Thank you for adding this video to your original re-gripping video. Very helpful, especially when just starting out. The whole process is so much easier then I thought it would be, thanks to both of your how-to videos. Thank you so much for posting both.

Just finished regripping my clubs! Thank you so much!!!

Just wanted to say thank you I did my first re griping they came out awesome thank you for the help and god bless.

Thanks for making all these DIY videos, gave me the confidence to regrip my clubs 🤙

When pushing the grip on, close the hole at the but end with your thumb to create overpressure between the shaft and void inside the rest of the grip. It’ll help sliding the grip all the way down as the excess air releases out between the grip and tape.

Thanks for the tips. I always felt it was more than I could handle. Your video makes it easy.

Fantastic, you saved me hours of frustration. Great tutorial video - Thank You!

Thanks! Good vid and u speak very, very well! Makes easy to understand instructions! Let’s see if I got it right: Longer tape than usual, add just enough Lube and u can stop halfway while installing grip to line up! Got it!

I just did a set of Winn Grips and the advice is perfect. Thanks.

Great video, great advice. I once almost fell foul of number 3, never again.

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.

I measure my grip tape by placing the grip against the shaft and using marker to mark at a location about 1 cm back from the end of the grip. I also marked the very end of the grip and at that point I circle the shaft with a piece of painters tape so I know how far to push the grip down, because those things will stretch!

haha,yeah,dump that stuff in the grip and on the tape.I almost lost a new 30 dollar superstroke grip from being stingy with the solvent.Got stuck halfway down,but luckily I had it in reach and was able to throw more on and get the job done.Great tip!

Fantastic video, very informative, thank you! 😊 I'm about to fit my first grip 😁

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👍

Thanks for the advice good to know these tips much appreciated

I use to do grips that way. Now I use an air compressor and it takes 1/3 the time, easily adjustable as well. I bought a small quiet one..California is the brand…great video

Explanation nicely done. Any way you suggest on getting grips PERFECTLY aligned? maybe mini levels?

We all have been looking for your comments on the Brands for your shop video!! Hope it’s all going smooth!

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!

Solid tips. Thank you sir!

I work as a club repair tech at one of the biggest golf retailers. I get questions all the time from customers that want to regrip their clubs at home. And I share all of the same tips you mentioned. But, one thing I add is that after they cut off the old grips and tape, I tell them to mark with a sharpie where the grip ended. 99% of the time you can see the residue from the old grip and tape. That way you can easily see how much tape is needed for the new grip.

I am not a golfer. However I have been selling the ever loving crap out of clubs online lately and your video is great help for me. I have several nice sets of clubs that just needed new grips and will sell way better with the changed. THANKS.

Fit the tape, be generous with solvent, don't stop part-way. Got it. I've done two now and they're looking/feeling great. Many more to do.

I put a tee in the new grip hole. It holds the solvent and builds air pressure making the last third easier. Remove when needed but be careful of blowback

Thank you, very helpful.

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.

have been regripping clubs for around 30 years (reshafting too) initially started like you just did ,but then got an air tool makes the job even easier (you need a compressor but already had one ) can also use tool to remove grips but need to warm grip either in warm water for a while or using hot air gun ...to loosen adhesive of grip tape...

I have regripped hundreds of clubs over the past 30 years, but I never thought of using the hole in the end of the grip to pour solvent on the grip tape. This seems like a much neater way to do this operation!

Great tip. That’s why I like 360 grips lol. No alignment needed!

You hit all of the high points. Perfectly correct.

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.

Very iformative videos keep up the excellent work.

Nice job, very well explained

Good Advice. I was forewarned by a friend of mine who also regrips his clubs. That with Winn Dri-Tac you got to really put on the solvent or else. He said he ruined 2 grips before doing it right. THERE IS ONE THING I WAS HOPING YOU CAN HELP ME WITH. MY WIFE HAS A 51 DEGREE D CLUB BY LYNX. THE SHAFT FLARES OUT AT THE BUTT END. I CAN'T SEE HOW TO PUT A GRIP ON IT?!

Great video!! YEARS AGO I went to the Golfsmith Club Making Clinic. Our instructor beat these points into our skulls. I’ve done my grips years and continue to change my own grips. In the last few years I have started using an air compressor to blow grips on. I’m on the doorstep to officially OLD so I wouldn’t recommend that to youngsters with any significant swing speed. Grips can twist over time but you can blow it off, add another layer of masking tape, and put it back on. FOR ME blowing grips on and off allows me to try different grips WITHOUT having to cut them off (ruining them). I continue to switch out standard grips with oversized as well as the Jumbo Max. Thanks again

Nice, do one on lead tape and swing weights for the whole set.

Great video. I learned a lot of this the hard way. Such is life. Another rookie mistake is (once you’ve cut off the previous grip) not gently heating the previous tape with a heat gun (be more careful with graphite, obv) so the tape adhesive becomes more workable meaning it often comes off in a single strip rather than tiny shreds. I’ve wasted hours taking off tape and then having to clean it off with acetone. Heating the previous tape is a game changer in my experience.

So it is not necessary to remove both sides of the tape? I should not be peeling off the paper before the solvent is applied? Thank you for your tremendously helpful videos.

thanks it's very clear

Great tips thanks a bunch

About to do mines right now, here I go!

I have all my shafts marked with a sharpie, run the tape to there. Full length double stacked tape. (My second layer is about an 1/8" shorter than the base layer. I don't use a dispenser, I put the tape to my mark, roll it out, cut with scissors, and leave a tail like mentioned in the video. I agree, don't be shy with the solvent. Using a bit more is much cheaper than having to drive back out to buy a new grip.

Another one that drives me nuts and makes me do my own grips is when people stretch the grips on the club and or not butted down all the way. I make sure each grip is bottomed out AND each installed grip is the same length as a non installed grip and not stretched out to an inch longer.

for the newer jumbo flat sided putter grips - put the putter in a vice, level the putter vertically, then when you put the grip on level it horizontally, it won't take much since you will already be close by eyeballing it when you first put it on. Also make sure the putter grip isn't twisted the flat part needs to be flat all the way down.

Also, - don’t over stretch the grip. Keep an unused grip to make sure that the installed grip is approx the same length or maybe 1/8” shorter than the uninstalled grip. I’ve seen grips that the installer has stretched so bad that they are 1/4”-1/2” longer than the uninstalled grip. - make sure that the butt end of the grip is fully seated to the end of the shaft. Nothing is worse than having a grip ready for use and you realizes that the grip wiggles at the butt end. - make sure the embossed text in the butt of the grip us parallel to the ground when the club is held square while straight out in front of you. Details count. - also use a clean metal 12” straight edge to make sure that the middle alignment mark, on the grip, is in line with the top and bottom tick/alignment marks. Make sure the text at the bottom (Golf Pride grips) is straight and not twisted. Remember…small details count for a quality job 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

If that happened to me,I would go to the air pump method, thanks for that valuable tip.

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

Measure the grip by laying the grip on the shaft and make a mark for the tape length. Pretty simple.

Thank u John

Very informative, thank you.

Very helpful !

That's awesome tipes thanks ❤

Just watched this list of what NOT to do, and proceeded to attempt to grip my first club, well the double sided tape had backing on both sides naturally but since I had never done this, I for some reason thought it only had backing on one side and proceeded to put the tape on the shaft, cover it with solvent, and slide the grip over the tape with the other backing still on, got it about half way before it became stuck and I realized what had happened, had to destroy the grip to get it off and am about to order another now, so as obvious as it should be, should probably add that to the list too haha

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.

The coffee filter trick worked on the reuse of solvent. It's slow but who cares? Thanks for the tip. Will be using every time going forward.

Brampton Tape makes grip tape already cut to 2"x10" Golf Pride grips are 10-3/8 long. Also the solvent comes in a spray bottle for easy on application.

I use dish soap and a bit of compressed air. When it dries it stays on and is easy to remove and adjust when changing grips. The tape is easily reused. I did my bicycle grips like that for years. They don't move, ever.

Never stop, lol. Well, that would create an issue for sure. I put mine on as quickly and smoothly as possible. You can adjust it once it is on.

Never thought to use the paint tray to catch the solution…..genius level 10 🤯

Love your video. Thank you! I regripped my clubs for the first time. I tried the traditional way. I used double sided tape. Lube the grip inside, lubed the tape then slipped the grip on. However it was a pain to get the grip on. Not as easy as some videos showed. I ended up doing the rest of the clubs like this… Still using double sided tape but I didn’t take the protective layer of 2nd side of tape off. Lube the grip. Lube the tape and slide the grip on. So much easier to put on. Two questions thought! 1. Is it OK to do it this way? The grips don’t feel like they will come off. 2. I may have stretched the grip a bit longer than the original grip. Is that OK too?

Used an air compressor for the first time yesterday. Never going back to a solvent…..so easy and clean.

Can you use a wood dowel rod that easily drops into the new grip and use that as a gauge to measure the tape length to exactly where the shaft will bottom out against the end plug of the grip.

Never stop stopping 😅😂

I completely agree, you never want to 2 hand a shaft!

Great video!

Good tips!!

Nice informative video for those who install grips the conventional way. I blow my grips on with an air compressor over a layer of masking tape. No double-sided tape, no solvent, no adhesive. Works great.

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.

Thank you!

Good tips!

“CATCH THE DRIP”… Damn that would be a great t-shirt idea.

Changed my grips foe the first time about a month ago. Didn't even use them until today (well, one of them, practicing on a driving range). For some reson the grip twists from the upper half... don't know what went wrong with that, they were a quite cheap set from Amazon though (othewise great grips, not complaining). So far the bottom half seems to hold, but I might end up changing that at some point (didn't change my 3wood grip as it was more than fine, so I have one grip and tape left).

Question, is it possible to remove JumboMax oversize grips? I have some on a driver and 3 wood I no longer hit...... I would like to save them ($15 each) if possible. Thanks,

I ran out of grip solution, so I mixed som dishsoap and wate and it works great! Use a spray bottle, DON'T just pour solution on.

Thanks!

Good stuff! 🍻👍

Thanks AJ

I have been doing this since the mid 80's. What I have found is that the club manufacturers quite often only tape about to the middle of the grip. The bottom half has no tape. Actually makes sense because the top portion is where the vast majority of stress and strain on the grip is from your upper hand. It would save you on tape if you did them this way too.

Good stuff !

Really enjoying your videos and knowledge you share with club making and regripping. I just wanted to ask for some advice. A friend has a nice Odessey broom handle putter and would like to take two inches off it and relocate the grips down the shaft the same distance. What's the simplest way to do this? I have white spirit and extra tape to use.

"Don't be Chincy with the grip solvent!". Lol so true

Hey, loved the video. Everything was going great but I managed to get a mix of solvent and goey substance on the grip. Does anyone know how to remove it? Thanks

Any thoughts on installing golf pride align grips? How do you get them all lined up square to the face? Just eye ball it? I feel like you could easily be off a few degrees every club. Is it possible to maybe use a laser level or something to align the face somehow with the align?

I've been doing my own grips now for years and I've always used compressed air and masking tape. Not using double-sided tape with a ton of solvent means I can experiment with grips and take them on and off whenever I want. Never have to cut a grip and have never had a grip turn or slip on me. Not sure why anyone would use another method but to each their own.

actually you need to measure about 1/2 inch shorter than the grip length, measure from the butt of the grip down to where the circle is on the lower part of the grip. That small area should not have grip tape under it. there will be a little a little bit of overhang at the top of the shaft which gets bent over and pushed into the top of the shaft this protects the grip from getting cut by the top of the shaft, this is more of an issue with steel shafts.

Just some thoughts/comments: 1) Do not need to use grip tape if you choose to blow on grip. 2) Be sure to overlap butt end on steel shafts with some of tape if tape used; if no tape used still wrap a small piece around butt...thus, protecting butt of grip from cutting by the shaft. 3) If tape still in good shape after removal of grip, grip can be put on over old tape without additional tape. 4) Do not skimp on solvent. 5) If using a tray with hole to drain solvent, plug with small cork and just reuse solvent with a baster. 6) Drain solvent to a container for reuse but may have to strain out impurities. 7) Six inches of tape placed five inches from butt may help some golfers with feel as fills bottom hand a bit. 8) You can make your own reminder rib out of 1/8 inch tape, string, or even coat hanger wire.

It amazes me how infrequently people change out their grips. They could clean their clubs and grips after each round and really help themselves make the clubs and grips last. I'm 65. I learned the regrip process at 12. I give myself fresh grips whenever I need them. I did all my buddy's clubs in high school. The grip is your link to the club. Don't let it be the weak link.

Another trick, put a tee in the small hole at the end of the new grip. As you push the grip on it traps the air and ‘balloons’ it just a little bit and the grip moves along a little easier. 👍

Do you advise using a two piece funnel assist tool to get grip easily over shaft from start ?

Thank you! What type of tape did you use in this video, was it double sided?

Big Tip !!!!! Do not hit the exposed end of the club with the back of your hand or you could end up squirting blood all over the place and going to the hospital to get stitches like I did. I got the old tape off and went to reach for the Goo Be Gone to clean it well and I hit a vein and it was not a fun evening. As it turns out, the end of the club can be very very sharp.

AJ, is it plausible to blow on grip to steel shafts without using grip tape? Ive done with graphite shafts for driver.

I've never had a problem until today. I couldn't put a new grip on a Cobra AirX driver. It would only go on 2-3 inches and then got stuck. It looks as though the shaft doesn't taper down. Is there different shaft diameters that require special grips? Any suggestions would be helpful.

Can you please do a Jumbo Max grip removal NOT cutting it off though, ie intact removal.

I always thought regripping was something left to the pro shop. But after trying it on some of my clubs is not that difficult, you just need a little room and a couple of other things. I am wondering if when aligning grips with the alignment aids on it do you need to have a special kind of vice to keep the head in the correct position.

All this I already practice but what to do with a “difficult” grip like an original Winn when it locks up on the shaft after doing everything you showed?

When putting my shaft into the vise, what is the best way to make sure the club head is in the proper position so the grip can be put on straight?

Is reusing the tape a bad idea? After carefully removing an old grip, (one that I had previously installed) the tape from the previous install was left on the shaft and appeared to be undamaged. Can I save myself the tedious job of removing it anyway andf just reapply the solvent for the new grip? Thoughts?

what about pre cut grip tape? I've seen that sold in a few sporting goods stores.