Why regrip? Think about it: Your grips , Choosing the Right Clubs are the only connection between you and your golf clubs. , Equipment A worn out, slippery grip , Tips for Fixing a Slice forces you to hold the club , What Ben Crenshaw Can Teach You About tighter, which in turn leads to flaws in your swing , What Can Be S.A.I.D. About The ? mechanics. Fortunately, changing your golf grips , How To Get Your Technique Right is easy. My son regripped his own set when he was eight years old. If an eight year old can do it, so can any reasonably intelligent adult. What You Need
A utility knife (preferably with a hooked blade)
Mineral spirits (get the odorless kind)
A vice (mine clamps on a table)
Double sided grip , How To Achieve A Full Swing tape (from Golfsmith or Golfworks)
A soft rubber clamp (from Golfsmith or Golfworks)
Slip on grips , Club, Do You Know Which One is Most Important? of your choice (again, from Golfsmith or Golfworks Step By Step Instructions (read all first) 1) Put the club , John Crooks and Michele Redman are going into the NGCA Hall of Fame in the rubber clamp, and the rubber clamp in the vice. Tighten until it won't slip if you tug on it. If you have graphite shafts, be careful not to tighten too much. It's not as big an issue with steel shafts - I can't imagine anyone crushing those. 2) Cut off the old grips , Choosing the Right Clubs with a utility knife. Slip the hook , Play Better Longer - Peak Performance For ! of the utility knife under the edge of the grip , Tips '? The Secret And Crucial Role Of Alignment In Supercharging Your Game! and pull upward. Split the grip , Stance Tips to the end. Then, peel it off. 3) Strip off the old tape with a straight edge knife. Use a hair dryer to melt the glue if the tape is stubborn. If you have graphite shafts, be careful not to damage the fibers. 4) Figure how far down the shaft the lower end of the grip , Play to One Side will fall. You want the tape to come within a quarter inch of that mark. I usually mark that point with a small dot with a sharpie magic marker. 5) Apply the tape. There are two ways to do this: You can start at the mark you made and run it in a spiral pattern up the shaft. Or, you can run it lengthwise up one side of the butt and down the other. Peel the backing off the tape so the sticky side is revealed. 6) Put another small strip over the hole , Club, Do You Know Which One is Most Important? on the butt. 7) Put something to catch the mineral spirits under the butt end. I use an aluminum paint tray for paint rollers. 8) Pour some mineral spirits into the grip , Hole In One Plaques while holding your finger over the hole , Fitness Exercises to Help Your Short Game at the bottom. Slosh the spirits around inside the grip. , ball divers Make sure it is good and wet. 9) Hold the grip , Can A Tip Online Help Your Game over the taped end of the club , Equipment and release your finger, letting the spirits run over the tape. Then, pour more of the spirits over the tape. Make sure that all of the tape is wet and that it is slick. This is critical. If the tape isn't good and slippery, you won't be able to get the grip , Saving Money On Equipment on -- it'll get stuck and you'll have to cut it off and start over. 10) Push the grip , How to Develop More Consistency in the Swing onto the shaft. Hold the butt end of the grip , Fitness Video: Improve Your Swing In Your Home in one hand, and the shaft in the other. Start the grip , Fitness Video: Improve Your Swing In Your Home on the end of the shaft, and then push hard. Do it quickly. Push the grip , Increasing Flexibility, Not Stretching, is the Fastest Way to a Better Swing until it covers all of the tape. Once the butt end is all of the way on, push on the middle to lower part of the grip , Play to One Side to extend it to its full length. 11) Most grips , Increase Driving Distance with These Proven Club Fitting Tips! have a couple of little marks at the top and bottom ends to help with alignment. Make sure that these align with each other. Otherwise, the grip , Are You Having Trouble Sustaining Energy On The Back Nine? might be slightly twised, which may affect your swing. , Club, Do You Know Which One is Most Important? 12) You can put the logo up (I do), or down (as most pros do). Just make sure that the marks line up parallel to the shaft. 13) You can change the diameter of the grip , Stance Tips (slightly) with a couple of tricks. If you prefer a slightly fatter grip, , Increasing Flexibility, Not Stretching, is the Fastest Way to a Better Swing put a heavy layer of tape on the shaft. The extra tape will make the grip , Beginning - a Guide seem fatter. If you prefer a slightly thinner grip , Tip #3: Where Do You Go To Improve Your Game? (I do), then when you are marking the low point of the grip , Fitness Video: Improve Your Swing In Your Home (step 4), make the mark a quarter inch lower than usual. When you stretch the grip , Can A Tip Online Help Your Game out to reach the lower tape mark, it will become thinner. John Retzer has worked as a professional journalist, photographer, editor, public relations professional and golf , Tips '? The Secret And Crucial Role Of Alignment In Supercharging Your Game! coach. He currently teaches economics, political science and history. In his "spare time" he runs several websites and blogs, including Golf , Getting the most out of the rules - Casual Water Blogger at http://www.golfblogger.com and Things In The Basement at http://www.thingsinthebasement.com and
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