As the end of summer approaches, it’s always nice to get the clubs in shape for the lower-cost winter golf season. Besides polishing up the heads and getting any muck and grime off them, cleaning the grips, or maybe even replacing them is one of the cheapest things you can do to your older set to give it a like new feel. Many people worry that regripping a set is either too hard or too expensive to do, so they never bother with having it done. While it’s true that getting your grips done at a shop can cost upwards of $200 a set, there are much better, and cheaper ways to do it. Let’s take a quick look at how cheap and easy it can be to make those old sticks, new again.
First off, I have one source for grips and that source is The GolfWorks. The reason for this is that they often run their “Buy 6 Get 6 Free” deals and for the longest time, they had my Lamkin wrap grips on that special. Even when they don’t have the deal going on those, their grip pricing is about as good as it gets. GolfWorks is a clubmaker site, with all the goodies and tools that professional clubmakers need to outfit their shops. They realize that it shouldn’t cost $10-15 a grip to get a customer outfitted with a new piece of rubber and they offer quality options for every budget for just that reason. For my current winter play, I picked up the Super Stroke TX1 grip. It’s a half-cord model that features a setup very similar to the Golf Pride MCC grips that I fell in love with last year. They lack a bit of polish compared to the $10+ offering, but they felt great as soon as I got them on the shafts. The half-cord section of the grip runs through the red coloring before yielding to a softer compound in the white section at the bottom for the grip.
Now, there are far more options available to you than MCC (Multi-Cord Compound) style grips out there at great prices. Many of what you will see are “discounted” or “discontinued” models, which is fine for the average player that regrips once a year. You will also see some deals on some off brands, which can be a blessing or a curse. My advice is to look up the grip online and see if there are any reviews or first-looks at them before you buy. A good example of this is the Grip One line at GolfWorks. Companies like Grip One don’t pay tour stars to play their grips and they don’t have giant research facilities to pay for, so they are able to offer a lower cost, high quality grip. The Grip One Tour X grip is a ridiculous $1.99 at Golf Works, which would basically make the cost about $35 for a complete set of them and the tools needed to put them on. The good news is a roll of tape and solvent will be enough for two or three sets, so you only have to buy that one time and then the cost would be under $30 a set after the first.
The also have the Royal Grip X-Treme V grip at $2.99, the Avon Chamois for $3.99. the Lamkin Crossline at $4.19 or the Golf Pride Tour Velvet for $5.19. All of these will breathe new life into those older clubs for not much more than a cheap round of golf. When you consider the cost of new clubs, a grip is pretty easy to justify. Of course, the next step is learning how to put the grip on, which I will be happy to share with you on the Golfing For Less YouTube Channel. In the mean time, check out www.golfworks.com and see how inexpensive it can be to regrip those old sticks. Just don’t forget to give them a bath while you’re at it.
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