Just so everyone knows, I would of taken the grips off differently if I could 👍
@scottatkinson55769 ай бұрын
You could with highly pressurized air : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHTRqJeBq66Hh8U&ab_channel=Golfixr
@jamesmc819 ай бұрын
all you need is a bike pump and a little "raft" nosel. could have saved all those grips. could have installed with air too. its so easy.
@j.mccarthy30088 ай бұрын
Interesting timing. I just received the new Golfworks catalog. Those grips are on the cover. I will probably give them a try. I prefer to blow grips on (and off) with compressed air. Saving the grip if I don’t like it.
@markhuru4 ай бұрын
Try putting facing and looking at the hole, and refine practice to hitting at a tee. Your hands will magically hit ball to target, it’s like darts, throwing baseball, basically every sport you do.
@PaulMazzocco9 ай бұрын
I appreciate the work you put into this. That review was about the best I’ve seen. Thank you
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@davidking14299 ай бұрын
Very interesting, thanks Coach. Being a science data guy I notice something about the graphs. The round grip may be closer to zero on a number of measures, but it has a bigger standard deviation which may mean more puts just missing. The pistol seems to have the tightest spread, so maybe that's better? The face to path graph in particular shows that some of the biggest misses were with the round grip. :)
@iclypso9 ай бұрын
I'd rather have the lower standard dev between the two options. Inconsistency in my reads and alignment likely exceed the pistol grip std dev more often than not (i.e. archer, not the arrows).
@mariojohan56008 ай бұрын
Bought n fixed this. The pistol. Awesome straight putting for me.
@dmalfarajr9 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
Yoo thank you so much for the donation 😍 and you are most welcome for the video. Legend!
@franhenry33249 ай бұрын
Great review. Would like to see a review of the 2Thumb grip
@jasonveale85604 ай бұрын
I putt left hand low and suffer with misses left from 3-5 feet ! Club pro fitting mid size pistol on my odyssey works mallet today, I can’t wait to pick it up tomorrow
@astronorthwet6363 ай бұрын
I just went to a round with flat face Superstroke on my MOI putter. I may try this one on my blade putter. Thanks for the test!👍
@FBRR29 ай бұрын
I used an Odessey grip for part of last year. I then changed to an EVENROLL pistol grip (no it doesn't flare at the bottom ) but for my putting it made my Odessey 11 mallet really work!!!
@mossy7236 ай бұрын
A little off topic, but I’ve been struggling with my feel for a while. I decided to try Coach’s prayer style pencil grip ( before resorting to the claw in despair) and it’s honestly been night and day. I’m not sure what it is about it but my feel is better, my distance control is back and I’m not stressing when I get over the ball. Lockey Army for life, thanks Coach!
@lawrencejackson70385 ай бұрын
Went with the jumbo round. Taking some time to get used to... but hopefully I get more control soon. The difference in the grip is slightly intimidating at address.
@mitchschneringer7 ай бұрын
Excellent review, very good data analysis. Purchased the round medium today.
@CoachLockey7 ай бұрын
Great to hear!
@josephdubiel71296 ай бұрын
I just bought the same one 3 rounds ago. Best grip I have ever had on a putter. I am nailing the majority of putts now.
@jonstevenson32159 ай бұрын
How do we know which one to use with going through all that Malarkey?
@iLovettGolf9 ай бұрын
Put them in your hand
@jonstevenson32159 ай бұрын
He did that - and thought the pistol was the best. It wasn't. @@iLovettGolf
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
They were all better……
@jonstevenson32159 ай бұрын
Which makes it even harder to know which one to use!@@CoachLockey
@iLovettGolf9 ай бұрын
@@jonstevenson3215 you’re probably best off getting advice from someone in person and using the product in-hand if the video wasn’t clear and you don’t know how to decide how to test something out
@JonathanBrazil19 ай бұрын
Great review, Coach. Have to confess though, I was watching and found myself given to several moments of why isn't he using a footpump and masking tape to attach those grips, to preserve them! I felt the pain of cutting each one off.😱Back to the focus though: the data doesn't lie and it's great to see it shared like this. I would never have thought of such a design change.
@MarkLiversedge9 ай бұрын
Great review- love that you did this with a SAM and got your Stato to analyse the data. I would love to try one but have a LAB putter with builtin forward press in the grip so kinda stuck with it (but love it anyway). Your best video in ages for me.
@BladeRunner13722 ай бұрын
Great video!! I definitely had to give the reverse taper golf pride putter grip a try. Being a prayer putter, I went with the flat medium style. Honestly the putter grip has a great feel and the weight of the grip does not take anything away from the weight of the putter head. Have I made more putts with the reverse taper?? I don’t know but I have been scoring lower lately. I highly suggest giving the golf pride putter grip a try. For equipment reference, I game an Odyssey White Hot OG 7 nano with the stroke lab shaft. Current putter grip = Golf Pride reverse taper medium flat. Old putter grip = Super Stroke Pistol 1.0
@josephdubiel71297 ай бұрын
Greeting Coach Lockey! I have a Ping Fetch putter and just added the Golf Pride Reverse round putter grip to it. I love the feel and I am going to try it on the course either later today or tomorrow. I did hit a few strokes at home and like it. I had to choose between the 3 options and my instincts told me the round would be my best option. You did a very intensive review and testing situation here. My hats off to you on that. You truly went above and beyond. Well done. I noticed right away less pressure . Very very comfortable grip the round one. Thank you for your review. Here to the science of putting and holing more putts!!! P.S. I tried the new reverse taper round grip on todays round of golf. The results were great. One guy I was playing with told me " I might have to ask you to putt for me ! " He didn't realize I was playing with a new grip. I think I will keep the secret :). This is the best putter grip I have ever played with. Golf Pride is going to make a fortune on these. Joe
@DrewJZ5 ай бұрын
I switched to the pistol reverse taper simply because my stock grip was janky and I saw these on the shelf. I love golf pride everything. In just putting alone, I've dropped 3 or 4 shots on average.
@paulackerley-i7j9 ай бұрын
That has to be one of the best putter grip videos I've seen in a long time, makes you think that something that's often neglected could be losing you a few shots ..thanks again great watch ⛳⛳👍👍
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it 👍
@keithmuir72109 ай бұрын
Really interesting. I've got the Flat version on a putter and liked it much more than the other two. It all depends on how you grip for which one you will like more, but I'd definitely advise finding somewhere you can try them all rather than ordering online as they are all very different from each other.
@ritchieh56617 ай бұрын
I use the large pistol grip on my scotty Cameron special select putter and its amazing no more 3 putting for me.
@jimcope94179 ай бұрын
I have done this already, I cut a hole in the top of the grip to reverse it on my putter. It works great on short putts, but I can’t get the distance right on long putts. Getting the ball close to the hole on long putts is my main concern. It does work though.
@ronlangfus49469 ай бұрын
Execellent review, appreciate how much time and effort you put into the testing. Keep up the good work.
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! Thanks for tuning in 👍👍
@gregbarthjr96217 ай бұрын
Thank you for a very informative and detailed video. You have encouraged me to try these. Keep up the great work, Cheers!
@CoachLockey7 ай бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@kayakbandits98947 ай бұрын
LAB golf already perfected the putter (and grip). I put the LAB “forward push” grip on my TaylorMade spider and I’m draining putts like never before.
@CoachLockey7 ай бұрын
Awesome 🤩
@TheGeordieGolfer9 ай бұрын
Wow. This is priceless. Could be one of the best golf videos I’ve seen. Thanks so much 👌🏻❤️
@edwardbrown62458 ай бұрын
And I been using your grip with two thumbs down or beside .. works very well for me
@charlesmoore12838 ай бұрын
Great review, will go grip shopping tomorrow!
@professorgreenlight13619 ай бұрын
Have you considered compressed air when trying out new grips? Works amazing especially for putter and short iron clubs.
@rafabonati77579 ай бұрын
I love when someone comes up with an idea that goes against the “norm”. Like not using a backswing. I would definitely want to try these out. Just like I tried the medium size grips for all my other clubs because I didn’t like the skinny feel of the “normal” grips.
@michael70189 ай бұрын
What a waste of money these gimmicks these days is for people who just don’t know how to play the game.
@Phunco149 ай бұрын
Great review and love the graphs. Data vs Feel. Your response at the end does make me wonder since the Pistol grip FEELS the best, would you be able to get that grip dialed in due to the feel factor. The more you like a putter, the better you putt. One of those lost factors that doesn't show up in the lab vs in the field applications.
@Falafel726 ай бұрын
I would love to see you try this grip with a LAB putter and press grip vs these new ones
@user-rh1nh2bu4o9 ай бұрын
I am happy with my putter and havent changed putter or even its grip in 30 years or more. ( its a pga t-line putter.) Cannot buy original putter grip so would be loath to change to any new grip in case i then perform worse. This putter especially improved my long range putts though always have been good putter.(The grip is still ok and not shiny). Good.lick with your testing of grips.
@minisandgolf89339 ай бұрын
I'm absolutely going to give these a try. Not sure which though, probably the round or pistol as those are the closest shapes to my current array of putters.
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
Awesome, hope it works for you 👌
@martinshaffer20149 ай бұрын
I have an Edel putter fit for me a decade ago but never liked the round grip..spent hundreds of dollars searching for a better feel and results 😢...nothing worked until I put on their newest round 'though heavier grip..best face action...they did research for many years and found that the round grip causes people to be most attentive to blade/face orientation...when you you hold the putter and have the hands slightly do opposed twisting..the face remains the same as the setup...the holder of the putter is the key...🎉🎉🎉Stressdr
@rdalmasso73269 ай бұрын
All those data are great, BUT for example Face to path has to not be taken too seriously, i worked in Thailand with the best fitter and saw how they fit the best Thai putter, his path is very inside out, however his consistency is incredible, when you look at his graph its a copy past stokes after strokes ! Then the fitter his here to adjust the putter to deliver the best roll. Putting is such a uniq part of the game and it is so subjective, meaning that use whatever you feel confortable first and give you control on your ball, that’s it ! The rest will be fixed by the fitter. The only major thing to think about the putter is the hozle actually, need to have one fitting your putting.
@stevejeffery45949 ай бұрын
Cheers Coach.....played my first round today with the pistol version. I tried the feel of each in the pro shop and, like you, the pistol felt the nicest. Too early to say if it performs a lot better than my old grip, but it gives me more confidence.
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
Lovely, hope you see some good results
@jasonveale85604 ай бұрын
Also if struggling with putting listen to ( putting out of your mind by doc rotello, on podcast or you tube ) gamechanger
@Xrayg2199 ай бұрын
have you ever tried the flat cat for prayer .... love it and its in the bag
@mickritchie18159 ай бұрын
Love the flat cat. On both my putters.
@tonyabbott-zr3xu9 ай бұрын
Hi. Really interesting. I chose the Flat grip as I was replacing a SuperStroke. After 4 rounds now I would not go back as regardless of the results (which are actually better) this thing just feels good and improves my confidence.
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!😬
@G00NERJ808 ай бұрын
just bought a round one cheers coach! up the army!!!
@sara-liz66319 ай бұрын
Thanks for a really thorough test and careful data gathering. 👍🏻That must have been a bloody hard day! The wider dispersion with the round could have been a bit of tiredness affecting your concentration, maybe? I think that was a brilliant piece of work with the resources available. I want to try them, but I can see you can’t make easy assumptions about which is best. Just need some local pros to get some on test putters for us!
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it and hope you can find the right one for you 👍
@johnsanders72736 ай бұрын
I enjoyed that test. Thanks!
@CoachLockey6 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@alistairwilson30849 ай бұрын
Interesting video! Which one made the most putts?
@dsloan95619 ай бұрын
Really nicely done video here, good stuff. Love the flow of the video and the data and what seems to be the lack of bias.
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
Much appreciated!
@danapatelzick5949 ай бұрын
Probably, I will try this grip. Unsure of which to pick. I have several putters, one has a Super stroke that I like the least so that would be the evaluation club.
@adamvlassis40909 ай бұрын
My evnroll grip has the same feeling. How I used to do my hockey sticks. I wish there was a way to try grips in s fit other than buying them yourself and taking them off. Glad you wasted some grips for us so we don’t have to
@donaldrusk88899 ай бұрын
These are similar to the Enlow grip that uses reverse taper on all their club grips. Not sure if they are still around.
@leslondon21709 ай бұрын
Great video coach. Many thanks for all the hard work.
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
My pleasure! Thanks for watching
@EdKrisiak9 ай бұрын
I was just fitted at PXG for a new putter. I tried 3 putter grips and picked the Pistol grip for my new putter.
@dronepocket3259 ай бұрын
PXG makes unbelievably good putters!
@fandorm8 ай бұрын
Doesn’t aim and face at impact follow in what order you did it? Could it be that actually practicing skewed the results and you were better at the end than in the beginning?
@livingadreamlife14285 ай бұрын
Interesting presentation. Before deciding on a grip though, I would suggest working on your stroke to eliminate the “outside in” path. A reverse grip is a band aid. not a solution to fix the problem.
@Charles-xq6mr9 ай бұрын
I use a non taper different brand, I like the thicker low hand, makes a big difference!! Cheers Coach!!
@leemichael73139 ай бұрын
Good test and research the results were very interesting. Thanks Coach.
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@jerrysmiley10849 ай бұрын
Worth a try....last round I had 6 3 putts so it couldn't hurt.
@thc2cat8 ай бұрын
Can we tweak our aiming ? Your tendency is Left. What if we dont set up the grip straight, but with the One plus degree to compensate our natural tendency. Would it work ? ( Thanks a lot for the testing and the video ).
@alunpugh63019 ай бұрын
Wow!......you're the putting God!......with this new grip you will be awesome. Go Lockey army.
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
Let’s Goooo
@darrenbell14159 ай бұрын
interesting stuff this. i've been thinking about these grips since i saw them first. had a look at them today too. just a shame there's no testing available, just have to spend £35 and hope for the best. just 3 clubs, with one of each style would help.
@legend90189 ай бұрын
Great video review. Funny how the grip that you felt would win did not but there is something to be said about the level of comfort and confidence you had with the pistol grip. I imagine the 3 designs are meant to cover the vast number of putting grips (left hand low, pencil, etc)
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
Sure are. I think I said that at the start and it’s crazy how all of them perform better than my standard grip
@gregflynn11079 ай бұрын
Great test and video. Looking at getting a grip now. 😜
@bryankean85219 ай бұрын
This is very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to measure it this way. I struggle with pushes - especially on shorter putts. I might give these a try. Or I could try a lesson and some practice!!
@bc32557 ай бұрын
Would the small difference be to do with how you aligned the different grips when you change them out and put them on?
@CoachLockey7 ай бұрын
Possibly but I did everything I could to make it as even as possible
@grahamjones73719 ай бұрын
Id go for pistol grip as my 20yr old excalibur has one and i sink a lot of putts!
@christophercoleman8579 ай бұрын
Could it be that the lower hand is always dominant. The thicker lower end reduces that dominance compared to the top hand and equalises the pressures involved. Similar, in a way, to what happens when you reverse the hands on a normal grip. Just a thought.
@Andrew-ds9ms8 ай бұрын
How do you validate how straight you put the grips on in relation to the face 🤔
@robertcole97039 ай бұрын
I admire your dedication.
@SolomonLi9 ай бұрын
This is quite interesting… Always amazing to see how the Golf Pride folks are really trying to move the needle. Reminds me of how EVNROLL have also played around with the grip. I’m sure little Lockey was fine with you taking over the room for the sake of “science”. 😅 He’s a good little bruh for putting up with it all. LOL. Great stuff Coach!
@ondrejzacek92439 ай бұрын
Nice. I've been using the reverse taper grip from Super Stroke for more then two years now and it helped me quite a bit. So for Odyssey saying it's been never seen before is kinda false statement.
@sinterklaasje19759 ай бұрын
Nice review - hadn't heard of this before. Do the results translate onto the greens as well?
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
Time will tell
@jakelimburg76559 ай бұрын
You also did the round grip last after hundreds of practice swings which I imagine could have made the stats look better
@philagnew8109 ай бұрын
Love the shoes , but i want the cap !!! 😂😂 nice vlog matt !
@davidcavon6379 ай бұрын
willing to try anything :)... I don't use any measuring for putting, I only use the travel of the ball and my hand feel. I'm (pure ego here) I am a great putter. Love putting!!! Anywhere on the green!!! I don't know if my path is "right" or if my face angle is correct, or any of that. I've reached a point where I zen out over the putt once I've picked aim, line, break, distance...just rock back and forth and hit it. I get great results, so I don't question it. I'm working on a similar "out of my mind" stroke for all my clubs...cause that's how I think the game should be played.
@Hacktheplanet_9 ай бұрын
Yeah I think the biggest thing in putting is just relaxing and feeling what you are doing and looking at the ball right after you hit and observing. This is good for reading greens too.
@robmoore26259 ай бұрын
I prefer the Golf Pride TOUR SNSR CONTOUR PRO ❤👌
@generalgrant31897 ай бұрын
Those grips will dramatically change the swing weight of your putter. Did you check the gram weight ?
@davidwhittington94989 ай бұрын
Great information video my man 😊
@shouldgetoutmore9 ай бұрын
I use a split hand putter grip, any point trying these?
@danapatelzick5948 ай бұрын
It looks like each grip will cost $28 or so. My favourite putters have pistol grips, and the least favourite is a round Super stroke. I'm not sure of what to get. Maybe I should try the air compressor with the ball inflator tip so as to not ruin the grip.
@user-nk9mg4fu7j9 ай бұрын
Would this grip geography work at all with irons through drivers to square the club face at impact?????
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
Good question….
@craigwilliams64109 ай бұрын
Good review coach👍
@SigmaJAD6 ай бұрын
Bought one and fitted today. Feels great. Been p!ssing down all day. Birdies will have to wait
@markreider96639 ай бұрын
Very interesting test, Coach!! Are you going to keep the round on your gamer?
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
I think so 👍 better not cut that one off too, everyone already drilling me for cutting the other two off when I had no other way of getting them off 😂
@markreider96639 ай бұрын
@@CoachLockey That was a shame to see those 2 nice grips hit the dustbin. Too bad you didn’t have a syringe to inject some fluid or an air gun to pop them off. Hopefully Golf Pride provided them to you for your test!!
@philipoftorquay9 ай бұрын
I remember reverse taper club grips from about 20 years ago by a company called 'Feel' so really nothing that new about them..
@markdarby39679 ай бұрын
Which of these grips or other grip sizes and styles in your experience would best suit a claw grip style?
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
You have to test. Look at my results with all the same grip and set up 👍
@twizgolfguy7 ай бұрын
How do we find the grip to suit us ? we cant try them all Coach. Alan TGC
@CoachLockey7 ай бұрын
They were all better than my standard…..
@stevescaggs59829 ай бұрын
Well done Matt!
@TimSuttonGolf9 ай бұрын
After testing them all, could you tell the round was better before looking at the numbers?
@someoneelse69346 ай бұрын
How do youfactor in the fact that the grips which came at the end of all that putter practice performed the best? You should have tested your normal grips last to eliminate the “practice makes perfect” bias.
@CoachLockey6 ай бұрын
Said in the test how I made it as fair as possible 👍
@Handletaken49 ай бұрын
Tip: ditch the tape and solvent. Use hair spray and compressed air. Removing the grip takes 5 sec no mess. Hair spray contains super glue but not permanent
@alanbrown44459 ай бұрын
This is all well and good on a flat level surface but how would this help out on the course greens how does this take into count slopes ground condition and distance control , it sounds like a bit of a gimmick to me !
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
It doesn’t, it helps face control. You still need to be able to read putts, aim properly at your intended target and hit the putt the right distance. It’s not magic 😂 but I wish it was!
@chetlovesmer95499 ай бұрын
Coach Lockey. Love your videos, man. You should really have invested in a grip removal tool. They are cheap and allow you to remove the grip without cutting it apart.
@tylerfj249 ай бұрын
This is crazy.. i was at a golf expo here locally a few weeks ago.. i ran into this old man in his own booth.. He had reverse taper iron/metal/wedge grips.. he didnt mention putter but he had them on a bunch of demo style irons.. Totally rubber grips, and i made some practice swings and i just couldnt see the idea behind it.. He swore by them, but im not sure this would be a good idea.. OH also, when i went to use my "overlap grip" he stopped me and said with these reverse taper grips you want to use a 10 FINGER GRIP!! thats when he really lost me.. but now these golf pride putter grips show up... i wonder if the club style reverse taper idea is next..
@xena1dog9 ай бұрын
Great test coach. They seem to be well worth a try but, how much do they cost?
@CoachLockey9 ай бұрын
They are around £30-£35 👍
@edwardbrown62455 ай бұрын
I still think it about what grip you are using..I like the pray grip so the flat would win!!!
@SNanos-nr6cq7 ай бұрын
Not sure what your grip is but I think that there should be a second half to the video as follows… buy 2 round grips…1 with approximately the same diameter/thickness as the upper 1/2 of the Reverse Taper Round grip and then another round grip with approximately the same diameter/thickness as the lower 1/2 of the Reverse Taper Round grip. Do the same putting test and compare if the reverse taper was a true improvement versus a round grip. Personally, I would like to see Golf Pride issue a reverse taper that starts out at the same diameter as the typical standard putter grip from Scotty, etc. which is much thinner than the reverse taper grips.
@CoachLockey7 ай бұрын
I’m not hitting 1000 more putts 😂😂
@Concordeagle8 ай бұрын
You didn't have to destroy the grips on removal. Use compressed air to put on and remove grip, no tape, no mess.
@CoachLockey8 ай бұрын
I know
@banditbaker16759 ай бұрын
Ummmmm, it's an interesting test but the "Reverse Taper" grip isn't new Winn putter grips have had a reverse taper for years.
@frankhernandez68839 ай бұрын
*them there grips are two fancee, fanzee, FANCY four me! I use armadillo skin for my pudder grips* 😅
@jamesgriffin9589 ай бұрын
I putt with an armadillo and wear a rattlesnake skin for a necktie.
@frankhernandez68839 ай бұрын
yer a better golfer than ME then!!
@jpmala568 ай бұрын
Why does this video show these REVERSE TAPER grips with a RED end tip, and the ones at Golf Galaxy store are White? Are there color choices to choose cause I'm not seeing this.
@tonycooper33859 ай бұрын
Thanks Coach..The Mrs says I have to work on my “Face Control” ..Not sure if she’s talking about golf?