Hogan Sacrilege?

[fluffy265]

During my hunt for playable persimmon I found a set of Slazenger Hogan's 1-4 woods, completely original shaft bands, grips and matching serial ferrules. They are beat up but still playable. These will be a relatively easy resto project. However I know that I will never play them without decent grips on them. The originals are too skinny for me as well as being both hard & slick.

 

Are these Hogans of any special collector value that would cause me to rethink about removing the grips??

 

J

 

 

[rex235]

Fluffy-

First of all, congratulations on a unique find.

Got any photos of the soleplates? The MacGregor Ben Hogan 693 persimmon woods had 4 screws in the diamond pattern.

The Ben Hogan Golf Company persimmon woods also had 4 screws in the inverted "Y" pattern.

It might not be considered [u]sacrilege[/u] to consider removing old and slick leather grips on Hogan/Slazenger clubs-

The clubs actually used by Ben Hogan that are on display at Golf House (the USGA Museum in NJ) have cord grips.

[fluffy265]

[quote name='rex235' timestamp='1374799195' post='7540406']
Fluffy-

First of all, congratulations on a unique find.

Got any photos of the soleplates? The MacGregor Ben Hogan 693 persimmon woods had 4 screws in the diamond pattern.

The Ben Hogan Golf Company persimmon woods also had 4 screws in the inverted "Y" pattern.

It might not be considered [u]sacrilege[/u] to consider removing old and slick leather grips on Hogan/Slazenger clubs-

The clubs actually used by Ben Hogan that are on display at Golf House (the USGA Museum in NJ) have cord grips.
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Thanks, I will take a sole plate pic later today, nice work on the spelling correction!

J

[ScooterMcTavish]

I'd also not write off a set of leather grips quite so easy yet. Not quite sacrilege to me, but the quality and craftsmanship that went into making these, and their durability is a shame to destroy.

I was able to rejuvenate the originals on a set of 62-63 Staff Fluid Feel Turfriders using some leather care products. Steps I would follow:

- Use a mild dish soap and the hottest water you can put your hands in with a brush, and brush the crap out of the grips without putting them in the water. Dry thoroughly. This takes off all the surface dirt and oil.

- Soak 'em with this crap.

[url="http://www.amazon.com/CRC-40173-Tannery-Leather-Conditioner/dp/B000BQW9N4"]http://www.amazon.co...r/dp/B000BQW9N4[/url]

- Let it sit on for a few hours then clean it off.

- Next day, do it again, let it sit on for a few hours then wipe it off

When you go golfing, soak a corner of your golf towel with water, and every time you want to swing one, give it a quick wipe with the towel. Tackiest grip you will ever play.

[oldschoolrocker]

Fluffy
Had an old pro tell me when I wanted to change the grips on '53 Macs the easiest way to get them off is burn them off. Worked great. So, if the restore doesn't work and you are changing them yourself keep that in mind.

[fluffy265]

[quote name='ScooterMcTavish' timestamp='1374802992' post='7540900']
I'd also not write off a set of leather grips quite so easy yet. Not quite sacrilege to me, but the quality and craftsmanship that went into making these, and their durability is a shame to destroy.

I was able to rejuvenate the originals on a set of 62-63 Staff Fluid Feel Turfriders using some leather care products. Steps I would follow:

- Use a mild dish soap and the hottest water you can put your hands in with a brush, and brush the crap out of the grips without putting them in the water. Dry thoroughly. This takes off all the surface dirt and oil.

- Soak 'em with this crap.

[url="http://www.amazon.com/CRC-40173-Tannery-Leather-Conditioner/dp/B000BQW9N4"]http://www.amazon.co...r/dp/B000BQW9N4[/url]

- Let it sit on for a few hours then clean it off.

- Next day, do it again, let it sit on for a few hours then wipe it off

When you go golfing, soak a corner of your golf towel with water, and every time you want to swing one, give it a quick wipe with the towel. Tackiest grip you will ever play.
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Cheers Scooter, my issue is not so much about restoring the grip's tackiness, it's more of a fitment issue. The original grips are simply too small / skinny for me.

J

[ScooterMcTavish]

I saw you said they were slim, but a guy can hope.

Absolutely love leather grips - never found anything better from a tackiness perspective. When I still had my ARC blades, I had them redone with Golf Pride Tour Wrap midsize grips. Dust stuck to them so bad (i.e. cart path dust), and I was always fighting to keep them tacky.

Mind you, I also love cord grips too.

Guess I'm really turning into an old f*rt.

[okesa]

[size=5]I would try to keep them intact as far as possible when removing them,even if you don't use them on clubs that you want to play with they might come in useful at some point.[/size]
[size=5]I hate destroying or discarding stuff like that![/size]

[dlygrisse]

Is it possible to unwrap them, put some buildup tape on them and re-wrap them?

[fluffy265]

[quote name='dlygrisse' timestamp='1374808783' post='7541492']
Is it possible to unwrap them, put some buildup tape on them and re-wrap them?
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That's some food for thought, I could add a rib while I'm at it.

Here are a couple more pics.

J

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