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  1. 1. Which of these best describes your hand size and your grips (see first post)?

    • Average size hands, standard grips.
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    • Average size hands, under- or over-sized grips.
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    • Smaller or larger hands, under- or over-sized grips.
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    • Smaller or larger hands, standard grips.
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    • Heck if I know what size my hands or grips are!?!?
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By "under" or "over" sized grips I mean any of the following: extra wrap(s) of tape, grips that are specifically oversized (midsize, oversize) or undersized (typically just called "undersized"), stretched grips (a way to thin 'em out just a tad).

I have larger hands than average, so just recently I had an extra wrap of tape put on. I figured it would be a very small difference, and at first it was quite noticeable, but I'm already seeing results. I don't find myself gripping the club quite as tightly and my hands just fit on the club a teeny bit better. One wrap of tape is like 1/64" of an inch bigger, so it's not a massive change, but already, after one round and one range session, they're starting to feel normal every time I grip 'em, and my old clubs feel a bit thin in my hands.

I started this thread because getting your grip size down right is something every pro does, but which very few amateurs do, and for no real reason. It's basically free - you just have to buy the right grips and/or ask your regripper guy to put an extra wrap on or stretch your grips a bit.

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ERC7.5 Great Member

ERC7.5

I have pretty small hands. Had an extra wrap of tape added when I had my clubs re-gripped (did so after swinging a friends identical set of clubs with an extra wrap). They feel more secure to me with the extra 1/64". The other day I hit another friends driver (same driver as mine with a different shaft and standard grip) and it didn't feel as near secure as mine does.
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I've got kinda big hands, and I've tried a few different things. On all of my clubs, I'm using midsize Golf Prides. The driver and 3w are DD2s, the irons are New Decade Multi Compounds, and the Vokey has the Tour Velvet.

-Difference between driver and 3w is that I have 2 extra wraps on the 3w, no extra wraps on the driver.

-Difference between irons is that I have a couple extra wraps on my 4i and 5i, one extra on the 8i and 9i, and no extra on the PW or GW.

-Vokey has no extra wraps.

On the DD2's, the difference was hardly noticable for me for some wierd reason. I was able to feel the difference a good bit more on the irons, which have the ND MultiComps. All of them definitely feel much more secure in my hands and none feel too big at all. I think anything more than 2 wraps would begin to be too big for me. I say that because my hands line up the way they should, and it's comfortable, but anything bigger, and I'd worry about everything lining up correctly.

 
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I'm odd and working on what to do about grips. My hands are pretty average sized but my pinky fingers are very short. So if my ring finger can hit the palm of my hand my pinky can't come close and it makes holding the club harder. I've thought about regripping a couple with smaller grips because choking down really helps on my normal clubs.

My pinkies don't reach the last knuckle on my ring fingers :/
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David in FL Incredible Member

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No option for me.

Dinky little girl hands.......standard grips.

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw
Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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I now have oversized grips on all my clubs except putter. This is to accommodate my hand arthritis and has made a big reduction in the soreness during 2nd nine and afterwards. It took some practice on the range to get used to the swing and ball striking feel with the new grips, but am now very comfortable with them. The grips are Winn Master Wrap (Winn Excel RF Oversize +1/8” Weather Black); Golfsmith put them on for me.

John Hanley
Sugar Land, TX
Driver: Pinemeadow ZR-1 460cc 10.5 degree; senior flex graphite shaft;
6-PW: ProStaff Oversize; graphite (about 13 years old);
Adams Tight Lies fairway woods.

Cleveland CG14 56° sand wedge

Zebra 395gm Mallet putter

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Average hands, I think. I know I use two wraps, for +1/32".

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twinke masta Well Established Member

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I have slightly larger hands, so I use Jumbo Velvets because they feel more "natural" and my middle finger isnt digging into the bottom of my thumb

In my TerraFirma X Bag
360 Ti 10.5° Driver
FT-i Squareway 15.0° 3w
04 Big Bertha 19.0° 5w
04 Big Bertha 4-9, PW, GW +1/2" Irons Vokey Spin-Milled 56°10° SW C02 Milled 35" Putter Contour Shoes and SofJoy GlovesA mix of NXT and Laddie Xtreme balls

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Range King Well Established Member

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Average Hands (glove size M) but I am using midsize grips.

Just feels right for me.

In my Tour Combo Bag:

Driver: Superquad 9.5°
5W: 2008 Burner 18°
3H: Idea Pro Gold 20°4H: 2008 Burner Rescue 22°Irons: MP52 R300 5-PWedges: Vokey SM 50.08, 54.11, 58.04, 60.11Putter: Itsy Bitsy SpiderBall: TP Red

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My pinkies don't reach the last knuckle on my ring fingers :/

Mine don't either. Whose does? My pinkie ends a very, very small amount before the creases beneath the last knuckle on my ring finger (the palm side).

http://images.google.com/images?q=hand+palms
No option for me.

Isn't your option "Smaller or larger hands, standard grips."???

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David in FL Incredible Member

David in FL

Isn't your option "Smaller or larger hands, standard grips."???

Now, how in the world did I ever miss that?!

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw
Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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schapman Well Established Member

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I have big hands (as in, most XL gloves I try on are too small)

I've had midsize grips and might move up to larger. Took me trying on like 15 types of XL gloves to find some that fit right too.

In my bag:
Driver: HiBore XLS (9.5*, stiff, gold shaft)
Irons: FP II 4-GW
Wedges: mp R series 56/13 588DSG 60*
Putter: Unitized TiempoBag: ADIDAS Velocity

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opie Dedicated Member

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Mine don't either. Whose does?

It's a touch shorter than that though for me. It's a family thing. My little toes do the same thing but the rest are REALLY LONG. My first 3 fingers are longer than normal but my pinky is shorter than normal. It makes the fat end of the grip hard to hold on to. Choking up for me helps a lot. been thinking about smaller grips

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L.FIGO

I usually use GP Tour Velvets with three wraps of tape but today I installed GP DD2 Midsize grips on my irons, which feel perfect to me. I would say my hands are slightly larger than average, I wear a size L glove.

Driver: 905R 10.5 YS-6+ Stiff
3 & 5 Woods: Big Bertha War Bird
Irons: MP-57 S300 3-PW
Wedges: MB Wedges 56 and 60
Putter: SabertoothBall: Platinum Feel

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gogolfing Great Member

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I wear an XL glove, and have mid-size grips with 2 extra wraps under them.

Ping G 410 10.5 ˚ Driver Ping Tour Stiff Shaft
Ping G 410 14.5˚ 3 Ping Tour Stiff Shaft
Ping G 410 19˚ Ping Tour Stiff Shaft
i 500 irons 4-UW 1/2 inch over, blue dot, NS Pro Modus 105 Stiff Shafts
Ping Stealth Wedges Wedges  54˚ 58˚

Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2 34" 

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EGS Established Member

EGS

I wear a medium size glove, but would say I am closer to the small side than large side. I play Winn DuraSoft Midsize (+ 1/16") because I feel the bigger grip takes out my wrist action. Also, my hands just feel more comfortable on a softer grip for some reason. Initially I made the change on my wedges, then my driver. Now I am putting them on everything, except putter. No question there is a difference for me.

EGS

910 D3 9.5* Aldila RIP S 70 g
Burner 3 wood 15 * S
Bruner Hybrid 19* S MP-60 S300 4-PW CG 14 52*/10* TP Z 56*/12* TP Z 60*/6* Studio Select Laguna 1.5

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ERC7.5 Great Member

ERC7.5

Mine don't either. Whose does? My pinkie ends a very, very small amount before the creases beneath the last knuckle on my ring finger (the palm side).

Interesting. I just measured my pinky to crease on my ring finger and my pinky goes 3/8" past the crease. I'm a freak!

I'd just traded my 7.5° Ping G10 with a Graffaloy Prolaunch Red shaft for a 7.5° Ping G10 with an Aldilla NV 65-S shaft. The grip on the club with the Aldilla shaft was way too small and worn out. Had a new grip put on...... +1/16 It felt great!
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