I can’t think of another game or sport which is as replete with gadgets as the game of golf, and all aspects of the game are involved, from practice to playing. From training aids that are guaranteed (guaranteed!) to fix your sliced/chunked/topped shots, give you ten more yards on your drives, or help you guide your putts unerringly to the cup; to data-gathering devices that work with an app on your phone (doesn’t everything work with an app on your phone these days?) to help you analyze the weaknesses in your game; to specially shaped tees that will straighten out your drives or add ten yards (there’s that ten-more-yards thing again…), there’s a gadget for everything.
I’m a mechanical engineer by education and vocation, and I like a handy device as much as the next person—but I am also something of a minimalist. While many of the gadgets and gizmos that are intended for on-course use fall, in my estimation, too much on the “intrusive” side of the “useful-to-intrusive” spectrum, I am always on the lookout for handy gadgets that makes a necessary task easier to complete. One such device is the GrooveIt Wet Club Scrub, which makes cleaning your club faces a quick and efficient task.
One of the most-often heard tips for getting the most out of your irons’ and wedges’ performance features is “keep your clubs clean”, and with the GrooveIt this vital little bit of on-course housekeeping is easy to accomplish.
The GrooveIt is basically a “T”-shaped brush which incorporates a spray bottle, which can be filled with water or a cleaning solution, in the handle (I use Windex in mine). Press the plunger button on the end of the handle a couple of times to spray the cleaning solution through the face of the brush onto your club, and a quick scrub will clear dirt and grass from the club face to help ensure that you get every bit of benefit from the grooves and milled textures that are put there to maximize ball-to-club interaction.
The GrooveIt is equipped with a spring carabiner to secure it to the accessories loop on your golf bag so it is always accessible. It is attached to the carabiner with a scarily strong self-aligning magnetic connector, so there is no need to work the spring carabiner every time you use the brush—just give it a yank to pull it away, and wave the connector-half on the brush in the general vicinity of the one on the bag to reconnect. To be honest, this magnetic connector impresses me as much as the spritz-and-scrub function of the brush, but I would be careful about allowing that magnet anywhere near electronic devices or your credit cards—I would fully expect it to play havoc with anything that is sensitive to strong magnetic fields.
Whether you carry, use a granny cart, or ride, the GrooveIt is a handy accessory that you will be glad to have clipped to your bag.
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