Advice needed

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

re joining a club - my advice would be find somewhere which has a programme for beginners.

Our place has a great scheme. 6 weekly free group lessons for beginners, then an academy which cost £350 for the first year, this had 12 1-2-1 lessons with the pro, about the same number of group lessons, and unlimited access to the course 5 and a half days a week. if you decided to take out full membership at the end of the year, you got £200 off your first year's fees.

It worked out really well for me, the lessons were invaluable, as was the unlimited playing time, and I met a good bunch of lads who were in the same boat as me, and who I play with regularly now.

have a look on here for somewhere local to you

https://www.getintogolf.org/

Agree- an academy is a great way of being introduced to a golf club and getting going with the game through lessons and occasional knocks on the course...you might only be able to stay an academy member for 2 or 3 years before being asked to join the club - but by then you'll know how you feel about the game and the golf club.

 

[rudebhoy]

That sounds an unbelievable deal

It was brilliant for me. I was gutted last month when I had to pay full whack for the coming year. The first 2 years cost me £800 in total which was a real bargain with the amount of tuition included.

 

[casuk]

I'll be paying that for one year and no tuition, sounds a great deal especially for a beginner

 

[Crow]

From youtube most people have a vice to hold the club in place. Guess it is pretty tricky without? Let me know how you get on with re-gripping

Never one to rush things!

I finally got round to putting the new grips on tonight, much easier than I anticipated and was done in around an hour to an hour and a half, it would be even quicker now I know what it's all about.

I should have replaced the shafts too as the ones on these old Ben Sayers "Ray Floyd" Power Ridged blades were very rusty, which is why I didn't do the straight away, in the end I thought "so what, the grips cost next to nothing so I've nothing to lose".

 

[USER1999]

Is putting new grips on vintage clubs not against the spirit of the whole vintage thing?

 

[Crow]

Is putting new grips on vintage clubs not against the spirit of the whole vintage thing?

Clubs were re-gripped even back in the day.

If the grips are remotely usable then I leave them, these were not only unplayable but some had been replaced over the years and they were a bit of a mishmash.

Unfortunately it's not easy to come by vintage grips, ones that look vintage can be found but they're too pricey for me so it has to be cheap new ones.