This is the most common problem faced by golfers, I also suffer from this problem lots of times. Gloves are the most important equipment used in golf and it is too frustrating when you play golf and your white leather golf gloves appear muddy and smell bad when you put them off after playing two or three shots.
So don't worry, here I provide you best of the best and most effective solutions for bad-smell golf gloves.
Through these solutions, your golf gloves' life span increased.
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| Dirty golf glove |
Step -1 Know the Cause of Smell or Dirt:
Before we start cleaning we have to know what are the reasons for the dirty gloves, and for each kind of dirt, we take some different methods.
i) Dirt and Dust:
Most of the time the golfer takes many challenges on the golf course. Sometimes golf courses have mud due to wet ground, and grass strains, and over the long time, many fine particles accumulate on the golf gloves. This will also cause a foul smell.
ii) Sweat:
I personally face this situation most of the time because the hot weather or humid climate creates a lot of sweat on my hands as well as whole over my body, after every shot I remove the gloves, because of my sweaty hands and it is also the most common cause of foul smell comes out from the (leather) golf gloves.
iii) Fungi or Bacteria:
when you don't use the gloves over a long period this will cause dirty gloves or foul smell.
Step -2 ingredients used for cleaning:
Before we start cleaning the dirty golf gloves I recommend these things you need for safe washing of golf gloves or leather golf gloves
i) Luke warm Water:
Because the material used in golf gloves is so premium or expensive we use mild or lukewarm water instead of extremely hot or cold water because it can damage the material of the gloves. Fill the wash basin with Lukewarm water.
ii) Mild soap or detergent:
We use mild soap or detergent instead of washing soda or normal detergent cake or powder.
iii) A piece of Cotton cloth or Sponge:
It helps for proper cleaning of the glove without damage, rub the golf glove with the help of cotton cloth making sure not to apply too much force on it.
iv) Towel:
With the help of a towel, we dry the glove, after the whole step squeeze gently put the glove on the towel, and roll it with some gentle force with the help of the towel the extra water gets out of the glove easily.
v) Odor Neutralizer:
Odor Neutralizer is the optional ingredient, if you want some fragrance to come out from your glove you can apply it.
Step -3 Methods for cleaning Smelly or Dirty Golf Gloves:
firstly take lukewarm water in the wash basin add some amount of mild soap or detergents and then immerse the gloves in it, with the help of cotton cloth or a sponge rub the gloves with gentle force.
Rinse 4-5 times or according to the need or amount of dirt in lukewarm water.
After that squeeze the glove and put on the towel and roll in it.
The most important part is don't expose the glove to sunlight or a heating device, as it will damage the glove.
Dry the glove in the air completely.
Warning :
Before applying these steps you can check and read the instructions given by the brand website.
Conclusion:
We must clean or take care of our equipment because if our equipment is clean then it increases our preference in golf and also you can avoid being inferior to your opponents.
