Testing reveals that jumbo grip helps reduce number of putts per round
WARREN, Mich. – Tiger Shark Golf, designer of the legendary jumbo grip, recently teamed up with Winn Inc., the industry leader of high tech golf grips, to develop the 2007 UltraTac Tiger Shark putter grip.
The UltraTac is made with Winn’s V17 Ultimate Performance Material which helps absorb sweat. It’s their most durable material to date and firmer than traditional Winn grips. The grip is also designed with Winn’s Advanced Vertical Seam process which gives you the premium properties of a wrapped grip, but with a virtually seamless appearance.
Winn grips are lighter than conventional rubber grips and reduce the weight by more than 20 percent. They are also 40 percent more slip resistant than conventional rubber grips and absorb 65 percent more shock, which helps reduce hand fatigue.
"Our legendary putter grip has been the #1 after market jumbo grip for more than 20 years," said Dean Dingman, President Tiger Shark Golf. "Extensive player testing revealed the average golfer saves 3.7 putts per round when they use the jumbo grip as compared to a conventional size grip."
Another significant thing happened about this time. The style of putting changed dramatically when the height of the grass on the greens was lowered from an average length of ¼ inch to closely shaven. Golfers who were used to popping the ball on the taller greens when putting now had to scramble to find a way to putt on these pool table-type surfaces.
Golfers soon discovered that they had to keep their wrists as firm as possible when putting on the new surface but found out that this was easier said than done. Golfers needed help and Tiger Shark Golf had the answer — the original jumbo grip. This grip made it harder for the golfer to break their wrists when putting, so they figured out that the thicker the grip; the harder it would be to break the wrists.
"The major advantage of the jumbo grip is that it prevents your wrists from moving through impact which results in much straighter putts," said Dingman. "It significantly increases consistency and accuracy and can be installed on any putter."
To date Tiger Shark has sold more than 1 million putter grips since they launched the jumbo grip. Look for the Tiger Shark UltraTac grip in three hot new colors to hit stores January 2007.
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