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[rfarrell51]

I have heard people ask for a couple of more wraps of tape on the lower hand of the grip, in my case the right hand. What is the main purpose of doing this?

[one9reasons]

Personally, I have placed a wrap or two more on the lower hand (right handed) to try and help me keep the right hand out of the swing.  Sometimes, I tend to get "right handsy" and I have found that having a little thicker grip at the bottom gives me almost the same sensation of "squeezing it harder."

rfarrell51, on 24 January 2011 - 10:43 PM, said:

I have heard people ask for a couple of more wraps of tape on the lower hand of the grip, in my case the right hand. What is the main purpose of doing this?

[Howard Jones]

Its also nice if you tend to take your grip lower  from time to time. A standard grip will often be to small if you take a lower grip, so a few layers extra will change that.

Edited by Howard Jones, 25 January 2011 - 08:02 AM.

[jrr]

+1 for the "right handsy" reason. Had midsize and the left hand was just a bit small for a proper grip and the right hand plain dominated. Went std with two extra wraps under the right hand and it had a nice neutralizing impact.

[tincup09]

Yup.  It quites the lower hand.  Can help you minimize a hook.

[accufitgolf]

tincup09, on 25 January 2011 - 12:26 PM, said:

Yup.  It quites the lower hand.  Can help you minimize a hook.

Agree on keeping the right hand out of it.

[rexroh]

Does this affect swingweight at all?

[NWS Alpine]

It takes the taper out of the grip if it's too slim down low.  Some grips have too much taper.  I find you really need 3+ extra wraps down low to really have it affect the squaring of the face during a swing.  This is for my preferences after testing with different tape methods thanks to an air compressor (highly recommended).

[Pepperturbo]

rfarrell51, on 24 January 2011 - 10:43 PM, said:

I have heard people ask for a couple of more wraps of tape on the lower hand of the grip, in my case the right hand. What is the main purpose of doing this?

I have +2 top and +3 bottom.  First off, I am a feel player that uses the "Reverse Overlap" grip which makes my right hand a bit more dominate at impact, as opposed the Vardon grip.  After trying different #'s of wraps some years back, I settled on +3 on the bottom and 60 ribbed standard grips.

Imagine taking a golf ball in your right hand and using an under arm throwing technique, throw the golf ball at a target; this is the premise that helps me and why I like my right hand as the dominate.

[accufitgolf]

Pepperturbo, on 25 January 2011 - 02:34 PM, said:

rfarrell51, on 24 January 2011 - 10:43 PM, said:

I have heard people ask for a couple of more wraps of tape on the lower hand of the grip, in my case the right hand. What is the main purpose of doing this?

I have +2 top and +3 bottom.  First off, I am a feel player that uses the "Reverse Overlap" grip which makes my right hand a bit more dominate at impact, as opposed the Vardon grip.  After trying different #'s of wraps some years back, I settled on +3 on the bottom and 60 ribbed standard grips.

Imagine taking a golf ball in your right hand and using an under arm throwing technique, throw the golf ball at a target; this is the premise that helps me and why I like my right hand as the dominate.

I would say one could not feel the difference in just one wrap of tape.

[Pepperturbo]

accufitgolf, on 25 January 2011 - 04:54 PM, said:

Pepperturbo, on 25 January 2011 - 02:34 PM, said:

rfarrell51, on 24 January 2011 - 10:43 PM, said:

I have heard people ask for a couple of more wraps of tape on the lower hand of the grip, in my case the right hand. What is the main purpose of doing this?

I have +2 top and +3 bottom.  First off, I am a feel player that uses the "Reverse Overlap" grip which makes my right hand a bit more dominate at impact, as opposed the Vardon grip.  After trying different #'s of wraps some years back, I settled on +3 on the bottom and 60 ribbed standard grips.

Imagine taking a golf ball in your right hand and using an under arm throwing technique, throw the golf ball at a target; this is the premise that helps me and why I like my right hand as the dominate.

I would say one could not feel the difference in just one wrap of tape.

And, you're welcome to your opinion.  We humans have five senses = for a variety of individual physiological reasons each of those senses vary in sensitivity from hyper to zero per person.  Maybe you're unaware of what causes feel in the hands... TOUCH, also called tactition or mechanoreception, is a perception resulting from activation of neural receptors, generally in the skin including hair follicles.  A variety of pressure receptors respond to variations in pressure (firm, brushing, sustained, etc.).   The loss or "impairment" of the ability to FEEL is called tactile anesthesia.  You'd be surprised how many golfers have lost some or all of the ability to feel slight differences in their hands.  That is often the result of their job or just plain old wear.  My father used tools for fifty years.  He could hardly feel much in later years.  

Also many people use sensicore to numb the slightest club vibration due to hyper nerve sensation; and some people can't even play golf due to sensitivity.  Have you ever heard someone referred to as having "lead hands".  But, if none of that makes sense to you, fine.  It makes a difference to me.  Besides its not the wrap, but how that one extra wrap makes the bottom of the grip feel in my hand; that's all that counts to me.

Edited by Pepperturbo, 25 January 2011 - 06:20 PM.

[benthegolfer]

I just prefer to have more of a uniform feel. Grips with too much taper make me feel like I don't have proper control of the club. I will sometimes put even two down low on wedges, as I tend to choke down for a variety of wedge shots, so I like having a bit of a fatter grip. Just personal preference, on my part.

[mjiafe]

Pepperturbo, on 25 January 2011 - 05:35 PM, said:

accufitgolf, on 25 January 2011 - 04:54 PM, said:

Pepperturbo, on 25 January 2011 - 02:34 PM, said:

rfarrell51, on 24 January 2011 - 10:43 PM, said:

I have heard people ask for a couple of more wraps of tape on the lower hand of the grip, in my case the right hand. What is the main purpose of doing this?

I have +2 top and +3 bottom.  First off, I am a feel player that uses the "Reverse Overlap" grip which makes my right hand a bit more dominate at impact, as opposed the Vardon grip.  After trying different #'s of wraps some years back, I settled on +3 on the bottom and 60 ribbed standard grips.

Imagine taking a golf ball in your right hand and using an under arm throwing technique, throw the golf ball at a target; this is the premise that helps me and why I like my right hand as the dominate.

I would say one could not feel the difference in just one wrap of tape.

And, you're welcome to your opinion.  We humans have five senses = for a variety of individual physiological reasons each of those senses vary in sensitivity from hyper to zero per person.  Maybe you're unaware of what causes feel in the hands... TOUCH, also called tactition or mechanoreception, is a perception resulting from activation of neural receptors, generally in the skin including hair follicles.  A variety of pressure receptors respond to variations in pressure (firm, brushing, sustained, etc.).   The loss or "impairment" of the ability to FEEL is called tactile anesthesia.  You'd be surprised how many golfers have lost some or all of the ability to feel slight differences in their hands.  That is often the result of their job or just plain old wear.  My father used tools for fifty years.  He could hardly feel much in later years.  

Also many people use sensicore to numb the slightest club vibration due to hyper nerve sensation; and some people can't even play golf due to sensitivity.  Have you ever heard someone referred to as having "lead hands".  But, if none of that makes sense to you, fine.  It makes a difference to me.  Besides its not the wrap, but how that one extra wrap makes the bottom of the grip feel in my hand; that's all that counts to me.

Haha, this might be the most thoughtful and mature smackdown I have ever read.  Well done, sir.

[Boba]

rfarrell51, on 24 January 2011 - 10:43 PM, said:

I have heard people ask for a couple of more wraps of tape on the lower hand of the grip, in my case the right hand. What is the main purpose of doing this?

Sex appeal.

[vietnameeh]

i have small hands but

i have two extra layers on the bottom for my wedges i really like it around the greens and for pitch shots as i choke down on alot of my 100 yard in shots...

im contemplating doing it to my irons i like it so much

[Ultimate Gaj]

I am size small/medium in golf gloves and I have to have at least 5 layers of tape on my grips it just feels better for me

[RookieBlue7]

Mine are 2 wraps overall and 4 extra under the right hand with midsize grips. Did it to remove more taper (Performance Plus 3gens) and keep me from getting flippy with the right hand.

[Solutions Etcetera]

You can also take a look at Lamkin's Performance Plus line of grips that are designed with a fatter lower hand.

Tried 'em… didn't like 'em. For me, the less right hand, the better.

[Cwing]

I don't know if they are still made but find the company line on the Feel Full Release grips. They are reverse taper. Ihad one on a r5 driver a long while ago and I liked it. A buddy of mine still has the driver and same grip on it to this day.

[78Staff]

accufitgolf, on 25 January 2011 - 04:54 PM, said:

I would say one could not feel the difference in just one wrap of tape.

some can, some can't.  I know I can, heck I can even feel the diff between two inch & 3/4 tape under some grips like TV's...  Anyway as I posted in the other thread I've gone away from tape completely and switched to air for installing grips.

[Techvan4Life]

Just to add an experience of mine that is a bit off topic

When I was working out on tour years ago their were a couple players out there that actually had a 11 piece grip tape diagram that we had to follow, we had a couple 9 and 7 piece guys as well.  You would not believe some of the odd stuff out there.  Bob Estes was the worst.  I watched him one day get his set get regripped and the tech had to go through almost 40 grips to get it done.  He carried his own micrometer on him and measured the grip at 4 or 5 points once finished.

There was an old philosophy out there about quieting the hands and other things, I think it all got started by Moe Norman.  I have even heard of guys of cutting a hole in the the butt of the grip and throwing them on upside down to get rid of the taper.