Helpful Golf Hints - Golf Shoe Maintenance (Spike removal)

Today’s blog will be the first of many from us that will address easy solutions to common problems or tasks that all of us golfers go through.

No, I am not talking about swing fixes or how to make your game better…..heck, after years, I have not figured those things out yet, so I should be the last one to attempt to teach it now.

However, along the way we have stumbled across some great tips to maintain and (in some cases) prolong the life of your equipment and accessories.

So let’s begin today starting from the bottom….. Golf shoes.

The biggest problem golfers have with shoes is replacing the spikes, specifically, getting the old ones out! By the time arrives that you need to pull out the old spikes they have been walked on exposed to dirt, mud and all sorts of crap that seems to develop a “cement like” affect making the removal of them like pulling teeth.

Fear no more my friends…. Good ol’ Rory has got a simple solution to this dilemma!

When your wife is not looking, sneak into the kitchen and pull out one of her cookie sheets/ baking pan. (hint, they look like this)

First, heat up some water and pour it into the baking pan to where the water level is just shy of the top.

Now place your golf shoes on the sheet, spikes down. Done correctly, the spikes will be under water and the water level is about even to the sole of your shoes…..wait about five minutes, remove the shoes and with a spike wrench, the spikes will come off very easy….it never fails!

Now with the spikes out, it’s a good time to take a soft brush and clean the bottoms of the shoes, including the spike holes….then might as well clean the entire shoes.

If yours are leather, I recommend using saddle soap. It’s a great cleaning agent that not only cleans, but it has lanolin that keeps your shoes soft and prevents aging

PS – Oh crap! I almost forgot…do yourself a favor and make sure you clean out that cookie sheet and put it back where ya found it!

Note my emphasis on “CLEAN OUT” the cookie pan…for some unknown reason, apparently some women get real sore when they pull out a pan to bake something and find it caked in dirt, grass shavings…etc.