 times a year.  Grip cleaning is key.  Extends the life of the grip.  I feel like I'm playing with new grips for a couple rounds after I do it.  But yes, it's time consuming and a workout but well worth it.

[CarlSpackler]

Yes.

[Fairway_CY]

I try to keep my clubs as clean as possible, but... nothing like what you do.  I've got a pocket brush that I use before and after (if necessary) each shot to ensure the grooves are clean.  About 3 times a year, I'll give my clubs a proper cleaning, including the shafts.  Truthfully, I've never cleaned a grip.  I tend to just replace them when needed.  

I usually keep a dozen balls in my bag and a handful of garbage balls I've found throughout the previous rounds.  These will inevitably go to my kids for when they get out on the course.  I only ever hit them if I'm playing exceptionally poor and I don't want to lose any more balls.  

My shoes, I tend to keep clean... unless they're my mud shoes.  I keep a pair of old Nike golf shoes around that I wear when I'm playing in wet weather and, admittedly, I don't really clean those more than 2-3 times per year.  In fact... I believe this winter may be their last and then I'll have to put another pair of my shoes into that slot.  All other shoes either get wiped down and hand washed or thrown in the washer (if they're a cloth material as opposed to leather) as needed.

My push cart gets cleaned after every round by the club staff and then stored there, so... I don't have to do anything with that.

CY

[cutchemist42]

So whats the best way to clean grroves?

[bkuehn1952]

I am a slob.  Any major crud on a club after using it is knocked off.  Clean the club head prior to making a shot so some clubs stay less than pristine for the balance of the round.  Balls tend to be cleaned thoroughly only during tournament rounds.  Casual play I have been known to putt with a bit of dirt on the ball.  I replace grips when worn and will wash them periodically.  I use gloves until they fall apart and tees that are cracked or damaged.