Grips make clubs feel differently?

bigshank · 2022-05-23T18:10:09+00:00

I am surprised at this a bit. Have a set of ping g15s steel r flex. A set of Cleveland ta5s steel r flex. My late mothers set of Cleveland ta5s graphite seni...

rsvman2

I think the grip can make a pretty big difference, and it is not just because of weight. Some grips are softer, some have a different texture, etc.
I love CP4 Pros, and sincemi switched from midsize to jumbos I am never going back. The jumbo grips just feel right to me.

Solarbear

Jelopster
Using red Star Grips. So great minds think alike. Although I like those ferrules a lot.

DC300

I use the Tacki Mac unified grips on my clubs, no taper, big diameter and heavy, makes a huge difference in the way they feel.

scotts33

For those in this thread that note that grip weight change does not make the "feel" of the club different this verifies that swing weight heft match also does not make much difference. In MoI heft matching grip weight makes no difference. You are attached to the club at the end of the club not 14" down the shaft from the end of the club. 😉

Par4QC

scotts33 If a person has been using their clubs for a couple years, they are used to 'that' feel. You cannot make me believe, if a person changes the grips to something heavier/lighter/thicker/thinner, they are still going to be able to use those clubs as they were. Esp. if they, all of the sudden, jump on this 'craze/kick' of jumbo grips. or oversize. Given they are 10g. heavier (in most cases). Or going from a 52 g. down to a 42g.. Not going to 'play' the same.

accufitgolf

scotts33 You just shot all those selling back weighting devices in the ass....LOL

scotts33

Par4QC If a person has been using their clubs for a couple years, they are used to 'that' feel.

Who on GBuzz uses the same set of clubs for 2 years? I think not. 😜

Tinker

The difference to me is the installation size ,grips are supposed to be 600 core but some grips( like Karma) seem to be really thin. I really like 580 grips but not many choices.

scotts33

accufitgolf You just shot all those selling back weighting devices in the ass....LOL

You got it John! Heft match is a tricky thing. Wonder why the MAJORITY of golfers that like light graphite shafts in metal woods dislike them in wedges? Hmmmm. 🤪

sdandrea1

scotts33 Wonder why the MAJORITY of golfers that like light graphite shafts in metal woods dislike them in wedges?

Really? Is there a poll that supports that? I don't find it to be true.

scotts33

sdandrea1 Really? Is there a poll that supports that? I don't find it to be true.

The majority of the golfers that I fit find anything under 100g in shaft weight yields less feel/heft. You could use lighter shafts and kick up head weight. Touch finesse shots less than full for the majority heavier shaft weight improves performance on wedges. It's why all major manufacturers kick up heft match on wedges. Heavier shafts help that for the majority.

If you like soft tip wedges then use a 100g steel and don't tip that's basically what a Wishon Hi-Flight wedge shaft was.

sdandrea1

scotts33

Interesting. I found that the difference in heft between my graphite-shafted irons and steel-shafted wedges was big enough to confuse my muscles/brain, so that I struggled with the transition.

Subsonic

sdandrea1 papaD you need to get in The Last Tee fitness program.

scotts33

sdandrea1 I found that the difference in heft between my graphite-shafted irons and steel-shafted wedges was big enough to confuse my muscles/brain, so that I struggled with the transition.

What I see from most golfers that use light weight graphite 50 - 60g in their wedges is a lot of rush from the back swing to impact and then a oh-no moment and chili-dip. Basically cuz they can't feel the club nor head. Maybe if one works on this for a long time it could be curbed. Talking short pitch shots and chipping around green which is where shots are saved up and down kind of thing.

sdandrea1

scotts33 Maybe if one works on this for a long time it could be curbed.

I never noticed the problem. I use 65 to 70g graphite in my irons, and the wedges feel "normal" in my hands. Steel shafted wedges feel like anvils.

Par4QC

scotts33 I will use steel for my SW, but always use same shafts, what ever I am using, for all other irons up to GW.

scotts33

Being that I MoI heft match the abrupt change from shorter irons say as an example D-0 to D-5 doesn't happen that's makes a huge difference in feel. It's more of a gradual added more heft as the set gets shorter. It's predicated on the target MoI for that particular golfer. It's not one size fits all kind of situation.