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Regripping trouble

  • 17-11-2012 11:30pm
    #1
    Seves Three Iron
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    Just wondering if anyone has any tips for putting on Golf Pride Multi Compounds? Put on about 15 different brand grips perfect today on various clubs but GP MCs are particularly hard to slide on. Had to give up on them in end.


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  • #2
    GreeBo
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    are you using plenty of white spirits?
    it's also no harm to make sure the grips warm and thus more flexible.
    are they regular shafts?
    i once spent an gore before i figured out you can't put regular grips onto bubble shafts... :o


  • #3
    Seves Three Iron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭Seves Three Iron


    Yeah, using plenty of white spirits. Shafts are stiff. You might be onto something with heating up the grips tho. The bottom of the multi compounds go on fine but the top half is a lot firmer and very hard to slide down. Might throw it on the radiator before fitting the rest of them. Cheers.


  • #4
    stockdam
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    I've never put on these grips. Are they OEM grips or could they be fake (and maybe much stiffer with less give).


  • #5
    Dr_Colossus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,235 ✭✭✭Dr_Colossus


    I've taken off a Golf Pride Multi Compound on my driver and replaced it with the same and didn't notice any difference to previous grips changed in the past. As suggested perhaps warm up the grips somewhat as other than that I don't see any reason why they'd be overly tight. Even using multiple layers of tape shouldn't have a significant impact once there's an appropriate amount of white spirits being used.


  • #6
    scubapro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 449 ✭✭scubapro


    I have bought some GP VDR grips and I am going to fit them myself, I have two questions if someone can help me out. Where can I get grip tape and where does the white spirit go on, do you pour it into the grip or do you dip the butt of the shaft. Thanks


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  • #7
    GreeBo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,469 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    There are a billion regripping videos online (and a few threads already on here) but...
    1) Its just double sided sticky tape, get it in B&Q etc. I prefer to use 1inch tape then you dont need to wrap, much easier.
    2) Block the hole at the bottom of the grip with your finger, fill the grip with an inch or so of white spirits then hold over the taped shaft and take your finger off the hole, allow the spirits to soak the tape all over, work the end of the grip on and the rest will slide on easily.
    Take the club out of whatever you are using to hold it and then adjust the grip for alignment. (Personally I use GolfPride velvet grips and prefer to move the branding to the back so I dont have to worry about the alignment being off)

    Should be ready to use an hour after you are done.


  • #8
    kagni
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 643 ✭✭✭kagni


    I do it exactly the same as Greebo except I stick a tee in the grip hole before I put in the white spirits and then give the grip a good shake to make sure the inside is well covered in white spirits.


  • #9
    Kace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 848 ✭✭✭Kace


    kagni wrote: »
    I do it exactly the same as Greebo except I stick a tee in the grip hole before I put in the white spirits and then give the grip a good shake to make sure the inside is well covered in white spirits.

    +1 I did a full set of Multi Compounds with no issue last year - they were absolutely no problem to get on, so I am surprised you are having difficulty.

    Probably not an issue, but worth checking that these are not fake - as this might make a difference. I think there was a thread on this on here before - there are some very subtle but noticeable differences between the real grips and fakes.


  • #10
    GreeBo
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    If you are getting it half on then using a foot or track pump with a needle attachment into the end of the grip should allow you to slide it right on.
    Just insert the needle and hold it against the end of the grip as you pump it once or twice, if you push as you pump it will give a quick shriek and pop on.
    I've used this method a lot (handy for taking old grip off or if using multiple layers of tape.


  • #11
    neckedit
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    Seves Three Iron wrote: »
    Just wondering if anyone has any tips for putting on Golf Pride Multi Compounds? Put on about 15 different brand grips perfect today on various clubs but GP MCs are particularly hard to slide on. Had to give up on them in end.

    If they are brand new, the cord on the top half of the grip can be very tight.....we would normally just bend and twist the top, you can be pretty rough with them, you wont damage them.


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  • #12
    Seves Three Iron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭Seves Three Iron


    Thanks for all the advice lads. Sounds like neckedit has come across the same problem. I'll warm the rest of the grips up and give the top half of them a good mauling when putting them on. Hopefully that'll dro the trick.


  • #13
    Seves Three Iron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭Seves Three Iron


    Update on the regripping. Turns out the tape was the problem. Had a second set to do last night and changed to normal 'sellotape' branded double sided tape. The grips flew on easily, like a con....well, like, a glove over a hand.

    Strange because the original tape I got was actually golf specific, from one of the websites. But even though I'd been dousing it in white spirits (handle and grip) it was still really hard to get on. Won't be using that stuff again. Sellotape all the way.


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