Regripping Clubs?

GreeBo

Hey, now that Nevada Bobs has gone belly up, where do you recommend getting your clubs regripped?
Local Pro is too expensive and I dont think McGuriks do it...

markymac

GreeBo wrote: »

Hey, now that Nevada Bobs has gone belly up, where do you recommend getting your clubs regripped?
Local Pro is too expensive and I dont think McGuriks do it...

Do it yourself, it's straight forward and you save a packet. Loads of video's on youtube showing how to do it.

uberwolf

leopardstown are doing €80 for ten clubs at the mo, golfpride grips

markie4

Gamola golf on ebay sold me 13 golf pride tour velvets and a dual durometer putter grip for €53 delivered. Stuck them on myself no bother with double sided tape and meth spirits. Small bit of hassle, but had been quoted €10/club plus 15 for the putter, so a good saving

GreeBo

Hey guys,
I bought 9 Golf Pride Tour Velvet grips off ebay for €35 including tape and fitted them myself last week, I decided to start on my 3iron so if it all went wrong it was no great loss
By the end I was doing a club from start to finish in about 7 mins.
Cheers for the DIY advice.

WHIP IT!

GreeBo wrote: »

Hey guys,
I bought 9 Golf Pride Tour Velvet grips off ebay for €35 including tape and fitted them myself last week, I decided to start on my 3iron so if it all went wrong it was no great loss
By the end I was doing a club from start to finish in about 7 mins.
Cheers for the DIY advice.

Is it easy enough yeah? Were you able to keep them all aligned properly etc? Might give it a go.

GreeBo

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Is it easy enough yeah? Were you able to keep them all aligned properly etc? Might give it a go.

yeah was grand, use more rather than less white spirts, I used too little the first time and it was nearly a lost cause but I managed to force it on in the end.

Here are the steps I used:
0.5) You will need a table clamp or work bench or *something* to hold the club while you work.
1) Cut off old grip with a stanley knife with a "roofers blade" in in (its hooked so you wont scratch the shaft) Depending on how well the last grip was put on it might fall off at this stage (like mine!) or you may beed some force.
2) Slide a kitchen paper roll over the shaft (it probably wont reach all of the tape but no matter) then hold a hairdryer (or heatgun) against it for about 15 seconds.
3) The old tape should be pretty easy to get off now (still sticky though!)
4) I used 2inch tape so I didnt have to worry about overlapping etc, just lay it on the shaft and let it hang off by about half an inch (I used the first knuckle on my index finger) smooth it round and then take off the top layer of tape.
5) smooth it again and stuff the over hand into the top of the shaft.
6) cut the bottom 3 inches off a 2 liter bottle and squeeze the sides together until you crease it into a point.
7) fill this with white spirits, then blocking the air hole on the new grip fill it to the top from the jug you just made
8) with a paint tray (or other) under the grip take your finger off the airhole and let the white spirits totally cover the new tape, soak it.
9) push the grip onto the shaft, you will probably have to work it on a bit as the tip of the grip is narrower than the shaft but it will get there, slide it the whole way up.
10) you have about 5-10 mins of workability to get it lined up correctly, either way its no biggie for me if its a bit off, I dont use the lines I just look at the clubface.
11) pour the white spirits from the paint try back into the "jug" and repeat.

madds

You'll find some examples on Youtube...

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

stockdam

Yes it's pretty easy to do.

As GreeBo said you need to use too much rather than too little solvent.

The grip should slide on effortlessly......you don't want any friction otherwise the grip will stretch and won't sit correctly. Lining up is pretty easy......just look down the shaft and line it up by eye......a putter grip with a flat on it is a bit harder as it needs to be perfect. You need to line it up quickly as once the solvent starts to dry it will become difficult and the grip may stretch. Align the grip as soon as you put it on.......don't leave this for later.

The most important thing is to be careful when cutting off the old grip. Don't score the shaft especially if it's graphite.

You can also remove an old grip to build it up (using extra tape) and then replacing it ...... i.e you don't cut it off.

To do this you'll need a heavy duty glass syringe.

Fill the syringe up with solvent and push the end of the syringe into the hole in the top of the grip you want to remove (you don't need a needle). Keep on doing this until the shaft is full of solvent (you can also use a small funnel if that makes it quicker). Once the shaft is full then you need to fill the syringe right up and insert it into the hole again. This time you'll be forcing the solvent in under pressure (hence the heavy duty glass one). Go slowly and you should see the grip start to come away from the shaft as the adhesive breaks down. Once the solvent squirts out of the bottom of the grip you should be able to twist it back and forwards then pull it off. Drain out the solvent from inside the shaft and use this when regripping.