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