Regripping: easy breezy

A few weeks ago I bought a regripping kit, with grips, solvent, tape. It was a disaster. I stripped the old grip off one club and carefully cleaned the shaft, and...couldn't get the new grip more than halfway down. No matter how much solvent I put on it. I ended up cutting the new grip off. I cleaned it again. I used steel wool to clean the shaft, until it was smooth as silk. I tried again. Same result. I tried one more time, with no success. The grips just wouldn't go on.

I went back to the store and saw this kit called "EZ grip -- no tape, no solvent, no vise. Uses our patented 'shrink-wrap' technology". I asked the sales guy about it, and he said he didn't know anyone who had ever used it. He advised me against it. It was $13 for three grips. I figured it couldn't be any worse than the conventional method, so I bought a pack.

The trouble was, all three grips came in one sealed pouch, and it said you have to use them all immediately once you open it, because the shrinking starts right away. That meant I had to strip the old grips off two more irons, and *that* meant that if I couldn't get this to work, I'd be without those irons until I could find someone to do it.

Oh well. Who needs irons anyway?

So I stripped the old grips off the 7 and 9 (I'd already been experimenting with the 5) and cut open the pouch. The EZ grips were coated in some slimy stuff. I followed the instructions, which said to put the grip on the shaft and *push* it down slowly until it was all the way on. This turned out to be easy, because the grips were quite large at this point. One, two, three, all of them slid on effortlessly.

Step two: place the clubs leaning vertically against a wall or something. Wait 24 hours. Well, it's only been4 hours now, but they've already contracted visibly. I'll let you know how they seem in a day or so, but so far I'm impressed.

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Todd
Philadelphia, PA
USA

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sweet dood, name of grips? tour velvet or what kindah texture?

Kinda like this: http://www.county-golf.co.uk/Product.../productID/247

As usual, Brits get ripped off, having to pay 4 quid *per grip*!

And if you're thinking of investing, http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives.../msg00006.html

I'm glad you found something that worked! But now you have to weigh the cost of these (what seem to be expensive) grips vs having it done at a shop.

Wait...I got three grips for $13. I don't think that's bad, and I didn't have to leave them for a week, which is what the shop wanted.

Btw it's more than 24 hours now and the grips are snug as a bug.

Hmmm... at $4.33/grip I guess it's not that bad at all! I guess it's no more expensive than slipping a 'slightly more expensive' grip on via a professional (but I think it's more expensive than Tour Velvets). But you touch on the real cost - the intangible cost: Having to be without clubs for a week. (This is why every good golfer has a backup bag ) Good on ya for finding a solution that worked.

The main thing is, I like the grips. They're on the large side, and feel good in my hands, which are also on the large side.

And that's the main thing.

With the regular grips, you need to ensure the inside of the grip is covered in solvent. Put about 2 tsp of solvent inside the grip (while plugging the end hole), then cover the mouth and shake well. Tip upside down, sideways, every direction to ensure the entire inside has been covered in solvent. Then, pour slowly over the tape until empty and all tape has been covered with slovent. The grip slides on very easily at that point. Grips are set within 15 minutes. The shaft doesn't need to be cleaned as well as you described, you are putting tape over it anyway.

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Gord

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