Golf Club Grips - The Importance of Resetting Them
It is good idea to replace your golf club grips whether your golf club set is old or new. It is very necessary since golf club grip is the only part that is directly contact to your physic. Moreover, only an awfully little grip twisting will be enlarged persistently in the incorrectness of the shot outcome.
If you play golf many times a week then you need to reset your golf club grips more often than if you play only twice a month. The golf clubs re-gripping must be done fittingly or the trouble could get worse.
Core Size of Golf Club Grips
Proper re-gripping of your golf clubs involves you to make out the core size of the grip that you require and the size of the grip that best fits your hand. Golf club grips come in standard core sizes of; .520″, .560″, .580″, .600″, and .620″. To decide the core size, just measure the diameter of the butt of the shaft that you will re-grip.
It is vital that the shaft’s diameter equals the core grip’s diameter. Determining what size grip that fits your hand would be the next step in the re-griping process. Grips have various sizes; small, medium, large, and jumbo.
Grip Sizing Your Golf Clubs
To determine what golf club grip size fits your hands precisely, measure from your wrist (base of hand) to the end of your longest finger. If the result under 6.5 inches you should use a small grip. Use a .560″ if the distance is 6.5 to 7.0 inches, .560″ if 7.0 to 7.5 inches, and .580″ if 7.5 to 8.0 inches. For anything more than 8.0 inches, pick a jumbo grip.
Materials Required to Re-Grip Your Golf Clubs
You will need grip solvent, two inch wide grip tape, two sided, a vise, a container to catch the unused solvent in and a special rubber shaft holder. A lot of the golf club re-gripping professionals use Coleman camp fuel since they claim no residue is left over and it does a great job. These same experts caution against using WD40 because it leaves an oily residue and as a result the grips could come loose.
Steps of Resetting Golf Club Grips
Put the shaft holder over your club shaft and tighten the vise. Cut a piece of tape 8.0 inches long. Place it along the butt of the shaft leaving a half-inch over the end of the shaft. Wrap the tape around the shaft and push it slightly into the shaft to seal the end of the club. Squeeze solvent along the tape, fill the grip about three quarters full of solvent, put your finger over the hole in the end of the grip and then squeeze the grip opening closed.
Afterward, shake the golf club grip therefore solvent coats the entire inside and decant the solvent along the tape. Lift the grip up and beyond the shaft butt then grab the grip by the front and back and push using the same pressure by both hands. Lastly, cleanse any scrap of solvent from the grip and leave it for an hour. For more information, please check out links on this Golf Club Secret site.