How often do you sharpen the grooves in your wedges? Is it very important for control? What tool do you use?

Question

I was looking at accessories online and keep coming across steel wedge sharpeners. I bought my wedges new this year but my irons have a few years on them. Is it important that I sharpen the grooves in all of my clubs?

If you have any experience with different tools, is there one you would recommend?

Thank you.

Answer 1

Groove wear comes with time and can be corrected.  Yes there is a grooving tool, but I recommend that you consult a clubmaker in your area to perform this task for you.  Considerable damage can be done to the club face if regrooving is not performed correctly.

Answer 2

take the club's to a good club maker .

Answer 3

ive never seen these tools for sale myself. but there are rules set for width and depth and shape that your grooves can be.  (really only enforced on a tour not in an amateur tournament)  everybody i know cleans their grooves with either a tee or a wire brush and a bristle brush(its what i use).  my dad is a dentist and he has a grinder that i had him use on one of my lob wedges. he made the grooves deeper and wider.  i didnt notice a difference in spin at all.

Answer 4

groove maintenance, other than running a tee or a brass brush through the grooves, should be done by a professional club repairer. The reason - though it may not  be important to you- is that you could damage the club and/or render the club illegal by making the grooves non-conforming.

Answer 5

hey, um if you want spin than yes i would clean my grooves but thats about the only reason to do it. and all i use is a tee. it saves me money and its easy. good luck man.