I ACCIDENTALLY BOUGHT FAKE GOLF GRIPS... BUT THEY ANY GOOD!? 

I have only used these versions off of ebay for the last 5 or so years. They last just as long and I change my grips every year (at the longest) so I have zero complaints other than having the extra 70 dollars in my pocket.

To be fair, when you don’t have the align grips installed on the club, you can’t feel the ridge stick out. It only “protrudes” when installed.

Thanks for watching Guys! Hope that helps anyone that wanted to know how to put grips on 👍

Hi Simon Really interesting video. I bought some Tour Velvet copies (they didn't have Golf Pride on them) from ebay last year at less than £1 a grip. They too had that distinctive smell, they didn't feel too thin and the grip pattern was identical. They have lasted very well but I will have to replace them sooner than with the real thing. Without trying to teach you how to suck eggs on grip replacement, but some readers might find it useful, this is an additional step I take when fitting: I sometimes used to find it difficult to get the logo/grip pattern lined up properly, but I eventually worked out that if you make a a sharpie mark on the shaft, using the centre mark on the old grip as a guide before removing it, line up is very easy.

I bought the exact same ones!! When I put them on the paint was coming off them and running down the grip! Didn’t know there was such thing as fake grips. Got well and truly done!

Love your honesty..was telling my friend with the same thought process. Since he's a beginner and the second hand set purchased was £40 complete with everything, it doesnt make sense to go to a pro shop and replace all the worn off grips with the original ones..better just apply those cheapo ones..and once hes better at golf, get a good proper set, and u can slap it with new original grips if he wants to. It just doesnt make sense to me, to replace grips which cost more than the whole set it self.

You make the fitting of new grips so easy. Will definitely give it ago. Cheers

A little tip Simon, you can put the fluid in the grip and pour it out from the little hole in the top, its less messy. I have used the grips lots of times and to be honest they are ok, just use more tape under the grip, prefer the ones with out the alignment lines on though. Lasted well and scrub up ok when dirty.

I know from working in the clothing industry that there are some factories that sell off exactly the same item at a fraction of the price..sometimes with a tiny flaw in them, sometimes without the logo, but often just because they can! I bought some of these same grips...although maybe slightly better quality and they are actually great when they are fitted and worked out at under £3 per grip. I just put on an extra layer of tape to my normal, but the align works and the 'gripiness' is just the same. They probably won't last as long, but so far I have had them on for several months and they are as good as new.

Glad I saw this Simon. I had these exact grips in my watched list on eBay! Crisis averted. Thank you!

I bought the same grips off eBay, as you said for the price I knew there was a good chance they was fake, and yes they where, the colour (red) and golf pride print at the bottom came off when I used white spirits to fit them, other than that I’ve got no other issues, feel good and plenty of grip, you’ve got to keep the Chinese sweat shops going through these hard times

I started to re-grip my own clubs about 2years ago thinking how hard it must but,but after trying on a old wedge and seeing how quick and simple it was soon did my whole set ,new grips make old clubs feel like new and you get the satisfaction out of doing it,but watch out for your friends as soon as they know you get asked to do everyone's lol,yes you get what you pay for on eBay try using pro shops getting rid of the old stock 👍

I did my own grips for 3 years but in the end I just give them to my Pro now. I think I'd rather support my local Pro than save a few quid.

Love this video, half shaming but not naming, however you gave some great guidance for someone like myself who is terrified of re-gripping my clubs despite the age/condition. Hook knife ordered!

Low odor mineral spirits or paint thinner works for activating most tapes. Leaving the tape backing barely on and centered on the back as a catch for the fluid also reduces how much is needed. Pour the fluid and use the tape backing to make a quick up/down swipe to wet the tape. If you have access to an air compressor most grips can be removed and reused. All that is necessary is an old-fashioned bag tube cut to the length of the grip. (for separating the clubs) . Slide the tube over the grip, hit the end of the grip with air and work the grip loose. Once loose continue to apply air to work the grip off the club. This can be done faster than cut-and-peel once you figure it out. The one downside is it's quite loud.

I bought a Super Stoke putter grip. If it last me a year I’m happy with it. I bought from Temu. 1/4 the price of buying them in store.they feel as good as any super stroke. For me well worth it. My super stroke didn’t last much more than a year here in Florida .Paid $8. Vs $30. Looks and works great. I plan on buying more.

Great video, always fancied having a go at replacing grips myself. As for the grips, if I were selling a set of clubs and the grips needed changing, then sure, I'd get the cheap copies. They'd look better and for a relatively small outlay could mean getting a lot more money for the clubs.

I’m in need of new ones . Interesting video . I don’t scrimp on grips as it’s only bit that you have contact with 👍⛳️⛳️

Spot on Simon. Better grips make more sense unless the clubs are on their last legs.

Excellent video and very informative. I recently bought a set of Callaway XR irons with New Fake Golf Pride Allignment Grips as shown in your video. I paid in total £158 plus £12 postage. Got to say I hate fakes and the quality and feel is so poor. I complained to eBay to return them and get a refund. Also I bought a grip for my driver from eBay and that was fake too. So I don’t buy grip’s from eBay unless it’s from a Golf Shop advertised on eBay. I see what you mean if you have really cheap clubs but honestly the clubs would look stupid having fake state of the art grips on a bunch of hippo clubs for example 😂😂

🤣🤣 so glad I waited for this video after speaking to you this morning

I bought fake grips off of eBay last year and genuinely they lasted longer than my actual MCC aligns. The only thing is they got shinier quicker and lost tack whereas the real ones crumble.

Have used the unbranded versions and they last ages. A local pro had a hit with my irons and was quite impressed with the quality. Only issue I've ran into is the weight difference. Found one set actually heavier than the originals which threw the swing weight out

I know for fake ones by accident. Put them on and all the paint game off the grip when putting it on! Crazy. Good video mate! 👍🏼

Thanks u just saved me a tonne in getting my lengthened over winter 👍👍

literally was about to buy these exact grips the other day! I also love kitkats

I've just fitted a set of egigo grips from eBay. Wasn't expecting much because of the cheap price but I can honestly say the quality and feel is excellent, well worth a try.

Very helpful mate 👍 Quick question on lining the grip up. whats your reference point on the clubhead to ensure that the grip is lined up properly? whilst it looks straight once its initially put on, out on the course i start to notice the discrepencies especially on the wedges.

I just happen to have an exact authentic grip bought from a reputable vender here in Canada. Still has the shrink wrap on it and compared it to your video. It was exactly the same except on the barcode the outside numbers were closer to the bars. Have the same colour also and the numbers on the code were exact! Looks like an inside job to me. BTW, brave man for doing the regrip in the living room. I used a vice grip with rubber covers and a painters tray to catch the liquid. Did mine before the last lock down. Cheers

Got some similar off Amazon ,without the name on .Dual compound .Done me a year and still good .

It would be great to see an actual comparison with an authentic grip. Maybe from start to finish, so installation right through to actually hitting balls (when you can) and provide a verdict? Great video though- now i have watched it, I think the MCC grips I purchased for my wedges recently must have been fake as the cost was similar.. they have worked fine so far though!

Awesome vid as usual dude. I play with p790s and M6 irons(in usa) and have used GP tour velvet grips on both I also use them on all my woods. I've tried the multy compound but just don't get on with them I know weird as my local pro thought. 🤣

Hi Simon, I bought some of these this year and had my all clubs re-gripped. They work fine and are nice and cheap.

Time to order some new grips, thanks for the demo, no dodgy buys though

Bought 3 x GP MCC plus 4 multicompound from ebay for £9.99 Inc del, thought it was too good to be true but honestly under close inspection they looked and felt the real deal, just looked back on my account..."user no longer reg on ebay" Probably under a new name, maybe your seller lol! Good video Simon

Thanks for addressing this topic. I wonder how they can get away with stamping Golf Pride on them. Please let us know how long they last and what you think of them in 6 months. Keep up the great work.

Hi Simon great video by the way,I think i have some of those grips from Lazada just fitted last week.Called Align wobbly text and all.Same label

Hi Simon, I've just regripped a set of ping g2 irons I bought off ebay 4 to sw, they were £25 for 12 midsize tour grips and tape. Look similar to tour velvet grips, dead easy to do and look great. Got 4 left so might do my wedges aswell. At just over £2 a grip they are good value and gave me something to do in lockdown, it amazes me that people use grips that are knackered and how they play with them is beyond me. Great content keep it up.

Thanks for the video. Been thinking about these for a 2nd hand set of Nike Pro Combo's I picked up last month. Reckon I'll give it a go 👍🏻

Nice bit if I go there mate. Enjoying your content a lot. What’s your opinion on the guide line on top vs underneath? Not necessarily the Align grips but in general

I bought some mcc plus 4 grips off ebay, they worked out about £5 per grip, not sure if they are real or not but they are 3 years old and still in great condition!

New to the channel, big fan keep it up

Great video. eBay is full of fakes now across all departments, and they don't even care. I have reported stuff, and (as per an older video) had fake SM8's which I reported to the manufacturers.

Great video, it's getting more risky buying golf equipment from ebay

Thanks for the video. Is unreal that to re-grip a set of clubs will cost over $200 now a day. Is only rubber!!!

I unknowingly bought a set of these about a month ago. 10 grips for $50 on eBay. They do look and feel okay so far, but they are pretty thin and the align strip seems to be just painted on. It is more like an align "stripe" (no ribbing) which defeats the purpose of buying an "Align" grip. Gripping them was very difficult. They were extremely difficult to slide on. And since the align strip is fake, getting it straight before the solvent dried was maddening.

Hey Simon, I bought a set of these for my last set of clubs. The deal was too good lol. And there is a small ridge once they’re on the club. Frankly I found them to be fantastic, especially for the price. I was told they are likely made at the same place as legit golf pride ones, or using the same moulds or something. The writing on the plastic wraps I got were perfect too. 🤷🏼

Wow that looked a lot easier than I expected!

I bought some golf pride grips a couple of years ago that I had doubts about £39.99 for 13 grips. They've served me well changing them today with some new lamkin.

Good video again try fitting a jumbomax without clamping shaft lol it stuck halfway on and wouldn't budge in the end gave to my pro. Adore do some great deals Avon grips are great good tyres as well.

You can make used clubs feel great with a decent set of new grips. They’re easy to fit yourself but I wouldn’t skimp too much on the price.

Hi Simon, I would love to a see a video on how to ‘pull’ a grip in the house?

If you want a deal on grips, I would go with off brands like Karma which are much less than Golf Pride but decent quality. I use air compressor with nozzle insert to install my grips.

Have these exact ones from eBay. Not being an expert I would not of known the difference other than the price I payed for them. Not played with them yet so will be interesting to see how they perform

I almost bought a set of those from Ebay this year. I thought the price was too good to be true. I went for real MCC Plus4 for my woods and hybrid, the irons can wait.

My pro put some mid-size Golf Pride alignment grips on 2 of my wedges...they were so good I then had to pay £12 per club to have the rest of the set done, previously I had the standard size alignment grips but once I tried the mid-size they seemed so much better than normal. I have medium sized hands and have always had standard grips before....just try the mid-size is what I'm trying to say!

I brought some decent copies for old clubs , midsize gp . 42 for 11 clubs.. The clubs are 20 year old Tzoid pro11 . Lovely clubs if your young or fit enough lolol. So brought some c300 forged to replace them .. My son took my MX200 when started having lessons...

Hiya simon this time last year I wanted to regrip my clubs never having done it before, I purchased what I thought were golf pride multicompounds off ebay, when I received them they looked really good they were obviously copies cost £33 for 15 grips I felt like a right numpty, however I regripped all of my clubs which was much easier to do than I had imagined, 12 months later the grips are still all intact and perfectly useable. However in future I will make sure I buy the real deal as I know they are fake and that just doesn't sit right with me. Keep up the great content cheers

I have a set of Yonex Cyberstars that I got in 2008, the grips were ruined. I couldn't afford to buy a new set yet so had to do something. Golf bidder offered me £25 for my clubs so I wasn't going to shell out £100 on new grips. I went and purchased these exact FAKE GRIPS in mid-size, ( i knew they would be thinner) and regripped all my irons in them.... and... it was the best thing I could have done for the clubs and my bank balance. I now have a new set of JPX 921 hot metal pros being built as we speak, but these grips have gotten me through the last 6 months of golf perfectly fine and I am glad I did it.

I bought 1 golf pride plus 4 grip on ebay, I paid £5 just to see if they were any good and got sent a full set of 13 grips, bargin , grips were OK aswel

Need to replace some grips on 6 second hand clubs . Looked online and noticed these for sale on a few sellers sites that just didn't look like selling grips was their speciality and grips were listed as golf pride and very cheap. I've delayed buying these as I thought they couldn't be real. Thank you so much , I now realist I need to be careful out there.

I agree morales buying fake goes against the grain, if someone has bought a starter set buying cheap genuine grips is better as if they decide to keep playing they can then move on to better clubs, great VIDEO & insight 👍

I bought a fake super stroke grip recently, an excellent copy only really given away by the smell. Interestingly, when i messaged the seller to point out this was clearly a counterfeit product he issued a full refund and i kept the grip. I am perfectly happy with it, especially considering it was free!

I've got a friend who's a bargain hunter. He found some inexpensive grips and bragged about what a great deal it was........until the rubber compound started coming off on his glove and hand in about 2 weeks (5 rounds). Not worth it at any price.

I bought the similar but "chinese brand" grips and they are both durable and grippy... Now the thing is, as you point it out, they are bloody thin. And given that I should be playing midsize, super thin standard, don't help me much... However, for the price, they are really useful!

I get it from Aliexpress. $30 for 13 grip is reasonable. I've had real MCC and fake ones, to be honest, i can't tell the difference once they are installed on the clubs. Sure there are small variations when comparing against the real ones especially on color. But grips are grips, and as long as they are new and grippy...i'm happy.

I bought fake GP align grips, definitely worth it. I own cheap second hand clubs, re-griping my set would cost as much as my set... I played with those grips and they work

I bought some cp2 +4 grips that were fake last year. Got them on way too easily because the inside diameter was too big. They never adhered at the bottom hand and twisted. Lesson learned

I bought a set of ping zing irons and a ping anser putter for £20 and they really needed new grips. I really didn't want to go spending around £100 re-gripping them so I bought 13 midsize 'golf pride' grips off onbuy for £38 and a garsen putter grip for £17. All in all a good set of irons and a good putter with new grips for £75 - not bad at all...and they've made the set of clubs nice to play, perfect for getting me into the game again. I definitely won't be getting fakes if I get a more expensive set of irons though.

I use these, I just replace them more often and it’s still way cheaper than the genuine ones

I brought some GC tour grips off eBay they're great for my second set of clubs. These are cheap grips but my pro said they are genuine. Designed to be a cheap grip

I bought similar midsize GP midsize +4 grips for a similar price, I think mine were slightly better fakes than yours. They look and feel quite good but after a bit of use I have found they can twist which is not great for Align grips. If you use good thick tape and solvent, I found this is much better

Use lambkin grips myself only a fiver off Amazon,always fit them with wd40 never had a problem always dry within a few hours

I’ve just bought some standard sized (?) grips off eBay. Just gone to start regripping and the opening is too small to go on the shaft. I assumed that they would all be a standard circumference. ??

I believe I’m playing with fake MCC+4 now. Got half dozen from a playing buddy who picked up a few dozen on Wish. Been playing them for the last three years, twice weekly and they’re not even close to ready for change. Clean them up with dishwashing liquid and some scotch bright and voila, like brand new. Unfortunately, the midsize grips are heavier so they will affect your swing weight if you’re changing from a standard grip. Golf pride‘s website say the midsized Align should weigh about 68 g and that’s exactly where my grips were when I installed them. 68.6g. Every single grip weighed out at 68.6g. Pretty impressive for a knock off.

Watch out when buying “Authentic” GolfPride ALIGN GRIPS on eBay, thankful for eBay buyer protection. And yes they claimed authentic and was US seller and shipped from within US, and the price wasn’t much less than local pro shop.

I've restored two old Ping putters since watching your video on restoring the Scotty. I've noticed on eBay the amount of obviously fake Superstroke grips and thought the same as you; if someone is selling a £30 grip for £7, it's clearly fake. Thanks for the re-gripping tips though, attempting my first tomorrow.

Sometimes find decent deals on eBay buying maybe 80 to 100 grips towards end of season then share price with mates

Lol After watching this video I believe I have just purchased two sets of these grips. I've installed on set on my Big Bertha set and have hit some with them at the range. The feel has so far been Awesome and I hope they last. Lol -

I’ve done the same brought them same set you have put them on any they are ok. Plenty of grip in all weather but my wedges are now thin, shiny and show loads of wear and tear after 8-9 months 3-4 times a week playing. Pay out next time from pro shop instead of eBay.

I've never used fake grips but I do use off brand grips I get from Amazon and they perform really well. I regrip my own clubs. Simple task.

Did similar myself.well I think they were a but moody anyway. Fitted them anyway and I'm actually quite impressed. Couldn't tell the difference from pro shop fitted grips of the same type!

I bought a set of new decade for £30 fitted myself and had no problems apart from paint runs when you get white spirit on them,

Hi Simon. I play off 8 and bought grips for under £4. Not from eBay. They're great. You don't need to spend loads of money on grips 👍

Simon, have you tried any of the fake vokey wedges from alibaba or wherever. I get why the woods would be horrible but with something like a wedge it feels like there couldn’t be much big of a difference

This happened to me just this week! I couldn't even get it on the club a :/. Ended up just cutting it straight off and throwing it away.

In US you can order direct from Lamkin.

The align pops up when fitted

do expensive grips really make that much difference ?? another video for ya haha enjoyed this one

I literally did the exact same thing last week !

just buy some Lamkin Crossline grips....they're one of the best grips around played by tour pros and they're like $3-$4 a grip

I didn’t realise you could get fake grips I have been using a company called adore grips Really good and really good prices for all different makes of grips Worth a look

Lol watched this video and immediately after sees a post to Facebook golf group by someone saying they got a really good deal on 13 align grips with identical advert.

I purchased a set of ebay in 2018.... For a set of GP Tour Velvet they felt good.... I gripped 1 club and decided to use 6 layers of tape on each club.... I played golf 2 times a week for 13 months in Florida ....they were slick....had to go back to the real ones

I have a fake grip on a practice club I have. The colour partially came off when the solvent touched it plus they got shinny quickly. They are ok as you said if you have a cheap set of clubs but I’d change them more often than good quality grips. Also you may find that a professional won’t fit these for you so learn how to fit them yourself. The only plus they have is price.

Bought the same fake grips apart from being slightly thinner they still go good

I bought some fake Golf Pride Align grips from ebay last year to grip my old AP2s, they looked the real deal and the quality wasn't bad 🏌️‍♂️

I bought 5 Golf Pride grips for £15 from China too... lol! It's not bad but the rubber does wear off a little quickly

I’ve just fitted 13 MCC +4 to my set and honestly they feel and look fantastic. I have heard about the smell of fake golf grips and these did not smell bad actually. Delighted for £40

I have bought some New Decade fakes before. They were certainly better than the ones you bought but the smell definitely gives them away and also the font on the grip isn't quite right. They are certainly better than old grips but possibly go harder a bit quicker. As a quick replacement certainly not bad but I would spend money on a genuine velvet grip rather than a fake MCC or New Decade.