How to Remove a Golf Club Grip
By Steve Silverman
Golfers tend to fall in love with their equipment. Once you find a set of clubs that you like, the chances are that you will play with them for 10 years or more. You may be enticed by new, top-of-the-line clubs, but the idea of giving up your old clubs is repugnant. To keep your old clubs in playing shape, you have to maintain them, and that means removing your old grips an putting on new ones.
Instructions
Difficulty: Moderate
Take off the cap at the top of the club and the grip stop at the bottom of the grip. The cap at the top of the club will pop off with pressure, or you can use the leverage provided by a screwdriver. The grip stop will slide down the shaft with a modicum of effort.
Take the utility knife and make four vertical cuts down the shaft by starting near the top of the grips and continuing down to where the grip stop was. Take the cuts down to the shaft of the club. Your utility knife will not damage the shaft. After the cuts have been made, peel off the grip.
Apply solvent to the grip area of the club to get rid of the original glue and any remnants of the previous grip. Apply a second coat of solvent to help clean stubborn areas. Then take a dry rag to take off the remaining solvent.
Apply grip tape to the club's upper shaft in order to put on a new grip. Grip tape is more than adequate to secure the new grip on the club if you play two or three times a week in a temperate climate. However, if you are playing more than that in very hot temperatures, you may want to use rubber cement to secure the new grip.
Apply the new grips by sliding them on over the top of the shaft. They should snap into place based on marked locations on the shaft. Raise the grip stop back to its former position and snap the cap back in place.
Tips & Warnings
Work in a well-ventilated area when using a solvent. If not, you could find the fumes to be noxious.
Work in a well-ventilated area when using a solvent. If not, you could find the fumes to be noxious.
About The Author
Steve Silverman is an award-winning writer who has been covering sports for 28 years. He is the author of "The Minnesota Vikings: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (Triumph Books, Chicago) and two other books on the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers.
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