Where are Golf Pride Tour Velvet grips cheapest and are Black Widow grips any good?

[nevets88]

I still have lots of solvent and tape left, so still replacing grips the old fashioned way, no air compressor. I normally go with Golf Pride Tour Velvets and get them for $4.5 a piece from Golfsmith. Are there any other places that are cheaper?

Amazon is having a sale on Black Widow grips - $1.5 a piece. Are these any good?

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Widow-SPRING-Includes-Available/dp/B007RFEH3C

Also, how long do grips stay tacky in storage? If I buy one now and put it the closet with no light, will it be as good as it is a year from now?

Thanks in advance.

[HighlandLaird]

I find that grips "keep" for a long time, especially if you keep them in air-tight plastic bags.

As for the Black Widow grips, I have some "ribbed" white ones, and they give superb traction and feel.  I love them, but of course, as with most things in golf, it's all personal preference.  I find round grips unpleasant, and always use ribbed ones, and until recently have used Golf Pride Tour Velvets, but now prefer Black Widow ribbed----they do not become slippery as quickly and need scrubbing with soap and warm water less often.