Golf grip help

[Deleted member 15344]

Neither do I Phil.

You can get .58 core grips on .62 shafts with little to no issue.

The only real explanation is the grips are for junior or kiddies clubs.

Can only be that or scaffolding poles for shafts !

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

That was my initial thought, however I measured the shaft width against a club from another set and they were the same. perhaps the grips are fake, who knows ?

So you have standard shafts and standard grips but you insist there is no way the grips will fit on the shafts.

This thread has been hilarious :rofl:

 

[Tiger man]

If you want your new grips to feel the same (thickness) as before then i would remove the old tape and replace it with new.

White spirit is the best solvent for re-gripping.

1. Put the tape on the club and remove the protective cover.
2. Block the hole at the top of the grip with your finger or use a tee-peg.
3. Fill the grip with white spirit (or solvent of your choice). This lubricates the inside of the grip.
4. Place the club over a receptacle with the butt end pointing downwards.
5. Pour the white spirit from inside the grip over the tape on the butt end of the club. Make sure that you catch the white spirit in the receptacle so that you can re-use it later.
6. Align the grip the way you want it to face.
7. Slide the grip onto the shaft, but make sure that the small hole in the end of the grip is not covered as this lets the air out as the grip is pushed on.
8. Push the grip from the fat end if possible. Pulling it on can cause it to stretch which might give it a thinner feel once fitted.
9. Tweak the alignment of the grip to how you like it with the leading edge of the club and then leave to dry overnight.

Job done, enjoy your new grips and go win the medal.

Thank you for the in depth advice, followed it today and worked a treat:cheers:

 

[Sats]

Weary...just get your pro to do it for you - the cost will outweigh any of the grief of doing it yourself.

 

[WWG]

Weary...just get your pro to do it for you - the cost will outweigh any of the grief of doing it yourself.

I put on an earlier post that I have already done that. She has fitted literally 1000s of grips in the past, but she knew within seconds that these would not fit. She then tried the lamkin ones she had in stock, and they wouldn't fit either. She had no 0.62 grips in stock, so she couldn't try them. My initial thoughts were that my clubs may not be genuine, but I have measured the shafts width against two clubs from other sets and they are the same. My old Benross clubs also had 0.60 shafts, but were noticeably thinner. Ping have since contacted me after I sent them an email, and they confirmed that the grips should be 0.60. This is a mystery I will never get to the bottom of. I have now ordered 0.62 grips, so fingers crossed.

 

[One Planer]

I put on an earlier post that I have already done that. She has fitted literally 1000s of grips in the past, but she knew within seconds that these would not fit. She then tried the lamkin ones she had in stock, and they wouldn't fit either. She had no 0.62 grips in stock, so she couldn't try them. My initial thoughts were that my clubs may not be genuine, but I have measured the shafts width against two clubs from other sets and they are the same. My old Benross clubs also had 0.60 shafts, but were noticeably thinner. Ping have since contacted me after I sent them an email, and they confirmed that the grips should be 0.60. This is a mystery I will never get to the bottom of. I have now ordered 0.62 grips, so fingers crossed.

Just to clarify.

You have measured the shafts of other sets, and they are the same at the Pings.

Yet the grips you have wont fit as a standard install?

 

[WWG]

Just to clarify.

You have measured the shafts of other sets, and they are the same at the Pings.

Yet the grips you have wont fit as a standard install?

That's correct, neither I or my pro could fit them. In fact, just to get the grip over the very tip of the shaft is a 5 minute job. Although this was my first attempt, this is something I have watched several times. Every time I have witnessed it done, the grip slides easily over the shaft, and there was no way on earth it was possible with this combination.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I put on an earlier post that I have already done that. She has fitted literally 1000s of grips in the past, but she knew within seconds that these would not fit. She then tried the lamkin ones she had in stock, and they wouldn't fit either. She had no 0.62 grips in stock, so she couldn't try them. My initial thoughts were that my clubs may not be genuine, but I have measured the shafts width against two clubs from other sets and they are the same. My old Benross clubs also had 0.60 shafts, but were noticeably thinner. Ping have since contacted me after I sent them an email, and they confirmed that the grips should be 0.60. This is a mystery I will never get to the bottom of. I have now ordered 0.62 grips, so fingers crossed.

Rubber by it's very nature will always stretch. So unless you are trying to fit pvc grips that are full cord the grips should go on with suitable lubrication. Someone isn't either giving all the facts or trying hard enough.

 

[One Planer]

That's correct, neither I or my pro could fit them. In fact, just to get the grip over the very tip of the shaft is a 5 minute job. Although this was my first attempt, this is something I have watched several times. Every time I have witnessed it done, the grip slides easily over the shaft, and there was no way on earth it was possible with this combination.

Then the grips are clearly not to spec' or are for kiddies clubs.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Then the grips are clearly not to spec' or are for kiddies clubs.

Yep my thinking as well

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

No I think WWG is onto something here. Clearly somebody needs to tell the shaft and grip manufacturers that standard grips won't fit on standard shafts.

Something needs to change! Maybe we could get Delc to start a campaign?

 

[WWG]

Yep my thinking as well

Nope. I have now sent them back, otherwise I would have photoed them and put it on here. The original seals at the top of the grips were intact, and specified "Golf Pride round standard grip 0.60". On an earlier thread someone mentioned that they may be old, and this may have effected the rubber.

 

[Three]

My initial thoughts were that my clubs may not be genuine, but I have measured the shafts width against two clubs from other sets and they are the same.

Which part of the shafts did you use for comparison?

I assume that if the other clubs had grips on, you couldn't compare the diameter of the butt end.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Nope. I have now sent them back, otherwise I would have photoed them and put it on here. The original seals at the top of the grips were intact, and specified "Golf Pride round standard grip 0.60". On an earlier thread someone mentioned that they may be old, and this may have effected the rubber.

Or they may have been affected by the solvent used to try and instal them....?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Nope. I have now sent them back, otherwise I would have photoed them and put it on here. The original seals at the top of the grips were intact, and specified "Golf Pride round standard grip 0.60". On an earlier thread someone mentioned that they may be old, and this may have effected the rubber.

Sorry - but a standard Golf Pride 0.60 grip will fit on a standard ping shaft. Even if they are old they won't ever shrink that much to stop them going on the shaft.

 

[Three]

A fake shaft might look the same, but be a different diameter and circumference at the butt end.

 

[bobmac]

It's not the grip it's an over sized shaft thats the problem

 

[One Planer]

Sorry - but a standard Golf Pride 0.60 grip will fit on a standard ping shaft. Even if they are old they won't ever shrink that much to stop them going on the shaft.

If they were old, the end would have perished.

This would cause the grip to tear/split when trying to install, even with excessive solvent as the rubber will have hardened and possibly cracked.

 

[Three]

It's not the grip it's an over sized shaft thats the problem

Completely agree.

 

[One Planer]

It's not the grip it's an over sized shaft thats the problem

Even so Bob, it would have to be massively oversize for it not to fit?

I've known 0.58 grips go onto 0.62 shafts with little issue.