Antique Golf Club Restoration at www.antiquegolfclub.co.uk
by Bobby on Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 | 25 Comments
A short film showing the restoration of an antique golf club. See www.antiquegolfclub.co.uk for the finest antique golf clubs and antique golf balls. Genuine antique clubs despatched worldwide.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
The first step in re-gripping a golf club is ripping the old grip off of the handle with a razor blade. Discover methods for getting rid of the old tape or adhesive on a golf club with help from a college golfer and sportswriter in this free video on golf tips. Expert: David Anderson Bio: My name is David Anderson. I am 55 years old. I began playing in East Texas when I was 9 years old. Filmmaker: Michelle Carter
Video Rating: 3 / 5
I personnally probably wouldn’t take a razor to the shaft the use of paint thinner or goof off will do to take off the tape. I would make a mark with the old grip on so I know exactly where my realinment is but to each its own. If you have never changed grips before this would just be your basic quick and simple and then perfect your art to your own liking.
These knob polishers could have made this video in less than a minute.
why not try to use vinegar to remove the tape
@qtaylor25 When he removed the tape, he scraped the shit out of the shaft. Graphite does not react well to razor blades. And when you pay $300+ for a driver, you don’t want the integrity of the shaft altered by careless techs.
@prorobo how did they ruin the club?
Wow way to ruin a club. I hope the techs at Golf Galaxy do a better job than these hacks. Just terrible.
If that was my graphite shaft, I believe I would stick it up his arse after he got done scraping it with a razor knife. Stupid old fart.
you don’t scrape tape off of a graphite shaft. you’re very liable to scratch away the graphite fibers, compromising the structural integrity of the shaft. you heat it up a bit and peel it off. it’s much easier to use a hook blade to cut the grip off. you don’t have to use grip solvent, anything petroleum based will work; lighter fluid, paint thinner. even gasoline and acetone work. gas makes your grips stink and acetone dries too fast. these guys are far from professionals.
It’s better to use the hole in the end of the grip to apply the solvent to the shaft so that you get a nice stream coming out instead of a huge mess
is it really necessary to fill it up half way??? 1/4 full is a little much. YOU have to let it sit over night because you used soo much solvent. should only have to let it sit a couple of hours.
No mention of a placing a realignment mark on shaft for proper grip realignment or taking club out of vice, placing head on floor , looking down grip and shaft to make sure grip is in proper alignment with head?
@Geschiedenis87 thats a grip stripping tool. it wont damage the shaft unless he pushes into the shaft
lots of coffee lol…
Gee, it’s a good thing they didn’t let the guy who knows what he’s doing speak for himself.
old man u r a dick
This is a graphite golfclub! Look how this man takes the griptape of the shaft. It damamges the shaft badly. Just use some gripsolvent and the tape will come of more easy!!
this guy toulk so long to do it i do this at work so much faster
expert village can blow me for these fucking ads
WOW. Thanks for this post. Seriously. I went to Ehow.com to get pointers and seeing is believing and confidence inspiring…
Thanks again..
wicked man i’ll do that!!
@cndlivegod1 Yeah, no problem. I just came to the realization that rubbing alcohol is a bit easier to use, plus you can throw it down the drain, which you shouldn’t do with pain thinner.
@TheForestKan thanx man ive been using wd40 and its just not good enough i think i’ll try out the paint thinner …i dont think i could bare to waste the precsious vodka ahaha
@cndlivegod1 Vodka and paint thinner will work.
what can i use other than some ” special” solvent? would varsal work?
Very important to mark the location of old grip onto the shaft before removing the old grip. This is important so the new grips line up properly when you are installing them onto the shaft.