Oversize (Jumbo) Soft Grips?

[Leeds]

A friend convinced me to get an oversize (Jumbo) soft grip for my driver and hybrids - said it 'might' compensate for my strong grip.

I have noticed a tendency to slice now - could this be from the grip?

I have medium/regular sized hands (but my endowment keep the ladies happy, thank you!) - what might be better for me.

Thanks

[tjy355]

what might be better for me.

Grips that fit YOUR hands.

[Fusion]

I was set on getting GP tour velvet cords but Nevada Bob's only had velvet wraps. The tech was an older guy and looked like he'd been re-gripping clubs for alotta years. He ended up convincing me to get Lamkin Jumbo's. I only have medium size hands but he figured they'd be good for me. After a few hours, I phoned back and said I wasn't happy with my decision...but he had already finished regripping. I picked them up and drove straight to the range. Wind was blowing right to left but I'm fairly convinced these damn jumbos are inducing a fade; not letting my wrists release. I don't know why I agreed to these since I hit fairly straight with standard grips, I would have at least gone to a medium. Gonna try the range in the morning to make a final decision.

Anyone else have issues with jumbo grips? With medium size hands?

[Danattherock]

Change the grip and see if things improve. Just do it on one or two clubs. If you like it better, switch them all. If not, change back. Won't cost you but about $20 to find out. The correct grip is very important. I recently got some Winn PCi (17 I think) and they are great. Best I have ever used.

[mdvaldosta]

Larger grips make it harder to turn your hands over, thus the open clubface and fade/slice tendancy. Make sure your grip actually fits you. With the proper grip, your middle fingers should be barely able to touch your palms. If you can dig in, they're too small... if they don't quite touch then too large. It's amazing the difference a grip can make. I'd only suggest a larger than usual grip if you've got very active hands and tend to close, and that's only if you can't learn a weaker grip.

[ApocG10]

I have jumbo grips, but very large hands. Im a very large guy. Just like regular grips felt like twigs in my hand, those must feel huge in yours. If you dont like em, and their messing with your game, go smaller

[sonicblue]

I'm going to bump this - Since I was a very little kid, I've always had big hands. I could palm a basketball by the age of 12, and one friend would always (jokingly) mimic me when I made some hand gesture to exaggerate how long my fingers appeared. A while ago, I considered whether this was something I should consider in my golf grips, but was nervous to do anything extreme. With a swing that's very inconsistent, too, I always figured, fix the swing first before tweaking my equipment, lest I end up with equipment that's misaligned to a more sound swing.

Recently, I have improved my swing a lot, but still struggled with a lot of hands entering the picture, where everything else would feel ok, but then just a massive *flip* or *stuck* would creep in. The more I thought about it, the more I decided now was the time to pursue a grip change. While I feel like, in the past, if I asked your average golf shop pro, 'do I need bigger grips because I have bigger hands,' I'd get a non-committal response. But, most run-of-the-mill fit charts I looked up online ( example ), would simply say, "if your glove size is *this* big, get grips *this* size, and wearing an XL glove, they recommended jumbo grips. This chart breaks it down more finely, and would imply midsize grips with two tape layers (FYI, my hands are just shy on 9" wrist-crease-to-middle-finger-tip, and my longest finger is about 3.5").

I decided, no guts, no glory, so I went all the way to jumbo (simple Golf Pride, Tour Velvet). The change has been significant and feels really good. The lack of activity I feel in my hands - really, the fingers, more accurately - feels right. I played Saturday and Sunday with them for the first times, and though some habits die hard and my hands may still try to do too much, they're less able to. A couple swings where I know I was too aggressive, instead of a snap hook, would just more of a really deep draw (still not good, but progress!). I feel more of the swing and contact in my shoulders and wrists, and the role of my hands has definitely been reduced. However, I don't feel like I'm holding a telephone pole on short shots, my hands are big enough that they still feel wrapped around the grip and still have some feel (I had a couple short bunker shots where a little more hinge and feel was required, and it felt ok).

I think overall, going to the bigger grips has even highlighted, now that my hands are staying quiter, what else, and how to work on it. In short, hands and fingers are bad for the swing, so if yours are too active, a bigger grip may be just the ticket!