How To Clean A Golf Club For Regripping

We will get over the vii basic steps of re-gripping using tape and solvent, as well as discuss some common mistakes (alerts!) that many first-timers brand here.

When selecting a grip, you'll want to make certain the cadre size of the grips is equal (or very close) to the shafts outer diameter (fyi - also the get-go topic mentioned in our "golf game grips: 6 of import things yous need to know" article).

Installing new golf grips will require the following supplies/tools:

double-sided record
grip solvent (or mineral spirits)
hook bract
shaft clench
vice (can be found at almost hardware stores)

// Step 1 - REMOVE THE Quondam GRIP

Removing the old grip may crave the use of a hook blade or knife. Remember to always cut Abroad from yous, to avoid injury. One time you've sliced through the grip, you should be able to pull the old grip off fairly easily.

Working with golf clubs, it helps tremendously to utilize a vice and shaft clamp to head the lodge steady. While this is not necessary, a vice tin can assistance keep your workspace organized and clean. And since the club is held deeply by the clench, this can aid foreclose injury as well. Vices are sold at most local hardware stores.

// Step ii - REMOVE THE OLD TAPE

After the old grip is fully removed, you'll want to begin the fun (tedious) step of removing old record. One player understandably asked if you tin simply put the new tape on acme of the old record (similar you do with your DMV registration stickers). While this may seem like a reasonable idea (saving some fourth dimension) nosotros yet recommend taking off ALL of the old tape.

Mutual mistake alarm: Leaving old tape on may lead to the new tape may non properly stick to the old record. It can cause unwanted bulges in your grip. Near importantly, you'll stop up with extra layers of tape, increasing the diameter of the grip which may not be what you want.

// Step 3 - MEASURE OUT THE NEW Tape

Afterwards the grip and tape are fully removed from the shaft, we can now prep the new tape. If yous are working with a roll of tape, pull out and cut the length of record yous volition need. In most cases, you can have the length of record be equal to the length of the grip. If y'all are using pre-cutting tape strips, then y'all are ready to move onto pace 3.

Fyi - if the tape strip is upwardly to 1" shorter than the grip itself, that is OK. At that place will withal be plenty surface surface area of tape to bind the grip to the shaft.

// STEP four - APPLY THE NEW TAPE ONTO THE SHAFT (Simply REMEMBER TO REMOVE THE WAX PAPER ON BOTH SIDES!)

Nosotros are now in total re-gripping fashion!

With the new record prepped, and the wax backing removed you'll want to place the tape lengthwise along the shaft, just leaving nearly 1/4" to i/2" sticking off of the butt end of the shaft

But expect!!! Both sides of the tape are meant to be glutinous. So you lot'll need to remove the wax paper backing from the tape. If you're working with pre-cut tape strips, at that place is wax newspaper on BOTH sides, so recall to remove them both!!

Common error alert: This seems like an obvious stride. Merely it's worth noting considering out of 100 re-grips, there will ALWAYS be 1 or 2 cases where someone forgets to take off the wax backing of the double sided record. Tragic really, because once installed, the grips are unusable.

Important : If you realized likewise late that you lot forgot to take off the wax backing, delight practise Not try to play golf with them or even swing your clubs. The grip could slide off the shaft resulting in serious injury or harm.

Wrap the record around the shaft. And so take the actress tape hanging off the end, twist it and tuck information technology into the shaft butt.

Tucking in the tape provides iii things. First, it allows for proper sealing and adhesion at the butt stop of the grip. Second this prevents solvent from inbound the shaft. 3rd (and nigh importantly), it prevents the grip from getting cut/damaged from the sharp edge while sliding onto the shaft (during footstep 7).

Common mistake alert:If yous exercise non twist and constrict the record into the butt terminate of the shaft, you could stop upwards cutting through the grip material during installation and thus dissentious the grip.

// STEP 5 - Glaze THE Within OF THE GRIP WITH SOLVENT

Using grip solvent or mineral spirits, liberally spray the shaft, making sure that all the tape is covered and moistened. And then pour some boosted solvent into the grip itself, holding your forefinger at the cap of the grip to forbid solvent from escaping. Embrace the contrary opening of the grip using your other hand and shake the solvent within the grip to fully glaze the within surface.

Uncover the cap of the grip and let whatsoever excess solvent to re-glaze the grip tape.

Common mistake alert: Not using enough solvent makes it very difficult to push the grip onto the shaft and may upshot in the grip getting stuck midway.

// Pace vi - SLIDE THE GRIP ONTO THE SHAFT

Here is where information technology can get catchy.

You'll desire to work fast to avert any solvent from drying out. Every bit before long every bit y'all're done with Step 5, you'll want to open the grip mouth, slide it onto the shaft, keeping itas directly as possible while pushinguntil the shaft barrel reaches the end of the grip.

Once yous have pushed the unabridged grip onto the shaft, then apace adjust the grip as needed to reach the desired finished position (for case, if you prefer to have the grip logo upward or down).

And so take the club, plow it upside and firmly tap the stop of the grip on the footing to brand sure it'due south fully seated onto the shaft. Some excess solvent may baste out.

A few things to understand about grip solvent:

First, solvent is needed as a lubricant that allows yous to slide the grip onto the shaft. If there isn't enough solvent practical within of the grip AND on the shaft, then there is a loftier likelihood that the grip will become stuck midway.

2nd, solvent acts equally a tape activator. This ways that in one case dried, the stickiness of the record goes into total contact way. This ensures the grip is securely attached to the shaft.

Common fault alerts:

During footstep 6, make certain to push the grip onto the shaft as directly equally possible. If yous are sliding the grip on at even a very slight angle, this could cause the grip to suspension apart. This is especially true for wrap style grips.

Y'all'll too be rubbing off some of the solvent at the angled articulation of the grip, causing it to lose lubrication. This could cause your grip to be stuck midway, and thus rendered unusable.

Lastly, many composite grips tin be thin or delicate. Do not assume they will stretch. Many of the softer grips, such equally the Winn Excel or Dri-Tac, do non allow much room for mistake. Over again, if you are non sliding the grip on direct, they could easily come up autonomously and get damaged.

// Step 7 - WAIT 6 HRS Before PLAYING

Information technology's tempting to take your clubs out for play in one case the grips on are. All the same we strongly recommend waiting at least 6 hrs after re-gripping. The solvent needs to completely cure and you'll want to get out the clubs in a dry and absurd expanse during this time.

This is a general re-gripping instructions video that is provided past Lamkin that we recommend watching: