At first regripping your golf clubs may seem difficult and time consuming, but it’s actually quite simple. Doing this yourself can give you the pride in accomplishing a project on your own and add your own flare to the clubs. Golf grips are one of the most important parts of the club, so make them authentic to you. Here’s a step by step guide on how to regrip your golf clubs.

Step 1 – Gather Your Supplies

  1. Bench Vise – Using a bench vise is the easiest way to clamp the club down so it doesn’t move during the installation process. You can use other tools to do this, just make sure the club is held tight and doesn’t move.
  2. Hook Blade – This is by far the best tool to remove the previous grip.
  3. Utility knife – You’ll want this to scrape off all the old tape from the previous grip on there. If the shaft is graphite be careful not to scratch or dig it into it.
  4. Double sided tape – A necessary piece you will need. The tape helps the grip stick to the shaft.
  5. Grip Solvent or Mineral Spirits – This is used to help slide the grip onto the shaft. Get the odorless kind so it does stink up your place.
  6. Grips – The main ingredient! Make sure to buy some good grips, Golf Pride and Lamkin are both great options.
  7. A handy dandy towel – Could get a bit messy the first time. You’ll need to wipe off the solvent after putting the grip on the shaft.

Now we’re ready to get started!

Step 2 – Removing the Old Grip

You’ll first want to secure the shaft in the bench vise. Clamp it near the grip and put the club in playing position perpendicular to the ground.

Next remove the old grip with the hook blade. Insert the hook at the bottom of the old grip and pull or push it towards the top of the shaft, but make sure to always cut away from yourself so stand to the side while doing this and not directly behind the club. After you have made the cut just peel it right off, it should come off fairly easily.

Step 3 – Removing the Tape

Removing the tape can be frustrating, but it can be very easy. Sometimes you can peel it right off, but sometimes it’s too sticky and you have to scrape it off. That’s where the straight blade utility knife comes in. Scrape off all the old tape until it is completely gone.

With steel shafts you need not to worry about damaging it but be careful with graphite shafts. They are more delicate.

Step 4 – Install the New Tape

You want to cut a piece of the double sided tape the same length of the new grip, but when you apply it you’ll want a bit of it hanging off the top end of the shaft. If the tape is applied too long on the shaft then it will show at the bottom when the new grip is on. This makes it look tacky and bad.

When forming the tape on the shaft you want to wrap it around pressing it down. It’s okay if there is a tiny slit along the length of the tape as some double sided tape does not fit around the whole shaft.

Once the tape is applied, there will be that extra off the top. You want to twist it and shove it down the opening of the shaft until it is flat with the top of the shaft.

You’re now ready to install the grip!

Step 5 – Install the New Grip

For this you’ll need the new grip and the solvent or Mineral spirits mix.

You will first put some of the solvent onto the tape part of the club shaft. Once that is soaked pretty good you will put some of the solvent inside the grip. If there is tiny hole on the top of your grip place you finger over it so the solvent doesn’t drip. After the solvent is inside the grip hold both ends and shake it really good. Then pour it all back out onto the tape of the shaft.

Now that the solvent is in place you will slide the grip onto the shaft. During this make sure the logo on the grip is facing up and in line with the clubface. Press it all the way on.

You now will only have a minute or so to adjust it before the grip starts to settle. If it’s already perfect than don’t worry about it, but if you need to make some changes, do so quickly!

Step 6 – Clean it up and Let it Sit

Yay, your new grip is on and looking good!

Now take that handy dandy towel and wipe off all the excess solvent. When the whole set or however many clubs you’re regripping is done, let them sit for several hours before play.

 

Here’s a great video from Lamkin Grips that shows how to regrip clubs on your own.

 

This process may seem complicated but once you get the hang of it it’s quite simple. If you don’t have time to do this or the want to, no problem. All the Lincoln City Golf Courses have staff that are trained to regrip golf clubs. Take your clubs on over with your own grips or buy some there! Elevate your style and improve your game with some new grips.