reduced taper
- February 23, 2022
A Putter Grip Buyers Guide
Recently Winn Grips introduced their new Pro X putter models and it reminded me of how quickly the size and shape of putter grips have evolved in such a short period of time. After all, Winn revolutionized grips approximately 25 years ago with the first golf grips made of a soft polyurethane (PU) material wrapped around a rubber underlisting. These synthetic putter grips felt so good, and their jumbo model was so much softer and lighter than rubber putter grips of similar size.
In the past 10 years, the choice of putter grips used by golfers have changed dramatically. Modern putter grips are larger, softer, colorful, and less tapered than grips previously made. Let's explore what each of these benefits are.
- December 03, 2021
Made in USA - Star Grips
Star Grip pioneered the tapeless grip installation method over 30 years ago. It's quick, simple, neat, and allows the club to be used immediately with no drying time! What makes Star grips the perfect fit for tapeless installation is that they use the highest rubber content of any grip on the market. This allows for extreme elasticity with no risk of stretching or tearing the grip.
You can install the grips over old tape, on build up tape, or directly on the bare shaft. It's also environmentally friendly as you are avoiding the use of harmful solvents. If you have the Star Grip Installation Gun and a compressor, it takes less than 10 seconds to install the grip! However, for those of you who prefer the “old school” grip tape & solvent method, guess what, you can do that as well.
Let's get started and look at lineup of Star golf grips, all of which are proudly made in the U.S.A.! We also offer Star grip kits and grip bundles.
- September 28, 2020
Less Taper, More Power
One of the growing trends in golf that you might not be aware of is that grips are becoming less tapered. If you ask why, there are usually two key reasons. For one is for comfort and secondly it is for control.
Another term you may have heard is "reduced taper", which is the same as a less taper. Both Golf Pride with the MCC Plus4 and CP2 series along with Lamkin's ST Hybrid +2 and Star's Tour Star+ are a few models on the market today. This past year Winn introduce a new model to it very popular DriTac series aptly named DriTac LT for Less Taper to augment their comprehensive series. Now there is a soft, polyurethane model to choose from. The Winn Dri-Tac LT also comes in 3 different sizes to suit the majority of players.
