Golf belts.

[Tashyboy]

Why are they so expensive? It seems the latest phase is the webbing type. Which is ok if you like them but me I like leather. I have a Couple of buckles, GG and Druh but the belts have gone and would love to just replace the belt but at this rate the buckles are going to Majorca to see if lucky lucky man can do something.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Druids do leather belts in different colours for £30 which in the current market doesn't seem too bad

 

[Backsticks]

And that's before you factor in a custom fit.

 

[RichA]

Why are they so expensive? It seems the latest phase is the webbing type. Which is ok if you like them but me I like leather. I have a Couple of buckles, GG and Druh but the belts have gone and would love to just replace the belt but at this rate the buckles are going to Majorca to see if lucky lucky man can do something.

Does your club check whether you're wearing a pukka "golf belt"?
Mine doesn't, so I can get away with wearing "a belt" purchased cheaply at any online or high street retailer.

 

[Tashyboy]

Does your club check whether you're wearing a pukka "golf belt"?
Mine doesn't, so I can get away with wearing "a belt" purchased cheaply at any online or high street retailer.

This is my plan B, Ave had a look in a few TK Max shops as they seem to be not far off. Trouble is they seem narrow trouser belts as against the wider golf belts.

 

[Tashyboy]

And that's before you factor in a custom fit.

Think I need a Stiff one ?

 

[RichA]

This is my plan B, Ave had a look in a few TK Max shops as they seem to be not far off. Trouble is they seem narrow trouser belts as against the wider golf belts.

Levi's Men's Free Metal Belt https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B083F96SQ7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_FYZVCS2FAKJ0FBPB2TA9?psc=1
I'm on my second Levi's leather belt. I lost the first one somewhere after about 20 years.

 

[Tashyboy]

Levi's Men's Free Metal Belt https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B083F96SQ7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_FYZVCS2FAKJ0FBPB2TA9?psc=1
I'm on my second Levi's leather belt. I lost the first one somewhere after about 20 years.

I have a belt that I wear with my jeans, it is a thing of beauty.I don’t know where I bought it but Ave had it decades. ?

 

[Jason.H]

I was sceptical with these new style belt but they are stretchy and way more comfy for golf than leather belts imo.

 

[need_my_wedge]

There’s a belt stall in our local shopping centre. Sells leather belts and buckled. Belts in a variety of colours, about a tenner each without buckle. Alternatively, you could get one of these for a similar price
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/White-Pr...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Other non golf colours are available ??

 

[Shooter McPowick]

Amazon have loads to choose from ranging from around £15

 

[evemccc]

Decathlon do good golf belts (and clothes)

Or you could get a premium ‘aftermarket’ belt that’s tailored just for your specific dimensions

 

[Smiffy]

I just buy the elasticated webbing belts now. Hardly know you've got them on they are so comfortable.
Go just as well with jeans as they do golf trousers.
Available in a variety of colours.
What's not to like?

 

[Neilds]

But it’s hard to find a ‘normal’ belt in white…….

 

[Tashyboy]

But it’s hard to find a ‘normal’ belt in white…….

???

 

[Imurg]

I went down the golf belt route a few years back but they never lasted more than a few months before starting to fray..they all seem to be these bonded types.
I now buy decent full leather belts which last, seemingly, forever. One is going 5 years soon and another is 2 years.. not a mark on them.
Anyway..surely if youre wearing a golf belt you're well on the way to being a FullKitW.........?

 

[Orikoru]

I have a 'golf belt'. Not a leather one, it's the kind that's like an aeroplane seatbelt. For some reason it's incredibly long, as if it was designed to fit anyone up to like a 46 inch waist - I have to wrap it around me quite a lot after the buckle. I'm not sure if it's intentional and they're all like that, or whether my missus cocked it up and ordered a really big size by mistake.

 

[RichA]

I have a 'golf belt'. Not a leather one, it's the kind that's like an aeroplane seatbelt. For some reason it's incredibly long, as if it was designed to fit anyone up to like a 46 inch waist - I have to wrap it around me quite a lot after the buckle. I'm not sure if it's intentional and they're all like that, or whether my missus cocked it up and ordered a really big size by mistake.

If there's a metal bit on the end then you can prise it off, cut the belt to the length you want, seal the frayed edge with a cigarette lighter then put the metal bit back on.
Alternatively, do the same thing at the buckle end. They're usually reversible, so you can unclip the buckle.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I have a 'golf belt'. Not a leather one, it's the kind that's like an aeroplane seatbelt. For some reason it's incredibly long, as if it was designed to fit anyone up to like a 46 inch waist - I have to wrap it around me quite a lot after the buckle. I'm not sure if it's intentional and they're all like that, or whether my missus cocked it up and ordered a really big size by mistake.

Is it not the sort where you cut it to size, the buckle is movable? I have an UA one, it is a one size but I cut it down. The buckle has teeth to grip the material, you lift the teeth using a screwdriver and move it.

 

[Slab]

I have a 'golf belt'. Not a leather one, it's the kind that's like an aeroplane seatbelt. For some reason it's incredibly long, as if it was designed to fit anyone up to like a 46 inch waist - I have to wrap it around me quite a lot after the buckle. I'm not sure if it's intentional and they're all like that, or whether my missus cocked it up and ordered a really big size by mistake.

Two observations for ya:
These web belts are sold in different lengths
Even if you get one too big, you just take the buckle off, cut it to a better fit and melt the end to prevent fraying, before putting the buckle back on