Using my dad’s old irons from the early 80s I assume. They’re Bristol Advisory?? The grips are so worn that I have to squeeze the hell out of the grip in order to not throw the club, which is probably leading to a lot of issues with my swing.

My question is - would it be better to have these old clubs re-gripped and continue to play and learn technique for a while? Or smarter to just get a newer more up-to-date set of clubs?

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Posted by RichJ

The Land of the CoonAss

Member since Nov 2016

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Posted on 6/30/24 at 3:12 pm to DennisQuaid

Maaaaaann!

I believe that it would be easier for you if you buy a good, pre owned set of cavity back irons from Callaway or others. Would come w/new grips(could easily cost you $80-150 to regrip your clubs), and you’d only be out $200-300. You could spend lots more tho…

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Posted by prostyleoffensetime

Mississippi

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Posted on 6/30/24 at 3:23 pm to RichJ

^^^ This

It would cost you more to regrip the current clubs than they’re actually worth.

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Posted by makersmark1

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Posted on 6/30/24 at 6:56 pm to DennisQuaid

Buy a set of irons.

New ones from Cleveland, tour edge, or pxg are economical.

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Posted by holmesbr

Baton Rouge, La.

Member since Feb 2012

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Posted on 6/30/24 at 9:05 pm to RichJ

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easily cost you $80-150 to regrip

The 150 is probably the correct answer. 13 clubs including a $20 putter grip. Clubs were grip down in the 14" deep water in 2016. Just got them done 2 yrs ago.

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Posted by aruss15

Baton Rouge

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 7/2/24 at 4:18 pm to DennisQuaid

Find yourself a decent set of used clubs for $200-$300. The improved technology alone is worth the switch IMO especially if your old set needs new grips

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Posted by LSUfreak1459

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Posted on 7/3/24 at 6:58 am to DennisQuaid

As others have said, not worth getting them regripped. Lots of great direct to consumer options at fairly low cost. Maltby and Takomo are two popular options. I had Callaway X20 irons for a long time. Just recently upgraded. Very easy to hit and forgiving. You may be able to find a used set for a fairly low price.

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Posted by LSUfan4444

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Posted on 7/3/24 at 7:10 am to DennisQuaid

Definitely wouldn't regrip but I also wouldn't buy a used set from an individual. Chances are, you'd end up having to regrip those as well.

I would check callaway pre-owned for used and/or Sams & Costco for an ironset.

Sams had a Mavrik iron set for like $650. Costco had a Callway Edge 10 piece set (6-wedge) for under $600

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Posted by jlovel7

Louisiana

Member since Aug 2014

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Posted on 7/3/24 at 8:22 am to RichJ

Takomo 101 or Sub70 699s are economical and seem to have good reviews. I hit the sub70 demos yesterday and they felt great. Takomos arrive today and I can use the 7 as a demo club and still return it if I don’t like it.

Sub70 has a true demo program though that only ultimately costs $20 per test set.

Both are “off brand” but have great reviews. Will cost around $500 or so depending on how you assemble the set and for stock shafts and grips.

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