Do I need to replace my grips?One method I use to check rubber or cord grips, is to wash the grip first. Dirty grips can build up a slick finish just like a grip that needs to be replaced. I will put the butt end of the grip into the sink. Run water down the grip, being careful to not let the water run on the end (no water into the grip) Holding the butt end of the grip against the bottom of the sink, I sprinkle Ajax (or similar) onto the shaft. Then take a stiff nylon brush and vigorously scrub the shaft. Dry the grip off with a towel. This will make grips feel like new. If not, time to replace the grip. Leather grips should not be washed in this fashion. If leather grips are slick, worn or dirty, it is best to replace the grip. In my experiences, any attempt to clean or condition a leather grip has been futile and I find that replacing the grip is my only solution to my satisfaction. |
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Remove the existing grip.Use a utility knife with the hook blade. At the club head end of the grip, peel the edge of the grip away from the shaft enough so that you can start the hook blade under the old grip. Pull the knife up the shaft to cut old grip. (Caution: Be careful pulling blade toward you. Keep your free hand below the utility knife as you pull knife toward butt end of grip. Always use caution when handling a utility knife.) (Caution: Do not score the shaft with the utility knife if you have composite shafts.) Pull grip away from the shaft of your club. |
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Prepare the club to recieve the new grip.The new grip should go onto a clean shaft. All of the old tape should be cleaned off the shaft. Rolling the old tape off the shaft with your thumb is a good way. If you have steel shafts, you can remove stubborn tape off the shaft by using a straight utility knife blade and cutting the old tape off the shaft. (Always pull knife away from you and keep your free hand above the utility knife.) Stubborn tape can be saturated with grip solvent and painstakingly peeled off the shaft. Sometimes it is a tedious job. End result is a smooth shaft with no tape on the shaft. |
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Apply the tape.There are several ways to apply the tape. The main concern is to not have any wrinkles of the tape on the shaft.
1. 2" tape
2. 3/4 tape - spiral
3. 3/4 tape -up & down
4. Build up the shaft for oversize grips.
5. Stretch the grip for undersize grips. |
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Activate the tape with the solvent.To get the club ready to put the grip on, the shaft should be held by the rubber shaft clamp in a vise with the shaft pointing slightly downhill back toward you. (3-5 degrees should be enough.) The leading edge of the club head should be pointing straight up. Inspect the grip so that you are aware of the correct orientation to install the grip on the shaft. Spray the tape on the shaft with four squirts of Brampton Grip Solvent and spray the inside of the grip with four squirts. Swish the solvent up and down within the grip and pour onto the tape. You want the feeling that you are sliding the wet inside of the grip onto the wet tape. |
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Apply the grip.Quickly (You have a few seconds (5), slide the small end of the grip over the end of the golf shaft and slide all of the way onto the shaft so that the grip seats against the end of the shaft. Rotate the grip if need be so that the grip in aligned straight with the leading edge of the club. You are now a club regripper! |
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Trim and clean the shaft and club.If there is any tape on the shaft below the grip, take the straight blade utility knife and trim the tape right below the grip. (Caution: Do not score the shaft on composite shafts.) Peel tape off the shaft. Take solvent and clean sticky residue off the shaft. Sometimes the sticky residue will "travel" down the shaft and sometimes onto the club head. Clean residue off the club. |
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