At The Turn - Golf Podcast · Joe Simons & Nick Heidelberger

New Golf Grips: How Often to Regrip & Sizing Considerations

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A seven wood with a mid-sized grip immediately felt better, and he wanted 14 of them.

1. At The Turn covers Nick Heidel and Joe’s discussion of new golf grips and sizing considerations. 2. Nick Heidel and Joe host the show, and Nick brings the equipment story while Joe pushes the fitting and golf-gear side. 3. The episode asks whether a mid-sized grip can change feel, ball flight, and how often golfers should regrip clubs. 4. Nick says he did not play golf over the holiday week and stays at a 7.8 handicap. 5. Joe says he played once, shot 88, and lowered his index from 18.1 to 17.7. 6. Nick describes a round with a younger player and two high-handicap golfers, then jokes that the 7.8 surprised the group. 7. The equipment story starts at Golf Galaxy, where Nick notices his driver shaft twisting and leaves the club for repair. 8. He also hits a seven wood with a mid-sized grip, does a quick Google search, and decides that he wants 14 grips replaced right away. 9. Nick says mid-sized grips are meant for bigger hands and can reduce sting and hand action at impact. 10. The driver repair initially fails, forcing him to drive back to Golf Galaxy after a range session in Glenavere. 11. After the second fix, he says the driver and the mid-sized grips feel phenomenal in setup and through the ball. 12. Joe says forward golf fitting companies test grip size as one of several variables and notes that closure rate can change with grip size. 13. Nick says his irons found the center of the face more often with the larger grip and his driver miss was often a pull or draw. 14. The conversation turns to whether mid-sized grips are a practical fit or just another form of tinkering. 15. Joe says people rarely think about grips at all, and Nick says a sixteenth of an inch sounds tiny until it is in your hands. 16. Nick says he originally switched back to standard grips, then used three wraps of tape to land between standard and mid-size. 17. The tone is conversational and self-deprecating, with quick back-and-forth exchanges and a few technical details. 18. The format mixes personal golf anecdotes, equipment advice, and a short rules segment later in the episode. 19. Listeners who like golf gear, grip fitting, and club tinkering would get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners who want a purely instruction-based lesson with no equipment banter might skip it.

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