How To Re-grip Your Clubs

It’s Easy and Economical!

Remove your old grips and replace them with a fresh new set of standard slip-on grips in six easy steps. Replacing grips is one of the easiest ways to renew a set of clubs, giving you the great tacky feel and improved performance of a new set. You should renew your grips each year. You’ll be amazed at the improvement!

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Step 1

Step 1 Place the golf club shaft in a Rubber Shaft Clamp (RSC) and tighten it in a Universal Vise (UCMV). It’s best to use the Master Grip Gauge (MAGG) to measure the grip’s current size. That way, you can be sure that the new grip will be sized the same. Grip size is measured at a point 2” below the top of the grip. The Gauge opening that becomes snug at the 2” point is the grip’s size.

Step 2

Step 2 To remove the old grip, carefully cut the grip, starting at the lip, using the Utility Knife (GWUK) using the Hook Blade, being certain to cut away from your body. The hook blade prevents cutting into a graphite shaft. Peel the cut grip off the shaft.

Step 3

Step 3 Remove the old tape prior to installing the new grip. Use the Blade Style Tape Stripper(GW1102) by grasping the ball handle and pushing the scraping end repeatedly through the tape as shown. For graphite shafts, use a less aggressive angle with the Tape Stripper to avoid damaging the shaft. Any remaining tape residue is quickly removed with a paper towel dampened with grip solvent.

Note: At this point, if you wish to “build up” the grip to a large size, you can apply Build Up Tape (BU2). Each wrap adds about 1/64” thickness.

Step 4

Step 4 Apply a strip of Double Coated Tape (DFTG2) lengthwise along the shaft, beginning where the grip ends and extending 1/2” beyond the butt end of the shaft. Remove the paper backing, wrap the tape around the shaft, and twist the end and push it inside the shaft (to prevent fluid from entering shaft).

Note: You can substitute a Water Activated Tape (WST18) if you choose. It is a little more difficult to use, but makes solvents unnecessary.

Step 5

Step 5 Cover the vent hole on the grip with your finger and pour solvent into the grip. Pour solvent from the grip over the tape (as shown), wetting it thoroughly, and quickly position the mouth of the grip beneath the shaft. Lightly pinch the grip to open the mouth. Slide the grip onto the shaft in one smooth motion until you feel the shaft butt up against the inside of the grip cap.

Note: A useful tool is the Grip Installer Tool (GIT). It helps start stubborn grips over the end of the shaft.

Step 6

Step 6 Lastly, set the club in the normal playing position, and make sure the grip is on straight. If there are any alignment lines or marks on the front of the grip, make sure they are rotated toward the front. Twist the grip to achieved the desired alignment. Let the grips set overnight.

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  • 8:23PM - Feb 9, 2012RE: How To Re-grip Your Clubs

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    Hello Mr. Maltby (or anybody else)

    I had a question about your step 4 in regards to applying the tape. Almost all the websites that i see about regripping, they say to apply the tape (narrow width tape) in a spiral wrapping manner. Is there any reason for this?

    I have been using the wide 44mm tape from Golfworks and apply it straight down the shaft lengthwise. Nothing fancy, but i can apply tape in a fraction of the time compared to this spiral wrap method.

    any thing wrong with doing it this way? what is your opinion?

    thanks.

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  • 10:45AM - Nov 14, 2011RE: How To Re-grip Your Clubs

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    sub-par, the shaft is not bent because this would violate the USGA rule. The arch back is created in the grip molding process.

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  • 12:13AM - Nov 1, 2011RE: How To Re-grip Your Clubs

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    Ralph,

    Do the putter grips that arch back at the top like the ones that come on the PING Scottsdale or the one on the Nike method core putters sit flush at the top of the shaft? And if so does that mean there is a bend in the shaft at the top. Or is there a plastic insert at the top that arches back?

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  • 9:36PM - Apr 4, 2011RE: How To Re-grip Your Clubs

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    does anybody have any tips on how to regrip a graphite shaft? like how to take of the old grip tape without ruining the shaft itself. is it easy to ruin the shaft? will i be able to use a knife to scrape off the old tape? thanks

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  • 8:54AM - May 4, 2009RE: How To Re-grip Your Clubs

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    acem8, First of all, a .580 grip on a .600 shaft installs to a little over 1/64” oversize or (.020”). The .580 needs to stretch .020” to go over the .600 shaft butt.

    Do not use ladies grips as the size is too small for men under the right hand.

    In your situation, I would buy a men’s .600 grip and when it is installed, work it down an extra bit so that it is stretched to about 1/2” longer. This will reduce the size a little. Be sure and tape the grip at its bottom after you stretch it down because until the solvent dries, the grip will want to return to its original length.

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  • 7:28PM - Apr 25, 2009RE: How To Re-grip Your Clubs

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    Ralph, I have small hands and wear a small men’s glove. I struggle with my current clubs with a .580 grip on a .600 ****. I have read a ladies grip is better for my grip size so I was going to get the ladies lamkin crossline in 0.580. However I have read conflicting advice on whether this would make any difference. Surely a ladies 0.580 is thinner than a men’s 0.580 to give an overall smaller finished grip size?

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  • 11:52AM - Apr 6, 2009RE: How To Re-grip Your Clubs

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    drmeh, it is fine to try it out on your wedge, but if it feels good, I would take off your new grips (try saving them) and do it to all your clubs.

    The middle of your right hand is at approximately 5” down from the top of the grip. Put 1 extra strip of tape on starting at 4” down and make it approximately 3 to 3 1/2” long. This should give you the 1/64” extra size build-up under the right hand.

    I have also had success with this by using two extra strips of tape under the right hand because of the fact that some grips taper faster than others making the right hand grip size too small.

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  • 8:11PM - Apr 5, 2009RE: How To Re-grip Your Clubs

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    Roger, Great article on re-gripping of right hand. Here is my issue. I have always used the Vardon grip. My left hand feels very secure on the grip. Yet I have always had trouble with too much play in my right hand. In fact in the downswing my right hand is always loose, and at times feels out of control. I have never re-gripped the right hand. In fact, I just regripped all but one of my clubs using the .600 multi-compound GP grips. Love them. Still have the right hand problem. I am now ready to re-grip the last club-my 58 degree wedge. Is this a good time to try building up the right hand? If so, how do I do it? Right now I use one layer of tape for the entire grip. I need to know how many additional wraps to start with. I know that one wrap equals 1/64th-right??? So what would your wisdom be? Thanks for any help you can give to me. drmeh

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  • 11:14AM - Mar 6, 2009RE: How To Re-grip Your Clubs

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    david&golf, the larger the grip size, the more inhibited it makes the golfers wrists, meaning that it reduces the natural wrist rotation (and to some degree, the wrist release coming into impact) when a golf club is swung. This can in most cases cause a golfer to leave more shots out to the right (right handed golfers).

    This is why it is important to properly fit grip size. There are however a number of golfers who benefit from grips that are too large for them. This includes golfers with arthritis, sore wrist conditions, missing fingers or permanently stiff fingers and so on. For these golfers, using the larger grip sizes will usually require them to make a clubface alignment correction. For some of these golfers the larger grip size works for them from the beginning, usually because they have made an unconscious correction or sometimes no correction at all. Obviously, it is a very individual thing with the results only known after you try it.

    I know of some tour players and actually a number of golfers who prefer larger grips (usually 1/64” oversize with some preferring as much as 1/32’ oversize) because they feel it calms the wrists down and gives them more consistent directional control.

    It is always good to experiment with grip size (even though the current grip size fits you) just to see how your shots perform and any differences in how the club feels to you. One of the things that I started way back was making the right hand grip size 1/64” more oversize than the left hand grip size. In other words, if a golfer fit into a men’s standard grip size, I would still build up the grip size to 1/64” oversize under the right hand. This keeps a golfer from regripping during the swing, locks the pinching fingers better to the grip and in general improves clubface control hit after hit. Also, it simply feels good as the golfer sets up for the shot. I had a few tour players personally tell me that they felt they could better control shots when “working the ball” if the right hand has a little more grip size to hold on to.

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  • 7:21AM - Mar 6, 2009RE: How To Re-grip Your Clubs

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    I would like to know the effects of someone going to big on grip size when regrippping clubs.

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