regripping my clubs

[1dayIllBaPro]

Hi, I am about to regrip my club. I want to buy Golf Pride Tour Velvet Full cord, but I wonder where should I buy it. Is there any good deal online? If you have bought it either online or in-store, how much they cost? I am buying at least 15.

and do you use the same grip for all your clubs, including fairway woods and driver?

I see the golf mate re-gripping tool, it's pretty cool. Luckily I have an air compressor and injection nozzle in my garage, and I always enjoy doing stuffs by myself. Has anyone here used that tool ? How was the new grip after installation? Did you buy the injection nozzle with them or you made one yourself?

Lastly, what different between .580 round and .60 round? overall size or just the tip? what size is a standard size, and what size that is on VR Blades?

Thank you :)

[andre112]

Hi, I am about to regrip my club. I want to buy Golf Pride Tour Velvet Full cord, but I wonder where should I buy it. Is there any good deal online? If you have bought it either online or in-store, how much they cost? I am buying at least 15.

golfworks, golfsmith, sponors from different forums..etc

and do you use the same grip for all your clubs, including fairway woods and driver?

I do

I see the golf mate re-gripping tool, it's pretty cool. Luckily I have an air compressor and injection nozzle in my garage, and I always enjoy doing stuffs by myself. Has anyone here used that tool ? How was the new grip after installation? Did you buy the injection nozzle with them or you made one yourself?

you don't need the tool but you must have a protector tube for blow off grips (for safety reason).

you can make a tube from cutting down a club divider plastic tube sold for $1 in most stores.

Lastly, what different between .580 round and .60 round? overall size or just the tip? what size is a standard size, and what size that is on VR Blades?

0.580 is 0.020 thicker overall than 0.600 after installed on the same butt-size shaft

0.600 installed on 0.600 shaft is so called standard size no idea what's on VR blades

[Hidalgo]

^^^^^ Like he said ^^^^^

[denver_nuggs_15]

VR blades have Dynamic Golds in them right? DGs have a .600 butt size, so they are probably .600.

[Dub]

I had the Golf Pride Tour Velvet Full cords before I regripped. They lasted a long time.....very long time. Every month or so I'd scrub 'em off with some Dawn diswashing soap and warm water and let them air dry. The rubber part would "freshen up" and stay really tacky while the cords did their part.

Really is a very nice grip.

I'm a sucker for the regular Tour Velvets, too.

I've used both for so long that I decided to try something different this time. These New Decade Multis are pretty nice, too. I've been very pleased with them.

You can find some solid deals on the Tour Velvet Cords on ebay every now and then.

I applaud you for doing it yourself. I never really bought any special tools to regrip, nor did I use a vice or any type of jig. In the past I would do so by simply cutting the grips off carefully with a box cutter and then peel off the old tape using some charcoal lighter fluid to soften the old tape up. New tape can be layered on to your desired thickness (great benefit to doing it yourself) and then I'd plug the new grip with a tee in the butt and pour some lighter fluid in it....swish it around well....pour fluid from the grip over the taped shaft and slide on smoothly. Check alignment and adjust accordingly.

I goofed the first time I did it and stretched the grip too far down...thinning it a bit. I learned to compare the length of an installed grip with a new one to ensure that I hadn't unduly stretched the grip down the shaft.

I let the pro shop handle my grips last time. I was in the store looking around at clubs, buying gloves, tees and spikes and piddling around with the various grips they had. The price was right and he only charged $1 per stick to do it. They were finished in a couple of hours.....gamed them the next day. Couldn't resist.....lazy, I suppose.

[1dayIllBaPro]

Thank you everyone :)

[TMO]

Just a quick thing. I still have 8 Golf Pride Tour Velvet Full Cords left over from ... I think 2002. They are the V50. If you email me you can just pay the shipping and I'll send them to you. I am going through and regripping all my clubs right now with the Golf Pride MCCs so I really don't have a need for them. Your call though. Just let me know soon.

[andre112]

FYI
you only need masking tape for air gripping. no need for double sided tape

grips like GP NDMC have very thin wall, especially the lower part
you can not install them with air. they balloon easily.
better stick with solvent and double sided tape

[1dayIllBaPro]

Just a quick thing. I still have 8 Golf Pride Tour Velvet Full Cords left over from ... I think 2002. They are the V50. If you email me you can just pay the shipping and I'll send them to you. I am going through and regripping all my clubs right now with the Golf Pride MCCs so I really don't have a need for them. Your call though. Just let me know soon.

Thank you for your offer, but that's ok :) If you want to give your clubs away, I'll probably pay for the shipping and extra $100 :P ...kidding...