One of the most overlooked yet important factors in playing confident golf is having a good grip on the club. Golf is hard enough as it is. The last thing you need to be worrying about is whether your physical golf grip is causing your hand to slip, feel uncomfortable or, in any way giving you self doubt about your swing.
For as long as I can remember, my hands have poured sweat while playing golf in the oppressive Northeast summer heat and humidity. With my Footjoy cabretta leather golf glove soaked completely through, it wasn’t uncommon that my grip would slip mid swing. A less than ideal shot would ensue and I would be left scratching my head about ways to solve my sweaty hands, grip slippage issue. I’ve tried everything you can think of: rotating 3 or 4 gloves throughout the round or using a rain glove. I’ve even tried excessive sweating deodorant and baseball chalk. Nothing worked as effectively as I would have liked and only served to make me feel like a head case.
This summer, I believe I finally found the cure I have been searching for practically my entire golfing life. Winn’s Dri Tac grip. I’ve always been a Golf Pride guy. Their rugged cord grips were all I ever knew and every touring pro seemed to use them. It never occurred to me that my salvation might lie within a new grip itself, rather than the perfect glove I had been seeking like an elusive unicorn.
When you take your grip on the Dri Tac, the first thing you’ll notice is the tackiness of the grip – go figure. It is akin to the feel of a new tennis over grip. It is spongy and gives you a feeling like your hands are almost stuck to the club. I love this. But I wasn’t sold until I tested it out in the summer heat. On my first go around, I didn’t change my glove once, even though it was soaked through. My grip stayed in place and may have even gotten tackier as the round went on. I was astounded.
These grips are here to stay and I would even go so far as to say that they have saved me an average of 2 or 3 shots a round. From the reviews I’ve read, the one knock on the Dri Tac is that they lack durability. This is believable, as the texture of the grip is soft and not as rugged as other grips on the market. If this is the case, however, I will gladly pay the $100 to replace my grips twice during the year if it means maintaining that amazing feel and stability. The confidence I have now to know that my grip will almost never slip is priceless. 5 stars.
5 Foote Gimme 