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what kind of golf grips do the pros use for wedges

by Bryana Bartell Published 3 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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Corded golf grips are common among professional golfers in search of extra grip. They are basically rubber grips equipped with cord weave engineered on the surface. Most of these professionals either go for the corded golf grip because of preference or because of bad humid weather conditions.

Pros choose full or half cord golf grips because of the extra traction they give to stop the club spinning in their hands when their hands are sweating or they are playing in wet conditions. Cord grips absorb more moisture by virtue of the cord strands that are sandwiched and moulded between two thin layers of rubber.

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What Bounce is right for your golf wedges?

What Wedges Should you have in your Golf Bag?

  • PW (pitching wedge 48 degrees)
  • GW (gap wedge 52 degrees) – This one should have low bounce, and medium to high depth.
  • SW (sand wedge 56 degrees)
  • LW (lob wedge – 60 degrees) – Lastly, you should have a lob wedge with low bounce and low depth. Use SW for fluffy rough and fluffy sand.

Which grips are best?

Top 10 Best Golf Grips Reviewed

  • Superstroke Traxion Golf Grips – Best Overall. ...
  • Kingrasp Golf Grips – Best Grip For Irons. ...
  • Winn Dri-Tac Golf Grips – Best Grip For Drivers. ...
  • Champkey Traction-X Golf Grips – Best Budget Option. ...
  • Lamkin Sonar Golf Grips – Best Premium Option. ...
  • G&CC Golf Grips – Best Midsize Option. ...
  • Geoleap Ace-R Golf Grips – Best Multi-Compound Construction. ...

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What is the best grip of wedges?

  • Junior: This size golf club grip doesn’t have a specific diameter, but it has the smallest diameter of all the grips. ...
  • Undersize: An undersize grip is just a little bit smaller than a standard grip. ...
  • Standard: Quite a few golfers use the standard grip, which measures 0.58 to 0.60 inch in diameter.

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What are the Best Golf Grips?

Tips and Things to Consider When Buying Golf Grips

  • Style. The two basic types of grips on the market are the full rubber compound grip, or something often referred to as a tour wrap.
  • Feel. One of the latest technologies in golf grips is the tacky feel. ...
  • Size. The undersize, standard, midsize, and jumbo (or oversize) are the basic sizes for golf grips. ...
  • Look. Golf grips come in a variety of different colors. ...

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What grips do pros use for wedges?

What Golf Grips Do Pros Use?Golf Pride MCC Grip. ... Golf Pride Tour Velvet Grip. ... Golf Pride Z-Grip Cord Grip. ... Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord Grip. ... JumboMax UltraLight XL Grip. ... SwitchGrips ER Grip. ... Golf Pride Tour Velvet ALIGN Grip. ... SuperStroke S-Tech Grip.More items...•

What grips do most pro golfers use?

The most popular grip on the PGA Tour also happens to be the most classic design in the industry. The Tour Velvet combines a rubber-blend compound with a computer-designed, non-slip surface pattern that maximizes playability and comfort. Many club manufacturers base their designs off this grip model.

Should you use different grips on wedges?

There is no evidence that having the same grips on all golf clubs gives an advantage to all golfers. The majority do select the same grips to give a consistent feel but others prefer varying combinations of grip size, material & firmness. Grip size is the most important factor when selecting a grip.

Do any pros use Iomic grips?

“They are played by PGA Tour players such as Y.E. Yang and K.J. Choi.” Iomic, though, isn't about to get outdone. The company sells four distinct lines of grips with the name Sticky.

What grips does McIlroy use?

McIlroy's grips are Golf Pride's Tour Velvet with two wraps of tape under the left hand and three wraps under where McIlroy places his right hand.

What grip did Tiger Woods use?

interlocking gripMany leading professional golfers, such as Tiger Woods use the interlocking grip. Place your hands on the golf club and intertwine your pinky finger on the trailing hand with the index finger on the lead hand. This is a good grip for people with smaller hands.

Do bigger grips help on wedges?

It's not uncommon to find thicker grips in the wedges or short irons to prevent hooking or overswinging. Furthermore, several professional golfers often use grip tape to build up the lower region of the grip, thus reducing the taper. Depending on who you ask, this is also to mitigate hooking the ball.

Are jumbo grips good for wedges?

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Do any PGA pros use jumbo grips?

PGA Tour player K.J. Choi's success with an oversize SuperStroke putting grip has caused other players to try it. While most pros aren't using oversize grips on their other clubs, they can help amateurs reduce grip pressure during the full swing.

What grips does Dustin Johnson use?

Dustin has it fitted with a Superstroke pistol grip, which distributes grip pressure evenly and provides superior feel and feedback. The TaylorMade Spider X is the closest replacement for DJ's limited edition TaylorMade Itsy Bitsy Spider putter.

Do any PGA Tour players use midsize grips?

Breakdown of Golf Grips Used by Top 100 PGA Tour Players What is this? Tony Finau meanwhile opts for 4 wraps under the left and 3 wraps under the right hand of his Lamkin UTX Midsize Full Cord grips.

Is interlock or overlap grip better?

Although it is recommended that people with larger hands use the overlap and those with smaller hands use the interlock, there is no way to say that one is better than the other.

Golf Pride MCC Grip

Golf Pride's Multi Compound is one of the best golf grips, and most popular models in golf right now because of the combination of performance and aesthetics.

Golf Pride Tour Velvet Grip

This all-rubber grip is the No.1 in the game and is arguably the most classic looking.

Golf Pride Z-Grip Cord Grip

Two-time Major winner Collin Morikawa is one of very few players to opt for the Z-Grip model from Golf Pride.

Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord Grip

Used by Major winners Thomas and Koepka, the Tour Velvet Cord is also a top performer from Golf Pride.

JumboMax UltraLight XL Grip

Bryson DeChambeau does things his way and his grips are the same, as he opts for a huge model from JumboMax.

SwitchGrips ER Grip

A less well-known brand compared to others on this list is SwitchGrips, a company that is used by South Africans Oosthuizen and Ernie Els.

Golf Pride Tour Velvet ALIGN Grip

Featuring much of the performance of the Tour Velvet model above, the Align design features Align technology and is used by American Harris English.

What is a golf grip?

The golf grip is the only point of contact every golfer has with the golf club so it makes sense that it should never just be a case of any player simply living with whatever grip comes on the clubs they choose. The best pros on the PGA Tour clearly don’t and our in-depth analysis of the golf grips used by the top 100 players on Tour found ...

What grips are used in the top 100?

The Tour Velvet grip is the most popular with 32 players choosing it but 23 different grips made by 7 different brands are used by the top 100. Lamkin grips are the only other brand used by more than 10 players but none of the top 100 currently use Winn grips.

Why do pros use full or half cord grips?

Pros choose full or half cord golf grips because of the extra traction they give to stop the club spinning in their hands when their hands are sweating or they are playing in wet conditions. Cord grips absorb more moisture by virtue of the cord strands that are sandwiched and moulded between two thin layers of rubber.

What is Jordan Spieth's grip?

Jordan Spieth’s grip of choice is designed for the golfer who prioritizes feedback and control. The rubber compound used to create the S-Tech produces a soft, tacky feel that keeps the grip from slipping at impact in all weather conditions. A cross-traction surface texture was added to further enhance the grip’s non-slip surface. The minimal taper profile evens out the hand pressure to promote a faster swing and square the face at impact. If you’re into something other than black, the S-Tech comes in blue, grey and red for a pop of color on the course.

What is a tour velvet grip?

The Tour Velvet combines a rubber-blend compound with a computer-designed, non-slip surface pattern that maximizes playability and comfort. Many club manufacturers base their designs off this grip model. The grip is available in a number of versions, including the company’s Align technology, whereby a raised reminder ridge is added to the back portion of the rubber to improve clubface awareness and consistency. For those who need all-weather performance, the Tour Velvet can be purchased with Golf Pride’s Brushed Cotton Technology that wicks away moisture to retain traction.

Do golfers touch one piece of the club?

Golfers only touch one piece of the club on every swing. That would be the grip, which tends to get overlooked in a sea of white-hot driver faces and uber-forgiving irons. Given how frequently the club grip is handled over the course of a round, you’d assume golfers would be more discerning when it comes to selecting grips for their sets.

Golf Pride MCC Grip

Used by – Jon Rahm (red), Xander Schauffele (white), Abraham Ancer (black), Viktor Hovland (white), Rory McIlroy (black), Patrick Reed (black)

Golf Pride Tour Velvet Grip

Used by – Dustin Johnson, Patrick Cantlay, Webb Simpson, Scottie Scheffler

Golf Pride Z-Grip Cord Grip

Two-time Major winner Collin Morikawa is one of very few players to opt for the Z-Grip model from Golf Pride.

Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord Grip

Used by Major winners Thomas and Koepka, the Tour Velvet Cord is also a top performer from Golf Pride.

JumboMax UltraLight XL Grip

Bryson DeChambeau does things his way and his grips are the same, as he opts for a huge model from JumboMax.

SwitchGrips ER Grip

A less well-known brand compared to others on this list is SwitchGrips, a company that is used by South Africans Oosthuizen and Ernie Els.

Golf Pride Tour Velvet ALIGN Grip

Featuring much of the performance of the Tour Velvet model above, the Align design features Align technology and is used by American Harris English.

How many degrees are pitching wedges?

The next thing you know pitching wedges are all the way down to 43 degrees.”. Bob Vokey, one of the world’s foremost wedge designers. For example DeChambeau’s ‘gap wedge’ has a degree loft of 47 degrees which is same as my pitching wedge.

How many yard gaps does a female golfer have?

Female and junior golfers will have 5 to 10 yard gaps by comparison. When it comes to the top 100 pros on the PGA Tour however they are far more precise than amateurs and can often go down to as much as a 1/4 of a degree when it comes to their wedges to ensure their wedge distance gapping is as dialed in as possible.

Can Phil Mickelson use a 5th wedge?

Players, such as Phil Mickelson, can very occasionally a 5th wedge to give them even more options for shots inside 125 yards, but that is a rare occurrence compared to the increasing trend for the best pros to choose a specialty wedge in place of the standard pitching wedge which comes as part of their iron set.

Do wedges matter?

The point is that in the world of wedges today it doesn’t really matter what they are called and the key important factor is that the various lofts of wedges any golfer carries covers a good degree of loft and therefore distances.

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I game a jumbo grip on my driver and mid size on irons and wedges but was thinking of going back to standard for the wedges. I just think the bigger grip compromises a little feel around the greens and from 50 in but I could be over analyzing, wouldnt be the first time lol.

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So stretching the grip helps a little more with feel by just making the grip longer. What do you stretch it with?

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