Jelopster I grip my clubs using the air method. I use masking tape as a base layer and build up the bottom hand to reduce taper. My normal process is to use a little bit of mineral spirits to lubricate the grip and I can usually just about slide it on without any air. I’ve had good success taking a little hand pump like you use to pump up a sports ball to give it a couple squirts, which allows me to slide it on the rest is the way.
When I was gripping the Ping wedges shown above, I was having all kinds of trouble getting the grip on the whole way. I broke out the air compressor and cranked it up to try and force these things on. After about a half an hour of many many curse words, I had the bright idea of checking the length of the tape versus the length of the grip. Sure enough, the tape was about 2 inches longer than the grip. FML. How the heck I screwed that one up I’ll never know!
