Dear Golfer, 

If you're like most people, you're always on the lookout for ways to cut strokes off your score. Well, I'm about to show you a very simple thing you can do to do just that. First though, allow me to introduce myself.

I've been playing golf since I was 2 years old. I'm 43 now so I guess you could say I know which end of the club to hold on to at any rate. In 1979 I represented Ireland as a junior alongside, amongst others, Ronan Rafferty and Philip Walton, both of whom later won events on the European Tour and represented Europe in the Ryder Cup. Although I gave up competing shortly afterwards because of study and work commitments I still love the game and still play to a 5 handicap. 

Now to the main point of this letter...

Recently an advertisement has been running on TV over here in which the Golf Pride Grip Company claims you can save four strokes per round by re-gripping your clubs with Golf Pride grips. Obviously that's quite a bold statement and I don't know what evidence they have to prove it, but I do know from my own experience that worn, hard and shiny grips are one of the most important causes of bad golf shots - and that even good shots never feel quite right when your grips are worn. Now, when you consider that it only takes one bad swing to hit the ball out of bounds or into a water hazard or lose it in the deep rough, it's probably safe to assume that, whatever about saving four strokes, you should certainly be able to save at least two strokes a round by always having your grips in top condition. And remember, that's two strokes saved without ever having to re-build your golf swing, go to the gym, hire a hypnotist, psychologist or psychiatrist, switch to the long putter or buy a new driver!

We've all played with worn grips at some stage during our golfing careers and you might still be doing so right now. So think about what happens when it starts to rain, or when the weather turns hot and humid, or when it gets cold. The club goes back, you lose control of it at the top, and then you have to re-grip it coming down in order to stay with the shot. It becomes a constant struggle just to hang on and you just cannot play your best under those circumstances. 

And it's not just a problem in bad weather. When your grips are in bad condition, even in good weather you lose some of that feedback you depend so much upon for telling you how you've struck the ball - feedback that's absolutely vital for your confidence and for ironing out your faults, whether on the course itself or on the range.  

So, all in all, playing golf with bad grips is a struggle, it's frustrating, and it takes a lot of the fun out of the game.

Yet despite this, many golfers are careless when it comes to keeping their grips in good condition. After playing in the rain they leave their clubs soaking wet in the boot of the car. They damage the grips while taking their clubs out of the bag and putting them back in again. They never wash them so oil and dirt accumulate on them. And when they do need to be replaced it's either too much bother to go to the pro shop, too expensive, or they feel they can't wait for the time it would take to do the job because they need their clubs the next day. So months go by and they continue to leak shots. 

I used to be like that too. Where I grew up we never had a golf professional, so I went for years without ever having a grip changed. Later on, when I did have access to a professional golf shop, it used to take days to get a club re-gripped - and they used to charge an arm and a leg for it! So it was something I never really bothered with, and as a consequence I was always struggling to hold onto the club. I loved practicing, but whenever it rained my practice became counter-productive. And during the winter the lack of feel I had through my grips made it difficult to play to the best of my ability. 

The turning point for me came a few years ago when a friend and I started making clubs for the first time. We had been having trouble getting the right trajectory on our drives because our driver shafts were too flexible, so we started assembling our own drivers and experimenting with stiffer shafts. Naturally one of the things we had to do was learn how to put the grips on. Doing it for ourselves blew away all the mystery. I couldn't believe it could be so simple, yet there was still a tremendous sense of achievement in it. Ever since then I've done all my own re-gripping, so now, instead of dreading the rain I enjoy playing in it, and when it comes to iron shots I can rip down into them with confidence instead of just hanging on. 

Earlier this year, I realised that re-gripping golf clubs is something every golfer should be able to do, yet very few can. So I decided to create a manual to show golfers how to do so. My manual assumes no prior knowledge of clubmaking on your part and is designed to teach the skills of golf club re-gripping in just one evening. It contains clear, precise, yet easy to follow instructions on every step of the re-gripping process. It tells you what equipment and supplies you need in order to get started and shows you where to get them. Each step is illustrated by a colour photograph (there are over 30 photos in all). There's nothing complicated to do, just a series of steps to follow; first do this, then do that, then do this. And it doesn't matter whether you're young or old, male or female, a rank beginner or a top-class amateur because anyone, and I mean anyone, can learn golf club re-gripping in just one evening. 

Here are some of the benefits you'll receive when you order now;

• You'll save money on re-gripping - Why pay $5-$10 a club when you can re-grip your own clubs for $1 a stick or even less! I'll show you how. 

• You'll discover how to save money on equipment - Being able to re-grip your own clubs allows you to buy second-hand clubs at half or even one-third the price of new equipment and make them feel like new again for just a few dollars extra. Use them yourself or sell them on again for a profit!

• You'll be able to customize your equipment to suit you better - Experiment with different grip sizes and styles and get your equipment set up in a way that really suits you. Find yourself playing a lot in wet weather? Then think about a switch to cord grips. Trying to fix a hook off the tee? Try a thicker grip. Suffering from bone or joint pain? How about arthritic grips? Experimenting with equipment is educational, good for your golf, and fun too!  

• You'll impress your friends and experience increased self-esteem - Learning a new skill is always interesting and rewarding and you can use your new found knowledge to help your friends' games as well as your own. 

• You can begin to earn extra income working from home in your spare time - If you've got transport or a good location and are well motivated you could use your new skills to start your own re-gripping business from home. Fancy getting paid for handling golf clubs? Well why not! It's the perfect way to make extra money while making new friends and doing something you love.  

So if you've ever been thinking about doing your own re-gripping, I suggest you order this manual now. It's not expensive. The price is just $9.95 - about the same as a couple of golf balls. Just one evening is all it takes to get started on the road to better golf and a rewarding hobby, one that could eventually supplement and perhaps even exceed what you make on your 'real job'.

How confident am I that you'll be able to teach yourself golf club re-gripping in just one evening by studying my manual? I fully guarantee it! In fact, I'm so confident I'm going to let you try it out for the next 90 days and if at any stage during this period you decide that this product does not do what it says then all you have to do is email me and I will give you your money back, no questions asked! 

To order my manual, click on the link below and fill in the secure order form. When you order, you'll receive a link to download the product. All you have to do is save it to a folder on your computer and then open it. Since it's delivered electronically there's no waiting, no postage costs, and no packaging, shipping or handling charges of any kind. You'll be reading it in minutes. You can also print off a hard copy for personal study.

Wishing you good golfing, 

Tony Sheehy.