This might be the worst thing you can do with your golf clubs. I tell you what it is and show you what can happen if you do it!
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This might be the worst thing you can do with your golf clubs. I tell you what it is and show you what can happen if you do it!
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Great video! A little off topic question but is there a way to tell the difference between say a 7 iron shaft and a 6 iron shaft on a used set of clubs? I want to know so i can determine if they are hard stepped or not. Thanks
I have left my clubs in the back of my SUV for 15+ years now and haven't had a single issue. This is with about three sets of clubs over the years. I park in the garage when I'm home, and since I work from home I don't tend to park out in the sun for long typically. When I go on a trip I often remove the clubs to make room for other stuff back there. Probably the most time my car spends out in the sun is at the golf course, and obviously my clubs aren't in the car then. I will say that if my clubs and bag get wet I do take it out and let it air-dry in the garage, after wiping down the clubs best I can.
Common sense goes a long way, 8 years of leaving clubs in trunk in FL heat, no issues at all.
I lived on the sun and used gorilla glue. Never had an issue
The 5th reason would be the ferrules get loose after a period of time as will!
Been playing nearly 30 years and I’ve never left my clubs in my trunk for all your reasons. Great points.
One more reason would be damage from a different source, if you park out on the street there's always that chance of a rear end collision, seen more than a few vehicles being heavily damaged over night!
Here come the rust adds spin crowd AJ 😂😂
Never had an issue with rust or epoxy with leaving clubs in trunk for 22 yrs in south Florida
I’ve leaving my clubs in the trunk for 10 months a year for the last 38 years. Not once have I experienced any of these issues.
Mid summer in Scotland. A super 62f today.
Houston. Don’t do it.
Great info!
I'm here in Phoenix AZ where summer temps regularly run 110°+. Cars and garages get pretty toasty and can easily reach those upper 100° temps. While the 1 shot temp over 150 may not do much, what really takes a toll on the epoxy is constant temp change and prolonged exposure to higher temps. If you leave the clubs in the car for a day and then put them in the house, and then back out on the course, then back in the house, etc, etc.. over a summer or the course of a year it can do some damage for sure. This is the time of year where I move everything inside and definitely do not leave them in the car.
Other items that I migrate into the house are golf balls, epoxy, grips, masking tape, and even sharpie markers. The heat here will get them all.
I guess it depends on where you live. I leave my clubs in the trunk basically all the time, but I live in NE Wisconsin so there's that. I did have issues with heads coming off a lot of clubs that were assembled in 2015, I had heard that there was a lot of bad epoxy in the industry at that time though. Other than that, no issues whatsoever. I often go to the driving range at lunch, or to the course directly after work so leaving them in the trunk works for me.
I don't think I have to worry about epoxy melting in the UK. Plus my car has better air circulation than my house anyway!
I live in south Texas and it is not a good idea to store golf clubs in an enclosed garage that is not air conditioned. All it takes is one summer to ruin the grips and the golf bag at the least. I keep my clubs inside the house even though my wife is not too crazy about the idea.
Regarding the grip loosening from the tape in high heat, I think I recall you (it could be another person..) using compressed air to add grips to shafts without tape, is this correct? If so, would the grips be even more twistable/loose if it's directly on the shaft without tape after heat?
Wait.. so can we use a little heat to remove/save grips?
Damage is done to the epoxy over time if left in car all the time the epoxy getting hot and cold does weaken the bond
Also great video. For the perfect time of the year.
I think a hood test would be leaving them in the car hitting balls on the range and then seeing if the specs get off. Like lie angle. Also how often should that be checked playing 2 or 3 times a week.
Live in the hot South. My clubs are always in my trunk because I leave work and play in the late afternoon/evening and can't go home to get them and then go to the course.
My results are similar to yours. My heads don't rust, except for those made to rust. My heads have never come loose. My grips do on occasion come loose. That's a fairly easy fix though.
If a head does come loose, just take it off, clean it up, and epoxy it back on.
I think we're way over thinking this 'problem'.
My clubs are always in my trunk. I'm 65 and it's not been a problem these many decades.
Still waiting on the slamming the clubs on the ground and inadvertantly adjusting the lie angle test though 😉
It's been extremely hot out west
Yup in Phoenix we've been making records this summer for amount of days 110+ temps. So when it gets to 115-119 outside, like this week, the trunk can get to 200 to loosen epoxy or cook grips over time. As for insurance, most homeowners policies can have a limit on golf clubs so ended up getting a seperate plan just for the clubs, which is better since it covers more and won't affect homeowner rates