Grip slippage
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Bill Miracle
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Yes, very much so....
Several things I do....
I live in Florida where it is very hot and humid. Add my sweaty hands to that and grip can be a big problem for me.
1. Switched to Lamkin Dual Density Torsion Control grips. These are the bomb! If not these, golf pride full cord but...I like the DDT better.
2. I wear 3 gloves each round. I play a hole and then hang it up on the cart and put on another. I rotate these 3 gloves through the round. I usually use the Footjoy Weather Soft unless....
3. if really humid or rainy, I use the FootJoy Rain glove. These are terrific. The wetter they get the better they grip. I do use both of them in these conditions
4. I carry a large towel and constantly dry my hands and wipe the grips.
5 as the day wears on...I have to really focus on the grip being good and solid.
This is at the range (use 2 gloves) or on the course.
Several things I do....
I live in Florida where it is very hot and humid. Add my sweaty hands to that and grip can be a big problem for me.
1. Switched to Lamkin Dual Density Torsion Control grips. These are the bomb! If not these, golf pride full cord but...I like the DDT better.
2. I wear 3 gloves each round. I play a hole and then hang it up on the cart and put on another. I rotate these 3 gloves through the round. I usually use the Footjoy Weather Soft unless....
3. if really humid or rainy, I use the FootJoy Rain glove. These are terrific. The wetter they get the better they grip. I do use both of them in these conditions
4. I carry a large towel and constantly dry my hands and wipe the grips.
5 as the day wears on...I have to really focus on the grip being good and solid.
This is at the range (use 2 gloves) or on the course.
tongzilla
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Thanks for your comments Jim. That's the sort of validation I need so I know it's not something psychological! Or my swing is deteriorating through the round. I'll install the Tour Velvet Cord for an iron and see how it goes. I heard those cord grips need changing much more often, is that true?
I live in Houston where humidity is usually in the 90-100% range. Pretty much everything Bill said above is what I do. There's a Ziplock freezer bag with probably 10 gloves in my golf bag. When I'm playing a round you can it looks like a clothes line hanging from the golf cart roof rails. I went with the Golf Pride New Decade grips and they work pretty well. I think the big key is a LOT of extra gloves.
Not sure if this applies to you or not, but I sweat a lot especially when it's hot (95+ degrees.) If I stick my glove in any of my pockets it's instantly soaked. I have to carry them or leave them in the cart when I'm putting. The sweat really wrecks havoc on the gloves and greatly reduces their life. The Bionic gloves (while expensive) are the longest lasting gloves I have found. They also grip very well even when soaked.
Not sure if this applies to you or not, but I sweat a lot especially when it's hot (95+ degrees.) If I stick my glove in any of my pockets it's instantly soaked. I have to carry them or leave them in the cart when I'm putting. The sweat really wrecks havoc on the gloves and greatly reduces their life. The Bionic gloves (while expensive) are the longest lasting gloves I have found. They also grip very well even when soaked.
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Jim Kobylinski
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USGA says Bionic gloves are OK for people with arthritis.
I use no glove anymore, i could never find gloves that fit me right. I get a product called Dryosol through my dermatologist. Basically is a prescription dose of the main ingredient in antiperspirant (aluminum chloride). In a normal man's antiperspirant their will be about 7-8% of aluminum chloride in it, the prescription stuff has 20%!
Basically what it does it just blocks the sweat pores in your hands. I put it on before every round and/or every practice session and i don't have any issues. I live in Chicago and it can get mighty humid.
I use no glove anymore, i could never find gloves that fit me right. I get a product called Dryosol through my dermatologist. Basically is a prescription dose of the main ingredient in antiperspirant (aluminum chloride). In a normal man's antiperspirant their will be about 7-8% of aluminum chloride in it, the prescription stuff has 20%!
Basically what it does it just blocks the sweat pores in your hands. I put it on before every round and/or every practice session and i don't have any issues. I live in Chicago and it can get mighty humid.
Awesome suggestions except for the Lamkin grips - they feels a bit "silky" in my opinion - I play with the Golf Pride Full Cord or Tour Velvet - both are outstanding - I was laughing when reading that you hang your gloves on the cart and rotate - I thought I was the only one!
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Jim, All due respect mate, but that stuff is not good for you...it is very hard for your body to get rid of it (if at all)....and you will be absorbing it thro your skin.....
Jim, All due respect mate, but that stuff is not good for you...it is very hard for your body to get rid of it (if at all)....and you will be absorbing it thro your skin.....
welshdentist
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I've used Pro Grip cream to good effect...
Hands go a bit sticky with it though
http://www.hackerhelper.ca/pd-pro-grip-non-slip-grip-cream.cfm
Hands go a bit sticky with it though
http://www.hackerhelper.ca/pd-pro-grip-non-slip-grip-cream.cfm
jenhaoyen
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lol...hackerhelper.
Jim Kobylinski
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No offense but i will take the word of several dermotologists over your opinion. Also, many athletes with very sweaty hands would resort to using antiperspirant on their hands before rounds which does the same effect as the rx product i'm talking about just not as effectively because the formula has less aluminum chloride in it.
For people with sweaty hands, feet, under arms etc you have 3 options:
1) Surgury...which is still not a great option because they are essentially modifying the nerves and it's risky.
2) Botox...expensive and lasts about 6-9 months depending on condition.
3) Dryosol or other named product of the same rx formula which can is prescribed to be used every day for roughly 2-3 weeks and then it will "shut down" the sweat glands for roughly 6 weeks. Then you will have to start the process again.
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So let me ask you a question, do you not use deorderant? Because you are putting the same stuff on your skin AND the new "rx clinical grade" stuff they advertise is just the normal version with a higher aluminum chloride in it to negate the problem for people with over active sweat glands.
welshdentist
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jenhaoyen
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Bill Miracle
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Tried the new decade....
I liked the new decade when I first tried it. After a short time, I hated these grips. They got slick and hard on me quick. The Lamkin DDTC (dual density torsion control) have held up fantastically.
To Tong's question....I have full chord on driver and wedges. They don't last nearly as long as the Lamkin.
I liked the new decade when I first tried it. After a short time, I hated these grips. They got slick and hard on me quick. The Lamkin DDTC (dual density torsion control) have held up fantastically.
To Tong's question....I have full chord on driver and wedges. They don't last nearly as long as the Lamkin.
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Bill Miracle
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Ok, I'll let my secret out....
The real cincher for me is:
http://www.mymiraclegrip.com/
Works for golf too!
The real cincher for me is:
http://www.mymiraclegrip.com/
Works for golf too!
welshdentist
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I think that's only safe in the hands of a trained professional 
Where I live we have Florida-like weather quite a bit, and I sweat a lot and almost always walk.
My primary coping mechanism is that I change gloves every 2 or 3 holes in the worst conditions and take gloves off between shots and also carry sweatbands for wrists if things get really bad. I save my older golf gloves for rain or just such hot/humid rounds. I also use keep a couple of those microfiber towels attached to my golf bag - they dry out fast and seem to be more absorbent and help dry off grips better than cotton towels.
My primary coping mechanism is that I change gloves every 2 or 3 holes in the worst conditions and take gloves off between shots and also carry sweatbands for wrists if things get really bad. I save my older golf gloves for rain or just such hot/humid rounds. I also use keep a couple of those microfiber towels attached to my golf bag - they dry out fast and seem to be more absorbent and help dry off grips better than cotton towels.
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