How to Regrip Golf Clubs with a BIKE PUMP 

Just want to say that the video really helped me! Thank you! I tried to regrip my clubs for first time with the traditional method. So many things can go wrong (and did) bad quality tape, messy, not enough solvent, you have to do it quickly otherwise it will get stuck half way,…. I ended up messing up a new grip and having to throw it away. I was convinced there had to be another method. I came across this video and THIS WAS IT! Tried first time and worked like a charm. Got another person to help for another set of hands. Super easy and cheap! Definitely recommend for its constant readjust-ability afterward.

If you have only a cpl of grips to do you can use your full car spare tire as air reservoir. Just connect a hose to the tire valve with a nozzle, air gun or the like. Works fantastic. To refill either use manual pump or take the tire to the gas station.

This is what I needed😂 been struggling with white spirit and grip tapes for over 1,5 hour on just 1 club… this got it done in like 5 mins

Truly enjoying the fact that you've answered a question I literally just asked myself 3 weeks ago. I'm off to buy a raft-inflator adaptor! Thanks, AJ.

Brilliant! I no longer need to look for the lighter fluid, nor have a big sticky mess once done!!! Can't wait to try it.....

Tried this today- works like a charm! Not that it wouldnt work (you just showed us), but it worked when I tried it very easily lol Thanks!

Great idea, I got an inexpensive bicycle foot operated pump and lengthened the tubing ( that way you have both hands working to stabilize the grip) works fantastic. Great videos!

AJ….. You’re a genius! I need to get one of these pumps! Thanks mate….. 👍

I have a ball pump that looks like a drill. You just saved me a ton of work!! Thanks.

I just found your channel from the algorithm - really nice work. I am enjoying a lot of your content. Keep it up man!

CAN'T WAIT TO TRY THIS METHOD.

Thanks bro great idea.I will be trying the foot pump for sure!

Great idea! Thanks for sharing

Works great many thanks great video ⛳️⛳️⛳️

Love it, great idea

a great idea will def try this way

Sweet!! I have a foot operated pump and will try to get it to work for installing grips. Thanks for the idea!!

I did not have any clamps, so I ask my cat ( The Moose ) to hold the bike pump, he said of course. Just got back from the hardware store to try for the second time. Good video, my only tip is to keep any cats out of the process.

Great video!

This is so cool. Great idea. I have done it with an air compressor.

Ingenious, that's thinking outside the box.

Soooo cool thank you!!!!

How cool is that!

Good job man

Great idea, just replaced mine with your method Couldn't get the old type of masking tape Only painters , I live in South East Asia. Just hoping they will not start to rotate. So easy to do , also saved buying all the Rubbish they say you need over here Many thanks 👍 👍

I bought an air compressor from Temu that's not much bigger than a phone. It looks like a really thick smart phone, even has a touch screen. Cost me $35 NZD, would probably be able $20 USD. It does a really good job!

Woooow! Trying this now lol

gonna try it thnx.

Very cool

i did try this and it worked very well. i had a club with a nice grip that had come loose and i wanted to save it so i pumped it up with one of those small football pumps and used the plastic adapter. i put new tape on and reinstalled the grip, nice. using the small pump freed up my hands. thnx for the tip.

As you later learned, leaving only a quarter inch off the end of the shaft is all you need, not 1/2" to 3/4". I've been "dry fitting" grips with compressed air for years with perfect results. I'm a single digit 'cap, btw, in case you think this is just for hackers, folks.

Wow! Genius!

AJ in my country stands for "arjarn". It means "master". Yes you are literally arjarn. This is so awesome!

Had to come back and follow up, AJ. I got my hands on a raft adaptor and set to work on my old Odyssey putter. I've been divided on the original grip and bought an oversize one some time back but didn't want to waste the original either and never swapped them out. However, with a trusty bicycle pump, raft adapter, a little white spirit, and some patience I managed to remove the original grip (which was solvent-taped originally) and preserve it. Gently increasing the pressure I did encounter an unexpected bubble when one part of the original grip released about halfway down - yikes! I stopped and released the pressure. Then I rolled back the end of the grip as far as I could and dropped some white spirit into the gap. I left it rest upside down in a vice for about 10 minutes. Then I pumped in the air again and again, the bubble but this time I used the bubble to help release more tape by squeezing it around. Eventually, with a little persuasion and a tight hand grip on the bubble area combined with gentle pumps on the bicycle bump, the grip started to push backwards and off. I will now apply the new oversize grip with masking tape and test it out. Thanks for this video and for giving me the confidence to try it out. I've now saved a good grip that I'm kinda happy with and also get to try a new one.

First time I tried and failed. Came back and watched it again. Worked like a charm!!!I ordered pure grips this week and they do not recommend solvent and I do not have an air compressor. This will work fantastic for installing the new grips:)

Thanks for the laugh. I've been blowing grips on and off for 15 years. I've never seen it done quite this way... 🤣⛳️🤘

I know this probably is not in the true spirit of DIY but I had a friend man the pump while I put the grip on. He was happy to do it since it only takes a couple of minutes and I was doing him a favor by re-gripping his club for him along with showing him how to do it. We're going to try to time it so we both need to re-grip our clubs at the same time. We'll do both sets together with each person taking turns at the pump. Thanks for the great video.

When I blow on grips, my dogs will literally run to "help" me as they really love the sqeaky noise it makes!

amazing

Solution to short hose on air pump; Clamp club a little closer to vise - clamp bike pump on edge of work bench . That should do it. Personally I use an airbrush compressor; works well.

Might try the Ryobi car tyre inflator

Great info, will be trying this as soon as I find the correct air pump, any issue removing a grip that was installed the conventional way with solvent and sticky tape with the air method?

I wonder if canned gas "duster" as used for blowing out dust from PCs would work for this technique. There's not a whole lot of static pressure but it doesn't seem to require a whole lot, seems like it's almost acting like air bearings rather than inflating. Might be worth a try if you're looking for more things to experiment with.

Amazing! This will help a lot in some cases! What kind of tape can I use; Only this Amazon sells or some pro shops? Thank you!

idea on the hose could you maybe take off the hose and buy a piece of hose to the length you need. that would work great with the idea of the foot pump.

HAHA That's really cool

I've got an air compressor that I got from Walmart which only works from a 12-volt automotive source. It would be interesting to try it but I'd have to do it from the back of my SUV! It came with some fittings but I don't know if they would work. Something to consider. 😊

i always thought you needed the sticky side of the grip tape to keep the grip on and in place.

I suspect you make it look easier than it is! I noticed you have a device for gripping the shaft in the vice so that it doesn’t squash, did you make that yourself?

AJ do you find rubber grips installed over masking tape with compressed air stays put even after a few rounds? I would think solvent activated grip tape acts like glue and keeps the grip from twisting.

Nice piece of lateral thinking AJ

very cool. What kind of masking tape is it and would it work with no tape at all?

Loved this video! Is the tape totally necessary? If you don't need to add tape to adjust the grip size, can you just not use tape?

Cord grips works whit ducktape.

Can you please show how to remove in order to save a 17” putter grip? Thank you.

Dopey question I guess but when replacing standard size grips with mid size, do you need anything extra I.e. is the internal diameter the same

Great idea but can you also remove a grip where double sided grip tape and solvent was used on an older grip? I know that it can be done with a compressor but will a bicycle pump remove it s well?

AJ...if you aren't activating the glue on the tape with solvent won't the grip shift or move during play or when the grips rub together in the bag? Maybe I am old school but I don't think I would be comfortable hitting a club with blown on grips.

I am actually surprised this worked at all - that is a pretty heavy duty bike pump though. I guess if my compressor died, I had a bike pump and I really needed to install a golf grip, I might go through this hassle. Naa...I'll stick with the compressor method...which I love BTW. Interesting though.

you broke your rule of no stopping

Quick question, does painters tape work just as well as masking tape? Same thing basically right?

What width masking tape do you use? I usually see 2" wide but I thought you mentioned 1.5" in a previous video.

How about bolting the base of the bike pump to the wall

Where to buy the small adaptor you attached to the footpump

Just wondering, wouldn't the pump nozzle (raft inflator) push a hole through the butt-end tape, defeating the purpose of folding over the tape to protect the inside of the shaft from dirt? Any experience with that? Thanks,

question. the grip doesn't move around if it's not sticky and used by only regular masking tap?

Love your posts. Is there any advantage to using grip tape and solvent over compressed air? I was just curious. Thanks.

Will this method work with golf pride MCC plus 4? Thanks!

-where did you get the attachment that fits onto the bike pump ?

Will this method work for the Golf Pride Plus 4 grips?

Will this work with a golf pride mcc plus 4 midsized?

How well does it remove old grips? Or is that unrealistic, otherwise its terrific.

Would it be possible to remove a grip which was fitted with double sided tape by putting some solvent inside the shaft before pumping the air in ? Great video again, thank you.

Doesnt the grip slide or move over time of continous use?

I wonder if a basketball pump would be a better application?

Personally I've never used tape. I'm not an expert so what is the benefit to using tape?

So does masking tape hold the grip as well as double-sided tape?

Can you remove grips that were put on with regular grip tape?

Does compressed air work for jumbo max grips?

So you dont need double sided tape? The grip just stays on with no glue on the tape?

On some videos they talk about double sided tape and others it’s just plain masking tape. What’s the best method?

With a foot air pump, you would have to sit. So, everything is at seat height.

What we really need is how to take grips off that has been on for a few weeks.

AJ , not understanding how the air flowing in the same direction from the pump puts the grip on and takes it off as well.

Id be curious tho to see if you can use this method to remove a grip that used double sided grip tape underneath vs the regular one sided like you used. Have you tested it by chance?

why do you need tape if using the compressed air method?

Will Jumbomax ultralite work?

Hey AJ--per your endorsement I switched my set over to Pure grips, specifically the wrap model. I put them on with compressed air, but I also used some blue painters tape to build them up a little bit. After a few rounds they have started to slip--is this because of the blue tape? Would normal masking tape be better?

Where can I get those tip attachments?

Why is the tape different when you use compressed air?

CAN THIS METHOD BE USED IN REMOVING OLD GRIPS WITH DOUBLE SIDED TAP ?

How about a air mattress pump?

WHERE DO YOU GET THE NOZZEL?

I've search for that compressor and I can not find it

How about using a little more solvent & just push it on, that way you don’t need a bike pump or ladder 🤔

What I found is you can not use too many layers of tape . 🤣😂

Will this work for built up tape?

This method doesn’t really work removing old grips.

Why not just clamp it to the table top

Why make it harder than it has to be? just keep it simple.