NEVER DO THIS WHEN REGRIPPING GOLF CLUBS

Here are 3 things you should never do when putting on new golf grips.

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[dawgsgo]

Hobby club builder here. #1. I lay the grip in place and mark the shaft with a sharpie. This tells me exactly how long I need the tape to be. #2. I do the exact same with this included. Plug the grip hole with a golf tee. Started using a metal paint tray as my catch bin for all the excess solvent. It will not wear out. Glides on with ease doing it like this. Every club in my bag was built by yours truly. Def a fun hobby. Enjoy watching your videos.

[j.mccarthy]

Great video!! YEARS AGO I went to the Golfsmith Club Making Clinic. Our instructor beat these points into our skulls. I’ve done my grips years and continue to change my own grips. In the last few years I have started using an air compressor to blow grips on. I’m on the doorstep to officially OLD so I wouldn’t recommend that to youngsters with any significant swing speed. Grips can twist over time but you can blow it off, add another layer of masking tape, and put it back on. FOR ME blowing grips on and off allows me to try different grips WITHOUT having to cut them off (ruining them). I continue to switch out standard grips with oversized as well as the Jumbo Max. Thanks again

[billwlezien]

I work as a club repair tech at one of the biggest golf retailers. I get questions all the time from customers that want to regrip their clubs at home. And I share all of the same tips you mentioned. But, one thing I add is that after they cut off the old grips and tape, I tell them to mark with a sharpie where the grip ended. 99% of the time you can see the residue from the old grip and tape. That way you can easily see how much tape is needed for the new grip.

[tylerhawk]

Another tip that seems to really work for me especially with stubborn grips is put a Tee in the butt end of the grip. I find this builds up pressure as you slide the grip on making it very easy to push on all the way and then quickly make any adjustments. Just know when you pull the Tee you might get some solvent shooting out.

[PetSKi]

When pushing the grip on, close the hole at the but end with your thumb to create overpressure between the shaft and void inside the rest of the grip. It’ll help sliding the grip all the way down as the excess air releases out between the grip and tape.

[sgdukerable]

Thank you for adding this video to your original re-gripping video. Very helpful, especially when just starting out. The whole process is so much easier then I thought it would be, thanks to both of your how-to videos. Thank you so much for posting both.

[diannaharrison]

Just finished regripping my clubs! Thank you so much!!!

[CurtisC-oxyv]

Something else to consider with more difficult grips. I just regripped all of my sons irons. After the tape and grip has solvent and been inserted onto the club, I used slight puffs of compressed air from a compressor. Slid right on in seconds be expanding the grip.

[akkid]

Thanks for making all these DIY videos, gave me the confidence to regrip my clubs 🤙

[Zerpersande]

I measure my grip tape by placing the grip against the shaft and using marker to mark at a location about 1 cm back from the end of the grip. I also marked the very end of the grip and at that point I circle the shaft with a piece of painters tape so I know how far to push the grip down, because those things will stretch!

[seasunfoodfun]

Fantastic, you saved me hours of frustration. Great tutorial video - Thank You!

[johnlong]

Perfect. Thank you. I regrip clubs, but not everyday, so this is a great review.

[donsutherland]

I have regripped hundreds of clubs over the past 30 years, but I never thought of using the hole in the end of the grip to pour solvent on the grip tape. This seems like a much neater way to do this operation!

[joseangelramos]

Just wanted to say thank you I did my first re griping they came out awesome thank you for the help and god bless.

[marybetheby]

haha, yeah, dump that stuff in the grip and on the tape.I almost lost a new 30 dollar superstroke grip from being stingy with the solvent.Got stuck halfway down, but luckily I had it in reach and was able to throw more on and get the job done.Great tip!

[usaxtrucks]

Also,

- don’t over stretch the grip. Keep an unused grip to make sure that the installed grip is approx the same length or maybe 1/8” shorter than the uninstalled grip. I’ve seen grips that the installer has stretched so bad that they are 1/4”-1/2” longer than the uninstalled grip.

- make sure that the butt end of the grip is fully seated to the end of the shaft. Nothing is worse than having a grip ready for use and you realizes that the grip wiggles at the butt end.

- make sure the embossed text in the butt of the grip us parallel to the ground when the club is held square while straight out in front of you. Details count.

- also use a clean metal 12” straight edge to make sure that the middle alignment mark, on the grip, is in line with the top and bottom tick/alignment marks. Make sure the text at the bottom (Golf Pride grips) is straight and not twisted. Remember…small details count for a quality job 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[gregschexnayder]

I put a tee in the new grip hole. It holds the solvent and builds air pressure making the last third easier. Remove when needed but be careful of blowback

[retired]

My tip for grips that need a certain alignment ie golf pride in a certain spot visually when you look down at the club
Put a piece of painters tape on the shaft an inch from the old grip before you take it off . If you like where the old golf pride lined up mark the tape with a pen line.
If you already have the grip off you can still use the tape trick by holding the club in playing position and make the mark where you want the writing to line up.
When you go to put the grip on now it is much much easier to aim the golf pride where you need it to go instead of hoping the clamp has it straight.
Push all the way on, then final adjustments as you line it up with the pen mark. One final look in playing position ...a few taps on the floor
Take off the painters and done

[dickbroomer]

Hi AJ Great 👍 Tips when fitting Grip’s, Used to fit grip’s 40 years ago & have made all the mistakes you showed 🤔, (wish I’d see this then)
A couple of things I would add use a shaft clamp or a old cut off grip in a vice (too protect shaft when clamping) & square up leading edge of club & clamp, (it’s easer to adjust grip when clamped), Now my Pro fit’s my grip’s (he knows I am fussy) and fit’s them perfectly Aligned👍, love your Video’s Think this is a perfect starter for most players, (Also check grip Alignment when buying new Club’s) Thanks Dickey 9hcp 75year Senior Golfer UK, Good luck with your shop👍

[robertoalvarez]

Thanks! Good vid and u speak very, very well! Makes easy to understand instructions! Let’s see if I got it right: Longer tape than usual, add just enough Lube and u can stop halfway while installing grip to line up! Got it!