How to Regrip Golf Clubs
By Steve Silverman
There's no need to spend money to purchase new clubs when your grips are worn down. Your clubs may still be in excellent shape and you can extend their life by several years by stripping off the old grips and putting on new ones. It's a job you can do yourself.
Instructions
Difficulty: Moderate
Examine the grips of your golf club. They should be symmetrical and spongy. If one side is worn down from the pressure you have applied through years of play or they are stiff to the touch, it's time to replace them. It's a job that can be accomplished in less than an hour.
Take a utility knife and make four vertical cuts down the length of the shaft. Don't be afraid to press the knife down to the shaft of the club when you are making your cuts. Pop the top cap off the top of the club with your fingers or a screwdriver and loosen the grip stop at the bottom of the grip.
Peel away the old grip. Use solvent to remove the glue and any grip remnants. Apply the solvent with a rag and then peel off the remnants. Apply another round of solvent to make sure the shaft of the club is clean. Then take another rag to make sure the club is dry.
Apply grip tape to the clean upper shaft of the club. Grip tape can be purchased in any golf pro shop or specialty store and in most large sporting goods stores. Grip tape is a strong, double-sided tape that sticks easily to the club and serves as a strong base for the new grip.
Slide the new grip on over the top of the shaft. Line up the grip with the marks on the shaft of the club so that the grip is in the right spot. Slide the grip stop up the shaft and secure its position over the bottom of the grip. Snap the cap back on the top of the club. There is no need to use rubber cement or a liquid glue to put on your new grip unless you are playing more than four times per week in very hot temperatures. Grip tape is quite secure and needs only an hour to cure before you can play the game confidently.
Tips & Warnings
Wait an hour before playing after you have applied your new grip tape.
About The Author
Steve Silverman is an award-winning writer, covering sports since 1980. Silverman authored The Minnesota Vikings: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Who's Better, Who's Best in Football -- The Top 60 Players of All-Time, among others, and placed in the Pro Football Writers of America awards three times. Silverman holds a Master of Science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism.
