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June 14, 2007
Winn Grips on PinemeadowGolf.com
The opportunity to custom build your new golf clubs on PinemeadowGolf.com is a great way to ensure that you will receive a set that is tailored to your style and ability following your purchase. As explained in Golf Clubs 101, the process of custom fitting entails getting the right length and flex based on your height, swing-speed, and your knowledge of your ability to play the game of golf. Don’t pass up the opportunity to use our free online fitting wizard, as it will help familiarize you with the length and flex best suited for your game.
As intuitive as the fitting wizard is, however, it will not recommend a grip for you. The vast majority of the golfing public plays with standard-size grips. Our Standard Pinemeadow Grips are modeled after these most popular grips, and will outlast most. But we are also sensitive to the golfer’s desire to want that sweet grip, the one that feels exceptionally good in your hands as you hold the club. These grips, you may have experienced, feel more like that of a tennis racket than a golf club, and something about them gives you an edge of confidence, and the sense that you have a certain command over your club that maybe you otherwise, wouldn’t have felt. Many of us at Pinemeadow are accustom to this luxury, and that is why we offer Winn Grips.
Soon, every grip we carry will be covered on our site in more detail, but currently the availability of Win Grips as a custom upgrade has given way to unanswered questions. The reason being, is that they are the most expensive grips on our site and therefore, intelligent consumers want to know why. This should help clarify.
The Winn grips we carry on our site are the original grips made classic by Winn®. They have long been manufacture by Winn because there has always been popular demand for them. Below is a description of the Classic Regular Firm (RF) grip taken directly from the Winn website:
“Comfortable feel, high slip resistance, shock absorption, and lightweight properties.” Classic grip models actually increase their tackiness in damp or humid conditions and are great without the use of gloves.”
So these are grips designed to be comfortable, soft and tacky in all conditions. Sounds great, right? It is. However, it’s worth mentioning that these grips tend to wear out more quickly than standard grips because of the soft-grade leather that is used to achieve that extra sensitivity. I personally like the Winn grips on my driver and fairway woods, and then harder, standard grips on my irons. This way, I get that confidence boost at the Tee, and then the cold precision of harder grips when hitting my irons.
Here are specs on the Winn grip:
Cost: +$6 per club
Weight: 42g (Midsize version is 1g heavier)
Core Size: 0.600
Color: Black
Texture: Simulated Leather Wrap
A Midsize Winn Classic Regular Firm (RF) grip is also available on our site as well.
Posted by tom at June 14, 2007 01:09 PM