Jollygreens Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 I want to start doing my own grips. I can't figure out if I should buy .600 or .580 size Golf Pride Tour Velvets. I am putting them on TM LT2's. Please help. I just want then to be standard size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zojo Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 what kind of shafts do you have? I have dgs300 and bought .580 and i hope they're right. I'm gonna be installing grips for the first time too, do you know if you put the grip tape on like wrapping it around (like a hockey stick) or one strip down the length of the shaft and wrap the edges around the sides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygreens Posted June 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 I have the TaylorMade T-step stock shaft, can't find out the butt size anywhere. As for the tape, I think it goes straight up and down the shaft. Can anyone help us here :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zojo Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 i think .580 are the most commonly used ones, but taylor made shafts might run a little bigger. Honestly i have no clue, but if i were to get one, i'd get the .580. I'm sure you can add a couple layers of tape if you don't like the feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poekie Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 I think you need 0.600 for standard size. TM grips are 0.600 too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygreens Posted June 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Thanks. .600 it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfuji Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 on most grips if you fold up the bottom end it will have a number imprinted on the there 56, 58, 60, 62 etc etc that will tell you what the current butt size grip is on there. 56= .560 58= .580 etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red king Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 -.60 grips will give you standard size..... .58 grips will give you same as having one extra wrap of tape (slightly larger). -Do not wrap tape like a hockey stick or it will build up too much and your grips will be too big. If you want to build up the size of the grips (if you have big hands), use masking tape under the double sided tape to build up the girth. -If you buy 2 inch tape, you cut one strip of tape that is slightly shorter than the length of the grip and apply it to the front of the shaft so it is centered. It may overlap slightly near the bottom of the grip on the back as the shaft narrows. -If you buy 1 inch tape you would normally cut a strip of tape that is slightly less than twice the length of the grip and apply it centered up the front of the shaft, wrap it over the butt of the shaft, and back down the back of the shaft. Try to center the tape from front to back. -I have tried both water and paint thinner activated double sided tape, and have found that the water activated tape works just as well. Plus it's easier to clean and you don't have to keep flammable paint thinner in the house. You still might need paint thinner on a towel to effectively clean the old tape and goo off your shafts when stripping the old grips. -Put your club in a vice using a rubber holder around the shaft that you can get from Golfsmith (to protect the shaft.) With Graphite be sure not to tighten the vice too much or you will break the shaft. Line up the club toe up in the vice. -I have also seen regrips done without a vice, by holding the club in one hand and slipping the grip on with the other, but you have to have extremely strong hands and forearms to do this and it helps to have about 10 years of experience too. I wouldn't recommend for the weekend repairman. -Squirt your solvent (water or paint thinner) on the tape after removing the backing of the double sided tape. Put a container under to catch the drips. Cover the hole on the end of the grip with your thumb and squirt some solvent in the grip. Cover the opening of the grip and shake up the grip and get all of the inside covered in solvent. Pour the solvent out over the taped shaft. -Find the top of the grip, line it up down the shaft from behind and slip it on firmly with both hands. If you need to make small adjustments you have about a minute to do so. I personally take the club out of the vice at this point, tap the grip end against the floor to make sure it is on all the way and hold it in my stance and adjust the grip to make sure it is straight. -Then lean the club upside down against the wall and let it dry. They are usually good to go in an hour. How's that? Am I forgetting anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red king Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 About the .58 vs. .60 grip size.... A .58 grip will result in a larger grip size than a .60 because the inside diameter of the grip is smaller, thus making the walls of the grip thicker and when you stretch it over the shaft, it will be bigger. The .60 grip is intended to give you a standard size on a .60 shaft and a .58 grip is intended to give you a standard size on a .58 shaft. I believe true temper shafts are .60 at the butt end and Hogan and PING shafts are .58, but that might not be true anymore, I have been out of the golf business for a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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