STUDque Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 This is my recommendation as well. I think you saw how this came out on my MLA. I used this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-1-Heat-shrink-Tubing-5-8-10FT-Black/263350448613 This requires the grip be removed right? That's the only thing stopping me from trying it on my Odyssey putter. Now, I'm about to replace the grip on my MLA so I might give it a try on that one. Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 This requires the grip be removed right? That's the only thing stopping me from trying it on my Odyssey putter. Now, I'm about to replace the grip on my MLA so I might give it a try on that one. Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy Yeah, you'd have to remove either the head or the grip. TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooremikea Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Great job especially the taping. There is a lot of work to get that perfect. It looks way better than it did. Driver - Ping G410 Plus 10.5 - Ping Tour 65 Stiff 4 Wood - Callaway Rogue - Project X Evenflow blue 6.0 Hybrids - Titleist 818 H2 - 3(c-1) and 4(c-4) - Tensei CK Blue 70 stiff Irons - Callaway Apex CF 16 5-AW - True Temper XP 95 Steel Stiff Wedges - Ping Glide 54 SS, 58 TS Putter - Edel e1 Torque balanced Indianapolis 5.5 Index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDque Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 Yeah, you'd have to remove either the head or the grip. The tube you used, was it pretty thin? I know SS grips are already tough to get on so I don't want to make it even harder by thickening up the shaft. Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 The tube you used, was it pretty thin? I know SS grips are already tough to get on so I don't want to make it even harder by thickening up the shaft. Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy It's hard to quantify the thickness without measuring, but the Flat Cat has that conical part at its base, and it went on just fine. The key is that when you're installing, there's no good reason to put the shrink wrap all the way up to the butt end of the shaft. Measure down the shaft the distance that the grip will cover, and maybe have the shrink wrap go an inch or so over that. Then put the grip tape over that, and (in my experience) the grip slides right on. TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDque Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 Thanks for that information. How far up to do was another question I had so I'm glad you mentioned that. I think I'm gonna give this a shot. A blacked out MLA will look cool. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I think I'm gonna give this a shot. A blacked out MLA will look cool. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Can't wait to see how this turns out. Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berg Ryman Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Now this is Aim Small Miss Small. IMG_2515.PNG Ah yes, the Stubby. Relaunched as the Smart Square Stubby when Cleveland tried the Smart Square line. Jacob Van Zyl used it on the European Tour during a round last year. One of the oddities of club design I would love to add to the ol' collection. In a Hoofer Lite bag TSR2, 10 degrees, A1 setting, Fujikara Speeder NX Blue 50-S Stealth, 15 degrees, VA Composites Nemesys 70-S E722, 19 degrees, Oban Devotion 80-S JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro 4-P, Nippon 950GH Stiff Flex CBX Zipcore 50* (bent to *49) and RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 54* (bent to *55), DG 115 Spinner, Tour Issue Staff Model TG 60*, Dynamic Gold 120 S300 SIK Golf Flo-C Tour B-XS (2022 Model) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDque Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Can't wait to see how this turns out. I was seriously on the fence until I saw your comment. The stock Forward grip is just so pleasing to the eye I was going to try to change my grip and make it work. But now I owe it to you to make my putter look awesome 🤩 I've got a buddy that works at Dick's so I may just see if he can save the Forward grip then I'll do the makeover. Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I was seriously on the fence until I saw your comment. The stock Forward grip is just so pleasing to the eye I was going to try to change my grip and make it work. But now I owe it to you to make my putter look awesome 🤩 I've got a buddy that works at Dick's so I may just see if he can save the Forward grip then I'll do the makeover. Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy Haha! If you've got a grip removal tool, it's an easy process. I've done the heat shrink project before on my TFI 2135 putter, and it is definitely an easy way to black out a shaft. However, I wanted a legit black shaft so I just ordered one from GolfWorks. Looks pretty awesome. I love DIY stuff like this, and now you've got me wondering what things I should customize. Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDque Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 One of these days, I'll just bite the bullet and get a grip removal tool. But I just can't find any for what I consider to be a "fair" price. $20+ for the metal blade just seems like too much for how simple it is. Then the injector is like $60+ and I've got no use for it besides my grips. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 One of these days, I'll just bite the bullet and get a grip removal tool. But I just can't find any for what I consider to be a "fair" price. $20+ for the metal blade just seems like too much for how simple it is. Then the injector is like $60+ and I've got no use for it besides my grips. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy My budget approach: squirt some grip solvent in the vent hole of the grip. Put a needle in a pump (I don't have a compressor with storage, just an automatic tire inflator). Put the needle into the vent hole, pressing down enough to seal the end and let the pressure build in the shaft. Systematically let the pressure build, so that the solvent starts working down the grip, and let off the pressure if the grip begins inflating at all. It works better than my awkward description here suggests. Pulled the standard grip off my MLA this way with no trouble at all. Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDque Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 My budget approach: squirt some grip solvent in the vent hole of the grip. Put a needle in a pump (I don't have a compressor with storage, just an automatic tire inflator). Put the needle into the vent hole, pressing down enough to seal the end and let the pressure build in the shaft. Systematically let the pressure build, so that the solvent starts working down the grip, and let off the pressure if the grip begins inflating at all. It works better than my awkward description here suggests. Pulled the standard grip off my MLA this way with no trouble at all. Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk So how much total grip solvent are we talking? That sounds like a teaspoon or so. I've got a test club and a bike pump I can try this with. Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 One of these days, I'll just bite the bullet and get a grip removal tool. But I just can't find any for what I consider to be a "fair" price. $20+ for the metal blade just seems like too much for how simple it is. Then the injector is like $60+ and I've got no use for it besides my grips. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Don't you guys know anyone who works at a Pro Shop or somebody who knows someone kind of thing? Check out your golf buddies there's always a “guyâ€. Usually removing a grips not a big deal by someone who knows what they're doing. Check around maybe get lucky. Or with nothing to do in cold weather you just might want to experiment . Anyway I'm following your progress. My MLA needs a bit of dressing up. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 So how much total grip solvent are we talking? That sounds like a teaspoon or so. I've got a test club and a bike pump I can try this with. Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy I suspect that's the right amount. The challenge of the bike pump, as I'm picturing it, is that the air line isn't going to be long enough to pump with your foot while you're holding the club. If someone else can do the pumping, that might work. Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Don't you guys know anyone who works at a Pro Shop or somebody who knows someone kind of thing? Check out your golf buddies there's always a “guyâ€. Usually removing a grips not a big deal by someone who knows what they're doing. Check around maybe get lucky. Or with nothing to do in cold weather you just might want to experiment . Anyway I'm following your progress. My MLA needs a bit of dressing up. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy I'm that guy, but I'm still cheap :-) Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDque Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 I'm a combination of cheap and a hobbyist. I take pride in doing the work myself and customizing my own clubs the way I want them even if it's not a perfect job. I never work on friends clubs but I'd be glad to do so if they asked. The bike pump is one you stand on and push with your hands. I think the hose is long enough to make this happen. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I'm that guy, but I'm still cheap :-) Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk Gotcha Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I'm a combination of cheap and a hobbyist. I take pride in doing the work myself and customizing my own clubs the way I want them even if it's not a perfect job. I never work on friends clubs but I'd be glad to do so if they asked. The bike pump is one you stand on and push with your hands. I think the hose is long enough to make this happen. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Early in my life I was a Tool & Die Maker so I understand the “tinkering and do it yourself†stuff. Prefer working in my own stuff. I sure miss having a fulling operational Tool Room available. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 One of these days, I'll just bite the bullet and get a grip removal tool. But I just can't find any for what I consider to be a "fair" price. $20+ for the metal blade just seems like too much for how simple it is. Then the injector is like $60+ and I've got no use for it besides my grips. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Understanable. I do a lot of grip removals for myself, as well as a few buddies of mine, and it easily pays for itself after just removing one set. I was cheap at first, tried the wire coat hanger and solvent and it was a PITA and took forever haha. I said screw it and just dropped $20 and now it's easy as pie. I bought a small air compressor this winter, so now I wanna learn how to do it that way. Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDque Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 After a LOT of elbow grease, I got the test grip off. It took me a bit to learn the technique but I got rolling once I figured it out. I'm not sure if this method will work for the Forward grip as it's much more rigid. We'll see if I'm feeling frisky or not. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 After a LOT of elbow grease, I got the test grip off. It took me a bit to learn the technique but I got rolling once I figured it out. I'm not sure if this method will work for the Forward grip as it's much more rigid. We'll see if I'm feeling frisky or not. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Go for it Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 After a LOT of elbow grease, I got the test grip off. It took me a bit to learn the technique but I got rolling once I figured it out. I'm not sure if this method will work for the Forward grip as it's much more rigid. We'll see if I'm feeling frisky or not. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy I would imagine that a manual pump makes this process much more tedious. Tip of the cap to you. Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808nation Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Anyone try using plasti dip on putter shafts or heads? Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk WITB: Driver: Sim2 Max w/ Fujikura Motore X F3 shaft FW Wood: F9 wood 14.5* Hybrids: Sim2 Max 3 Hybrid & Vapor Flex 4 hybrid Irons: Z565 - 7 thru PW & ZU85 - 5 thru 6 with Recoil ZT9 F4 shafts Wedges: RTX4 52*, 56*, 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron M2 Newport Ball: Black & Pro V1 Bag: 2018 MyGolfSpy stand Bag & 2021 Greenside Golf stand bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Anyone try using plasti dip on putter shafts or heads? Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk I did, on a shaft. In my experience, it began peeling almost immediately. And this, on a shaft from which I sanded all the chrome. I've heard others having better success, but my own experience with this was not good. Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Forgot all about Plasti dip. I dipped the grille on my SUV a few years ago that turned out okay. Imo, it's a tough product to master, so much different than a can of spray paint. But... Now you got me thinking. Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Forgot all about Plasti dip. I dipped the grille on my SUV a few years ago that turned out okay. Imo, it's a tough product to master, so much different than a can of spray paint. But... Now you got me thinking. oh oh Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Use a saws all. Or just a box cutter. You are not planning on reusing the grip ? Perfect time for some knife skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDque Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Use a saws all. Or just a box cutter. You are not planning on reusing the grip ? Perfect time for some knife skills. I have a hook blade I usually use but I do want to save it. If for no other reason, the grip is just too nice and attractive to slice and dice. I'm not sure what I'll do with it, but it won't hurt anything to have a couple "rescued" grips laying around. Sent from carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I've purchased putter shafts from here many times. Quality is outstanding https://regripit.com/index.php/putter-shafts.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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