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I haven't seen a thread on grip preference. To the general readership: I have been experimenting with different types of grips lately. I had my clubs regripped with the Golf Pride Multicompound grips yesterday. While I haven't played with them yet, I did try this grip on a friend's club to help me determine whether I wished to give them a try. Also, I wear a men's cadet small glove and, consequently, grip size is very important to me ( can't turn the club over if the grip is too big ). Do you have a grip preference? Is the size of your grip important to you?

shortgame85
In the Bag:
Driver: :TaylorMade: RBZ 9.5 Reg Flex
3 Wood :TaylorMade: RBZ Reg Flex
Hybrid: Ping G25 Hybrids 17*, 20*, 23*

Irons:Ping G25 5-Gap Wedge, Sr Flex, Vokey 56.14 Spin Mill NS Pro Reg, Flex

Putter: Bobby Grace Center Shaft 32"

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I use Golf Pride Tour Velvet grips and like them. I don't generally wear a glove and I find them easy to hold on to, durable, good in wet conditions, and inexpensive.

I don't have big hands, or I should say I don't have really long fingers so grip size is important to me. I use whatever the standard size is and that seems to fit my had well.

Jeff

10.5° Callaway FT-iZ Tour

18°, 20°, 23° Adams Idea Pro Prototype Hybrid

4-9 Titleist 690.CB
48° Titleist Vokey Tour Nickel
54°, 58° Titleist Vokey Tour Oil Can

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Golf Pride Multi-Compound or Winn G8's.
Current bag:
Driver: TaylorMade 9.5* R-510
3-wood: TaylorMade 15* r7 TP
Hybrid: Nickent 3DX Ironwood
Irons: Hogan FTXWedges: 52* Hogan Riviera | 56* Cleveland TA 588 | 60* Hogan CarnoustiePutter: Cameron Detour 2Ball:NXT
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I use either the golf pride tour velvet or the lamkin equivalent. I don't like the softer grips from Winn and I am cheap so haven't tried the multi compound variations etc. I also have short fingers, wear a ML cadet glove, since standard grip size is perfect for me I wonder if others are playing with to small of grips or does that mean my grip is poor?

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I like the Winn g-8's. I wear a ML or L glove (depending on brand, either Titleist or Taylormade React) and use a normal grip size. For some reason, I think the softer grip allows me to grip the club more lightly.

In my bag:

Driver: Wishon 915CFE, 420cc, SK Fiber Lite Revolution I
Irons: Tommy Armour 845 FS - PW - 3
Hybrid: Adams Idea 21 deg.Wedges: Cleveland 900 52 deg., 56 deg. TA588 60 deg.Putter: Generic mallet style

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Tour velvets all the way simpley the best golf grip ever made
Whats in my Bag

Driver:
Ping Rapture 9 Degree Aldila VS Proto By You Stiff Shaft 65g
3 Wood:
Titleist 906F2 UST Proforce V2 85g
Irons:
Mizuno MP-67 3-PW Dynamic Gold S300 shaftWedges: Callaway X Tour Vintage 52 and 56 lofts Dynamic Gold S300 ShaftPutter: Scotty Cameron Red XBag: Taylor Made R7...
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Lamkin Tour Black Cord ... love them! I'd probably go with the GolfPride multicompound grips if not for these. I just don't like the softies like the Winn anymore. I had one set the wore out in less than a season and I've been carrying a grudge ever since.

I also use the Lamkin Crossline Sof-Cord putter grip. It really lets you know how you're contacting the ball.

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I also tried the Winn soft grips on all my clubs last season and found, likewise, they didn't hold up very well. I hope the Multicompounds perform better.

shortgame85
In the Bag:
Driver: :TaylorMade: RBZ 9.5 Reg Flex
3 Wood :TaylorMade: RBZ Reg Flex
Hybrid: Ping G25 Hybrids 17*, 20*, 23*

Irons:Ping G25 5-Gap Wedge, Sr Flex, Vokey 56.14 Spin Mill NS Pro Reg, Flex

Putter: Bobby Grace Center Shaft 32"

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I had been a big fan of the Tour Velvet cord grip but I've just tried the GP Decade and really like it. I'm also going to try their dual durometer cord grip. The Lamkin Dual Density looks good also but can't find them locally.

WBL

What's In the Bag
Callaway FTiq Tour i-mix 9.5º with stiff Mitsubishi Rayon Javlnfx 6
Cobra F-Speed LD 3-wood 15.5º with 43" YS Tour AD regCobra Baffler DWS 20º & 23º with Aldila VS Proto HL regPing S59 3-PW with Nippon PRO 950GH stiffTitleist Vokey Spin Milled 56º wedgeInazone B...

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I prefer Golf Pride Tour Velvet cord grips or the Lamkin equivalent...

Driver: Ping Rapture V2 9° TFS Stiff | 3 wood: Exotics CB 15° Fujikura HL Stiff | Hybrids: Adams Idea Tech V3 16° Stiff, TM Burner Rescue 19° & 22° REAX Stiff | Irons: Titleist 735.CM DG S300 5-PW | Wedges: Vokey Oil Can 254.10, 258.08 | Putter: Rossa Imola 34"

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I had been a big fan of the Tour Velvet cord grip but I've just tried the GP Decade and really like it. I'm also going to try their dual durometer cord grip. The Lamkin Dual Density looks good also but can't find them locally.

Wardbirdlover, did you every try the Dual Durometer Cord grips? If so, what's the verdict in comparison the the GP Decade Compound & Tour Velvet?

Driver: Ping Rapture V2 9° TFS Stiff | 3 wood: Exotics CB 15° Fujikura HL Stiff | Hybrids: Adams Idea Tech V3 16° Stiff, TM Burner Rescue 19° & 22° REAX Stiff | Irons: Titleist 735.CM DG S300 5-PW | Wedges: Vokey Oil Can 254.10, 258.08 | Putter: Rossa Imola 34"

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I use nothing but the Lamkin Dual Density Torsion Control Tour, except on the flatstick, it has the Golf Pride Jumbo Classic on it.
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When they first came out I used only the Golfpride Dual Decades but my only complaint is their durability. For the past several months I've been using the Lamkin Dual Density Torsion Control and I'm pretty impressed.

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An older set of clubs I have, Nicklaus clubs, had Tour Velvet Wrap grips....they were sweet, but can't find them anymore......

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:titleist: 913 F 17*

:titleist: 913 H 21*

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just this summer i switched out my slot lines (which were at least 6 years old) to lamkin white slotlines. i like the feel of them, no glove, they are very soft as opposed to the slot lines which were much rougher. no build up tape under them, standard size.

in the bag:
driver-titleist D2 10.5* w/aldila nv shaft
3-adams speedline fast 10 w/aldila shaft
hybrid-titleist 585 17* w/aldila shaft
irons-titleist 735cm w/ttdg s-300 shafts

wedges-cleveland 588, 53* and 60* w/ttdg shafts

putter-scotty circa 62 #1, gun metal finish

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Just switched grips on my irons 4 - 9 to GP ND Multicompound since the full cords were hurting my hands as the weather got colder. Left the full cords on my hybrids and wedges. I play GP Tour Velvets on my two woods. Swithcing really affected the swingweights as the ND MC are very light - had to take off some lead tape to match the swingweight back - was playing D2 now at D3 - shouldn't make much of a difference (I hope).

Driver: Ping Rapture V2 9° TFS Stiff | 3 wood: Exotics CB 15° Fujikura HL Stiff | Hybrids: Adams Idea Tech V3 16° Stiff, TM Burner Rescue 19° & 22° REAX Stiff | Irons: Titleist 735.CM DG S300 5-PW | Wedges: Vokey Oil Can 254.10, 258.08 | Putter: Rossa Imola 34"

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