How Two Years of GIANT Grips Changed My Golf... 

I work in Industrial Maintenance. And after a long day of work and sneaking in a range session my hands were sore. I changed to these grips and after a bit of an adjustment period I love them. No pain after practicing or playing. I understand they aren't for everyone but they help me play more golf and that's a win win.

My wife put oversized winn grips on her clubs as she has issues with carpal tunnel already. They make a huge difference for her. We were travelling a few weeks back and rented clubs with normal grips and she complained about her wrists throughout the round, so it's definitely helpful for people with hand/wrist problems!

I changed to jumbo max because of the arthritis in my hands, and they are remarkable. Total control, and the guys with little hands will have a problem. One bucket of balls at the range and it was heaven. All thanks to you Peter, keep up the great vlogs.👍

I’ve played with them for years now. I don’t think I’ll ever go back. The one thing I wasn’t aware of was how heavy some the grips were. It changed my swing weight by a lot. And I played like that for several years. Last year I switched to the light version (which is same weight as standard grips) and it made a world of difference.

Absolute positive game changer! Love them! I’m only 5’8. More distance, more feel and no more wrist pain. As a former tennis player its a god send!

I swapped to the larger grips about a year ago and I haven't looked back. My miss tended to be a bit of a hook and after getting use to the size difference in the grips, my ball striking has been so much better! I didnt go as large as you, I ended up with the Tour Series Standard Oversize grips as the larger ones were just a bit "too much" for me. Loving the content Pete, keep it up!

I’ve used these for 2 years now and would never go back. I struggled with terrible hand pain after a round and these grips have been transformative. My handicap went from 13 down to 8 as well so something’s working technically too. I don’t really analyse it too much though. I just put it down to feeling confident because I can hit without pain. Thanks for introducing me to the idea of these in the first place Pete.

I've done club assembly for a hobby and I experimented with oversized grips just to see whether they would be more comfortable. They were comfortable but I had problems releasing the club and tended to block the shot to right. I had to make swing adjustments and really struggled to shape shots with the oversized grips. Most of my friends that tried them had similar issues. They do help people with arthritis in their hands and other pain. Good to know they are helping with your hand pain. Thanks for sharing!

Pete I have also struggled with wrist/hand pain, to the point of having to quit all together for 9 months now. Im a 6 hdcp and I really miss it. Im sure a lot of us would really love to hear a deeper explanation of what injuries you had and what part of the swing caused it. Grip pressure? Angle of attack? Anyway, love the vid and def considering these now.

I went from standard to midsize and have had massive improvements

I've made the change when they came out, LOVE them. My handicap has gone down from 6 to +2

I grew up playing tennis competitively so when I took up golf at age 27, the small grips just felt so wrong. I ended up just building up tape and using mid-size grips but the weight gets too high… I want to try the jumbo max grips and I will eventually. Thanks for this feedback though Rick!!

I switched to Jumbo max (XS superlite) over a year ago. It took some time to adjust, But now I am very happy I took the time to change. No hand pain and they are very comfortable to play.

I love the grip discussion as I've always wrapped my golf grips in tennis racquet grip, I don't use a glove and never have and find them tacky and even better in the wet.

I love these grips, as I have arthritis in both hands and wrists, and I feel that they have helped massively.

They are a life saver for me. I work in construction and it makes a huge difference in wrist, elbow and shoulder pain. I use the S8tech XS. I started with my wedges and driver. There is a short learning curve but once you get used to them, you will never go back.

Brilliant! Thanks Pete. I have big hands with long fingers and also a bent lead wrist, from a badly healed break. I use a midsize grip - it was a big help when I changed to them, and I wanted to try bigger, but I didn’t have the nerve. You have convinced me to try them. You’re right, we golfers use what we use through history and tradition, and we are all scared to be different and have the piss taken out of us (you can tell I play mostly with men!) but I’m definitely gonna risk it!

I started up golfing back in 2022, at 43yrs of age. I also did play from age 14-22 off and on. Last year I caught the golfing bug in a big way and got fitted for irons and driver. I was then asked about grip, to which I had no reply. So the tech/fitter checked me out and instantly told me to go MIDSIZE, and so I had all my clubs regripped before ever using them. (PING G430). I cannot believe the difference it has made. Instantly giving me club head control and even allowing me some more swing speed. I have even considered a OVERSIZED grip for my driver. I went with a WINN Dri-Tac oversized for my driver, and I cannot describe in words the effect. It can only be felt and seen in the ball striking improvements im making. Grips are a super huge important part of the whole enchilada, it cannot be overlooked, or disregarded. Get what you fit into and what your fingers and palms like.

I have used "oversized" grips, and I really liked them. They seemed too big for the bag I use. The clubs in the bag were tight. I have the GP MCC +4 midsize grips on my clubs now. These do relieve my wrist and hand pain - for now. I will probably be back with the oversized grip soon. Great video!

What a timely video as I've been debating switching back to standard grips after rocking midsized the past few years

As a very senior (archaic) golfer I can understand and feel the pain that you have. I have arthritis in my fingers and if I hit the ground hard with an iron then that causes the arthritis to flair-up and spoil the rest of the round. That was up to about two and a half years ago when a friend introduced me to a glove called the "BIONIC" it was advertised on Amazon for £20 so I thought at that price why not give it a go. Since I have been using this glove I have never had a problem with my arthritis on a round a golf since no matter how hard I hit the ground or the size of the divot. They are very durable and as a person who goes to the course three times a week and I now its time to get a new glove .

Comparing to badminton, I always added a second grip, even having relatively small hands. It loosened my grip, and allowed more flexibility and face control. Now have jumbo grips on my clubs and my hands are far more relaxed.

I've battled with tennis elbow for the last 3 years and ended up having surgery. I have considered giving these a go to see if they would make a difference.

Interesting about the gripping in the palm versus the fingers. I started working on my grip 2 seasons ago and fully went away from gripping it in the palm. I don't feel like it changed a lot in my swing except that I was now more aware of how I was gripping it and it makes my setup a little more consistent. Now I have to try switching back and forth at the range and see about this "holding it off more" business. As for the grip size, I'm perfectly happy and comfortable with my standard-sized grips and don't suffer from any hand or wrist pain. I did for one season but it was something to do with something that completely changed in my swing overnight that had me hitting down hard on the ball and shanking, and I practiced on mats. Thankfully, that sorted itself out in a couple range sessions.

I recently changed to Jumbomax grips and they’ve really helped immensely with hooks and misses to the left. Love them.

I use the XS version of the jumbo max and I love them. My miss is a hard duck hook, so these have slowed my hands turning over. I let people hold them and they usually like them and get it. I do have big hands and these help

I'm definitely thinking about going to a bigger grip! Thanks for the insight and honesty. Maybe I'll do an old set of irons and see if I like it

Peter, having some arthritis in two of my fingers on the left hand so I have just put on two jumbo maxes in the size large which was recommended using their sizing guide online, regrettably there’s no golf store near me that that carries all these sizes, so that I could feel them in my hand first, I think that would be helpful. But anyway they do feel quite a bit bigger but I didn’t have any problem hitting the ball straight with either of them on my six iron or my driver but of course I still had to use my other clubs so I ended up with finger pain at the end and I’m not sure if it would be any better with larger grips or not? Thanks for the info and if you have any other other input on arthritis in the fingers as it relates to golf grips I would appreciate it. Thanks

I’ve been using Winn jumbos with a few extra wraps for a few years and I love them. They fill up the hand more for stability. I’ll have to try these sometime. Glad they have helped you get rid of pain.

I use the Jumbo Max gripes and no more pain in my fingers and my golf improved

I play cross handed (right hand top) and these jumbo grips have transformed my game (Medium JumboMax Ultralites). I feel so much more in control of the club, striking the ball more consistently and the club head is rotating less meaning straighter shots, and my chipping and wedge play has improved massively, and im gaining distance the driver too. I wouldn't know what to do without these grips now

Nice meeting you the other day in SC, I’ve run midsize grips and it’s helped my game a lot. I hit around 200 balls a day, play 36 holes at Solina and hit balls on a sim with no pain except to my ego… cheers🎉

Changed to these and Ive actually found much increased feel particularly around the green , golf grips are small because the shaft is thin and they stuck a bit of leather on the end, all the innovation over the years and no one has looked at this. I have a very short quick lower body swing and Ive found these have helped me feel the club at transition and stop the early snatch at the down swing

I started golfing in 2020 and played a ton of golf the first couple years. Permanent wrist pains, that I felt came from the way I had to curl my fingers up way too much. I then started putting bigger and bigger grips on my clubs, and I am now very happy AND pain free with GolfPride Midsize +4 grips AND 4 layers of tape under.

Good to see them work for you! Find it weird to have small grips at golf but it works. Lets see when I can try the JumboMax ones

Awesome ,Jumbomax Ultralites have helped my game incredibly over the last 2-3 years, JMX Small on the driver and the ST8.XS..on all my irons..but on my wedges am using the Superstroke Cross comforts , oversize..which are not that big..just a bit more sensitivity.. (ML Glove size..) No more Pain..!

I have them on my driver and fairway wood and LOVE them! I have midsize on the rest of my clubs and find they work best.

I used to hate watching you Pete, and I hold my hands up when I say I was wrong!!! I now look forward to your video releases because you are actually a brilliant creator

I use the Golf Pride Jumbo grips and it has been transformative to me being able to play pain free in my hands. They are amazing/ I have them throughout the back and love then all.

Gonna give these a go! Been struggling with wrist pain ever since I got back into golf back in 2020. Never had any wrist pain before but now, no matter what I do, I get it. Impossible for me to golf back to back days. Even with Aleve, or icing it 3 times a day. It sucks! I’m hopeful that these will allow me to play pain free. Honestly crazy this video has been up only two days as I was talking with one of the Cobra reps who does lessons by the course near my house (Bryson DeChambeau’s home course btw), and he said he had jumbo max grips because of tendinitis. I think this is the move!!

I was never taught a grip style. I started taking some lessons recently and asked why I destroyed my gloves. I have a palm grip. Believe me, the new gloves don't last long and become ruined within one large bucket of balls at the range. Yes, I am trying to get back into golf with a 15 year hiatus but changing my grip entirely or going out and perhaps eyeballing this grip style...maybe worth a go? Appreciate the video.

Just taken up golf again but have struggled with holding clubs due to a condition called dupuytren's contracture i cant fully grip with left hand im definitely looking these up cheers.

I have been getting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in my left hand (play right handed) lately and getting a shock of numbness in my hand during the backswing. Your video is well timed to get me to think this from the grip size perspective. I'm happy to hear it helped you and thank you for your video.

I have been playing JumboMax UltraLite's size small since the start of the year. I ran in to an issue that when I would swing with my Standard+ that my wrist would flip through to much and the hooks came out. Yes, these grips will make be hit a block here and there, but it stopped my wrist from flipping through. Recently, my cousin was at my house who is a tennis teaching professional. I showed him my club because he is getting back in to golf after tearing his act and mcl. He loved the grip because it was the closest thing to a tennis racket handle. He has now installed them on his clubs and loves them.

I've been using the STR8 Ultralite size medium. They are pretty awesome. It's good to see other people getting good results with a similar product.

Peter. It's nothing to be ashamed of mate. I also am used to gripping a larger girth grip. Being in the 1% is naturally lonely but ultimately rewarding.

Totally agree with you. I’ve been using them for 18 months and love them. I’m playing the zen lite as there much better in wet conditions. Size wise go with your glove size.

The haters are small people with small hands.

Saw Peter yesterday at East Lake! What a great guy!!! He blasts the ball.

Used to play with standard grips until I tried oversize grips the other week...game changer. Got a set straight on my clubs. 2 way miss is now just straight or a fade which I like...I see a fade on every shot a draw feels out of control to me... Never shot under 80 before. Since changing I've done 76,78,76 in my last 3 rounds... No twisting of the grip through impact. Its like magic. I've not got big hands, I wear a medium glove but i feel like im holding somthing instead of sqeezing a thin stick... They just work for me...

Really interesting. I have given up on steel for graphite (Recoils) to eliminate wrist pain and vibrational aggravated flair ups. I use Midsize.

I have Golf Pride MCC Plus 4's through my bag. Love those grips. Cant get on with standard size at all. Will need to give the Jumbos a go at some point

What’s difference between the Ultra lite and the green ones Pete has?

Really enjoy the videos where the team get involved

I have never tried these grips but I may do it in the future. I have mid-sized grips right now and I have noticed that they feel miles better for me in terms of control and comfort. I had broken my ring and pinky knuckles on my right hand so when I would interlock my left index finger and right pinky, my hand would hurt really bad after a 9-hole round of golf. Now I can play 18-holes with relative comfort.

I remember the original video when you switched to these, and it prompted me to try the midsize +4s which I'm still using today. Wouldnt swap back now as i really like the bigger grips.

Had mine over a year now. Love them. A club with "normal" grips feels like what it is in reality - poorly designed and not conducive to good control of the clubface. The large size finally enabled me to grip the club lightly, the skinny grips always felt like they were going to fly out of my hands during the follow-through.

Noticed Pete's dropped the jumbomax grips on his new set? Hmmm, why the change back to thin grips i wonder?

i use the Jumbo max x-small Str8 grips and I love them. I had the same pain issues as you

Put one on my ball retriever, works wonders 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Great video Finchy 👍Nice to see you on the JumboMax train, thought you were done there for a while. Yeah, I am a JumboMax convert, started with the STR8 Ultralite and now using STR8 Tour which are heavier - it's great to counter balance in my driver to swing the club head faster. For chipping and pitching, these things are GR8 - because it allows me to put less pressure on the swing and that, in turn, allows better club head control especially on those ultra delicate 10 foot "into the hole" chips

I have jumbo cp2s on driver and woods. Recently put them on a wedge and immediately all wedges. Irons are next, but I need new irons. When I first started golfing the clubs would spin in my hands with standard size. I went to mid size and saw a huge improvement with control. Now the mid size fell tiny on my irons

I have an old Set of John letters t5 irons with parallel grips not massive but really like them but now worn. out small hands but at the time felt that they helped on the way down from 24 to 11. Now heading back up. Might need to look at them again

I switched from standard grips to jumbo, with immediately disastrous effects on my ability to shape shots and work the ball. I stuck with it for a year, before finally switching back, with immediate improvement in ball striking ability upon my return to the standard grip.

I see your point even more now ie tennis cricket etc now yoi mention it i tried it once and made the club feel tiny . Weird but good 👍

I changed as well. Helped my pain in hands and control

I wrecked my wrist, these Grips absolutely resolved it fully for me, I even was able to play during recovery. Tried with a normal grip and was in huge pain 5 shots in. I do prefer Jumbo Medium, the bigger ones are just too much.

I first saw a set of jumbo grips at my local range and the bloke using them was happy for me to have a few hits. I thought they were a bit much but I do love my mid size grips... just got to fit them now to the rest of my set (I worked in a pro shop for six years as a teenager so I shouldn't be lazy when I know how!).

I have this grip on my 4 hybrid that my dad handed down to me and I love the way it feels. Its also my favorite club in the bag cause I can consistently hit it decent unlike my irons ( which have jumbo grips but they still feel small to me). I don't know why its just something about them personally that I like

This was a really great video. Loved the background on grips and different handicap golfers opinion. Would’ve liked a bit more detail on different grips and wraps etc used by different golfers

I played these grips for 3 years or so and played very good with them. I switched irons and thought I would just stick with a regular oversized grip. I found myself spraying alot of shots and just didnt have alot of consistency hitting the clubs straight. I play to an under 5 handicap and WAS scratch. After trying several things changing my swing and holding club face closed on the backswing, on a whim, I put one of the old medium sized ultralite grips on my 9 iron. 1st round with the 9 iron got a hole in 1 on the fly, nothing but the bottom of the cup. Walked off the golf course and ordered a full set of ultralites to go on my PXG's!! Buy one grip and try it!!!

For myself with larger hands and decent swing speed I find myself a lot of the times gripping the club way too hard because it feels like the club is going to fly out of my hands, resulting in not much flexion in my wrists. I would love to try these out. I am sure it would be like a swing change and just feel weird at first but after repetition would feel normal.

Totally agree bat and ball sports always has been bigger grips I use midsize in my Irons but they are starting to feel too thin so I might have to try these jumbo bad boys ⛳⛳⛳

Great video Pete, as always. Just a quick question, what size glove are you and what size grip have you opted for please?

Changed my game too because I used to get sore hands at the range from hitting off mats plus they stopped me hitting a hard draw with my strong grip position. Everybody gets a laugh out of them when they see them but I love them. I play off 6 from 10 last year.

Suffered really chronic pain in my left wrist particularly at the base of the thumb. I have used oversized grips for about 4 years now and the pain when playing is minimal and the grip also feels really comfortable

I’ve got the non-tapered version in M and L on a couple clubs and really like them. I think I’ll eventually get mediums on all my clubs but they are a bit spendy. I also with they were a touch tackier. Edit: I grew up a baseball player, so that may be some of why I like them.

Pete. It would be really useful to put a tutorial on them as I tried them at the driving range and loved but couldn’t play well with them on the course. I also wasn’t sure on whether to go lite or heavy. You have the heavier version. So, why? Does that change the way the club releases? I found I was topping a lot of shots on the course. So, can you go into a detailed tutorial on them. Ie driver use, swing and grip changes, how to get the head released, grip pressure on feel shots etc

I changed early this summer with my new club fitting! I'm 66 years old and my hands have been hurting from being a mechanic for years! The jumbo grips were so much more comfortable and my fingers don't hurt at the end of the round!

I have arthritis (I'm only 37 🙈) in my wrist and changing to midsize grips has helped me play pain free most of the time.

Better do all the clubs if your gonna go, I did the driver only and hooked everything else!

Size Large Glove and just wrapped every club in my bag with the Medium Jumbos. Only hit a few 7 irons at the PGA Superstore after install and it was amazing in my opinion. Been having a lot of hand pain upon impact and after the round. The grip offered some extreme cushion and comfort. I was impressed and will report back after some more use.

Could you do a video or a short of the technical difference. Something showing the spin and distance numbers? Do you feel like the grips changed your flight and or spin rate with driver or 3w? Wanting to change but skeptical of the true benefits.

One of the u tube clubfitters did a test and found he got better dispersion and longer distance when using jumbo max grips . He was surprised how much he liked them. That being said I love the jumbo max mid size … they also have x tra small , small as well

I suffer from osteoarthritis so went to the jumbo grip. I have been trying to grip in fingers, but will now try in the palm and see how that goes.

I tested midsize (small hands) over several weeks. I had obvivous problems to close the clubface with them. I started to overfade with clubs I had straight ball flights before, for example with the 3 wood.

Shoutout to CP2 Golfpride Midsize Wrap. Incredible grip and borderline oversized compared to other midsize.

I use the Extra Small version of the Jumbo grips on my 'tee clubs' and mid-sized non-taper grip on the rest of the set. The extra small fits somewhere between a mid-size and the mosters Pete uses. I was usure of the Jumbo when I first put it on my driver but got to like it so much for the 'big dog' I put it on the 5 wood and it is still on both clubs. I like the slightly more 'spongey' feeling of the Jumbos that makes me feel I have a bteer 'hold' on the longer clubs.

I've only returned to golf after a 33 year hietus, I've now been playing for 6 months, but it took me 3 of those months to work out that standard grips were absolutely killing me! I bought a set of used clubs that just happened to have oversize jumbo grips on them, and it transformed my game. Coupled with Jack Nicklaus's grip method mentioned in Golf My Way, I couldn't go back! I'm now intrigued by these even larger ones...

I have very small hands. A few years back, I bought a secondhand driver with a midsize grip. I found it near impossible to close the face on my driver with it. I swore I would never use large grips because of that. I was looking for new irons, and the fitter turned me onto a used sad. The catch, they had midsize grips. I hit them pretty well though except the long irons. After a couple of months, I put standard grips on the long irons but kept mids for 6-PW and put them on my other wedges too. For me, that is a good balance, it has helped with my arthritis too.

I've been running Med Jumbo's for about 5 years now. I don't play much (8-12 times a year) but I feel real comfortable with these grips. I keep a 7 handicap pretty consistently and for some reason I don't need to wear a glove with the bigger grips unless it is a really sweaty or wet day

I come to golf late in life and could never understand why grips were so thin. So when I saw these a couple of years ago I fitted them on all my clubs. At first I was pushing them right but it didn’t take long to sort that. From the word go I never had any problems with my short game if anything touches around the green improved. The biggest plus for me is reduced grip pressure, what a revelation and relief, I no longer have sore hands after a round of golf makes holding my beer more enjoyable 😂 ⛳️ 🍺

I have put jumbo grips on my Driver, 1 iron and 3 Iron (3 longest clubs in my bag) and it has had a positive impact. You do lose a bit of feel, but on off centred shots you don't get any pain which would have been a huge problem for me before. Also I haven't had anywhere near as many blisters on my hands as before. It gives me more confidence of transfering all my power into the club. (I then have midsize on the rest of my clubs.) I think having bigger hands also make a difference. I wear a mens large glove

Might have to try this, the back of my left hand is in a lot of pain swinging a club, I’ve just chalked it up to the side effect of a lefty playing right handed.

My brother’s buddy left an Apex UT 24 at the house one day with a big grip and as soon as I felt it they just feel great. I feel like especially drivers and woods and I’ve always wanted to try putting them on the entire set.

I just dropped my clubs off to get these grips installed. I’m 6’2 with xxl glove size. I have a hard time gripping such small grips I find they twist in my hand quite a bit. Hopefully these will make that difference.

I just switched to slightly larger grips this year. My hands are probably slightly below avg size however i feel better using the larger grips. Felt weird at first but i’ve gotten used to it. Whats really weird is my driver is still normal grip and so are my wedges. Will probably swap them out next year.

I wear a 2xxl glove and have arthritis in my hands. I love these grips.

This is a cool video! I'm going through a deep dive with my equipment currently and I think a lot of it comes down to the way people feel the club. You mentioned it's like a cricket bat I think of it in terms of Swords or baseball bat. So in baseball what they have are contact hitters which would be like Pete Rose Rod Carew George Brett not known for being home renters but they could always get the bat on the ball they use what is referred to as a balanced bat or a bat that has more weight toward the handle. Home Run hitters say Aaron judge or Mark McGwire big strong people swing what they call an end loaded bat which is going to feel a little more like a hammer or something obviously where the weights out at the end. Well essentially I think all the people that try the bigger grips and think they feel funky or the people that prefer an end loaded feel. So I think it really comes down to how the person feels the club. So like the same idea with the swords big strong people use big heavy swords or axes etc. But say for example Samurai used katanas which are much more balanced swords so it all depends on the person's strength and how they want to use the implement. So I know for me personally I prefer much more weight toward the grip side kind of like Bryson does I believe his driver is a B9 or something like that and swing weight. Do you notice a counterbalance effect on your clubs too or did you even it out? Because now my understanding is a lot of Pros use high balance point clubs but then they add more weight to the head so in essence they get to swing a heavier Club but they can feel it the same.

Thicker grips absorb more vibrations. Same with graphite shafts. If you play enough golf something will start aching whether shoulder, elbow, wrist or hand.... Reducing vibrations will go a long way.