Grip Slipping/Humidity

[Leland84]

Hi guys,

 I’m a 6 hcp and have run into a new obstacle. I went to play this morning and it was fairly humid, not Florida in the summer, but damp. I regripped a month ago with golf pride tour wraps so I know they are still fresh. I never felt comfortable with any iron or wedge today. I just couldn’t make solid contact and everything I swung at was pushed right with about 70% of my normal distance. Maybe just a bad day, but firing a 90 Is fairly rare for my game these days. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thx!

[boogielicious]

2 hours ago, Leland84 said:

Hi guys,

 I’m a 6 hcp and have run into a new obstacle. I went to play this morning and it was fairly humid, not Florida in the summer, but damp. I regripped a month ago with golf pride tour wraps so I know they are still fresh. I never felt comfortable with any iron or wedge today. I just couldn’t make solid contact and everything I swung at was pushed right with about 70% of my normal distance. Maybe just a bad day, but firing a 90 Is fairly rare for my game these days. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thx!

Welcome to The Sand Trap. When it’s really humid, I wear rain gloves to get a a good grip. I usually don’t wear gloves. I also clean the grips more frequently in sticky weather. I use rubbing alcohol. It restores the tack.

[David in FL]

Wear a glove.

 

[Bonvivant]

11 hours ago, Leland84 said:

Hi guys,

 I’m a 6 hcp and have run into a new obstacle. I went to play this morning and it was fairly humid, not Florida in the summer, but damp. I regripped a month ago with golf pride tour wraps so I know they are still fresh. I never felt comfortable with any iron or wedge today. I just couldn’t make solid contact and everything I swung at was pushed right with about 70% of my normal distance. Maybe just a bad day, but firing a 90 Is fairly rare for my game these days. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thx!

I have these grips too, and they seem to be worse in rain for me than others. Nothing that has bugged me enough, but I could see how someone may have an issue with these particular grips.

[Vinsk]

17 hours ago, Leland84 said:

Maybe just a bad day, but firing a 90 Is fairly rare for my game these days.

Take caution in statements like this....they’re listening. That being said, if it happens again and you know it’s the grip the GP Z Cord is your answer.

[jmanbooyaa]

New grips! 
 

[Tepi90]

16 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Welcome to The Sand Trap. When it’s really humid, I wear rain gloves to get a a good grip. I usually don’t wear gloves. I also clean the grips more frequently in sticky weather. I use rubbing alcohol. It restores the tack.

Just re-gripped my irons as they had the original grips from 2014 and I started to fear slipping. 😄

Would like to maintain these bit better than before. Do you know is there any downsides with using rubbing alcohol to clean them, shorter lifetime for example?

[colin007]

Dish soap and a green scrubbie is the best way to clean grips

[Knaresborough]

I lived in Okinawa for 5 years....sweat just rolls off of you during the summer. Rain gloves.....like mentioned above. Regular gloves were worthless 6 months of the year. I'm one of "those" people who wear a glove on my right hand as well if it's below about 10-11C....I use a rain glove on that hand most of time...I find it a little bit warmer than a regular glove.

[Yukari]

A buddy of mine uses chalk like those used by baseball players or baby powder when it gets too humid.

Personally, a regular glove is all I need.  While I sweat more than average, my hands don't sweat.