I syringe solvent in end of grip and use compressed air. Just have end of grip tilted down at same time you put air in . That way it will slowly blow the solvent through grip and delaminating tape off grip. Works 99% of time on most grips also
LOL!!! this video might go viral! The look on your face when it blew was priceless! I blow on all my grips and would recommended using safety glasses anytime pressurized air is being injected in a grip... I enjoy both of your channels... keep up the good work... 🙂
Good stuff! For removal of grips that were installed with tape and solvent I find the wire tools are the best, although it's hard work. I try to use no tape when I grip the clubs - usually works fine - and then can easily remove the grip / replace the grip with air. If tape is needed to tighten up the fit I apply tape but no solvent. Never had an issue with the grip slipping in hot / humid conditions. I use a cut-down plastic tube from an old golf bag with dividers and it works well for any grip size to keep the grip from bursting.
Great video AJ 😂. My club maker takes off grips using a needle tipped oil can. One injection about a third of the way down the grip, squirt wriggle and massage it down. If it’s being stubborn do it again another third of the way down. If it’s still being stubborn then warm the grip for a literal few seconds with a heat gun. So far recovered everything I’ve given him with zero failure rate. One or two small needle size holes in a rubber grip are completely unnoticeable and don’t affect regripping ability at all 😄👍
I find that a piece of pipe just bigger than the size of the grip kept in one piece (not cut in 2) works. The grip expands but cant go any bigger than the size of the pipe so the air works its way through by itself by twisting the end of the grip and sliding the pipe down the shaft as the air works down. I've found it works for me but I don't do as many grips as what you would do!
I've removed my whole set of clubs all 13 grips using my air compressor @125psi (only because I didn't pay attention to my settings). When air is inserted a part of the grip would expand and balloon. Squeezing the grip at the location of the balloon and pumping air made the grip rip away from the shaft. And when you know that the grip has separated from the shaft inserting the air on the butt end makes it slide right off after a few squirts of air. There were times when I thought I'd have to cut the grip but eventually it cooperated. The air method is reliable some grips can become troublesome but will succumb to your efforts. As a backup I've got another tool that works just as well but I've never had to use it.
Just subscribed and have been watching your videos with interest. I do my own club fitting like yourself and have been doing it for years. I am critical of the way you were using air to remove grips, I have been removing grips very successfully using air for years and I observed you making a number of important mistakes using air. First, get yourself a hardy, firm piece of plastic pipe that is slightly wider than a midsize grip, no need to cut it in half and tape it up again? What is the purpose of doing that, just slip the grip size pipe over the grip. Secondly, you need a much more powerful compressor, you need a good quick blast of strong air to “break the seal” of the grip, should here a sharp “crack” when this is done. Take the pipe off and then place air in it again and it should just slide straight off, no problems. Every now and again you get a tough one and that’s when I use the tool method, very rarely though. Important to have a much larger strong compressor, that’s the secret. Other than that, like your videos and picking up some good knowledge. Cheers!
Definitely. Mcgolf custom clubs did a video showing that method. Worked well and seems pretty simple. This could work but you have to be unbelievably careful.
What about shooting some solvent down the hole, and using something with variable control? Your compressor shoots in air until it reaches a set pressure, which could just be too much. It's all about having the right tools for the job, and I'm not sure that tire inflator is it.
i use a cardboard mailing tube used for posters that i cut down, and i have never had a blow out! that said, i only use a tire inflator attached to the car and do a lot less regripping than you do!! keep up the great work!
I have been blowing grips on and off for 10+ years. I blew up one grip and learned fast. Take a long strip of a poly webbing//strap material about 1.5-2" wide and spiral it up the grip to the butt. Secure end of webbing with a rubber band so it does not unravel. Blow way. That webbing is VERY strong and will not let the grip expand much at all if any. Use a little solvent as well. The older the grip is the harder they are to remove.
I watched a clubmaker trying to pull a grip yesterday with compressed air, the grip split. One of the things with the grip is it was a counterfeit GolfPride grip that the person that owned the club didn't even know ws counterfeit until the club repair people told him. I got to touch one of the grips and they were some harsh feeling grips. The club repair people told me that the guy liked the grips and wanted to keep them. I wonder if you could make a steel pipe with a connection on the end to connect the air compressor to that would keep the grip from exploding but be safe in various sizes.
I use about a twenty four inch long plastic pipe but it is about two inches inside diameter. It keeps the bubble from blowing up so much that it breaks. Sometimes it may take several attemps as each additional pressure increases keeps working the air until it comes out the other end.
Hi, you could use a tube with just the right diameter to slide it on. Don't make it too long. you should be able to keep the end of the grip squeezed close with your hand to avoid a channel were the air escapes. It mostly fine when the grip expands evenly too the tubes inner diameter without making bubbles.
I use an old bag tube cut to the length of a grip . I have a few different sizes. A little bit of solvent in the end . Wiggling and squeezing the tube while inflating helps
I have been thinking of trying this exact thing. When I first tested some new different sized Jumbo Max grips on a couple of clubs I used the normal glue method. Before deciding I wanted them all to be Jumbo Max I had moved to using compressed air - thanks AJ. So now I am left with three clubs that have glued on grips. After watching this I might just wait until they need to be replaced and then go the compressed air route. For now I keep a note on my phone of which ones are glued so I won't forget.
@@EFGMC Oh yeah and they stay put too. I have not had any twisting or movement and I practiced hitting 100+ balls almost every day during the summer. A proven method IMO and the only way I will be doing it in the future. Especially if you are experimenting with different grips like I was at that the time.
@@EFGMC I too use a tire air compressor unit that does up to 160PSI but I set it to 85 PSI. I installed the JumboMax STR8 Ultralite XS grips with a layer of masking tape underneath. The cool thing about using air is that I can re-adjust the grip at anytime for example, changing the loft of my driver, I can re-correct the spine of the grip. Much, much better than using tape & solvent where it's almost IMPOSSIBLE to pull a grip like JumboMax nor do you want to cough up $20 to cut & replace. JumboMax grips are NOT cheap at all.
I have lightly heated the grip with a heat gun, then inject solvent in the hole at the end of the grip, and finally used the compressed air. Note of Caution: Always use safety goggles or glasses.
Jeez… I didn’t expect it to blow! AJ… Is there anyway you can get solvent in there with pressurised air? Surely that might loosen it all up…. Cheers… 👍
A tip too all the tight budget people, I use a metal ($2)coat hanger bent back into a T shape, and solvent, works every time , never had a issue, obviously only works on grips that are still flexible, the hard brittle grips I just cut off with a hook blade.
I have remove 100's of Rubber grips, I use a Schedule 40 , 1 1/2 in x 12 in long PVC pipe uncut long ways, The real secret is to leave the grips butt end hanging out around two inches, so that you can twist with two finger and the thumb. The air will start the air down the grip sides and all at one moment in time the grip will break free you start removing it at the same time, and you have a grip to use for another clubs. Let me know if you would like a demo of my method....Thanks for all that you do for the Golf Club Repair community..
what about using both the solvent and tool together with the air compressor? Add some solvent underneath the grip between the shaft and then use the ir compressor to halp release the grip
The compressed air is an option maybe the 1st. But if don’t work the hanger and solvent Meath I’d should be next. Thanks for showing the fails. No shame in it .
You need to use some grip solvent get it down the shaft or inject it under the grip. And you need a light metal pipe that just fits over the grip. Blow the air in slowly and twist the grip at the same time. Leave room to move the pipe.
You could. Not sure how far you need to get the solvent in before you could get the air to work. I feel like if you already start with the solvent though, it's just as easy to keep going with it to remove the grip vs switching to air.
Removed many grips, for re-use, by injecting solvent into several spots around the grip using a hypodermic syringe, works every time and I don't even own a vice.
I've had a grip burst whilst doing this, and definitely would not have wanted to be hit in the eye by a bit of rubber that flew off. Way to escalate the danger with sharp shards of plastic pipe. 😉 I was cringing while watching.
Depending on the grip you are using you can either all one more layer of masking tape to nudge up over 1/64 or you can stretch out a 1/32 grip to make it a touch smaller. Again it will depend on what grip you choose as to what option will work.
I really like your channel. I was wondering : do you have any experience with PURE grips? I personally love them because they are so easy to work with. Curious about your thoughts
Yes, they are on all my clubs. Also will be using them as the fitting grips in my new studio at Elite Fit Golf. Allows me to change between sizes during a fitting. Don't know anyone else who does that!
WARNING it is a must to wear safety glasses. I have used this method successfully before. However recently I mistakenly did not turn my air pressure down, did not use safety glasses or a protective cover. A piece of PVC works. I’m recovering now but lost my vision in my left eye for several days, I’m very lucky it is gradually returning.
Don’t understand why you cut the pvc in half I use a length of pvc pipe that is not quite the full length of the grip. You are not going to save all the grips but I’ve had about an 80% success rate over the years removing grips that have been put on with double sided tape. I use a larger compressor with a pure grip nozzle that allows you to regulate the air you are putting into the grip which would be a lot easier than your setup.
I've never even used the PVC but I have more pressure from a bigger compressor. Only time I've had one bubble up is not completely seated. Not sure I've ever removed a lambkin though.
solid content...but you really need to get a proper air compressor with a holding tank -- you have all this clubmaking equipment and use that pathetic little pump?! seriously...get yourself a super-quiet California Air Tools compressor and be done with it. a small 2-gallon unit is less than $200.
Do yourself a favour and spend £30-40 on a proper grip remover instead. A wire coat hanger will do the job but it can take ages and often the grip will tear or stretch. Wish I'd got mine years ago instead of arsing about watching vids like these 😄
I syringe solvent in end of grip and use compressed air. Just have end of grip tilted down at same time you put air in . That way it will slowly blow the solvent through grip and delaminating tape off grip. Works 99% of time on most grips also
I have done this as well and wrap a rag around the end of the grip to catch any solvent that comes out.
I was thinking the same thing. Seemed a bit obvious to me. Glad to see some validation.
That's how i remove grips that I want to save
Hairspray is used to remove/install bike grips. Seems it would apply here too…but so far haven’t heard/read of others using it
Question. Would warming grip with a hot air gun loosen the adhesion first?
LOL!!! this video might go viral! The look on your face when it blew was priceless! I blow on all my grips and would recommended using safety glasses anytime pressurized air is being injected in a grip... I enjoy both of your channels... keep up the good work... 🙂
For sure great advise on the glasses. About to go in and make an all CAPS disclaimer in the video description.
Good stuff! For removal of grips that were installed with tape and solvent I find the wire tools are the best, although it's hard work. I try to use no tape when I grip the clubs - usually works fine - and then can easily remove the grip / replace the grip with air. If tape is needed to tighten up the fit I apply tape but no solvent. Never had an issue with the grip slipping in hot / humid conditions. I use a cut-down plastic tube from an old golf bag with dividers and it works well for any grip size to keep the grip from bursting.
Great video AJ 😂. My club maker takes off grips using a needle tipped oil can. One injection about a third of the way down the grip, squirt wriggle and massage it down. If it’s being stubborn do it again another third of the way down. If it’s still being stubborn then warm the grip for a literal few seconds with a heat gun. So far recovered everything I’ve given him with zero failure rate. One or two small needle size holes in a rubber grip are completely unnoticeable and don’t affect regripping ability at all 😄👍
Great video. I wouldn’t consider it a fail. You showed us why we shouldn’t use this method!
I find that a piece of pipe just bigger than the size of the grip kept in one piece (not cut in 2) works. The grip expands but cant go any bigger than the size of the pipe so the air works its way through by itself by twisting the end of the grip and sliding the pipe down the shaft as the air works down. I've found it works for me but I don't do as many grips as what you would do!
Thanks being so truthful on what do not to do as you are so honest, thanks.
I've removed my whole set of clubs all 13 grips using my air compressor @125psi (only because I didn't pay attention to my settings). When air is inserted a part of the grip would expand and balloon. Squeezing the grip at the location of the balloon and pumping air made the grip rip away from the shaft. And when you know that the grip has separated from the shaft inserting the air on the butt end makes it slide right off after a few squirts of air. There were times when I thought I'd have to cut the grip but eventually it cooperated. The air method is reliable some grips can become troublesome but will succumb to your efforts. As a backup I've got another tool that works just as well but I've never had to use it.
Great video. Showing people they way not to do things is as important as showing the correct way.
Just subscribed and have been watching your videos with interest. I do my own club fitting like yourself and have been doing it for years. I am critical of the way you were using air to remove grips, I have been removing grips very successfully using air for years and I observed you making a number of important mistakes using air. First, get yourself a hardy, firm piece of plastic pipe that is slightly wider than a midsize grip, no need to cut it in half and tape it up again? What is the purpose of doing that, just slip the grip size pipe over the grip. Secondly, you need a much more powerful compressor, you need a good quick blast of strong air to “break the seal” of the grip, should here a sharp “crack” when this is done. Take the pipe off and then place air in it again and it should just slide straight off, no problems. Every now and again you get a tough one and that’s when I use the tool method, very rarely though. Important to have a much larger strong compressor, that’s the secret. Other than that, like your videos and picking up some good knowledge. Cheers!
Pressurized metal solvent gun and needle is the best grip removal technique.
Definitely. Mcgolf custom clubs did a video showing that method. Worked well and seems pretty simple. This could work but you have to be unbelievably careful.
Good luck getting it to prime. Took me a while to figure out how mine likes it. No where near what the directions say to do.
Always has been, always will be. The method he's showing just seems like a crapshoot.
What about shooting some solvent down the hole, and using something with variable control? Your compressor shoots in air until it reaches a set pressure, which could just be too much. It's all about having the right tools for the job, and I'm not sure that tire inflator is it.
i use a cardboard mailing tube used for posters that i cut down, and i have never had a blow out! that said, i only use a tire inflator attached to the car and do a lot less regripping than you do!! keep up the great work!
I have been blowing grips on and off for 10+ years. I blew up one grip and learned fast. Take a long strip of a poly webbing//strap material about 1.5-2" wide and spiral it up the grip to the butt. Secure end of webbing with a rubber band so it does not unravel. Blow way. That webbing is VERY strong and will not let the grip expand much at all if any. Use a little solvent as well. The older the grip is the harder they are to remove.
I watched a clubmaker trying to pull a grip yesterday with compressed air, the grip split. One of the things with the grip is it was a counterfeit GolfPride grip that the person that owned the club didn't even know ws counterfeit until the club repair people told him. I got to touch one of the grips and they were some harsh feeling grips. The club repair people told me that the guy liked the grips and wanted to keep them.
I wonder if you could make a steel pipe with a connection on the end to connect the air compressor to that would keep the grip from exploding but be safe in various sizes.
I use about a twenty four inch long plastic pipe but it is about two inches inside diameter. It keeps the bubble from blowing up so much that it breaks. Sometimes it may take several attemps as each additional pressure increases keeps working the air until it comes out the other end.
Can you use double sided tape when air installing a grip or is that not advised?
I use a syringe and white spirit. Inject it, twist, works Great every time.
Hi, you could use a tube with just the right diameter to slide it on. Don't make it too long. you should be able to keep the end of the grip squeezed close with your hand to avoid a channel were the air escapes. It mostly fine when the grip expands evenly too the tubes inner diameter without making bubbles.
I use an old bag tube cut to the length of a grip . I have a few different sizes. A little bit of solvent in the end . Wiggling and squeezing the tube while inflating helps
We used to use a golf bag club tube back in the old days cut to grip length
I’m love when people don’t edit out the mistakes.
Heath the grip up with hot (boiling) water for 30 sec. Wait 60 sec. and most grips will then come off easy. Use a (non-splitted) pvc pipe for safety.
I have been thinking of trying this exact thing. When I first tested some new different sized Jumbo Max grips on a couple of clubs I used the normal glue method. Before deciding I wanted them all to be Jumbo Max I had moved to using compressed air - thanks AJ. So now I am left with three clubs that have glued on grips. After watching this I might just wait until they need to be replaced and then go the compressed air route. For now I keep a note on my phone of which ones are glued so I won't forget.
You were able to get the Jumbo max on and stay on with compressed air? I have not tried it.
@@EFGMC Oh yeah and they stay put too. I have not had any twisting or movement and I practiced hitting 100+ balls almost every day during the summer. A proven method IMO and the only way I will be doing it in the future. Especially if you are experimenting with different grips like I was at that the time.
@@EFGMC I too use a tire air compressor unit that does up to 160PSI but I set it to 85 PSI. I installed the JumboMax STR8 Ultralite XS grips with a layer of masking tape underneath. The cool thing about using air is that I can re-adjust the grip at anytime for example, changing the loft of my driver, I can re-correct the spine of the grip. Much, much better than using tape & solvent where it's almost IMPOSSIBLE to pull a grip like JumboMax nor do you want to cough up $20 to cut & replace. JumboMax grips are NOT cheap at all.
I take grips off all the time this way. Try squirting a little solvent into the grip hole first then apply air.
I use a old club tube cut to grip length it works well.
I have lightly heated the grip with a heat gun, then inject solvent in the hole at the end of the grip, and finally used the compressed air.
Note of Caution: Always use safety goggles or glasses.
Love the fail, thanks for sharing the reality….glad you were not injured
Jeez… I didn’t expect it to blow!
AJ… Is there anyway you can get solvent in there with pressurised air? Surely that might loosen it all up…. Cheers… 👍
A tip too all the tight budget people, I use a metal ($2)coat hanger bent back into a T shape, and solvent, works every time , never had a issue, obviously only works on grips that are still flexible, the hard brittle grips I just cut off with a hook blade.
If you use a needle gun to put a couple of squirts of solvent and use the compressed air, it works very well.
I have remove 100's of Rubber grips, I use a Schedule 40 , 1 1/2 in x 12 in long PVC pipe uncut long ways, The real secret is to leave the grips butt end hanging out around two inches, so that you can twist with two finger and the thumb. The air will start the air down the grip sides and all at one moment in time the grip will break free you start removing it at the same time, and you have a grip to use for another clubs. Let me know if you would like a demo of my method....Thanks for all that you do for the Golf Club Repair community..
I've had good and bad luck using air to remove grips,,mcc plus 4 don't seem to want to come off ripping the upper end cords and ballooning
what about using both the solvent and tool together with the air compressor? Add some solvent underneath the grip between the shaft and then use the ir compressor to halp release the grip
Maybe, though I could also see it becoming a literal mess.
The compressed air is an option maybe the 1st. But if don’t work the hanger and solvent Meath I’d should be next. Thanks for showing the fails. No shame in it .
You need to use some grip solvent get it down the shaft or inject it under the grip. And you need a light metal pipe that just fits over the grip. Blow the air in slowly and twist the grip at the same time. Leave room to move the pipe.
Thought on removal......
What if you use the solvent to losen up the grip, then use the pvc pipe and compressor??!!!!
You could. Not sure how far you need to get the solvent in before you could get the air to work. I feel like if you already start with the solvent though, it's just as easy to keep going with it to remove the grip vs switching to air.
Removed many grips, for re-use, by injecting solvent into several spots around the grip using a hypodermic syringe, works every time and I don't even own a vice.
How many spots did you use to do this? Did you do them on more than one side? Have you done this on Jumbo Grips?
Would warming the grip with a heat gun help loosen the tape glue.
Wouldn't hurt I don't think.
SAFETY GLASSES!!!
And some body armour... 😉
I've had a grip burst whilst doing this, and definitely would not have wanted to be hit in the eye by a bit of rubber that flew off. Way to escalate the danger with sharp shards of plastic pipe. 😉 I was cringing while watching.
I am between grip size +1/32 and +1/64. +1/48 would be perfect but obviously that size is not available. So, what to do?
Depending on the grip you are using you can either all one more layer of masking tape to nudge up over 1/64 or you can stretch out a 1/32 grip to make it a touch smaller. Again it will depend on what grip you choose as to what option will work.
can you show a close up of the insert fitting
I show it in this video at about 3:50
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I really like your channel. I was wondering : do you have any experience with PURE grips? I personally love them because they are so easy to work with. Curious about your thoughts
Yes, they are on all my clubs. Also will be using them as the fitting grips in my new studio at Elite Fit Golf. Allows me to change between sizes during a fitting. Don't know anyone else who does that!
I saw another TH-camr use the cardboard tube from a paper towel to protect from blow out.
Reminded me of myself! Win some - Loss Some!
Another great video
try putting a zip tie at the bottom of the grip till the grip is freed up
That technique always ends up leaving tape remnants in the grip. Try a heating up the grip then blowing it off
Doesn't the PVC stop the expansion of the grip?
Mine I was holding together with layers of masking tape and that wasn't strong enough. I think I should have used duct tape in layers.
WARNING it is a must to wear safety glasses. I have used this method successfully before. However recently I mistakenly did not turn my air pressure down, did not use safety glasses or a protective cover. A piece of PVC works.
I’m recovering now but lost my vision in my left eye for several days, I’m very lucky it is gradually returning.
is the 90 you speak of PSI?
Yes.
Went to do one yesterday to reseat a loose grip and all it did was balloon up in one spot. Had to replace the grip. The PVC would have helped I guess.
yep, I've popped em before. that bubble renders them unusable.
I am 1 for 4 with this method. I think the specific grip and length of grip tape play a big factor in your chances.
We use a PVC pipe. It's big enough to fit over most grips. Still lose a few here and there.
Yeah nah just push the tip, blown n pull in bursts. Doesnt need to be complicated, no pvc needed just creates pockets for the pressure to go to
Coathanger and solvent, done 100s👍🏾
Where's your PPE?!?!
awesome!
Just use a piece of PVC pipe a little thicker than the grip -
EPIC FAIL! That must have been loud man. To change my grip, I use my club maker.
I should have been wearing ear plugs. Put too much faith in my masking tape!
last time I blew mine off, it didn't fail, but the grip deformed to the point where it's unusable
I've never had luck. They balloon out a side
Damn
Don’t understand why you cut the pvc in half I use a length of pvc pipe that is not quite the full length of the grip. You are not going to save all the grips but I’ve had about an 80% success rate over the years removing grips that have been put on with double sided tape. I use a larger compressor with a pure grip nozzle that allows you to regulate the air you are putting into the grip which would be a lot easier than your setup.
I've never even used the PVC but I have more pressure from a bigger compressor. Only time I've had one bubble up is not completely seated. Not sure I've ever removed a lambkin though.
Don’t be a scrooge, just fork out the extra buck or two for a new grip. 👍🏼
This is why I just cut them off and put a new one on. Grips are cheap.
Get a hanger and some WD40 and start at the shaft
Lol
solid content...but you really need to get a proper air compressor with a holding tank -- you have all this clubmaking equipment and use that pathetic little pump?!
seriously...get yourself a super-quiet California Air Tools compressor and be done with it. a small 2-gallon unit is less than $200.
Way too much trouble.
Cut ‘em off! 🙄
Do yourself a favour and spend £30-40 on a proper grip remover instead. A wire coat hanger will do the job but it can take ages and often the grip will tear or stretch. Wish I'd got mine years ago instead of arsing about watching vids like these 😄
If you haven't watched this video of mine, it's a good trick to use with the wire style tool.
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