I inherited clubs from my Brother in law, but the grips need to be replaced very bad. I am not sure what im supposed to be looking for and i dont want to be taken to the wash by the golf shop.... any certain items i should be looking for?
go in and ask. most place get between $5 to $12 or more depending on what grip you choose, there are many. i personally like the Golfpride or Lampkin tour wrap, there inexpensive, feel good, and they last.
you can also buy them yourself from Golfworks or Golfsmith and install them yourself, it's quite easy to do.
I have recently been using Pro-T and Sharpro Velvet Grips that I have purchased on EBay for less that $1.00 each. I have been using Golf Pride Velvets, and I can tell no difference between them and the cheap EBay grips. As a matter of fact I am beginning to think I like the Sharpro Grips better than the Golf Pride Velvets.
Not so far, I have Sharpro Midsize Titans on my Firesole Tour Irons. So far I really like them, good grip, nice feel, and I think they are better looking than the Golf Prides. They guy I play with the most, had me put a set of them on his Mizuno irons and he likes them better than the Golf Pride stock Velvets that came on them. Just for the record I bought a new R7 Draw last week and put a Winn G8 on it, and now I think I am really in love with a grip. I have heard they wear pretty fast but man does that thing feel awesome. Feels like my hand just melts into it. If they weren't so expensive all my clubs will have them on it.