What's your grip size?

Naturally, in the peak of summer when the weather is warm, you wear light clothing so you feel cool and don’t overheat on the course.

Likewise, many golfers switch out their spikeless golf shoes for a cleated option when winter hits - not to mention waterproofs, bobble hats and additional layers.

So here’s a question for you:

How much attention do you give the grips on your clubs?

It’s very easy to overlook your grips and accept them as just the club’s handle, but this section of the club acts as the direct source of contact between us, the club, and the ball.

The importance of having the right size golf grips

Let's start by considering our glove, which the majority of golfers wear without too much thought. A golf glove needs to be relatively snug to give the best feel and performance on every shot.

This is directly related to your hand size. That's why we have various sizes available in the shop, from Small through to XL. In your weekend fourball, there's a pretty high chance there'll be different glove sizes on show.

So, with this in mind, should two people with vasty different sized hands be playing with the normal 'Standard' size grip?

If you were to buy a club off the shelf or as standard online (which we don't recommend - custom fitting is essential), it'll come with a Standard sized grip. But, as you can see in the images above, Golf Pride actually has four different sizes available in each grip.

If you’ve got a grip that’s slightly too small, this means that your hands are going to react in a way that won't, let’s say, keep up with your golf swing. They’re going to almost overtake, so when you come into impact, you might see that golf ball head to the left-hand side.

However, if you have a grip in your hand that is slightly too big for you, you won't be able to time up the rotation of the clubface, leaving it slightly open, resulting in missing your target down the right-hand side.

Finding your grip size

As with any aspect of golf, we can easily clear things up for you when you visit us in-person.

Once we’ve found your correct grip size, we have a range of fantastic grip offerings from Golf Pride available through the shop. So, whether you prefer a softer, more tacky feel or something with more texture, there'll be a grip in Golf Pride's range that we can fit onto your clubs.

The Spring season is not far away now and we can’t wait for longer, warmer days and more time spent on the golf course. It makes perfect sense to get your game together now so you’re ready to-go when the board competitions roll around once again.