| Why regrip? Think about it: Your grips
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| | the hole on the butt.7) Put something to
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| are the only connection between you and
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| | catch the mineral spirits under the butt
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| your golf clubs. A worn out, slippery
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| | end. I use an aluminum paint tray for
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| grip forces you to hold the club tighter,
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| | paint rollers.8) Pour some mineral
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| which in turn leads to flaws in your
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| | spirits into the grip while holding your
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| swing mechanics.Fortunately, changing
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| | finger over the hole at the bottom. Slosh
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| your golf grips is easy. My son regripped
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| | the spirits around inside the grip. Make
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| his own set when he was eight years old.
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| | sure it is good and wet.9) Hold the grip
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| If an eight year old can do it, so can
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| | over the taped end of the club and
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| any reasonably intelligent adult.What You
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| | release your finger, letting the spirits
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| Need
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| | run over the tape. Then, pour more of the
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| A utility knife (preferably with a
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| | spirits over the tape. Make sure that all
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| hooked blade)
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| | of the tape is wet and that it is slick.
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| Mineral spirits (get the odorless kind)
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| | This is critical. If the tape isn't good
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| A vice (mine clamps on a table)
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| | and slippery, you won't be able to get
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| Double sided grip tape (from Golfsmith
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| | the grip on -- it'll get stuck and you'll
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| or Golfworks)
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| | have to cut it off and start over.10)
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| A soft rubber clamp (from Golfsmith or
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| | Push the grip onto the shaft. Hold the
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| Golfworks)
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| | butt end of the grip in one hand, and the
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| Slip on grips of your choice (again,
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| | shaft in the other. Start the grip on the
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| from Golfsmith or GolfworksStep By Step
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| | end of the shaft, and then push hard. Do
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| Instructions (read all first)1) Put the
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| | it quickly. Push the grip until it covers
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| club in the rubber clamp, and the rubber
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| | all of the tape. Once the butt end is all
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| clamp in the vice. Tighten until it won't
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| | of the way on, push on the middle to
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| slip if you tug on it. If you have
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| | lower part of the grip to extend it to
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| graphite shafts, be careful not to
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| | its full length.11) Most grips have a
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| tighten too much. It's not as big an
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| | couple of little marks at the top and
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| issue with steel shafts - I can't imagine
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| | bottom ends to help with alignment. Make
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| anyone crushing those.2) Cut off the old
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| | sure that these align with each other.
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| grips with a utility knife. Slip the hook
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| | Otherwise, the grip might be slightly
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| of the utility knife under the edge of
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| | twised, which may affect your swing.12)
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| the grip and pull upward. Split the grip
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| | You can put the logo up (I do), or down
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| to the end. Then, peel it off.3) Strip
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| | (as most pros do). Just make sure that
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| off the old tape with a straight edge
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| | the marks line up parallel to the
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| knife. Use a hair dryer to melt the glue
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| | shaft.13) You can change the diameter of
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| if the tape is stubborn. If you have
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| | the grip (slightly) with a couple of
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| graphite shafts, be careful not to damage
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| | tricks. If you prefer a slightly fatter
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| the fibers.4) Figure how far down the
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| | grip, put a heavy layer of tape on the
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| shaft the lower end of the grip will
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| | shaft. The extra tape will make the grip
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| fall. You want the tape to come within a
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| | seem fatter. If you prefer a slightly
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| quarter inch of that mark. I usually mark
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| | thinner grip (I do), then when you are
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| that point with a small dot with a
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| | marking the low point of the grip (step
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| sharpie magic marker.5) Apply the tape.
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| | 4), make the mark a quarter inch lower
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| There are two ways to do this: You can
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| | than usual. When you stretch the grip out
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| start at the mark you made and run it in
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| | to reach the lower tape mark, it will
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| a spiral pattern up the shaft. Or, you
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| | become thinner.John Retzer has worked as
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| can run it lengthwise up one side of the
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| | a professional journalist, photographer,
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| butt and down the other. Peel the backing
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| | editor, public relations professional and
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| off the tape so the sticky side is
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| | golf coach. He currently teaches
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| revealed.6) Put another small strip over
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| | economics, political science and history.
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