Training Grip

[GettingInShape]

Is anyone familar with the training grips that you can have put on a club?

I took a lesson earlier this week, and the pro suggested I practice some
with a club that had a training grip on it.

It gives me a stronger grip. And it get's my right thumb (right handed) off
of the club. And as a result I'm not slicing the ball as much, in fact almost
not at all.

It does feel a little funny when I go back to using my clubs. But maybe it'll
just take some time in getting used to the new position of my hands.

This may be a silly question - but according to the rules of golf are you
allowed to play in a tournament with a training grip on your club?

Thanks!

[Glenn70]

No, sorry. You are not allowed to use a club with a training grip in any tournament. This is taken from the rules of golf....



3. Grip (see Fig. VII)
The grip consists of material added to the shaft to enable the player to obtain a firm hold. The grip must be straight and plain in form, must extend to the end of the shaft and must not be molded for any part of the hands. If no material is added, that portion of the shaft designed to be held by the player must be considered the grip.

Figure VII. (i) For clubs other than putters the grip must be circular in cross-section, except that a continuous, straight, slightly raised rib may be incorporated along the full length of the grip, and a slightly indented spiral is permitted on a wrapped grip or a replica of one.
(ii) A putter grip may have a non-circular cross-section, provided the cross-section has no concavity, is symmetrical and remains generally similar throughout the length of the grip. (See Clause (v))
(iii) The grip may be tapered but must not have any bulge or waist. Its cross-sectional dimensions measured in any direction must not exceed 1.75 inches (44.45 mm).
(iv) For clubs other than putters the axis of the grip must coincide with the axis of the shaft.
(v) A putter may have two grips provided each is circular in cross-section, the axis of each coincides with the
axis of the shaft, and they are separated by at least
1.5 inches (38.1 mm).