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Recently I broke a pitching wedge, when I got the club back the shop said they couldn't fit the original grip & yet that could blow another grip off another club that was of the same make to give me a grip that although not a match, was at least of the same manufacturer.

Were they feeding me duff info or was it a proper excuse?

Was it your local club pro or was it the stockist you got it from (Nevada Bob, American Golf Discount etc)?

It sounds like they just dont stock the grip you want and cant order it in because their supplier doesnt deal in them.

I just thought I would ask, is this the original grip with the manufacturers logo on it? If so these are hard to come by at your local pro since they deal in better value non branded regrips rather than the OEM stuff. Golfsmith might have them but they will want you to buy a box of 50. Have a search on the web for an accredited clubmaker in your area and they might be able to help you locate one.

To be honest, I'm amazed anyone would consider fitting anything other than a decade multicompound grip to a single club. All my woods and wedges have these and I plan to do my irons when they need done. Its the best grip out there by a fair way (pardon the pun) at the moment. You can get them for around 8 quid fitted by lots of places.

Happy Hunting.

D.

Thanks for the reply.. :)


Oh, they could order it in, but they said it would take a while.

What I was asking was, why couldn't they remove the original grip from the original, (broken shaft)?

They borrowed...lol a grip from another Nike club, which had a different colourscheme.

Btw, I now wish I'd spent the extra £20 & had it sent to Nike, as the feel of the shaft itself is now totally different & unhappy for that reason too :( (think the kick point must be different).

Think I'll live with how the club feels for a while & may simply get it sent away to Nike for the proper shaft to be fitted & get the right grip at the same time.

I'll look into the idea of the type of grip you are on about, when I feel its time for a regrip being done on some of the clubs in the set.

Cern - A grip can be removed by blowing them off with compressed air or with a slim metal blade and grip solvent. I don't like blowing them off with compressed air as I have stretched some out of shape and damaged them beyond use. The air is applied in the small hole in the butt end of the grip. On a club with head attached, there is no air loss. Once the shaft is broken, you would need to plug the broken end of the shaft in order to blow it off. You may be able to find a repair shop where they can remove it with the blade type. It usually takes me about 1 minute to remove them. Good luck!

So you are saying I could have had my old grip had they bothered to take that extra minute.

Btw they blow them off, but not with compressed air at the shop I go to. Can't remember what they said the substance was that they fill the shaft with.

I'm guessing that they inadvertently damaged the original grip when trying to save it(remove it intact). They probably did you a favor by removing a grip of the same make from another club, rather than charging you for a new grip. Installing new grips is much easier and more profitable for the shop than re-using old ones.

I have changed 3 putter grips in the last 2 years, 1 for myself and 2 for friends, did not damage them or mis-shape them and they are still being used by the 3 of us today.
I soaked them in petrol for a couple of minutes and manipulated them off, no problem and I was told by a pro that putter grips are harder to do than irons?

You don't mention the condition of the old grip. If it was older it may have been becoming a bit hardened and could not be removed without damaging it.

Personallly, I prefer plain old GolfPride Victory grips. I probably let my original Hogan grips get slicker than I should have because I hated taking them off, but now I have no sentimental attachment and will probably replace the Victories every couple of years.

The club was almost brand new & yet a slight tap on a tree & it had folded on me.

If I'd had the clubs for any length of time I wouldn't have been too bothered & would have chosen something to my liking to replace it with.

Have been playing with the PW's ne shaft & grip & an getting used to it now....


... Though Ironically I've been trying some Hippo Powerstrike clubs with heads that are one stop away from being blades.