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JDebo

By JDebo
in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting

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JDebo

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Hi all.  New to the forum.  Anybody on here using the oversized putter grips that seem to be becoming more and more popluar.   I tend to be a little "wristy" in my stroke so i'm thinking this may help me a bit. Pro's/Cons?  Thanks for the help.

Jim


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Implementing a flat left wrist improved my putting more than anything. The wristy action of the past killed my distance control. Learned about it reading Bobby Clampett's book, "The Impact Zone". A book about the full swing, famous in fact, it turned out to be the single greatest improvement in my putting game as well.

As for big grips, they are used to correct a flaw you already know of, wristy strokes. For me personally, the larger grips (I tried many of) muted my feed back from the putter head. The feed back is feel. Feel is distance control. I now use Pingman or Iomic midsize on all my putters. Feel is very subjective of course, but these thinner grips afford me far more distance control than the larger, often softer, grips did.

Want to improve your putting? Read the many articles in the tips section of Geoff Mangum's site. Tons of free info from this putting guru.

-Dan


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If you search on here we've had a lot of threads asking about this. My personal feelings (I have an oversized grip on one of my putters) are that whatever the large grip did to quiet my hands was basically undone by the counterweighting of the heavier oversized grip. I found really no improvement, and the putter I use now has a normal (Iomic brand, FWIW) grip.

In my bag:

Driver: Titleist TSi3 | 15º 3-Wood: Ping G410 | 17º 2-Hybrid: Ping G410 | 19º 3-Iron: TaylorMade GAPR Lo |4-PW Irons: Nike VR Pro Combo | 54º SW, 60º LW: Titleist Vokey SM8 | Putter: Odyssey Toulon Las Vegas H7

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nickel_aTm Well Established Member

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JDebo -- As already suggested, it's a personal thing.  When I went to a large grip, I was better and more consistent immediately.  I can't really explain why, other than I felt like I held the putter with a much lighter grip pressure.  For whatever reason, it just worked for me.

What's in the Bag:
Driver: Taylormade SLDR 12*
3-wood: Taylormade Burner 15*
Hybrid: Taylormade Burner 19*
Irons: Callaway XR

Wedges: Vokey 50*, 54*, 58*
Putter: Scotty Newport Studio


inthehole Great Member

inthehole

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I used a Tigershark oversize  most of last year & liked it.    I replaced it with a Ping slab sided oversized & really like it - it's a huge grip.    Definitely quiets the hands & you get more of a feeling of swinging with the shoulders.    I use oversize grips on all of my other clubs too - just don't like the feel of small grips.

John

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Bullitt5339 Great Member

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I use a Winn Mid-Sized grip and it was helped with my grip pressure more than anything else.  I saw great improvements since I put it on, but I do still sometimes struggle with distance control.

The only way to really know if it's worth it for you is to actually try one out for a little while.


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