How to Regrip a Golf Club

ATTACH VISE CLAMP
Attach the protective rubber shaft clamp onto the shaft. Place approximately 5 inches below the bottom of the grip.

 

SECURE IN VISE
Secure the shaft into your vise. For alignment purposes, make sure that the toe of the club is pointing upward, or the grip’s logo is in the up position. Tighten with moderate force. Avoid over-tightening on graphite shafts to prevent damage to the shaft.

 

REMOVE OLD GRIP
Using a hooked knife blade, cut the old grip starting from the opening and working toward the butt end. After the grip is cut, peel the grip from the shaft. To remove the old grip tape, heat the tape for 20 seconds with a heat gun and peel the tape from the butt end of the shaft.

 

APPLY GRIP TAPE
Peel the back liner off the tape strip. Apply the sticky side down length-wise onto the shaft, leaving about 1/2” beyond the shaft. Peel off the top liner of the tape and wrap the tape around the shaft, making sure it does not wrinkle. Twist the extra 1/2” extending beyond the shaft and push it into the butt.

 

LUBRICATE THE GRIP TAPE
Lubricate the tape. At this time, you may want a paint tray underneath the taped area of the shaft to collect excess solvent. Depress the pump on the spray bottle several times to mist the solvent onto the tape along its the entire length. The wetter the tape is, the easier it will be for installation of the grip.

 

LUBRICATE THE NEW GRIP
Take the new grip. Mist the solvent a few times inside the mouth of the grip. This will lubricate the grip so it will slide on to the grip tape.

 

INSTALL THE GRIP
Position the grip underneath the edge of the butt. With one motion, slide the mouth of the grip completely over the butt and push the grip all the way onto the shaft. Wipe away any tape residue from the shaft.

 

ALIGN THE GRIP
With the club still in the vise, align the grip by twisting it until the pattern on the grip is straight and aligned upward. Remove the club from the vise while the tape is still wet. Set the club down in the playing position and make any final adjustments to the grip. Set the club aside to dry.