100,000 Sold…But Have You Ever Used One? (Golf Groove Tools)
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100,000 Sold…But Have You Ever Used One? (Golf Groove Tools)

100,000 Sold…But Have You Ever Used One? (Golf Groove Tools)

Golf Groover announces sale of it’s 100,000th groove sharpener

Put Some Grooves Back in That ‘Ol ButterKnife

Most of us aren’t good enough ball strikers to wear a consistent pattern like you see on all the pro’s wedges…okok we know you can…but…many golfers can’t. So for all the rest of us that use the WHOLE face we say to you, “learn how to get your money’s worth out of your wedges….and use all the wedge”.  Actually we are just kidding, try to become better and make a small pattern.

Well, whether you’re a great ball striker or a guy that swings like a righty trying to play lefty…you have all owned an iron or a wedge that has grooves worn down to the point it is better off used as a butterknife then a sandsave weapon…so what do you do with it? Well in the past you took it to the local golf shop an got yourself a crisp $5 bill for trade-in to use towards a shiny new one.

Growing In Popularity

Well the Golf Groover and about 32 other people that have jumped on the “golf club groove sharpening” bandwagon say those days are over. And from the looks of all the options we had sent to us to try they might be right. I never thought that there would be so many garage tinkerers interested in refurbishing a $50 wedge. Well then again, in today’s economy anyway to save a buck is understandable. And I really think all the options we tried, actually do work. But how well?

Groove Sharpeners Tested:

golfgroover

1. GolfGroover.com (Cheaper On EBAY)

  • Quality = B+
  • Did It Work = A-
  • Price = C-
  • How Easy = B+
  • OVERALL = B

Comments – Like the handle…makes it easier to manage. Great to use even as just a groove cleaner and not a sharpener on the course during play

groove sharpener

2. GrooveSharpener.com (Cheaper On EBAY)

  • Quality = C
  • Did It Work = B+
  • Price = B
  • How Easy = B-
  • OVERALL = B-

Comments – It worked well…just don;t like the fact it does not have a handle. It can slip and scratch the face of your clubs. You can use tape to cover but just takes longer. Overall though it worked well.


IZZO Groove Sharpener

3. IZZO Groove Sharpener

  • Quality = C-
  • Did It Work = B+
  • Price = A+
  • How Easy = B
  • OVERALL = B

Comments – This one is the cheapest by a long shot only costs $9.95 compared to $19.95-$29.95 for the others. It worked for us fine but I don’t think it will hold up for more then a season or two. But…if you need something unique to get someone for Christmas this might be the one.

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      Rich

      8 years ago

      My clubs are 440 stainless steel. How in the world would these clubs close up the grooves? 440 stainless is like the hardest substance known. These are not forged clubs. Why would u need to cut the edge again. But some good clubs. If u can sharpen it clubs they Are junk

      Reply

      Dave

      8 years ago

      I was hoping that someone had done a more scientific test… Like measuring spin rates before and after.

      This site claims to not take advertising money from the big companies… But what about these small ones? This reads more like an advertisement than a review.

      Too bad, previously I had found this site more objective in its analysis.

      Reply

      Martyman

      9 years ago

      I recently purchased a 3-V,3-U combo groove sharpener. I play TaylorMade r7 irons. Does anybody know if the r7s have either a “V” or a “U” groove? I’d hate to use the wrong tool head when cleaning out the grooves.

      Thanks,
      Martyman

      Reply

      Phil McWhorter

      9 years ago

      Maybe some enterprising garage engineer can come up with a groove blade that fits a common box knife or carpet cutter. That way you could just buy the blades for your own comfortable tool.

      Reply

      Chris

      9 years ago

      I’ve had a groove sharper for a few years, and it was spotted in my bag by a fellow player.
      They accused me of having no conforming clubs, as they believed sharpens are illegal?
      Could someone clear this up for me, I personally believe they are leagl and if you were accused of using non conforming club/grooves wouldnt your accuser have to prove it?

      Reply

      Golf Grip Mate Airtool

      10 years ago

      I have had my groove sharpener for 8+ years and it still is as good as new.

      I bought mine from http://www.golfgroover.com

      It really is tremendous and imparts amazing spin on my golf balls.

      Good luck guys,

      Frank Tyler

      Reply

      chris western

      11 years ago

      How can I find out which grooves the Callaway X20’s have? Or does it matter? It seems as it does matter whether you have U or V shaped grooves.

      Reply

      Malcolm J. Falcon

      13 years ago

      I bought the 1 from golfgroover.com 3 years ago and it still does the job to this day.

      Excellent tool.

      Reply

      Mike

      13 years ago

      I purchased a triple blade groove tool (three adjacent blades for quicker use) from Jack at Golfgroove.com. I asked Jack in an email if the spacing between the blades would match my DCI Titleist Black Irons and he replied “Yes – we have had customers with the same clubs who have used the triple blade version with great success.” A full month later the triple blade arrived. The spacing did not match my clubs and one of the blades tools was broken. All Jack could come up with to help me find a solution was this “Your abusive attitude to us right from the outset leads me to conclude that you have planned this from the start.” So I guess don’t ask him if it will work for you or he’ll think you damaged it and magically changed the spacing just so you could wait another month to get a usable tool. Thanks Jack!

      Thanks

      Jack Maddox

      Reply

      Peter Hall

      14 years ago

      I saw a TV commercial last Tuesday and Thursday on Sky Channel 216 featuring http://www.groovesharpeners.com they were advertising Groove Sharpeners, the described as above. I looked on their site and bought one to try it, and low and behold, it worked! I have a Vokey 64 lob wedge and was dubious about usint it, as was scared it would scratch or ruin my club but it’s done the opposite!

      I can’t praise this site and tool enough, it’s certainly good enough to feature on a TV advertisement.

      Bottom line… if you want more spin and to prolong the life of your clubs, visit http://www.groovesharpeners.com

      Reply

      Jeff Cane

      14 years ago

      Hi,

      We are the top consumer magazine in Europe. We regularly test numerous products and pass on our findings to our readers who are consumers. All the above groove sharpeners were tested by ourselves for functionality and also for material construction analysis.

      The best of the groove sharpeners – by some way – was the Golf Groover. Easier to use than the others, it is the only one with a depth gauge within the tool head. We found the other sharpeners ended up cutting the grooves too deeply – resulting in clubs that would disqualify the user if used in competition. Also the tool steel used to form the Golf Groover tool head came out tops in our Rockwell analysis test.

      Hope the above info is useful.

      Sincerely

      Jeff Cane

      Reply

      mike

      14 years ago

      We have a small shop here in Chicago and have used the Golfgroover.com product which does the job but when it got dull after 2 clubs I gave it to a buddy who works in a metal shop. He tested the metal and it in not A2 tool steel as advertised. Bottom line is they will all dull after use, but don’t over pay for product that is not as advertised.

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      John mcgovern

      14 years ago

      Hi Thank you for the info.Pat

      Reply

      Doc

      15 years ago

      I just looked it up on ebay again…Made by “wedge doctor” and actually has 3 tips(blades) on each end. Priced at around $25.00…Interesting, but I’ll leave testing it out up to you! lol

      PS.. I’d like to know if anyone has commented on the significant differences between r7 and r9. I also wondered if you have a page or location on the format where one can go to ask any questions…I am probably blind, but havn’t been able to spot a particular page…(hence, this question)
      Thanks

      Reply

      mygolfspy

      15 years ago

      We do have a contact page where you can send your questions. And we will be launching a golf forum very soon that will allow you to ask questions 24 hrs a day ;)

      Reply

      Doc

      15 years ago

      I have one I bought at a retail store several years ago…It really looks like…and is made to look like…a screwdriver..except out at the end, where it has 3 “u” blades and 3 “v” blades. Seems to work ok, except hard to keep the proper blade in the slot.
      I saw on ebay one which has 3 blades, arranged in a row so you can clean 3 grooves at a time…everyone has an angle I guess.

      Reply

      mygolfspy

      15 years ago

      I have not seen those yet Doc.

      Reply

      Pam

      15 years ago

      I received the one from http://www.golfgroover.com as a birthday present from my husband. It certainly made a big difference to my short game. I use it whenever the grooves close up – after every 10 rounds or so.

      It is excellent – a big thank you !

      Reply

      Peter

      15 years ago

      Howdy all,

      The best one without a doubt is the one from http://www.golfgroover.com.

      Very professionally made.

      The ones from groovesharpener and wedgedoctor are junk. I have personally used the wedge doctor and my golf buddy used to own the groove sharpener one. Both of these have ended up in the bin.

      Neither of us have used the golf club medic one – however judging by the picture the blade looks as thin as a stanley knife blade – won’t last 5 mins.

      Buy the best – buy golf groover.

      Peter.

      Reply

      G

      15 years ago

      I bought the Golf Groover from the UK. Agree that it works quite well, although it has a tendency to slip and I have scratched my wedges a bit.

      Reply

      Jeff

      15 years ago

      Yes these tools really do work. The best one so far has been the Wedge Doctor. Very comfortable to use with a very good cutting edge. I bought mine right from their website at http://www.wedgedoctor.com and I think they are on ebay as well.

      J

      Reply

      mygolfspy

      15 years ago

      Thanks Ted! BTW…love your email address…we got a good laugh out of that. And I agree with your observation. Both work but the first one is much easier on the hands.

      Quick Question: Why do you own both of them?

      Reply

      Ted

      15 years ago

      Hi Spy,

      I bought the smaller 1 first – but had the problems as above – so then bought the one from http://www.golfgroover.com

      Ted

      PS. When you say you agree with my observations – I am sure you are relating to the groove sharpeners and not my “dream observation” contained within my email address – Ha Ha !

      Reply

      Ted Baker

      15 years ago

      Hi,

      Good article – I have used the 1 from http://www.golfgroover.com and also from groovesharpenner.com.

      I found the golfgroover.com far superior – I have large hands and the 1 from groovesharpenner.com was a nightmare to use – I actually found it made my fingers sore – it is so small.

      OK – the 1st one is a little extra – but I found it money well spent.

      Keep up the spying.

      Ted

      Reply

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