Why a Club Clean Unit on your Cart Matters?
Walk down any PGA Tour driving range and you’ll see players using towels, brushes and tees to clean their grooves after every shot. As the clubs get shorter, players seemingly get more obsessed with making sure their clubfaces are free of any dirt. More than just a mindless task, there is a belief that a dirty clubface reduces spin and creates inconsistent distance control.
Throughout the bag, spin plays a crucial role. With a driver, for example, if you have too much spin, you’ll sacrifice distance, and too little spin will cause the ball to tumble quickly out of the air. That give-and-take with spin continues with irons. We’ve all hit that knuckleball 7-iron that scurries through the green. Not enough spin. Or that ballooning shot that gets eaten by the wind. Too much spin.
With shorter irons and wedges, most golfers rely on spin to create a more consistent trajectory and faster stopping power. It’s the difference between an approach that tumbles over the back and one that takes one hop and stops. On pitch shots, more spin often increases a golfer’s margin for error, as he or she doesn’t need to rely solely on height to stop the ball near the hole.
In other words, we know spin matters, but when it comes to maximizing spin, does a clean clubface matter as well?
Our test
To measure whether a dirty clubface affects spin and distance control, a Golf Digest staffer and +2 handicap, Drew Powell, hit five 100-yard shots with a 60-degree wedge with a clean clubface, and then five with a dirty clubface. The dirty clubface was created by taking a divot and not cleaning the grooves, simulating the reality for any golfer who doesn’t clean his or her clubs. We measured spin rate using Foresight Sports’ GCQuad launch monitor in the ninth fairway at Tamarack Country Club in Greenwich, Connecticut.
What we found Clean clubface
Shot 1: 11’10”, 8,314 rpm (revolutions per minute) Shot 2: 49’, 11,164 rpm Shot 3: 6’ 2”, 10,065 rpm Shot 4: 7’ 9”, 12,230 rpm Shot 5: 22’ 3”, 10,989 rpm
Avg. proximity: 19’ 5”Avg. spin rate: 10,552 rpms
Dirty clubface
Shot 1: 18’ 1”, 7,574 rpmsShot 2: 7’ 2”, 5,814 rpmsShot 3: 45’, 5,748 rpmsShot 4: 6’ 11”, 3,949 rpmsShot 5: 14’ 10”, 5,679 rpms
Avg. proximity: 18’ 5”Avg. spin rate: 5,759 rpms
What does it mean
We found that a dirty clubface has a substantial effect on spin rate. The average spin rate with the clean clubface was just over 10,500 rpms, which is nearly double the average of 5,759 rpms with the dirty face. For reference, the PGA Tour average spin rate for a full lob wedge is roughly between 10,000 and 11,500 rpms.
In practice, this disparity in spin had a tremendous impact in how the ball reacted on the green during our test. With a full swing from 100 yards with a lob wedge, the balls struck with a clean clubface landed about hole-high, took one bounce forward and spun back significantly on the fairly soft greens.
The average proximity on these shots was about 19 feet, with three of the five shots ending up inside 12 feet. Two shots, however, landed short of the hole, so after spinning back, they ended much farther from the hole.
With a dirty clubface, on the other hand, the balls didn’t spin back nearly as much. Interestingly, these shots landed about the same distance as the clean clubface shots, but the ones hit with dirty grooves mostly took one hop and stopped, resulting in a proximity that was actually one foot closer.
A couple factors are worth considering. With Powell being a scratch golfer, taking a full swing with a lob wedge and hitting into a soft green, maximum spin wasn’t ideal. The vast majority of golfers in most instances, however, would benefit from maximizing the spin they produce with their wedges, which can be done by cleaning the clubface.
Verdict
A clean clubface significantly increases spin rate versus a dirty clubface. Clean grooves produced nearly double the amount of spin as dirty grooves on a full shot with a lob wedge.
While we tested full shots, this disparity in spin rate is significant on chips and pitch shots, as well. When you fail to generate enough spin on short shots around the greens, your margin for error decreases—you must land the ball in the perfect spot for it to roll out to the hole. And you need plenty of green to work with to plan for this roll out.
With more spin, however, you can land the ball closer to the hole and get it to check up faster. This is particularly important on short-sided shots, where quick stopping power is essential to keep the ball close to the hole.
And as our test demonstrates, one crucial factor to maximizing the amount of spin and control you generate is making sure your clubface is fully clean before hitting a shot
Club Clean Unit Install on
Evolution Classic 2
These two images show our standard Black Club Clean club & ball washer installed on an Evolution Classic 2 golf cart, using the Universal Mounting Bracket.
SAND BOTTLE HOLDER
Our Sand Bottle Holder easily installs to any of our Club Clean units. Made from powder-coated steel the Sand Bottle Holder is sturdy and durable, and UV resistant. It will keep up with your game rain or shine. (Bottle not included.)
A Club Clean unit installed on a Denago Rover XL using the RXV Bracket in combination with the Universal Mounting Bracket.
In addition to Yamaha Drive carts, our Yamaha Bracket also fits Evolution D5 carts.
Here's What Our Customers Say! (click to expand)
L. Joe Stucky, D.C.: My new Club Clean is Installed. The last one was great and the new one is even better. The old one saved me for 10 years and was working fine. Hadn’t even reversed the brushes. Just kept it clean and always added a few drops of detergent. If you’d like to inspect it, I’ll send it along. Thanks again for a splendid product- and your excellent service!
Mississippi Customer: All club and ball washers are NOT the same. Club Clean has one drain plug, which, when removed to drain your unit, cleans out both the club .md ball cleaning sides. The last one lasted me over 13 years. I once owned a Play Clean brand (another maker) and the club grip only fit halfway in its supposed grip cleaning area and weighed nearly 6 lbs. when filled. Club Clean is the best. Don’t waste your time and money on another brand.
Garf Golf: Why someone would not have one of these on their can is beyond me. I’ve read reviews that said it was too expensive. Hogwash. A great product that’ll last with the least amount of upkeep. Features, quality, easy to use, good value, durable.
Awesome Club: This product is great, much faster then cleaning clubs with a sink, brush, and towel. I just scrub the club in here and then dry right after. Takes 20 seconds per club. great product. Convenient and efficient.
Mikeytbone: I highly recommend the Club Clean to all golf enthusiasts who want to keep their irons clean after each round. The Club Clean does a superb job on both irons and golf balls with very little effort. The Club Clean comes with several mounting methods. I had a very heavy tamper that I rarely use so I adapted one of the mounts now it serves as a mobile Club Clean station that I can move anywhere.
PoconoJoe: I owned this Club Clean brand club and ball washer for over 9 years. Yes, it’s going on it’s tenth year. The quality of this product is outstanding, I had another brand and the brushes inside wore out after one and a half years of use. l have bought4 of these Club Clean brand washers and gave them as Christmas presents and they love it.
- Why Use Club Clean's Washing System?
- The ClubClean Single Drain System Advantage
- Club Clean vs. The Competitors
- Packaging
Why use the Club Clean washing system?
Club Clean created the club and ball cleaner industry over 22 years ago and is the originator of the club and ball washer unit.
We stand behind our product with a lifetime warranty against defects to the case and lid. We can offer this guarantee because we use premium materials and maintain a rigorous quality control system.
Because of the durability of our merchandise, customers have been enjoying our products for years. ClubClean has a name recognized world-wide for dedication to product performance and customer satisfaction. ClubClean invests in constant innovation, new features and regular improvements.
ClubClean ball and club washing system is the perfect golf accessory. Club Clean is the only patented single fluid chamber club and ball cleaner in America. Club Clean provides better ball flight, cleaner grooves on your club, and better backspin.
Club Clean mounts on a golf cart, can be used at home, and can suction cup to almost any surface. Americas #1 golf club and golf ball cleaner has patented fluid communication. Durable bristles make Club Clean the best golf club washer and golf ball washer in America.
A: Our Competitor’s Double Drain System – B: Club Clean’s Single Drain System
For easy cleaning/draining of our Club Clean, remove the drain plug, insert the garden hose into the top of the club side, point the hose towards the ball side and allow to drain clean. It’s that Simple!
Ball retainer handle makes cleaning front chamber almost impossible in a 2 chamber club and ball washer design.
With a front and rear drain hole, the front hole sprays water on seat when trying to drain front chamber, as well as the possibility of leaking into battery compartment. Two drain holes means it takes twice as long to clean a fleet of golf cars. A double Chamber “Serves” no purpose other than to not violate single chamber patents.
| Product Features | CLUB CLEAN | MISSOURI RIVER | CLEAN SHOT | CLUB & BALL WASHER INC. |
| Patented-single fluid chamber – fast proper drainage of water and dirt from both chambers. | YES! | no | no | no |
| One plug design – remove one plug and it drains the entire unit PROPERLY. T plug design keeps plug attached. | YES! | no | no | no |
| Longer lasting, higher quality polypropylene brushes instead of cheap nylon broom bristles. | YES! | no | no | no |
| Lifetime warranty on high grade textured polypropylene case and lid, designed to endure long term outdoor exposure. | YES! | no | no | no |
| Zytel-universal mounting bracket made of a nylon filled material stronger than steel! Lifetime warranty! | YES! | no | no | no |
Ours: The ClubClean Difference
• High grade polypropylene case and lid with a lifetime warranty.
• Black ABS life like ball retainer handle.
• Low profile design – no bandaged knuckles.
• Textured lid eliminates club scratching.
• Neoprene gasket material (also used for wetsuits, very durable).
• Patented flow through a single chamber, simple and quick draining.
• Custom made polypropylene brushes for better memory.
Theirs: Compare and Contrast
• short 2 year warranty.
• ball retainer handle looks like a wiffleball.
• very slow draining, not good for a 100 car fleet.
• brushes are nylon, made in a broom factory.
• higher profile design which scratches easily.
For the Retailer: Each unit is packed in our attractive 4 color interactive window display box for excellent sell through. Each Retail Box also includes a pack of 3 commercial quality suction cups and a Zytel mounting bracket FREE, with a lifetime guarantee on the Zytel mounting bracket.
For the Cart Dealer or Upscale Showroom Cart Dealer: We offer your choice of our full color retail box or our industrial Kraft box.
You will receive a guaranteed exchange on colors you might not sell as well as others. Just contact us for a return authorization.
