Best golf grips?
 

I'm getting ready to regrip and I want something that is firm enough that it won't wear out in a couple of months, but soft enough that I won't tear up my hands. Also, I want something that performs great in the rain and on hot summer days.

Any suggestions?


Thanks!

Matt

I've heard that star grips are quite nice: http://www.stargrip.com/. I'll be trying them next time I regrip. Not sure where the best place to purchase them is, but I've seen them on ebay for very reasonable prices.

Olde Skool it . . . golf pride victory can't be beat.

crossline lamkins cord works pretty good.

Rough but not hurt the hands.

Star Sidewinders hands down the best bang for your buck in golf grips anywhere. about $2.25 a grip, durable, perfectly round, above the curve in rain and humid weather. Don't really see me going back to anything else at the moment, looks like 2 yrs tween changes compared to 1 with anything else I've had last 10 years. And I play without a glove.

Pro T vibration resistant also not bad for the money.

Good old GP Tour Velvet (mid-size) for me. I hit balls about 3 days a week and play on the weekends. I re-grip about twice a year and at $1.85 a grip that means I spend about $37 annually. They're good to go between re-grippings with some soap and water and a toothbrush.

Don't care much for the dual-density stuff that's been coming out. Certainly not worth the additional cost.

CG

Crossline Lamkins (cord and non cord) are pretty durable as well as soft. I have not tried the Golf Pride MultiCompounds yet but I hear good things about them.
Alex

Star Grips
 

I have been installing Star Grips for awhile now. The sidewinder is great.

Bit on Star Grips to read up on.

http://www.iseekgolf.com/fitting_rep...s.php?fr_id=13

I would suggest making a club up with a variety of grips and try them out for comfort and purchase on the grip with wet hands too.

Go really old school and get leather. Nothing is better than leather. Great in the rain, humidity, everything and you don't need a glove anymore.

www.thegripmasterusa.com

Lamkin Dual Density Torsion Control
 

Matt,

I use the Lamkin DD Torsion Control grips. They have sort of a micro-ridge outer structure which provides great grip, but are still pretty soft. Supposedly, the tour version is a little firmer if the regular version is too soft for you. You might get one of each try them out and see which you like best. The only downside I have seen is they tend to wear a little faster than a standard rubber grip, but that may be a function of grip pressure (sometimes I strangle the clubs a bit). Good luck.

I was with the Guru on that trip and can vouch that he is telling it like it is.

Precision golf strokes should be built on a foundation of precision grips.

Very hard to beat GP Tour Velvet. I normally go for midsize, I find that "regular" grips are very skinny these days.

Golf grips
 

The Golf Pride Decade grip costs more than tour velvet, but I think the extra cost is well spent. Grips are important. The Decade grips feature soft cords for excellent wet grip in the rain plus multi compounds. A firmer compound is placed where your gloved hand goes. A softer compound where your bare hand goes. (I actually don't wear golf gloves but it still works well for me as well. After a little getting used to, I play barehanded even with the cords in place. Last year, my grips lasted from about April until late September. So they seem to wear quite well.

Lamkin Crossline Black for me. Beat out my old fav GP Tour Velvets.

GripMaster grips are expensive, but a really great product. They stay tacky in super hot/humid weather. They're pretty good about making a custom grip if there's a market.

Thanks everyone for the feedback, it was much easier to make a decision. I went with the star grips, the sidewinder version. They are everything I thought they could be and more!

Iomic
 

Has anyone tried the IOMIC grips? I just regripped with them and so far so good they seem very hard wearing. Ive yet to try them in the rain though and theyre more expensive than GP or Lamkin.

Proper nourishment for Educated Hands

I have found no grip which helps maintain the assembly of the Wedges and delivery of the Power Package like the Gripmasters. Simply put, everything is stuck in place. YMMV, but for me they report directly to my hands. If the right hand Pressure Points snitch out of alignment, I feel it. In the left hand the handle stays stuck under the "sixth finger". A whole new world opened up for me with the #2 Accumulator. Even added a Trigger Delay to what had been a lifetime Sweep. My subjective guess is that the grips let me finesse grip pressure and keep it balanced.

Their price is way out of my league. But I skip gloves now. They were always like tires anyway. When half of the tread was gone, I was never sure if they gripped very well. The grips last, too. i could easily burn 2 or 3 Winns on popular clubs in the set per season. I'm on my second season with the Gripmasters.

BTW, I think they still offer a "test kit", a discounted couple of grips. And they may show a steady wrap leather on their website, but their product is a slip-on.

thegripmaster.com

So that's my opinion and I'm stickin' to 'em, literally. :)

Charlie

www.thegripmasterusa.com

I agree with the above post absolutely the best grips out there, nothing gives better feedback or feels better than leather.

I have them on my putter and wedges......no glove needed with the wedges which translates into much better feel. I prefer the perforated leather. These grips are also great in wet & humid weather. The wetter the weather the better the grip. Enough rambling.....try them, you'll like them.

...gripmaster...