We receive a lot of questions about gripping, but specifically how to install a putter grip. How to make sure they go on straight, how much solution to use and even how to wrap the tape underneath the grip.
We decided to fire up the camera and walked over to the grip installation station in the THP Tech Studio and walk you through how to install a Super Stroke Putter Grip. We start the video looking down the line to show the idea of putting it on straight, then move to overhead to give the best perspective into installing the putter grip. From there it is all about getting the grip on from solution to clean up.
Do you install your own grips? We want to hear your thoughts on what was discussed in the video above regarding the tape at the butt end and any differences you might have in your gripping routine.
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I re-grip all my clubs. My process is to leave a little tape on the end and tuck it into the shaft. I was told this is so the solvent/mineral spirits doesn’t feed down to the club head and mess with the epoxy overtime.
I put spirits on the shaft and inside the grip. Once it’s one I eyeball and make sure it’s square. I will use the floor tile lines as a quick alignment and adjust if needed. Using this method, I have not had any grips not aligned or feel off at address.
I use basically all of the same procedures shown in the video, without the fancy equipment, when installing my putter grips. If I am putting a grip on a SeeMore, I just line up the RST in the vice to make sure I start with a square face. Use a level on the face with other branded putters.
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If I am putting a grip on a SeeMore, I just line up the RST in the vice to make sure I start with a square face. Use a level on the face with other branded putters.
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This is such an under thought of brilliant aspect of the SeeMore.
Thanks guys! Been wondering how to do this!
Great video. I’ve done a lot of experimenting with my putter length and grips recently which means I installed/swapped about 35 putter grips this year. I’ve gone to a single sided automotive masking tape under my putter grips with solvent and this allows me to later remove the grip fairly easily with air without damaging the grip. I’ve never been a fan of using air with no solvent for any golf grip install but the single sided tape with solvent is plenty secure for putter grips and with traditional double sided grip tape it’s often impossible to remove the grip intact for reuse. With most grips running $15-$30, I like the ability to reuse them after making a length adjustment or just to try the grip on a different putter.
Great video guys, thanks for sharing this. Have never regripped a club before but have always been curious about it. Is the eye test more or less as good as you can get by way of alignment when installing grips?
Really great video on regripping a Putter. I have never tried doing my own putter, but seems pretty easy. Definitely don’t have such an elaborate set up as the Tech studio.
Admittedly, I used to be scared to do my own putter grips because I was worried that I would not line it up perfectly and that would make my mediocre at best putting even worse. No fear after doing one or two about 10 years ago.
With severely limited space, and having messed up a few putter grips. I usually install with air. This allows me all the possible adjustments i may need. I ensure the putter is square with a level on the face as my starting point.
if the next house has a larger space for me, I’ll likely have a more standard gripping area and resume use of tape and spirits. Love the clamp in the video!
I’m so paranoid about this; I never have grips changed on a putter — and I wouldn’t trust myself to get it dead straight.
This is basically my process. I use the flat side of the putter grip and the sight line or a straight edge of the putter to make sure it is straight.
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Great video. I’ve done a lot of experimenting with my putter length and grips recently which means I installed/swapped about 35 putter grips this year. I’ve gone to a single sided automotive masking tape under my putter grips with solvent and this allows me to later remove the grip fairly easily with air without damaging the grip. I’ve never been a fan of using air with no solvent for any golf grip install but the single sided tape with solvent is plenty secure for putter grips and with traditional double sided grip tape it’s often impossible to remove the grip intact for reuse. With most grips running $15-$30, I like the ability to reuse them after making a length adjustment or just to try the grip on a different putter.
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I do the same thing for the same reasons. Once I determine the “perfect” setup for me and commit to it as my gamer, which is not very of often, I will install it with standard double-sided tape and spirits to give me the peace of mind that it will not budge during play.
The twist! that would have saved me from ruining my first Super Stroke grip. Golfworks regripping game changers, 1) grip removal blade with hook, 2) solvent catcher tray, 3) Buy 6 get 6 free grips!! haha
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This is basically my process. I use the flat side of the putter grip and the sight line or a straight edge of the putter to make sure it is straight.
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It works well, assuming one has the putter setup properly. 🙂
I’ve probably gripped over a thousand grips over the years & this is a great video on putter grips, Well Done!!!
almost exact same process. Just a table vice and rolling paint brush drip tray rather than the fancy set up though.
tape seam on bottom though, for no other reason besides mental.
Also will plug a tee in the butt of the grip when filling to try to keep the hands as solvent free as possible. (pull before pushing on grip or you create a missile. :LOL:)
I would like to see one of those “speed grippers” you guys were talking about in the video haha
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almost exact same process. Just a table vice and rolling paint brush drip tray rather than the fancy set up though.
tape seam on bottom though, for no other reason besides mental.
Also will plug a tee in the butt of the grip when filling to try to keep the hands as solvent free as possible. (pull before pushing on grip or you create a missile. :LOL:)
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Almost exactly my old set up when i has space, including the flying tee.
I would love a gripping workstation like that but can’t justify the space. I generally do it over the work sink in my basement. I start the tape from the front of the shaft so the seam is on the back. I wrap the tape over the top of the grip to make it a bit easier to put on. I take a tee and put it in the end of the grip to shake the grip up with the solvent in it. I then will either align it on the ground or laying on the workbench to see if it is square. I have used a door jamb also. I use plenty of solvent so I can twist the grip a bit to get it where I want.
A couple of things I picked up. I liked using the hole of the grip to drain the solvent onto the grip and putting some solvent on the tape first. I have gone back after but I like letting it soften up.
I regrip all my clubs but would have no issue anyone else doing them, except my putter. It’s never been right whenever anyone else has done it. First thing I do when I buy a new putter, cut the grip off and install one myself.
Use a level to plumb the head, then either eye test or if a large enough flat spot use the level again.
Pretty much spot on in how I do all mine. I’ve recently branched out and doing grip work for players in our weekly group. Club work is a hobby I’m branching into and enjoy doing it. Appreciate the video.
I’m just glad no worries of glue is needed for regripping. It massively complicates things
[USER=2320]@Canadan[/USER] Whats the safest way to remove the grip? In college, we were always told not to regrip anything ourselves as some kid sliced his hand open with an exacto knife. Thanks!
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[USER=2320]@Canadan[/USER] Whats the safest way to remove the grip? In college, we were always told not to regrip anything ourselves as some kid sliced his hand open with an exacto knife. Thanks!
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I set my air compressor on full blast and blast away through the hole in the butt of the grip. That usually completely destroys it to the point where removing the remains is easy.
If air compressor is not an option, I have cut about an inch or two up with scissors from the bottom of the grip then peeled it apart and up the rest of the way.
I play all graphite shafts so don’t like taking a razor blade to it.
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[USER=2320]@Canadan[/USER] Whats the safest way to remove the grip? In college, we were always told not to regrip anything ourselves as some kid sliced his hand open with an exacto knife. Thanks!
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I use a hook blade utility knife. Seems way safer.
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[USER=2320]@Canadan[/USER] is right a hook blade makes it pretty easy. Thanks for the video!
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I use a hook blade utility knife. Seems way safer.
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Thanks [USER=2320]@Canadan[/USER] and [USER=9583]@Sox_Fan[/USER]
My timing is impeccable, as usual – I just installed that exact SS grip on my SeeMore 3 or 4 days ago. :LOL: Great video, and that’s pretty much exactly how I did it, although my work station is nowhere near that fancy – just a bench vise with a shaft adapter/holder and a paint drip tray on the workbench. The only things I could add (one of which is addressed in the thread) is that a hook blade makes grip removal a little safer (and much better for graphite shafts!), and a heat gun is the way to go if the old tape is hard to remove. Otherwise, removing the old tape is the most difficult and time consuming part of doing a regrip.
I’m Team [USER=3]@JB[/USER] on the tape, always start on top and leave the seam on the bottom – and as [USER=2320]@Canadan[/USER] said, I’m meticulous about getting the tape on smoothly with no wrinkles. No way I’d feel it under a SuperStroke grip, but under a regular grip it would drive me nuts if I could feel a wrinkle/seam. It only takes a few extra seconds to take my time and get it on there smooth.
Also agree that there’s no such thing as ‘too much solvent’ when installing a SS grip. On my first attempt, mine got stuck about 1/3 of the way on, and luckily I was able to pull it back off and start over. I completely saturated the shaft and inside of the grip with solvent, and it slid on perfectly on the second attempt. I aligned the grip with the club face while it was still in the vise, then put it in address position on the ground and tweaked it until it was perfect.
I am glad I am not the only crazy when it comes to full commit on the tape stick hahaha – I know it takes longer but I don’t mind.
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This is basically my process. I use the flat side of the putter grip and the sight line or a straight edge of the putter to make sure it is straight.
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Exactly how I do putters.
You should never just eyeball to line up the putter face to the flat side of the grip, it’s almost impossible to get it straight and tests have shown that just 1 degree or more off can cause putts to be over an inch off. I use a regular vise with a steel and rubber insert and a plastic tub to catch as save the fluid.
When you get the putter in the vise, gently place a level on the face, to make sure that it is straight up and down. Then once the grip is on, use the level on the flat part of the grip to make sure that it is parallel to the ground, by checking along 3 or more spots along the grip. More rigid grip are easier to line up, but softer more rubbery ones can be tough, because the upper part of the grip can get several degrees different then the lower or even middle part of the grip. It’s not easy, but it’s very important. More rigid grips with a more defined flat section, like the super stroke in the video are easier to do for those reasons. The importance of getting the grip lined up properly and the difficulty in doing it is why many people like Dave Edel suggest round grips.
My process is similar to yours [USER=2320]@Canadan[/USER], though I put the tape on the top. I’m also pretty meticulous about getting the tape smoothed down. On most clubs I’ll twist the excess and push it into the shaft. Only time I don’t do that is if it’s a SuperStroke Counter Core. I do the solvent in the grip bit as well. I have a shaft vice that mounts into a regular vice on my workbench. I’ll use a small level to get the face vertical, then put the grip on and adjust like you do. Never flipped it over though. That’s an interesting step that I’ll have to give a try next time.
When installing SuperStrokes, there is no such thing as too much solvent!
An online tip I got from Steve Elkington, is to push a tee into the butt end of the grip before
using the solvent. It keeps the solvent inside the grip and creates air pressure
when sliding over the shaft… giving a little more time to adjust in place.
Grip in proper position, stand back before you pull the tee, as solvent will shoot out, due to the air pressure.
I’ve always installed all of my grips, however recently, with the price of some of the oversize putter grips, I get those installed by Dick’s. Its worth it to me to pay the extra $2/$3 to get the grip installed correctly. I’d hate to get a $25+ grip halfway onto the shaft only to have it “stick.”
Oversize grips can bring SW to low C swing weight scale.
Super stroke putter grips can be counter weighted 25-75 grams.
Any data on ideal swing weight for putters.
One more look down the line on this classic
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Definitely a level guy like [USER=60411]@glenk69[/USER]. Easiest way I’ve found to remove grips is to roll it back from the front, make a little slice, roll a little more, another slice, then it usually splits in half.
I’ve been messing around with puting solvent into the “grip hole” and then the air compressor. Idea is that the pressure pushes the solvent into the butt end and tries to blow it out the front. You have to hold it vertical. It does want to spray out the back though. I’ve only done it twice blowing off SS grips on a couple used putters.
Anyhoo…always tinkering.
Looks great and glad to see that station didn’t rip out of the floor.
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Definitely a level guy like [USER=60411]@glenk69[/USER]. Easiest way I’ve found to remove grips is to roll it back from the front, make a little slice, roll a little more, another slice, then it usually splits in half.
I’ve been messing around with puting solvent into the “grip hole” and then the air compressor. Idea is that the pressure pushes the solvent into the butt end and tries to blow it out the front. You have to hold it vertical. It does want to spray out the back though. I’ve only done it twice blowing off SS grips on a couple used putters.
Anyhoo…always tinkering.
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Don’t put solvent in the grip hole. Only going to go down the shaft. If you’re not trying to save the grip then use the hook blade carpet knife as mentioned above.
Not when you go vertical. It’s messy but works.