Choosing the best golf grips can be really confusing, with so many options to choose from. There are soft ones, firm ones, sticky ones, super-sticky ones, fat ones, thin ones… and everything in between. Golf Pride grips are some of the best in the world, and we’ve explored their best and most popular offerings.
Having a secure grip on your clubs, including your putter, has tangible benefits to your golf game, but knowing which model is going to suit your needs for feel preference is another thing. It’s a minefield with how many options are in play, and we’d advise getting fitted for a grip like you would for a shaft or club, where possible. 3 8 aircraft cable
Often difficult to ascertain without feeling a grip on a club, there are ways that you can narrow down the search before seeing your local golfing retailer and being presented with all the choices available.
Market leaders Golf Pride make 21 different grips alone, so they have simplified the process by using a football formation – 4-4-2 – with four choices of what you want from your Golf Pride grips, four different styles of grip, and two options with extra help that you may want from your grips. This is how it works…
If your middle finger is just touching the pad of your thumb when holding the grip in the glove hand, that is the perfect size.
If you often play in rain or get sweaty hands when it’s warm, you may need to factor in more moisture management.
Do you like your grips to feel smooth, rough with pronounced patterns for added traction, or somewhere in the middle?
A firm grip will offer more feedback and vibration at impact, whereas a softer feel will dampen the club’s vibrations.
Soft and tacky = The CPX
Offering maximum comfort to reduce grip tension and pressure, leading to a more fluid swing; the CPX is Golf Pride’s softest performance grip.
Hybrid or half-cord = The MCC
Hybrid technology gives enhanced stability in all weather conditions, thanks to upper hand cord fused with lower hand rubber in multiple colors.
Golf Pride’s firmest grip, featuring a ‘Z-shaped’ texture pattern and full cotton cord that delivers both traction and all-weather control.
Velvet and smooth = The Tour Velvet
Golf Pride’s Tour Velvet offers comfort, playability and control in all conditions. A proprietary rubber compound with a non-slip pattern texture reduces moisture and slippage.
A visible raised red ridge on the back of the club helps lock in your hand position at address, enhancing clubface awareness and delivering a square clubface at impact. Available on… ZGRIP, MCC, MCC PLUS4, Tour Velvet.
PLUS4 simulates building up the lower half of the grip with four extra wraps of tape. This reduced taper encourages lighter grip pressure, promoting less tension in the hands and creating more fluidity and power. Available on… MCC PLUS4, Tour Velvet.
Here are the best Golf Pride grips for your game, going from softest to firmest.
Golf Pride's softest grip.
A very soft and tacky Golf Pride grip.
A very durable Golf Pride grip with a choice of textures.
The most-used golf grip on tour.
Encourages lighter grip pressure for more power.
The fastest-growing full-cord grip on tour.
Golf Pride say there’s little evidence to support the old theory that small grips make shots more likely to go left and big grips make shots go right (for right-handed golfers). They advise using the grip size selector on golfpride.com to get in the right ball park.
Don’t be afraid to try different sizes. Often, those using standard-sized grips end up preferring the feel of a midsize or Plus4 model.
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Helps ensure a square grip and impact position.
A thicker lower section reduces grip tension for more fluidity and power.
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Rob has been a writer and editor for over 15 years, covering all manner of subjects, including a hefty dose of golf. He’s played golf with tour pros and celebrities including Greg Norman, Charley Hull, Matt Wallace, Long Driver World Champion Joe Miller, and Rob Brydon, watched The Open with Gary Player, and had a pull-up contest with Rory McIlroy. He’s interviewed countless tour pros and will always have a soft spot for Tommy Fleetwood.
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