Regripping
pjkais
fancy doing it my self. I have a willing doner club to test on first. Can
anyone point me in the direction of a website with info on it and even
somewhere that sells grips, pref Ping.
Cheers
pjkais
"Conway" <con...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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>
> I went down to the local American Discount Golf shop and they needed
> the serial numbers from my I3's so they could order them up from Ping.
>
> 3 to SW cost me £54 - fitted.
>
> hth.
I have found a site that sells pings frips for 4.50 a throw, I check with my
local pro shop and see how much they have them for as well. I fancy doing
them my self though
Laphing Boy
"pjkais" <patrick.jksomewhere@ntlworlddotcom> wrote in message
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Its pretty easy. I've recently done a set of irons - first attempt - and
last week pulled an old driver from the garage. Grip was spent. Changed it
in minutes, played the next day.
The following passage, from Pat, I think?, will help:
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One of the easy jobs and reasonably satisfying if you have never done it
before
Take a sharp Stanley type knife and slit the old grip from top to
bottom. Open up the lower end and pull it off. The grip will split at
the cut you have made. Peel off the original double sided tape that you
will find and take a rag which is wet with petrol and clean off the
shaft. (be sparing because of the obvious danger)
Take the double sided tape that you will have bought from your source of
supply and peel off the inside layer a little. Then apply this to the
club shaft commencing below the level of the original tape and work
upwards in a neat spiral without overlap (no gaps). Remove the outer
layer of the applied tape. Tear off the tape and shove the loose bit
down the open top of the shaft.
Peel off the outer layer of the tape and put the shaft on one side. Take
the new grip and an easily pourable supply of petrol. Place a finger of
one hand over the small hole in the top of the grip, invert it and pour
in a small amount of petrol. With the free hand squeeze the open end of
the grip together and swish up and down the petrol inside the tape to
wet the inner surface. Now pour the remains of that petrol that is
inside of the grip over the new tape on the shaft.
Grip the shaft in between your knees and fit the end of the grip to the
top of the shaft. Push the grip down *without twisting* and it slides on
easily. Two things to note. Some grips have a longitudinal ridge and
this must fit under the shaft with no twists. Secondly feel the top of
the grip and make sure that it is fully down for you can leave it a
little clear of the top of the shaft and find yourself with a floppy
grip (which produces a 'floppy drive' in the proper sense of the words.)
Make sure that you have put the lettering or logos to the upper side of
the grip when the club is grounded for the grip will still be on OK but
you will never feel happy with it as long as you live.
I repeat. Do not twist. Or you will have a grip which looks very twisted
and amateurish.
At the lower end of the grip there will be some of the glue compound
which will have been pushed down. Clean off the excess with petrol and
cloth and finally knife around (gently) the excess tape that you have
originally fitted and peel that away. repeat cleaning.
Job done. I assure that once you have tried it you will take a lot less
time to do one than I have to write this.
If it is too difficult for you then go to a pro or a golf shop and they
will charge you in the region of 3/5 pounds per grip (including grip)
depending on the type of grip you choose.
Regards
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You don't have to use petrol. White spirit, meths, lamp oil all seem to work
just as well.
Ian
J P Williams
"Laphing Boy" <laphing.boy@[FROWN}ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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Not my words Ian but almost exactly as I have posted. Some purists will
object to the use of petrol but there is more danger filling up your car
with other customers smoking at the same time.
Just played with my new clubs on Saturday for the first time that I have
made up (including new grips of course) They got good comment from others at
the roll up yesterday. The grips are first class and are Golf Pride
"Whisper" fom Diamondtour.com at somewhere around $3.
Pat
> Ian
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pjkais
Thanks for this, i'll give it a go.
Patrick
Melvyn Buckpitt
Saturday. We don't want any explosive accidents!
Mel
"pjkais" <patrick.jksomewhere@ntlworlddotcom> wrote in message
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> <snip>
> Thanks for this, i'll give it a go.
>
> Patrick
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