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The Groove Doctor is a golf accessory designed to help repair worn wedges and irons. It has a U-Groove, V-Groove and Square Groove tip for different groove styles.

How To Use The Groove Doctor

  1. Clean the club with soap and water and clean all grooves. Identify the type of grooves your club has.
  2. Unscrew the top and adjust the tip to the groove type.
  3. Tighten the top.
  4. A vise can be used to hold the club. Apply a little lubricant to the club face, place the tip in the groove and lightly pull the tool toward you. Repeat a few times with slight pressure.

Note: Do not push the Groove Doctor away from you when trying to repair or sharpen grooves, as this may damage the club.

The tool is intended to clean and repair small cave-ins and blemishes on the face of the club. Use it carefully and do not overdo it.

Where to buy

ProActive Sports Groove Doctor Repair Tool for Iron and Wedge Golf Club Re-Grooving

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How To Identify The Grooves My Golf Club Has

Before sharpening grooves on wedges or irons, identify the groove type. Grooves have changed over the years.

To identify them, examine the face of the club. The V-shaped or U-shaped lines on the face are the grooves. Using a magnifying glass, look at the cross section of the grooves. If it has a U-shaped or box appearance it is a U-groove; if it appears V-shaped it is a V-groove.

Square or U-Grooves

Square or U-grooves are associated with more spin on a golf ball. Rule changes limited this groove type for new clubs from 2010, citing research on spin from the rough and sand with urethane-covered balls. Check the current rules for your type of competition.

V-Grooves

V-grooves are shaped like a "V". They are generally described as producing somewhat less spin than U-grooves but a more consistent spin rate.

Where to buy

ProActive Sports Groove Doctor Repair Tool for Iron and Wedge Golf Club Re-Grooving

Groove sharpeners are tools, and it is how they are used that can make a club non-conforming. Clubs now have grooves machined to maximum tolerances, so if you enlarge the grooves by scraping, the club may become non-conforming. Using the tool only to remove bruises that have rolled into the groove is generally the safer use. Check the rules for your competition before using it.

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