Hi;
Like any golfer who romances the game, I'm always
on the lookout for a way to hit longer, straighter tee shots. Over the past
half-century I suppose I've tried every method devised by mfrs, tinkerers, and
by myself. I've always been able to hit it pretty straight but not
particularly far. Over the past couple of years I've hit roughly 15 different
driver heads with an uncounted number of shafts installed. I've hit OEM's -
Ping, Taylor, Cleveland, Nicklaus, Callaway (in 3 different versions,) among
others. I've hit illegal component heads from Golfsmith, Integra, etc. My
current favorite is a 9.5° Titleist 975J with a stock firm flex, ultralite
shaft. I've also installed 4 shafts in the head. Nothing changed my direction
or distance significantly.
So, a few days ago, I removed the Winn grip I had
installed, which had replaced a Tour Velvet, which had replaced a TV wrap,
which had replaced a 50th Anniversary, which had replaced, etc., etc. I
installed a Midsize Tour Velvet. What a difference! I'm hitting the ball at
least 10 - 15 yds longer than I did with any other grip I ever used. I am
amazed.
I know full-well how to measure for grip size. I
guess I've installed a couple thousand of them over the years. I've nearly
always used 58 mm grips on 58 mm shafts, 60 mm grips on 60 mm shafts for
myself. I've nearly always used a single wrap of duct tape under a single wrap
of masking tape under a wrap of double-stick tape, with an extra wrap of
masking tape under the right hand. That configuration fit my hands
theoretically and empirically. For whatever reason, the mid-size with a single
wrap seems to make it a hell of a lot easier to hang on to the driver, and
gives a lot more confidence when really swinging hard. I realize it makes no
theoretical sense, but there it is. It works for me.
Interestingly, I did the same thing on a 7 wood
I'd been having trouble with. It didn't work!
Golf is a 4-letter word for a reason.
TFlan
