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Regripping your own clubs.

  • 14-02-2009 9:12pm
    #1
    rafared
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering if anybody has tried to regrip their own clubs. I did my own for the first time this week and apart from the difficulty or removing the old grip tape I found it fairly easy. The pro at my club wanted 110E to supply and fit 10 golf pride tour velvets which I thought was a bit expensive. I was able to buy 9 tour velvets and 1 dual durometer plus a rubber vice clamp for just over 30E from flea bay.
    Does anybody know of the best-easiest-fastest way to remove old grip tape from the shaft? I did heat it with a hair dryer which made it slightly easier but it still took a lot of effort.


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  • #2
    stockdam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,472 ✭✭✭stockdam


    We discussed regripping several months ago so maybe you could find the thread.

    Did you use solvent? Soak the old tape in solvent and it should come off fairly easily.


  • #3
    kagni
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 643 ✭✭✭kagni


    Probably not enough heat from a hair dryer, a heat gun (like the ones used for paint stripping) works well, you can get one for around €20-30.


  • #4
    rafared
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭rafared


    Thanks for the suggestions guys. Sorry about the delay in replying but im just back from playing on the Costa del Sol. Weather and courses were lovely.


  • #5
    irishtoffee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭irishtoffee


    You lucky sod:).


  • #6
    dandelion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭dandelion


    You don't need to remove the tape, just put the new double sided tape over it.
    Do you actually know what you're doing?


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  • #7
    Adiaga 2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,063 ✭✭✭Adiaga 2


    dandelion wrote: »
    You don't need to remove the tape, just put the new double sided tape over it.
    Do you actually know what you're doing?

    Will that not increase the grip size? I'd definitely recommend removing the old tape. As stockdam said, soaking it in solvent should do the trick. If you wanted two layers of tape, best to have two fresh layers I would imagine.


  • #8
    snow74
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭snow74


    Just use white spirits in future and a knife - alot easier then a hairdryer


  • #9
    rafared
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭rafared


    dandelion wrote: »
    You don't need to remove the tape, just put the new double sided tape over it.
    Do you actually know what you're doing?

    And increase the grip size each time you fit a new one? That would mean layers of tape would build up each time the club is regripped. That wouldnt make any sense at all.


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