CarlH Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 I still do it the old fashioned way -- double side tape and solvent and slip it on by hand. I don't even use a vise, anymore. Nolan220 1 Quote Driver: Black Ops 12* with Cypher 50 5.0 Fairway: Black Ops 3 wood with Cypher 50 5.0 Hybrids: Black Ops 19* and 22* with Cypher 50 5.0 Irons: Gen6 6, 7, 8, 9, W, G with Cypher 50 5.0 Wedges: Sugar Daddy II 52* and 56* with Cypher 50 5.0 Putter: DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft @ 34" Ball: Tour, Chrome Tour, Pro V1 Other: C10 Bag, glove My Photography can be seen at Smugmug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 1 minute ago, CarlH said: I still do it the old fashioned way -- double side tape and solvent and slip it on by hand. I don't even use a vise, anymore. Show off . What's great is no smell, much easier tape removal (if you opt to use tape) and you easily try a new grip w/o destroying the old one. MattF and CarlH 2 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 14 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said: Show off . What's great is no smell, much easier tape removal (if you opt to use tape) and you easily try a new grip w/o destroying the old one. Not showing off....too lazy to use a vise MattF, fixyurdivot and Nolan220 3 Quote Driver: Black Ops 12* with Cypher 50 5.0 Fairway: Black Ops 3 wood with Cypher 50 5.0 Hybrids: Black Ops 19* and 22* with Cypher 50 5.0 Irons: Gen6 6, 7, 8, 9, W, G with Cypher 50 5.0 Wedges: Sugar Daddy II 52* and 56* with Cypher 50 5.0 Putter: DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft @ 34" Ball: Tour, Chrome Tour, Pro V1 Other: C10 Bag, glove My Photography can be seen at Smugmug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hedrick Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 I just regripped a club using an air compressor. It was very easy and much less messy than using grip tape and solvent. Highly recommend it. I did it on just one club as I had a spare grip. Now that I know how easy it is, I will be ordering grips for the rest of my clubs. cnosil and MattF 2 Quote Bag C130, 14 way Cart Bag Driver TSR1 Fairway. Halo XL Hy-Wood 4+ Fairway GBB Epic 5 Hybrid Epic Flash 3H Irons Launcher HB, 4 through PW Wedges CBX2 - 54 degree, CBX Zipcore 52 degree Putter Seemore Si1 Putter Ball Titleist pro v1x Other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 I installed a grip with compressed air for the first time and it was fine. Makes sense to do for putters for sure. Think it also makes sense for polyurethane swing grips as well. Rubber grips, maybe, but can get those off pretty easily with a blade style grip remover or I have a solvent gun with needle. Although the solvent gun with needle is not fun, sort of messy. Nolan220 and MattF 2 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Forgot to note, when regripping with an air compressor, you need to pay more attention to the butt size of the shaft. If the grip core size is larger than the shaft butt OD, then its not going to work well unless you add a few layers of single sided tape (painters tape, masking tape, etc). MattF, edingc and Nolan220 3 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 20 hours ago, dlow206 said: Forgot to note, when regripping with an air compressor, you need to pay more attention to the butt size of the shaft. If the grip core size is larger than the shaft butt OD, then its not going to work well unless you add a few layers of single sided tape (painters tape, masking tape, etc). Not only that, some grips still move a bit even if they seem to be a tight fit. AFAIK, only Pure and Star suggest using their grips without solvent/tape. Each one of my Sonar Tours have a little bit of twist in them at this point, the worst being on my 54 wedge. Doesn't bother me other than the logo isn't perfectly aligned anymore. Nolan220 and MattF 2 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 3.6 / Anti-Cap: 9.9 (Last Updated Sept. 1, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan220 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 9/9/2021 at 7:53 PM, CarlH said: Not showing off....too lazy to use a vise Carl has hands like vise grips ! @fixyurdivot MattF 1 Quote Speedzone Driver Tensei AV Blue or G400 SFT 10. KBS TD 50 Category 3 shaft King Speedzone Black Yellow Fairway 3 wood Tensei AV Blue 65 F9 SpeedBack Black Grey Fairway 5 Wood ATMOS Tour Spec Blue 7 shaft T300 4i-GW - Tensei AV Blue AM2 Regular Flex or JPX 900 Hot Metal 5 - GW Project X Lz 4.5 Regular Flex Graphite Glide 2.0 SS Wedges 54 & 58 TP Red White Ardmore Putter - BGT Stability Tour Black shaft Precision Pro NX7 range finder Ultralight Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 48 minutes ago, edingc said: Not only that, some grips still move a bit even if they seem to be a tight fit. AFAIK, only Pure and Star suggest using their grips without solvent/tape. Each one of my Sonar Tours have a little bit of twist in them at this point, the worst being on my 54 wedge. Doesn't bother me other than the logo isn't perfectly aligned anymore. I am really anal about these types of things, so what I did after i installed a grip was try to twist at various points up and down the grip. I found with two painters wraps of tape, no wiggle with my iron shafts, but with my wedge shafts (different shaft), there was some wiggle in the bottom three inches of the grip, so I blew it off, added two more wraps of tape only on that last 3 inches of the shaft, and blew it back on and no more wiggle. edingc, Nolan220 and MattF 3 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 1 hour ago, edingc said: Not only that, some grips still move a bit even if they seem to be a tight fit. The cross you bear for that 120 mph swing speed . It would interesting to if any tour players have their grips installed with compressed air. I'm guessing few, if any. Nolan220 1 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 1/18/2021 at 7:28 PM, TBT said: I really need to learn how to regrip my own clubs, I’ve got an air compressor and a work bench Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Get yourself one of these to place in your vise. You can't beat it for $4. https://www.golfworks.com/rubber-shaft-clamp/p/gw0142/ TBT, MaxEntropy and mr.paintmaker 3 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 32 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said: The cross you bear for that 120 mph swing speed . It would interesting to if any tour players have their grips installed with compressed air. I'm guessing few, if any. My guess is that 0% have them air installed; even those that tinker themselves. edingc and tony@CIC 2 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Render w/VA Composites Baddazz Backup Putters: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe, Milled Collection RSX 2 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 10 minutes ago, cnosil said: My guess is that 0% have them air installed; even those that tinker themselves. I think it was Zach Johnson that I saw being talked about on a Golf Pride video, there is only about an inch of double sided tape at the very butt end of the shaft, and then they put a load of solvent on the steel shaft, and push the grip on. While that is not the same as air installed, its basically using the friction and size of the shaft and grip to keep the grip in place (besides that one inch of tape on the butt end). But i will also counter my own point above with the fact that Golf Pride is very against using air to install grips, the large majority of Tour Pros use Golf Pride grips, so that will automatically rule out a large percentage from even considering air for installs. Nolan220 and cnosil 2 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 The other point about PGA Tour pros and tour vans in regards to grips. If a pro wants to test multiple grips, they are probably not going to blow one on, take it back to the van, remove the grip and put on a different one. They will probably just build 5 of the same club with different grip configurations upfront for the testing. Most of don't have that luxury lol. Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIGregB Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 I've used blown on Pure grips for 7 or 8 years now and they continue to be my favorite. Pure grips are made to blow on and they stand up to air pressure better than others. You can't go wrong with the advice others have already provided (use heat to take old tape off, 60 PSI in short bursts). Unless you have a pretty high swing speed, you'll never have a Pure grip twist on you. I don't know the SS threshold but I used to be in the low 100s so I would guess in excess of 105 mph, meaning the vast majority of those reading this post will never have a problem with blown on Pure grips. (You lucky minority have no choice but continue using the messy tape/solvent method I'd love to be you!!!). I play a fair amount of golf (50+ rounds a year plus weekly range time) and I easily get 2 seasons out of the these grips on my most highly used clubs proving them to be more durable than any others I've used. After the 1st time, it only takes minutes to put on a new grip making that club immediately usable. Again, unless you're a high swing speed person, I think you'll be happy. BTW, Ian Frasher at TXG once said that they typically blow on grips for testing, but use tape for the permanent install. But as I said earlier, Pure grips are made to blow on so your mileage may vary using other grips. fixyurdivot and MattF 2 Quote Paradym AI Smoke w/ HZRDUS GEN 4 Silver 60 Graphite 6.0 or Motore X F35R shaft, ZX 5 Wood & 7 Wood w/Evenflow Riptide 5.5 shaft, JPX919 Hot Metal 4-PW w/Project X LZ 5.5 shafts, SM10 52.12F, SM10 56.14F & SM10 60.12D wedges, Sabertooth White Ice, -Pro V1X (preferred) or Tour X ball, X5 Watch, Nikon Laser 500 range finder. My 2024 Titleist SM10 Wedge Review: https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/64494-vokey-sm10-wedges-2024-forum-review/?do=findComment&comment=1065367 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retnuh76 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 I work at 2nd Swing. I know for a fact that all our locations and headquarters use air compressors to install grips. It's much faster, cleaner and works just as well if not better than the old way. Plus changing grips is a breeze and much faster if you're looking to try out multiple grips. I'd be surprised if the Tour Vans didn't use air compressors, and offered the old-fashioned way if a player requested it. MattF, mr.paintmaker and fixyurdivot 3 Quote Driver: Cobra LTDx with Project X Hzrdus Smoke IM10 60 Shaft 3 Wood: TaylorMade Sim2 Max with Project X Evenflow Riptide 60 Shaft Hybrid: TaylorMade Sim2 Max Irons: Ping i210s with Aerotech SteelFiber i95 Stiff Shafts Wedges: Various, but currently a 52° Cleveland, 56° TaylorMade and 60° Titleist I switch out my wedges often depending on course conditions. Loft, Bounce and Make vary. Putter: Odyssey ProType Series 7 Putter 33" Blacked Out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.paintmaker Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I have seen my share of tour van videos and worked with tour pros. I've never seen them use air. I can turn around a set in 10 minutes with air. To use solvent ... 30+ and a lot of clean up. They can be a bit anal about how things are done. Most like 3 wraps under a 58R Tour velvet or velvet cord. NO more NO less dlow206 and fixyurdivot 2 Quote WITB TM M5 9(10.5) - Fujikura PRO 2.0 6R][ Titleist TS2 16.5(17.25) - Diamana Thump ][ Titleist 917F 21 - Diamana S+ 72 Titleist TSi2 5 (24) - Tensei Raw AV Blue 65 ][ Titleist 818H 27 - GD Tour AD DI 85 Mizuno MP-18 MMC 6 - PW, N.S. Pro MODUS3 Tour 120 Vega VW-06 52, 56, 60 Ping B60 and/or Scotty Cameron STUDIO STAINLESS® LAGUNA 2.5 and/or Mizuno M-Craft V - 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I've never been in a tour van - or on tour but I did stay in a Holiday Inn. My guess would be that the clubs are regripped before they get to the tour event unless something unusual happened. fixyurdivot and mr.paintmaker 1 1 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Definitely blew up a grip today. Thought it wasn't installed with double sided tape, but I was wrong. It had been installed with some super thing double sided tape. MattF and fixyurdivot 1 1 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.paintmaker Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 On 9/25/2021 at 11:07 PM, dlow206 said: Definitely blew up a grip today. Thought it wasn't installed with double sided tape, but I was wrong. It had been installed with some super thing double sided tape. Are your ears still ringing? Quote WITB TM M5 9(10.5) - Fujikura PRO 2.0 6R][ Titleist TS2 16.5(17.25) - Diamana Thump ][ Titleist 917F 21 - Diamana S+ 72 Titleist TSi2 5 (24) - Tensei Raw AV Blue 65 ][ Titleist 818H 27 - GD Tour AD DI 85 Mizuno MP-18 MMC 6 - PW, N.S. Pro MODUS3 Tour 120 Vega VW-06 52, 56, 60 Ping B60 and/or Scotty Cameron STUDIO STAINLESS® LAGUNA 2.5 and/or Mizuno M-Craft V - 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 minute ago, mr.paintmaker said: Are your ears still ringing? I have recovered lol Was a little rough for about 4 hours after the incident tony@CIC and MattF 2 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 On 9/25/2021 at 10:07 PM, dlow206 said: Definitely blew up a grip today. Thought it wasn't installed with double sided tape, but I was wrong. It had been installed with some super thing double sided tape. Is there a lesson to take away from this? Can one peel/roll back the end of the grip a whisker and tell if it has adhesive tape? If my PING wedge factory installed grip is representative of most OEM's, adhesive tape/solvent looks to be the standard. I had no plans to try and re-use, so it was cut off... but if one wants to try and save a grip, anyway to tell install method? tony@CIC 1 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.paintmaker Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 21 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said: Is there a lesson to take away from this? Can one peel/roll back the end of the grip a whisker and tell if it has adhesive tape? If my PING wedge factory installed grip is representative of most OEM's, adhesive tape/solvent looks to be the standard. I had no plans to try and re-use, so it was cut off... but if one wants to try and save a grip, anyway to tell install method? The link below is the tool you'll need. https://www.golfworks.com/the-golfworks-air-powered-golf-grip-removerinstaller/p/gw0103/ Of the OEMs, Ping does a great job taping and gripping. This making it easy to remove and replace quickly with air. I haven't read all 14 pages but safety doesn't seem to be mentioned. Removing a grip with air, the tube/cylinder is designed to prevent explosion of the grip. The goal is to apply air pressure to just remove the seal of the rubber to the tape. Much too, pop or boom and too little your just making a lot of noise. Once the seal is broken, half of the grips blow off and the other half require a twist/force to come off. Some factors to consider, that will be unknown until the grip is off ... type of tape, how much tape, type of grip, age of the grip ... Tape - masking v. double sided, double sided when activated will provide very good adhesion to the grip, masking tape will not. This was started as a Pure grip conversation, no tape required but other grips can be put on without tape. Challenge breaking the seal. If done correctly, the tape should go the length of the grip, if not the grip can adhere to the shaft. Harder to break that seal compared to the tape and grip. Grip - most rubber grips can be removed. The multi-compound or engineered (Winn or SuperStroke) grips can pop or separate. Corded grips are bombs, I seldom try to safe or remove by air. Hopefully this is helpful. fixyurdivot, tony@CIC and MattF 3 Quote WITB TM M5 9(10.5) - Fujikura PRO 2.0 6R][ Titleist TS2 16.5(17.25) - Diamana Thump ][ Titleist 917F 21 - Diamana S+ 72 Titleist TSi2 5 (24) - Tensei Raw AV Blue 65 ][ Titleist 818H 27 - GD Tour AD DI 85 Mizuno MP-18 MMC 6 - PW, N.S. Pro MODUS3 Tour 120 Vega VW-06 52, 56, 60 Ping B60 and/or Scotty Cameron STUDIO STAINLESS® LAGUNA 2.5 and/or Mizuno M-Craft V - 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 41 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said: Is there a lesson to take away from this? Can one peel/roll back the end of the grip a whisker and tell if it has adhesive tape? If my PING wedge factory installed grip is representative of most OEM's, adhesive tape/solvent looks to be the standard. I had no plans to try and re-use, so it was cut off... but if one wants to try and save a grip, anyway to tell install method? I actually rolled back the bottom of the grip by an inch and did not see tape. I should have checked further. If I had known, I would have just taken the grip off either with a grip remover tool or using a needle and solvent. MattF and tony@CIC 2 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 25 minutes ago, mr.paintmaker said: The link below is the tool you'll need. https://www.golfworks.com/the-golfworks-air-powered-golf-grip-removerinstaller/p/gw0103/ Of the OEMs, Ping does a great job taping and gripping. This making it easy to remove and replace quickly with air. I haven't read all 14 pages but safety doesn't seem to be mentioned. Removing a grip with air, the tube/cylinder is designed to prevent explosion of the grip. The goal is to apply air pressure to just remove the seal of the rubber to the tape. Much too, pop or boom and too little your just making a lot of noise. Once the seal is broken, half of the grips blow off and the other half require a twist/force to come off. Some factors to consider, that will be unknown until the grip is off ... type of tape, how much tape, type of grip, age of the grip ... Tape - masking v. double sided, double sided when activated will provide very good adhesion to the grip, masking tape will not. This was started as a Pure grip conversation, no tape required but other grips can be put on without tape. Challenge breaking the seal. If done correctly, the tape should go the length of the grip, if not the grip can adhere to the shaft. Harder to break that seal compared to the tape and grip. Grip - most rubber grips can be removed. The multi-compound or engineered (Winn or SuperStroke) grips can pop or separate. Corded grips are bombs, I seldom try to safe or remove by air. Hopefully this is helpful. Good stuff. I just did my first remove/replace grips using air and got most all of the intel from the forum. One DIY video suggested using just a wee bit of solvent with the air and I tried that... NO Bueno. It's not needed and ended up leaving the butt end able to twist. Once I realized I was holding the grip too tight and restricting air flow to the end, and also just bumping with enough air to break friction and advance, easy-beezy, lemon squeezy. Another question I have is cut-off technique. I purchased a DeWalt hook blade knife but, even as careful as I was, noticed I slightly scratched the scrim layer of my driver, 3w & 5w shafts. Nothing deep enough to cause an issue but it would be nice to find a technique/tool that all but eliminates this concern. tony@CIC, Thin2win and MattF 3 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 32 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said: Good stuff. I just did my first remove/replace grips using air and got most all of the intel from the forum. One DIY video suggested using just a wee bit of solvent with the air and I tried that... NO Bueno. It's not needed and ended up leaving the butt end able to twist. Once I realized I was holding the grip too tight and restricting air flow to the end, and also just bumping with enough air to break friction and advance, easy-beezy, lemon squeezy. Another question I have is cut-off technique. I purchased a DeWalt hook blade knife but, even as careful as I was, noticed I slightly scratched the scrim layer of my driver, 3w & 5w shafts. Nothing deep enough to cause an issue but it would be nice to find a technique/tool that all but eliminates this concern. Just need to be careful. cnosil and MattF 2 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downlowkey Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 47 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said: Another question I have is cut-off technique. I purchased a DeWalt hook blade knife but, even as careful as I was, noticed I slightly scratched the scrim layer of my driver, 3w & 5w shafts. Nothing deep enough to cause an issue but it would be nice to find a technique/tool that all but eliminates this concern. With the majority of rubber grips, you can roll them back so there is an overlap. Use a regular blade to cut through the outer layer with the bottom layer acting as a buffer to protect graphite shafts. Repeat the process a few times and you should be close to having it off. Toward the butt end where the grip is thicker and tougher to roll, you don’t necessarily need to cut all the way through to tear it. Like rending fabric, you only need to nick it with the blade to create a weak point. fixyurdivot and MattF 1 1 Quote PXG___0811 X 9* - Mitsubishi Diamana s60 Limited X Cobra___S9-1 Pro 15* - Matrix Ozik XCON 7 S Adams___XTD Forged 3i - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S Adams___CMB 4-PW - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S KZG___Tri-Tour 50.08__54.10__58.12 - Accra iCWT 2.0-95i S Nike___Method Converge B1-01 (copper insert) Maxfli___'23 Tour X "The most important shot in golf is the next one“ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 4 hours ago, downlowkey said: With the majority of rubber grips, you can roll them back so there is an overlap. Use a regular blade to cut through the outer layer with the bottom layer acting as a buffer to protect graphite shafts. Repeat the process a few times and you should be close to having it off. Toward the butt end where the grip is thicker and tougher to roll, you don’t necessarily need to cut all the way through to tear it. Like rending fabric, you only need to nick it with the blade to create a weak point. Great trick... saved in the archives. Thanks. downlowkey 1 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 6 hours ago, fixyurdivot said: Good stuff. I just did my first remove/replace grips using air and got most all of the intel from the forum. One DIY video suggested using just a wee bit of solvent with the air and I tried that... NO Bueno. It's not needed and ended up leaving the butt end able to twist. Once I realized I was holding the grip too tight and restricting air flow to the end, and also just bumping with enough air to break friction and advance, easy-beezy, lemon squeezy. Another question I have is cut-off technique. I purchased a DeWalt hook blade knife but, even as careful as I was, noticed I slightly scratched the scrim layer of my driver, 3w & 5w shafts. Nothing deep enough to cause an issue but it would be nice to find a technique/tool that all but eliminates this concern. You'll find a great tool in the Golfworks catalog and it's called 'Tape Stripper' their #GW1101 for $14.99. I can't find it in their online store but it is in the current catalog. It's designed for tape but does an awesome job cutting grips without damaging graphite shafts. Just don't get your fingers close to that blade - don't ask how I know. . Also it may have been mentioned a heat gun at a low setting softens up the tape nicely. p.s. you need to get yourself a Golfworks catalog - 225 pages of pure joy. . MattF and fixyurdivot 2 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 23 minutes ago, tony@CIC said: You'll find a great tool in the Golfworks catalog and it's called 'Tape Stripper' their #GW1101 for $14.99. I can't find it in their online store but it is in the current catalog. It's designed for tape but does an awesome job cutting grips without damaging graphite shafts. Just don't get your fingers close to that blade - don't ask how I know. . Also it may have been mentioned a heat gun at a low setting softens up the tape nicely. p.s. you need to get yourself a Golfworks catalog - 225 pages of pure joy. . Oh yea, I recall seeing this reverse carpet cutter tool before and placing the butt of the grip into a cup to push against. Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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