Golf Grips
How to Grip Irons in Golf
Golfers have many choices when selecting their irons. They may choose blades or cavity-back heads, with forged or cast iron construction. The shafts may be steel or graphite. But even if you have the best irons available, they won't provide the maximum benefit if you don't hold them properly. The manner in which you grip the club provides the foundation for your golf swing, so take a little time to be sure your grip is correct.
How to Read Your Golf Grip
Check out any golf publication and you’re likely to see plenty written about golf clubs. But how you hold your club is just as important as the type of club you’re using. Indeed, if you take a lesson with a golf pro, chances are good that the first thing he’ll examine is the way in which you grip the club. If you can’t get to a pro, look at your grip yourself to spot any fundamental flaws.
How to Make Old Golf Grips Like New
Although you might not be able to totally transform old golf grips to like-new condition, you can restore the tackiness and feel to them. Golf.com states that using improper grips can cost a golfer five strokes per round, and cracked, dry or hard grips can affect the club's feel. "Golf Digest" magazine notes that professionals can be fussy about the feel of grips to the point of becoming obsessive -- "If you really want to mess up a [pro] golfer's game, just give him a grip he is uncomfortable with." As for the rest of us, keeping grips, which typically are made of rubber, cord or polymers, in good condition can save strokes and money. Golf Pride, a leading grip maker, recommends cleaning grips after every four to five rounds.
Information About Winn Grips
If you believe golf is not rocket science, you are only partially correct. In many respects, golf equipment is as high-tech as the manufacturing of space vehicles. Consider the story of Winn Grips, founded in 1973 by aerospace engineer Dr. Ben Huang. He had formerly worked with Dr. Wernher Von Braun on the development of the Saturn V rocket, which thrust Neal Armstrong to the moon, before establishing the Graduate School of Aeronautical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Later, Huang took his expertise in polymer materials to create tennis, balls, rackets and grips. After a frustrating week at a golf school, where Huang had trouble hanging onto the rubber grips of the clubs, he founded Winn Grips and substituted polymer materials for rubber.
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How to Find the Right Size Golf Grips
Finding the "right" size golf grip is more challenging than it used to be. Until recently, most people simply used a standard grip size, the default size for club manufacturers, or based grip size on the size of their gloves. If you wear a men's medium size glove, for example, a standard grip was recommended. The process was easy. According to a 2010 field test conducted by "Golf Magazine," however, basing the grip size on the glove size rarely produces the best fit. Determining the right grip size requires considerable experimentation.
How to Form a Golf Grip
You probably could fill a decent-size library with all the instruction books, articles and videos that offer advice on every golf shot, strategy and piece of equipment on the market. But none of that advice means anything if you don’t grip the golf club properly. The grip is the foundation for everything you do on the golf course. If you decide to take lessons from a PGA pro, most likely the first thing he’ll do is check your grip. If you’re a beginner or just trying to improve your game, look at your grip first.
