Nice review, that’s an awesome gripping station. I have a smaller model made by GolfWorks where the grip slips into a plastic tray which mounts to a vice in my case mounts to a portable work bench. The shaft gets slipped into the grip while it’s held in the tray, when you lift up the shaft, the club pops out of the plastic holder. Only drawback is The alignment is hard to get with this model. Almost always have to reposition the grip by eye after I remove it from the tray.
Nicely done BUT all of that solvent means slow drying time. I use compressed air (PUR Grip installer) and only 2 sprays of solvent. The air seats the grip fully and blows out excess solvent = faster dry time. I use the same drip tray and reuse the captured solvent. Faster install time and quicker dry time. The only time I use a lot of solvent is for oversize putter grips.
Thanks Andrew, that was very interesting. I have played with a 3 tapes for my top hand and 4 for my bottom hand for years. But I`m thinking of trying out some Jumbo grips this season, to see if they will help with my arthritis.
Thicker grips certainly can work for these problems. My advice would be to just get one club say a 7 Iron done and see how it works. Best regards Andrew.
Bandit...I have moderate arthritis in both my hands and fingers, tendinitis / carpal tunnel occasionally from repetitive stress...retired computer professional w way too much keyboard use...I got into golf in my late 50s...Golf gurus said I had to “calm” my fingers and hands...start w a putter to notice the biggest gains. I use a SuperStroke Fatso grip...the say not ...to wrap fingers completely around the grip, hands not so Superman tight. It is not perfect but it helps, I put a SuperStroke Flatso on my other putter. Kinda skeptical w bigger grips on my drivers, woods, irons and wedges...like Andrew suggest...maybe one bigger grip at a time...especially since fatter SuperStroke and othe brand grips are NOT cheap!
"Toe up, absolutely square". Looking at the club in your vice you have the top edge perpendicular to the ground (dead vertical) but is that 'square' as it looks pretty closed? Wouldn't you want the leading edge (or even bottom set of grooves) to be vertical? How do you define 'square' for a club like a driver which often has a curved face? A specific video on getting the club set square on the vice (particularly for different shape club heads) would be very useful - including a 'down the line' shot.
Thanks for the video. I noticed a lot of grippers don't take off the tape backing in their videos when re-gripping. Is removing the backing a common practice. Thanks!
@@YOLOIYL not normally a problem to apply the new tape to the original backing tape, bear in mind it will very slightly increase the diameter of the grip
Andrew, a couple of questions bf I embark on my regripping journey. 1) With a graphite shaft and removing old tape. Is it then a total manual process as I don't think you would want to use a blade on the graphite? 2) I will be using a vise so do you have any recommendations for alignment beyond a good set of eyeballs? Thanks,
Hi Joe, would go with the manual peeling on graphite shafts. If using clamp and vice set the club with toe up. Work with the alignment marks top and bottom on the grips to set grip. Good luck. Andrew.
Great little video and thanks for sharing. Do any of your customers ever request to have their grips installed with compressed air? That's my preferred method when I do my own clubs.
I've been doing it now for about the last 2 years. With a quick clamp grip vise like the one in your video I can remove and replace a grip in well less than 30 seconds. Personally I will never go back to tape and solvents except for certain type of putter grips. The other advantage is that when you make hosel/loft adjustments you can realign the grip in a matter of a few seconds. Now when I order new clubs I always ask them to just put the grips in the box. I believe that vast majority of people who try this technique never go back to the old method.
I have been using the air method also and haven't had a problem. The one thing I didn't see was if you removed the paper from the tape? Is it ok to leave the paper backing on?? Thank you, I always look forward to your videos.
@@andrewainsworth497 Hi Andrew, as per Robert Meadows I did not see you peel any tape off. Is this a different kind of tape where there is no need for backing tape?
Hi Andrew, is there an easy way to purchase this station? I looked on the website and the shipping costs and duties seem Excessive... can You gone a breakdown if the costs from your experience? Many thanks, great Chanel.
I never know whether you need to remove the backing on two sided tape to expose the second side of sticky?! Common sense says of course you do, but I never see anyone do it in any gripping videos.... help.... I can see advantages to not doing it, a thicker build up of tape, perhaps easier to position the grip or remove it before it dries. I don't know what I'm saying.
@@kennybland2024 I think I've just worked it out. Those dispensers that they have, it looks like it automatically removes the backing a spools it up for you. You can kind of see a second roll at 4:18 nearer to the camera than the big roll. That's my guess.
Nice review, that’s an awesome gripping station. I have a smaller model made by GolfWorks where the grip slips into a plastic tray which mounts to a vice in my case mounts to a portable work bench. The shaft gets slipped into the grip while it’s held in the tray, when you lift up the shaft, the club pops out of the plastic holder.
Only drawback is The alignment is hard to get with this model. Almost always have to reposition the grip by eye after I remove it from the tray.
Highly recommend investing in a handheld butane torch. Makes the tape come right off.
Will give it a try, thanks for the tip.
good job, enjoyed seeing the process.
Nicely done BUT all of that solvent means slow drying time. I use compressed air (PUR Grip installer) and only 2 sprays of solvent. The air seats the grip fully and blows out excess solvent = faster dry time. I use the same drip tray and reuse the captured solvent. Faster install time and quicker dry time. The only time I use a lot of solvent is for oversize putter grips.
Thanks for the tips!
That regrip Ping work station is awesome....surprised u did not use an air gun to put grip on easier than muscling it on?
Gives my upper body a good work out!
Thanks Andrew, that was very interesting. I have played with a 3 tapes for my top hand and 4 for my bottom hand for years. But I`m thinking of trying out some Jumbo grips this season, to see if they will help with my arthritis.
Thicker grips certainly can work for these problems. My advice would be to just get one club say a 7 Iron done and see how it works. Best regards Andrew.
Thanks for the advice Andrew, that sounds very sensible.
Bandit...I have moderate arthritis in both my hands and fingers, tendinitis / carpal tunnel occasionally from repetitive stress...retired computer professional w way too much keyboard use...I got into golf in my late 50s...Golf gurus said I had to “calm” my fingers and hands...start w a putter to notice the biggest gains. I use a SuperStroke Fatso grip...the say not ...to wrap fingers completely around the grip, hands not so Superman tight. It is not perfect but it helps, I put a SuperStroke Flatso on my other putter. Kinda skeptical w bigger grips on my drivers, woods, irons and wedges...like Andrew suggest...maybe one bigger grip at a time...especially since fatter SuperStroke and othe brand grips are NOT cheap!
@@MrWkendwarrior I now use the new lightweight JumboMax Grips in all my Clubs apart from my driver, Sand & Lob wedges and they work a treat
@@banditbaker1675 thx appreciate the advice looking into JumboMax grips for irons!!
"Toe up, absolutely square". Looking at the club in your vice you have the top edge perpendicular to the ground (dead vertical) but is that 'square' as it looks pretty closed? Wouldn't you want the leading edge (or even bottom set of grooves) to be vertical? How do you define 'square' for a club like a driver which often has a curved face? A specific video on getting the club set square on the vice (particularly for different shape club heads) would be very useful - including a 'down the line' shot.
Very interesting thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Interesting as always.
Thanks for the video. I noticed a lot of grippers don't take off the tape backing in their videos when re-gripping. Is removing the backing a common practice. Thanks!
Most of the time the old backing tape would be removed.
Andrew Ainsworth PGA Professional thank you! What about the backing on the newly applied tape. Thanks!
@@YOLOIYL not normally a problem to apply the new tape to the original backing tape, bear in mind it will very slightly increase the diameter of the grip
Andrew, a couple of questions bf I embark on my regripping journey. 1) With a graphite shaft and removing old tape. Is it then a total manual process as I don't think you would want to use a blade on the graphite? 2) I will be using a vise so do you have any recommendations for alignment beyond a good set of eyeballs? Thanks,
Hi Joe, would go with the manual peeling on graphite shafts. If using clamp and vice set the club with toe up. Work with the alignment marks top and bottom on the grips to set grip. Good luck. Andrew.
Great little video and thanks for sharing. Do any of your customers ever request to have their grips installed with compressed air? That's my preferred method when I do my own clubs.
Hi, never used compressed air to install grips, does the process work well for you? Regards Andrew
I've been doing it now for about the last 2 years. With a quick clamp grip vise like the one in your video I can remove and replace a grip in well less than 30 seconds. Personally I will never go back to tape and solvents except for certain type of putter grips. The other advantage is that when you make hosel/loft adjustments you can realign the grip in a matter of a few seconds. Now when I order new clubs I always ask them to just put the grips in the box. I believe that vast majority of people who try this technique never go back to the old method.
I have been using the air method also and haven't had a problem. The one thing I didn't see was if you removed the paper from the tape? Is it ok to leave the paper backing on?? Thank you, I always look forward to your videos.
@@andrewainsworth497 Hi Andrew, as per Robert Meadows I did not see you peel any tape off. Is this a different kind of tape where there is no need for backing tape?
Hi, the tape dispenser peels the backing tape as it comes off the roll. Saves a lot of time. All the best Andrew
Hi Andrew, is there an easy way to purchase this station? I looked on the website and the shipping costs and duties seem Excessive... can
You gone a breakdown if the costs from your experience?
Many thanks, great Chanel.
Hi Glenn, I purchased mine from a UK based company called Masters Golf. They are based in Bristol. Best regards Andrew
Andrew Ainsworth thanks Andrew, I can’t see the product on their website, so I’ve sent them an Email
I never know whether you need to remove the backing on two sided tape to expose the second side of sticky?! Common sense says of course you do, but I never see anyone do it in any gripping videos.... help.... I can see advantages to not doing it, a thicker build up of tape, perhaps easier to position the grip or remove it before it dries. I don't know what I'm saying.
Hi, you always need to peel the tape to expose the sticky side which will be activated by the grip solvent.
@@andrewainsworth497 thanks for getting back to me Andrew! Now I know for sure.
Andrew ainsworth why didn't you remove the backing tape on this video then?
@@kennybland2024 backing tape is removed, grip would not stick otherwise.
@@kennybland2024 I think I've just worked it out. Those dispensers that they have, it looks like it automatically removes the backing a spools it up for you. You can kind of see a second roll at 4:18 nearer to the camera than the big roll. That's my guess.
He didn't show how he lines it up with the head.
Apologies for that, probably redo this video again in the future and make sure I do that.