Here are 3 things you should never do when putting on new golf grips.
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Here are 3 things you should never do when putting on new golf grips.
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We all have been looking for your comments on the Brands for your shop video!! Hope it’s all going smooth!
Hi AJ Great 👍 Tips when fitting Grip’s, Used to fit grip’s 40 years ago & have made all the mistakes you showed 🤔, (wish I’d see this then)
A couple of things I would add use a shaft clamp or a old cut off grip in a vice (too protect shaft when clamping) & square up leading edge of club & clamp, (it’s easer to adjust grip when clamped), Now my Pro fit’s my grip’s (he knows I am fussy) and fit’s them perfectly Aligned👍, love your Video’s Think this is a perfect starter for most players,(Also check grip Alignment when buying new Club’s) Thanks Dickey 9hcp 75year Senior Golfer UK, Good luck with your shop👍
Hobby club builder here. #1. I lay the grip in place and mark the shaft with a sharpie. This tells me exactly how long I need the tape to be. #2. I do the exact same with this included. Plug the grip hole with a golf tee. Started using a metal paint tray as my catch bin for all the excess solvent. It will not wear out. Glides on with ease doing it like this. Every club in my bag was built by yours truly. Def a fun hobby. Enjoy watching your videos.
Never thought to use the paint tray to catch the solution…..genius level 10 🤯
Make sure you twist the tape in a clockwise motion or else it will come loose from the grip
1-360 grip , 2 – no tape ,3- salt water ….never had grip fall off yet .
My tip for grips that need a certain alignment ie golf pride in a certain spot visually when you look down at the club
Put a piece of painters tape on the shaft an inch from the old grip before you take it off . If you like where the old golf pride lined up mark the tape with a pen line.
If you already have the grip off you can still use the tape trick by holding the club in playing position and make the mark where you want the writing to line up.
When you go to put the grip on now it is much much easier to aim the golf pride where you need it to go instead of hoping the clamp has it straight.
Push all the way on, then final adjustments as you line it up with the pen mark. One final look in playing position …a few taps on the floor
Take off the painters and done
After using an air compressor, I will never use tape and solvent again.
The first "tip" was a heck of a stretch saying "sign they do not know what they are doing". A little excess and then cleaning up after is a guaranteed way to ALWAYS have 100% of the full length taped; even with good measuring its possible to leave it a mm or 2 short of perfect. That person that you just said doesnt know what they are doing can say that you are being cheap and lazy because you dont want to waste a an extra inch of tape or do any cleanup to guarantee perfection. A bit overkill and overblown on both accounts.
Nice, do one on lead tape and swing weights for the whole set.
Hey AJ, off topic question: I changed my shop around and need a stand for my bending machine. I have a pretty similar machine to the one you have in your shop and i was wondering if you could tell me the stand that you have yours on? Thanks in advance! Great vids man.
Great video. I regripped my wife's clubs recently (2nd time I've ever regripped clubs) and had so much problem with issue 3 – I wasted 4 grips taking too long!
As far as tape goes I use precut tape in a package, and for solvent I use a petroleum-based paint thinner from Walmart. It does the job, and I've never had a problem with it. However, you are right in that you never stop pushing the grip on until it's all the way on. I'd suggest pounding the club at the butt end once of twice on the floor just to be sure it's all the way on.
Don't skimp on the solvent and make sure you use a tried and true brand of solvent…I used mineral spirits and the grip seized up at 3/4 of the way down.
SuperStroke putter grips fight man.
Can you please do a Jumbo Max grip removal NOT cutting it off though, ie intact removal.
I am looking for a video how to build iron set out of parallel iron shafts but I could not find one. Maybe this topic would be of interest for your next video? I am particularly interested of the weight changes. How can you pre-calculate the weight of clubs/shafts after trimming to decide if these are the right shafts? For example, if Dynamic Gold S300 .370 raw is 130g and I trim tip 3" f and butt 2.5" for 7 iron. How does the weight changes from one iron to another? Just an idea, thanks.
I find that I often get a big slug of glue residue that gathers at the front edge as I push the grip on. I then need to be very careful when wiping the excess glue to make sure I don’t smear any on the outside of the grip by mistake. If it gets into any grooves in the grip it becomes very difficult to clean off. When I watch videos of experts like yourself this never seems to happen. Is it bad tape I am using or just poor technique?
Would love to see a video in comparison to TXG’s “frankenwedge”
Never stop stopping 😅😂
AJ, is it plausible to blow on grip to steel shafts without using grip tape? Ive done with graphite shafts for driver.
Any tips for removing grips from graphite shafts?
Like the painters catch pan. Watched a lot of gripping videos and yet to hear buy the right size inner core for the butt. You can force it or make it a lot easier.
Hi, I hope I can add a tip here. I change grips all the time. Mine and other peoples. I have an air compressor and a slightly modified nozzle that fits into the little hole on the end of the grip. Venting a small amount of air through the grip enables it to slide on and off easily. This next bit might divide the group, but I don't use solvent. I use a spray on adhesive that remains wet long enough to slide the grip on and even make a adjustments before it sets. The awesome thing about the adhesive is that when you want to remove the grip again, you just have to massage the grip a bit while applying gentle air and the grip pops loose and comes of super smoothly. I can change a set of grips and use the clubs within half an hour. I developed this method because I have a friend with arthritis and we were experimenting with various grip sizes and build ups of tape to find the one that was the most painless for him. For those interested, the set is oversized with 4 tape layers on the bottom half and 2 on the top half. That was a year ago, and the grips haven't moved at all.
Measure the grip by laying the grip on the shaft and make a mark for the tape length. Pretty simple.
Another tip that seems to really work for me especially with stubborn grips is put a Tee in the butt end of the grip. I find this builds up pressure as you slide the grip on making it very easy to push on all the way and then quickly make any adjustments. Just know when you pull the Tee you might get some solvent shooting out.