Ribbed or smooth Sir? ;)

[Deleted Member 1156]

Golf Pride have released a new range of ribbed grips called Align.

I have used ribbed for as long as I can remember but they have become less popular over the years, anyone use them or tempted to try this new range?

Available in tour velvet or multicompound

https://www.golfpride.com/grips/tour-velvet-align/

 

[Deleted member 15717]

You say recently released....they’ve been available for quite a while!

I have recently gone to ‘normal’ ribbed tour velvets and love them, so can’t see me changing any time soon

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

You say recently released....they’ve been available for quite a while!

I have recently gone to ‘normal’ ribbed tour velvets and love them, so can’t see me changing any time soon

Fixed for you, would hate to upset the pedants

 

[User2021]

Got the aligns on my irons

No issues at all.

 

[GaryK]

I'm waiting for them to bring out the flavoured ones

 

[Crow]

I've got a few.

For instance Avon Golf Pride ribbed on my circa 1950 John Letters, Fred Daly, Masters Model irons, hopefully not the original grips (which were probably leather wraps) although I'm not sure when they were fitted, they're certainly petrified.

Got a few woods with them on as well.

 

[garyinderry]

I have them on my irons. in all honesty I hardly notice any difference. looks kinda smart but that's it.

 

[HankMarvin]

You say recently released....they’ve been available for quite a while!

Yep they have been available for just over a year so nothing new, some club manufacturers have release at least 3 new drivers and 3 sets of new clubs since theses grip were available so nothing recent about them 🤔

 

[Smasher]

I like the idea and would like them OE fit. I'd be worried about them being fitted aftermarket as only a few degrees off defeats the point of them.

 

[Jacko_G]

I may be wrong but I believe that the OP is partially correct.

Yes the Align grip has been available for a while but I think the Align Tour Velvet is new to the market.

 

[jim8flog]

Plain round for me. If you want to produce draws and fades you have to move the club round in your grip. If the grip has a ridge it is difficult to maintain anything other than a 'square' grip slightly release the pressure and the club will only sit one way.

Grips with ribs are nothing new there was a time when it was difficult to buy a grip without one. I used to have my grips fitted upside down so the grip was not affected by the ridge.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Thought there were ovalised grips out for a long time, which for me just dont work with my hamds. Plain round for me, with the biggest issue with grips with some sort of alignment or rib is the need to be totally exact when fitting a new grip, and the issues that can cause.
Look ok though, I will say that.

 

[Garush34]

Prefer plain round grips as I usually have them logo down. Though the grips I have on my irons now are ribbed because I never noticed when I purchased them, but for £1.50 a grip they were a good buy and suppose I haven't noticed much difference.

 

[Tashyboy]

I'm waiting for them to bring out the flavoured ones

Cannot see the self lubricating ones taking off. Then again they probably would. 😖

 

[Crow]

I've got a few.

For instance Avon Golf Pride ribbed on my circa 1950 John Letters, Fred Daly, Masters Model irons, hopefully not the original grips (which were probably leather wraps) although I'm not sure when they were fitted, they're certainly petrified.

Got a few woods with them on as well.

Apologies for going off track a little but I'm thrilled to have just picked up a putter to go with these irons.

 

[Trojan615]

Had them on my irons for most of the season, find them very useful for actually feeling the grip in the righ place in my palm, I noticed I was gradually slipping into old habits

 

[Orikoru]

They're not that new. I saw them when I was getting my old driver regripped several months ago. He showed it to me and I had a feel of one, but it didn't work for me as I have a strong grip, so the alignment ridge being down the middle didn't really do anything for me. Might be something that only works with a neutral grip.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

thought was going to be a thread about crisps...

Hadn't actually heard of ribbed grips - are they the modern equivalent of corded grips?

 

[Parsaregood]

Plain round for me. If you want to produce draws and fades you have to move the club round in your grip. If the grip has a ridge it is difficult to maintain anything other than a 'square' grip slightly release the pressure and the club will only sit one way.

Grips with ribs are nothing new there was a time when it was difficult to buy a grip without one. I used to have my grips fitted upside down so the grip was not affected by the ridge.

Not true, you can hit draws and fades by changing just swingpath which is actually the most common way to do. It's the face to path differential which makes the ball curve

 

[jim8flog]

Not true, you can hit draws and fades by changing just swingpath which is actually the most common way to do. It's the face to path differential which makes the ball curve

As said in another thread connected to this one. It's the way I was taught.

I stand by what I said though round are they way to go if you want open /close the club face. Not only for fades and draws but also for changing the club face when it comes to wedge shots.

A ribbed grip will only let you grip the club in one position (unless you make absulutely sure you do not let go of the grip with your left hand) and for me if the grip has been put on square it means a closed club face in my hands . We all have different hands and a ribbed grip for someone else may mean the club face is square