How easy/hard is it to regrip you clubs.

**Mrd19abhs** · September 14, 2010

So I recently just purchased some Golf Pride New Decade Multi-Compound grips and was wondering if I could regrip them by myself or if I should just pay the money to have someone do it for me. Thanks in advance for the help.

**Shindig** · September 14, 2010

What sort of resources do you have available to you? It's tough for me, because I live in an apartment and haven't a garage or even a large balcony. Incidentally, it's also hard for me to clean my grips at home (and I'm not sure I do it right when I do so at a course).

**bigoak** · September 14, 2010

It depends on how fussy you are about your grips. Removal of grips can be a problem for a newbie. The hooked blade on a handiknife works the best. if you are a slob you leave the old tape on and tape over it. If you are fussy then you remove the old tape. be careful if scraping graphite shafts so as to not harm the shaft. measure your tape strips so they are all the same length. attach double sided tape to your shafts. wet the inside of the grip with grip solvent by putting thumb over openings and tumble back and forth, use the solvent in the grip to activate the tape on the shaft. slide the grip on and align while the solvent is allowing manipulation. pull down on the grip to make sure the grip is on. tap butt on the floor to seat the butt in the grip cap. measure somehow the diameter of the grip to make sure that they are all consistent in diameter. wait a day and try your new grips

**Mrd19abhs** · September 15, 2010

It depends on how fussy you are about your grips. Removal of grips can be a problem for a newbie. The hooked blade on a handiknife works the best. if you are a slob you leave the old tape on and tape over it. If you are fussy then you remove the old tape. be careful if scraping graphite shafts so as to not harm the shaft. measure your tape strips so they are all the same length. attach double sided tape to your shafts. wet the inside of the grip with grip solvent by putting thumb over openings and tumble back and forth, use the solvent in the grip to activate the tape on the shaft. slide the grip on and align while the solvent is allowing manipulation. pull down on the grip to make sure the grip is on. tap butt on the floor to seat the butt in the grip cap. measure somehow the diameter of the grip to make sure that they are all consistent in diameter. wait a day and try your new grips

Sounds easy enought. I only have 13 clubs and got 13 grips but am leaving the putter alone so im only regripping 12 clubs. I think I might one club and then if its not as easy as it sounds ill take it in to have it regripped. Its only 24 bucks to regrip a set.

**andymane** · September 15, 2010

i regrip my own clubs all the time, its something i enjoy doing really. so if its something that you wanna do yourself go for it, i like your idea about only trying one at first. but on the other hand its also really easy to have it done buy a club tech, ive seen guys change a whole set in half an hour........

**Mrd19abhs** · September 15, 2010

The only reason I wanna do it is I like to learn new things and since Im still young(22) this could save me a lot of money over the years if I dont have to pay someone else every year.

**alomar123** · September 15, 2010

Do it alot now(whenever I replace a club), got a few tools to make it easy like a tape scraper, a thing that opens the tip of the grip so you can slide it on easier, and used an old clamp with a shaft holder. I like the strips instead of the tape, and use minerial spirit found at walmart.

**Joeyvee** · September 15, 2010

I did most of mine again last night. i had the muilti compounds and didnt like em. Its pretty easy and if you're a DIY kinda guy you should definitely do it. I did it while wathcing jennifers body. lol.

**motteler621** · September 15, 2010

The only reason I wanna do it is I like to learn new things and since Im still young(22) this could save me a lot of money over the years if I dont have to pay someone else every year.

its the easiest thing in the world. All you need is some grip solvent and the grip tape, cut the old one off, take the old tape off (warm hair dryer works to loosen tape), put new tape on, squirt the solvent over the tape thats on the shaft and squirt some solvent on the inside of the grip, then just slide it on and align it, let it dry for a few hours.

**ks8829** · September 15, 2010

If you are handy and can change your brakes on your car then you can change the grip on your clubs. Two things to be careful about is that you are usually working with either lighter fluid or some type of solvent that may cause a fire, so be very careful especially near an open flame, including your garage area with water heater and gravity heater that have pilot lights, make sure you don't burn yourself or burn your house down. The next thing to be careful about is while taking the old grip off you will be handling a knife or some sharp object, becareful not to cut your fingers off or stab yourself.

Other then that its simple. when in doubt pay someone to do it for you.

**JWL1957** · September 15, 2010

So I recently just purchased some Golf Pride New Decade Multi-Compound grips and was wondering if I could regrip them by myself or if I should just pay the money to have someone do it for me. Thanks in advance for the help.

Go to a clubmaker in your area and ask him/her if you could watch while they install a grip. Its is silly easy to do, although a bit cumbersome on the first couple of tries.

**lumpuckeroo** · September 15, 2010

So I recently just purchased some Golf Pride New Decade Multi-Compound grips and was wondering if I could regrip them by myself or if I should just pay the money to have someone do it for me. Thanks in advance for the help.

It's not hard at all, I use a hook blade on a Stanley knife and cut them, then just peel off the old grip. If you are lucky the old tape will go with it, if not you have to pull the tape. I will do this while I sit and watch college football on any given Saturday in October. Putting them on is a little more work but you can get the solvent and tape at any local store.

On the other hand, several of the local stores in my area have advertised that they will put grips on for $1 a grip, so spending $13, and very little of your time might be worth it.

**motteler621** · September 15, 2010

Ive learned to take a grip off without breaking it by using a hanger and solvent. I did it on a whole set one time because the grips were brand new.

**threedolphins** · September 15, 2010

its pretty darn easy, I've even had to change a grip in a hotel room once without a vise and my handy little blade (bought a last secon replacement hybrid at a 2nd hand shop). I did it with a pocket knife and my muscles. It helped that the grip tape was water and soap activated of course. Worked like a charm

**Mrd19abhs** · September 15, 2010

On the other hand, several of the local stores in my area have advertised that they will put grips on for $1 a grip, so spending $13, and very little of your time might be worth it.

Wish I could find a place that would do it for a buck. Most of the pro shops I have called are either charging 2 bucks to 3 bucks. still not a ton of money but i if i play for ten years and change grips once a year thats 240 bucks i coulda saved. Hopefully ill play longer then 10 years too

**Ferg** · September 16, 2010

OK, I've never done my grips, so I may be wrong on this. I haven't seen it mentioned yet. Don't you want to make sure the line on the bottom of the grip is noted? So that way you can rematch the center line of the grip back up?

Just checking.

I will say thought that after reading this, I think I'm going to replace my own grips.

**CT207** · September 16, 2010

OK, I've never done my grips, so I may be wrong on this. I haven't seen it mentioned yet.

I replaced my first 2 sets of grips last year, both graphite shafts, and I thought of the same thing. What I did was as I securing the shaft in the vice I used a laser line level to align those index(?) marks and then made a mark on the shaft for realignment of the new grip. Probably a little anal on my part but, I wanted to get it right.

The first set of shafts I found were a bit tough getting the old tape off but, about half way through I began using a heat gun (carefully) on the old tape and they peeled off very easily. The second set of shafts I did went very quickly once I figured things out and gained the confidence.

MikeBuch · September 16, 2010

This might help: http://golfpride.com/Tips/RegrippingTips.aspx . On that page is an instructional video on how to regrip clubs. I think it's pretty easy for most people.

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