| It's really easy to change your grips. The hardest | | | | that tape together and push it into the end of the |
| part is making sure the grip size is right for your | | | | golf shaft to seal the end of the golf shaft and |
| hands. There are different diameters of grips to | | | | prevent anything from getting into the golf shaft. |
| suit different hand sizes as well as for people who | | | | Once the grip has been slid onto the shaft, any |
| have arthritis. Assuming you're right handed and | | | | tape that protrudes beyond the grip can be easily |
| you put your left hand on the grip; your last 3 | | | | trimmed with a razor blade or you can measure |
| fingers should wrap around the grip and just | | | | how far the grip extends down the shaft in |
| slightly touch your palm or have a slight gap. If | | | | advance and put a mark on the shaft and trim |
| there is a large gap the grip is too big. If your | | | | the tape a little shorter than the length of the grip |
| fingers press into your palm then the grip is too | | | | before you put the grip on. As mentioned earlier |
| small. You can make a grip that is a little too small | | | | regarding the diameter of the grip, if you need a |
| bigger by adding a couple extra layers of grip | | | | little wider grip, you can put an extra wrap or two |
| tape around the club shaft. | | | | of tape on the shaft to enlarge the diameter of |
| Step 1- This isn't mandatory but it makes the job | | | | the grip. |
| easier if you have one. Hold the golf shaft in a | | | | Step 5- Slide the grip on the shaft. |
| vise. There are rubber shaft holders that go | | | | While covering the little hole in the end of the grip |
| around the shaft before you place it in the vice | | | | with a finger, put enough grip solvent into the grip |
| so that it doesn't damage the shaft. I've also | | | | so that it can coat all the inside walls of the grip. |
| changed grips without the vice and it's not very | | | | Put enough in so that while now covering the |
| difficult so don't worry if you don't have one. | | | | holes of the grip at both ends with your fingers |
| Step 2- Remove the old grip | | | | that you can shake the grip and feel the solvent |
| A sharp utility knife works great to cut the old | | | | slosh around in the grip. Carefully dump/pour any |
| grip down the length of the shaft. If you have | | | | excess solvent that is in the grip out over the |
| graphite shafts, avoid cutting or marking the | | | | entire surface of the grip tape on your golf club |
| shaft. | | | | shaft. Now both the inside of the grip and the |
| Step 3- Clean the tape and adhesive off of the | | | | exterior surface of the grip tape should be coated |
| shaft. | | | | with solvent. |
| A razor blade and/or just using solvent works | | | | Note: the grip solvent prevents the grip tape |
| well for this. I personally use mostly just the | | | | adhesive from setting up for a short period of |
| solvent because my shafts are graphite and I | | | | time, so you will only have maybe 10 seconds or |
| don't want to scrape the shafts with a sharp | | | | so to get the grip on and get it aligned before the |
| blade. A good solvent that I use is paint thinner. If | | | | adhesive sets and the grip cannot be moved any |
| your shafts are steel, then a razor blade works | | | | longer. |
| great to remove the tape and then remove any | | | | Now slide the grip onto the shaft. If your grip has |
| remaining adhesive with the solvent. | | | | grip alignment marks for your hands on the grip |
| Step 4- Place grip tape on the shaft. | | | | or a grip reminder ridge that runs down the |
| Grip tape has adhesive on both sides. Double sided | | | | backside of the grip, try to make sure the grip |
| adhesive tape comes in narrow widths and wide | | | | goes on as straight as possible in the first place |
| widths. Depending on which tape you get | | | | so that you don't have to twist the grip much |
| determines the easiest way to place the tape on | | | | once its on the shaft to get it aligned correctly. If |
| the shaft. The narrower tape may require you to | | | | you have a shaft vice, aligning the grip will be a |
| wrap the tape in a spiral circular motion down the | | | | little easier at this point however it's not very |
| shaft. Try to get it spaced evenly so that it | | | | hard to align the grip without the vice. Holding the |
| doesn't overlap or leave big gaps. If you get the | | | | golf club in front of you with the clubface |
| wider tape, you can just place a long strip down | | | | perfectly vertical pointing upward, places the |
| the shaft a little longer than the length of the grip, | | | | topside of the golfshaft on top. Line up the |
| and remove the backing and wrap it around the | | | | alignment marks for the top of the grip down the |
| shaft. Place the grip tape on the shaft so that | | | | center of the shaft. |
| there is an extra ¼" of tape or so extending | | | | Let the grips cure overnight before using them. |
| out beyond the butt end of the shaft. Squeeze | | | | |