Abstract: A method of installing a sports equipment grip suitable for covering a hardened or worn conventional golf club or tennis racquet grip, the grip comprising a thin conical tube of flexible material such as latex rubber and the steps of the invention comprising: a. providing an elongated, thin walled, conically shaped, tubular grip closed at its broader end and open at its narrower end, the tubular grip being formed of a latex rubber composition and having an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface; b. lubricating the inner wall surface; c. clamping the open end of the tubular grip; d. folding over the clamped end and a portion of the tubular grip; and e. continuing to fold portions of the tubular grip until the closed end inflates; f. pushing the inflated end over at least a portion of the hardened or worn grip; and, g.