How to Change Golf Grips
By Steve Silverman
Golfers sometimes feel they have to get new equipment every couple of years. For those with unlimited sources of cash, they can do whatever they want. However, simple maintenance will help most golfers hold on to their clubs for 5 to 10 years. That includes changing the grips, which will save the golfer quite a bit of money.
Instructions
Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Cut four vertical slits down the grip of your club. Once you have made these cuts, remove the grip from the shaft of your golf club.
Pop off the cap on the top of the grip and loosen the grip stop at the bottom and let it slide down the shaft.
Clean off all the old the glue from the top of the shaft of the club. To put on a new grip, you have to prepare the shaft by cleaning it. Use rubbing alcohol to get rid of all remnants of the old glue.
Dry the top of the grip with a rag. Once the top of the shaft is clean and clear, unroll the double-sided grip tape. Start at the top of the shaft and go about 7 to 8 inches down the shaft.
Place the new grip over the top of the grip. It will slide right on top of the grip tape and should sit firmly in place.
Put the cap back on top of the shaft. Raise the grip stop back into place.
Tips & Warnings
Always make sure the surface is clean before applying the grip tape. Dry it thoroughly with a rag when you are done.
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.
