The last ten years has seen a lot of progress from the big brands and retailers, waking up and recognising the power of the women’s equipment market, but I still feel there is a way to go when it comes to taking women’s aspiration for progression and improvement as seriously as the men’s.
Grips are the perfect example with far too many women being given smaller grips as standard, which is of course a poor reflection on the custom fitter or retail business. The options are there, as I found out when I asked two of my female clients to test out some of the best golf grips on offer.
Meet The Testers
Natalie started playing golf in 1998 as part of a golf society but then took a long break after having her daughter. In 2024 she returned to golf by taking some beginner lessons with myself and she’s now back to hitting the ball confidently. Her goal for the upcoming season is to take on some longer courses and to gain a handicap. My prediction for Natalie is that she will be low 20s by the end of the season.
Tina’s leisure time has always been dedicated to horses, horses, horses! But last year she decided to attend my beginners’ course alongside Natalie, and it’s safe to say she is a natural. She is now playing regularly around working full-time. Her goals for this year are like Natalie, she would like to take on a bigger course and obtain a handicap, which like Tina, I think will see her comfortably in the 20s.
Natalie and Tina with their favourite grips
(Image credit: Emma Booth)
Let’s Get Fitted
With Tina being fairly new to the game and Natalie returning, they are currently playing with older secondhand golf clubs and have never considered if they have the correct size of grip. Both sets have standard ladies sized grips, which are also known as undersize. To find out what grip size they are, we used the very handy grip size fitting guide provided by Golf Pride.
(Image credit: Emma Booth)
Interestingly both ladies are well into a standard size grip which is still commonly thought of as a ‘men’s’ standard, yet here all three of us stand, as women measuring for this size grip. If you are at home, you can check your grip size by measuring from your wrist crease to the tip of your longest finger and then get the measurement of your middle finger.
If you then look online for a golf grip size you should be presented with an answer, but I would always recommend you go to your nearest venue with a professional who can help ensure you…
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