On the market for less than a year, the oversized SuperStrokeâ?¢ Putter Grip helped carry the winner of this past weekend’s AT&T National golf tournament to his second PGA Tour victory of the season and the sixth of his career. It also marked the first time a tour player had used the SuperStroke grip in a tournament win.
The winner had three bogeys early on the back nine of his final round Sunday, but righted himself with a 12-foot birdie putt at the 15th to take a two-shot lead and propel him to a three-stroke victory.
Speaking in a post-tournament interview at Congressional Country Club, site of the AT&T National, the winner had high praise for the SuperStroke Putter Grip and its crucial role in his victory.
"The SuperStroke reduces the movement of your wrist, and you just use your shoulders," he said. "It just makes the ball roll better and it gives me confidence."
At approximately an inch and half in diameter, the SuperStroke was obvious for all to see on the winner’s putter during all four rounds of the tournament, and it proved a hot topic among both players and the media. In fact, the winner acknowledged that he had to get past some initial reservations about the grip’s unusual appearance.
"When I first got it, I thought it was ugly, it was big. But I practiced with it and it felt good," he said. "I kind of gathered the courage to bring it out here and for me, it’s all about business here. If you perform well, there’s a lot of money involved. I felt that I had to go with my feel and use what I feel confident in."
For the winner, the results were anything but ugly – a number two ranking for the tournament in putting (per greens in regulation), a number five ranking in overall putting, and a million-dollar-plus winner’s check.
When asked how he first heard of the grip, the winner said he’d seen it on a TV infomercial.
"You know, when you watch infomercials, half the time you don’t believe it, half the time you believe it, and you don’t know what’s right," he said. "But I just kept on watching it, and I was convinced that it might work for me. So I ordered one."
Twice the diameter of a conventional putter grip – the SuperStroke "fills the hands," so the tendency to squeeze too tightly is greatly reduced. In addition, the grip’s patented, virtually taper-free design promotes even pressure in both the right and left hands. And by keeping the hands "quiet," the SuperStroke eliminates most wrist action in the putting stroke.
The SuperStroke grip is USGA- and R&A-conforming for regular play and installs in minutes on any putter. It comes with a money-back guarantee. SuperStroke is a product of Stroke Solutions, Inc., a Wisconsin-based company.
Further information on the SuperStroke is available at www.superstrokegrip.com
Contact:
Ron Creten, President, Stroke Solutions, Inc.
Phone: 414-559-1121
Email: roncreten@aol.com
Christopher "CB" Maxwell, Maxwell Media Marketing
Phone: 209-533-8291
Email: cbmaxwell@sonnet.com
