How often and when should you re-grip?

[Lange]

I regripped two years ago due to comfort issues with the orginal grips on my irons. I probably have a good 100 rounds on the new grips and there is no sign of any lack of grip or tearing etc. I say there should be pretty big gaps of time between regripping.

[mybloodinvt]

I have never heard of re-gripping because your grips are too tacky. Grips tend to glaze over and get slick as they age. These grips are difficult to hold onto when you are swinging the club. You should re-grip at this point or if you want to switch to another type of grip. Re-gripping is very easy so I always do it myself. Most of my grips are at least five years old and still tacky so I do not plan on re-gripping any time soon. I will say, in general, the longer you leave grips on, the more difficult they are to remove. When trying to remove old grips, they tend to crack and fall apart. Because a putter is such a feel club and I would not want to alter the feel of the putter, I would not change a putter grip unless I wanted to change to another type of grip.

[Harry Longshanks]

Most of my grips are at least five years old and still tacky so I do not plan on re-gripping any time soon.

5 years? Holy cow! I can barely get a season out of mine. And I clean my grips regularly to keep them tacky.

What grips are you using?

I will say, in general, the longer you leave grips on, the more difficult they are to remove. When trying to remove old grips, they tend to crack and fall apart.

Along those same lines, Acushnet (Titleist, Cobra, et al) uses some kind of alien technology grip tape that bonds with the shaft on a molecular level. I

hate trying to get that stuff off.

[RemyM]

I play about 65 rounds a year and re-grip annually.

[jaymst]

I haven't been able to play much in the last 5 years and the grips seem fine. I played last week for the first time in years and I will not be looking to re-grip anytime soon.

[slackhouse]

I just regripped my irons with Lamkins. I like the feel a little better than the Golf Prides. Plus, they are supposed to last longer. I got the blue ones on clearance at some online shop for like $1.25 a grip. I plan on regripping every June just for fun. It is fun to do and extremely easy. I enjoy regripping myself.

[mybloodinvt]

5 years? Holy cow! I can barely get a season out of mine. And I clean my grips regularly to keep them tacky.

I use Lamkin White Crosslines. I don't clean them. I have two new Titleist clubs that came with Tour Velvets. I figure I will have to re-grip those soon, since Golf Prides generally don't last. But I won't change them until they glaze over. I will see then how difficult Titleist grips are to remove.

[Crafty]

I regrip at the end of every season. I play a lot, probably average 9 a day and 100 range balls from april through september or october. However, I always go through 2 grips on my 60* because it gets used so much in practice sessions.

[InTheTwenties]

It eventually becomes second-nature to line up the alignment aids/logos/etc with the clubhead. But just to be safe, I put a piece of masking tape around the shaft at the bottom of the old grip and mark the line of the grip with a Sharpie.

Hey thats a neat idea! I re-grip every spring. I do it myself, and it's easy for those of you that are handy around the house. I have never changed the grip of my putter. I uses rubbing alcohol to clean/refresh the grips in between rounds.

[Andrew]

My vokey had a titleist golf pride stock grip that is wearing off as i speak.
Its a bit hard, and i need to get it regripped.
I got it early spring!
Keep in mind that i play 6 times a week now that its summer and its my favorite club in my bag.



every 6 months for rest of my clubs.=]