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Posted: Jul/07/2008 12:43 AM PST
I'm debating on whether to get new grips for my clubs. I have irons that are pretty old, but have not been used all that much. They are old King Cobra II irons, and are pretty old, but not played that much but still seem pretty slippery. What I was wondering is if its worth paying to get my clubs regripped?
My clubs are obviously old and I eventually wanna get new irons, but I'm tryin to wait until my game improves more since I have only just started to play on a consistent basis. So I thought my regripping would help me bare with these older clubs and renew them a lil until I'm ready to buy new irons.
I am also unsure of whether to get them regripped by the people at my local Golf Galaxy or to just regrip them myself since I heard its no that hard. Does anyone have experience in all of this? Did the new grips help your feel a lot?
So any thoughts on grips at all is appreciated, even to say what grips you suggest or use and how you like them.
Thanks Everyone,
Chuck
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Posted: Jul/07/2008 2:27 PM PST
DO NOT PAY TO GET YOUR CLUBS REGRIPPED! Do it yourself, it is soooooo easy its disgusting!
I just did it myself for the first time. you don't need a fancy vice like they use at pro shops but if you have one it helps. Go to your local golf store and buy your grips and a bottle of grip solvent and grip tape. often times, the existing tape on the clubs is good and doesn't need to be replaced. you simply take a utilty knife and cut off the old grip. Then if the tape is good you leave it alone. if it looks beat up you can scrape it off and apply a new piece. Then you spray the tape with the grip solvent and spray the inside of the grip with solvent. Slide the grip onto the shaft and shimmy it down all the way and VOILA you are done. The first couple clubs you may struggle a bit but after doing a couple of them you'll be able to do it in about 2 minutes per club. Solvent and tape runs you about 10 bucks and grips can be from 3 to 8 bucks a piece. I also upgraded to midsized grips because the size of my hands. I bought my grips online from an ebay seller named 2puttbirdie and was very happy with the price. I bought Avon Dual Density which is like 2 different kinds of material that feel pretty good. On my new set of irons, they have lamkin crossline grips which I like a lot. As for improving my game, it's one of those things that you don't realize until after you do it how much better the club feels in your hands. your clubs should never feel slippery so if they feel that way you definately need to at least clean them up and probably need to replace them.
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Posted: Jul/07/2008 2:55 PM PST
Just a few more tips if you are going to do it yourself. I use acra-sol which you can buy at a paint store and then whats left you can use take tar off your car. Get a blade for your box cutter that you are using to remove your old grip with a hook on the end. I think a roofer uses this kind of blade and then you wont score your graphite shafts. I always remove the old tape it may take a little longer but I think its a more professional job. I put my finger over the hole in the end of the grip, fill the grip with solvent and then pour the solvent over the tape. Its so easy, then all thats left is to slide the grip on and working quickly position it. I have been doing my own grips for years and have never had one slip. Doing it yourself lets you experiment with grips. I would hate to pay to have my clubs re-gripped and then find out I really dont like the grips. Doing it yourself you can try a grip on one of your clubs to see if you really like it. It also lets me spend more on the grip itself since I am saving the cost of labor
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Posted: Jul/08/2008 11:19 PM PST
Thanks guys for the tips. I just went and bought some of the tools you guys mentioned along with a set of Midsized grips. Just about to go grip them now. So hopefully it won't be too long if its as easy as you guys say. Thanks.
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Posted: Jul/09/2008 6:41 AM PST
great! not sure if we mentioned this but you do need to let them dry before you go swing with them. Probably 1 hour will suffice but you may want to let it go a bit longer.
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Posted: Jul/09/2008 1:38 PM PST
Yeah I wasn't sure on length of time, but I figured it needed some time. So I got them done now and gave them a good 8 hours before testing any out. They turned out good, and I like the bigger size a lot. So pretty happy. Thanks again for your help all.
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Posted: Jul/10/2008 12:26 PM PST
glad it worked out. have you actually hit with them yet or just kinda swung them around in the house?
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Posted: Jul/15/2008 7:22 AM PST
No, I've played two rounds now with them. Definitely like the midsize a lot better. My game still needs a ton of improvement, but at least I can't blame my grips anymore.
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