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Your grips lead a lonely existence. They spend most of their time buried in the darkness of your bag and only see the light of day when called on to execute a shot. While most golfers worry about the loft of the clubhead or flex of the shaft, the performance of the grip flies under the radar — until the random mis-hit or slippage makes you contemplate the last time you replaced your grips. Unfortunately, that feeling passes all too quickly, unless, of course, the slip comes on the final shot and it costs you money. Unless we can see our reflection in the handle or we send a club flying like Judge Elihu Smails did into a crowded patio at Bushwood Country Club in the movie “Caddyshack,” we tend to have a short-term memory. We’ll often do anything to justify the condition of our equipment to squeeze an extra round out of slick grips and put off replacing them for another day. But changing grips is important. Unlike a baseball glove or a new pair of shoes, golf grips don’t improve with age. Grips are made of materials that wear out as a result of use. They collect oils and dirt from your hands and get slick over time. You could wash them, but when was the last time you did that? (I’m talking about the grips, not your hands.) As the rubber wears out, you’re forced to grip the club tighter to feel like you have the same control. This tightens the muscles in your hands and can extend down your arms and permeate into the big muscles, which limits your ability to execute proper mechanics. The leading grip manufacturers suggest getting new grips every 36 rounds. Grips deteriorate slowly, so the erosion of quality might not be as noticeable to you. If you use that timetable and regrip your clubs on schedule, your grips should always be fresh. For the procrastinators, habitually lazy or just flat-out cheap, there’s Star Grip (stargrip.com). The company based in Chandler, Arizona, makes rubber grips that are designed to feel like leather. Their production process guarantees the rubber grips to be perfectly round, and the company claims that their grips will never get hard or slick. For the grip snobs, there’s gripsize.com. The founders, noted golf instructor Dr. David Wright and former baseball great Reggie Smith, take their knowledge of grip size to the next level by showing the correlation between proper grip size and improved performance. Apparently it’s not enough for my grips to be fresh. They also must also be the right size. Who knew? Other grip manufacturers worth checking out include: Golf Pride, recognized as the most-played grip on the PGA Tour; Huntington Beach-based Winn grips; and Lamkin, which has its headquarters in San Diego. The grip is your one true connection to the golf club, so there’s really no reason why it shouldn’t be the one thing about your game that feels perfect. Greg Flores has been a sports and entertainment publicist for 20 years and has written for Southland Golf since 1995. |
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