Question about grips

[MocGolfer]

Good morning,

 

I am thinking about getting my Taylormade irons re-gripped. Planning on getting those Golfpride multi compound grips. They have the normal size and then a slightly larger version and even a jumbo version. But my question is should I consider getting the slightly larger version? I am fast approaching 60, while not having arthritis my hands do not work as they as the used to.

 

Any older golfers on here that would like to address increasing grip size with your age?

 

All thoughts are welcomed.

 

Thanks.

[hmrunkle]

I'm 29 and just put the mid-size multi compounds on my sticks, not arthritis related but to try and stabilize the club head and take my hands out of the equation a little bit more. So far I'm very happy with them. Could be all mental, who knows.

[Socrates]

There is no real way of telling without you trying some. Regrip a few irons with different size grips and see what you like. Once you find what you like, do the rest. There is no hard or fast rule about what grip size you might need.

[Golf64]

53 and moved to mid size because they felt more comfortable gripping the club vs. need for arthritis. If you have trouble with arthritis, try 2G Tours or CP2s. ;)

[JimNewton]

Grip size is very trial and error, mostly error. As Socrates suggested, try a bunch on course at the same time. I will sometimes revisit this with varying tape setups in the short irons and see what affect it has. Putting a different grip on the 3 iron isn't going to be a very good experiment...

 

Graphite shafts may help your arthritis more than grips. A few years ago uncle had some type of arthritis running wild in the fingers (it really was a sad thing to watch unfold...). I built a set for him with the PX graphite and jumbo grips. He still can't play, at all :(

[MocGolfer]

I only do graphite shafts. When I occasionally hit a steel shaft I can tell the difference, feels like it jars my bones. I may get an 8 regripped with a mid size and a 9 regripped with a regular. Try those out...don't want to do a bunch one way and waste the money.

 

Thanks..

 

Any other older golfers want to weigh in?

[cgasucks]

I'm a convert from regular sized grips to oversized. I'm 46 and don't have any arthritis or other pain in my hands. I bought them since to lower the chances of rolling the clubface through impact and making pulled shots. So far, it's working.

[disco111]

Aside from all the normal aspects of determining grips (hand size / shot profile / health) larger grips can reduce distance on one hand and on the other, they can stabilize shot pattern (provided swing is sound). I went from standard to slightly oversized (bigger than mid size) to off set hooking and pulls.