Star Grip - American Made Golf Grips
Star Grip, founded in the 1990s, is the only remaining American rubber grip company that manufacturers 100% in the USA.
Star Grips are formulated and blended with an industrial grade EPDM rubber for maximum tack, supple feel and unmatched wet play. The grips are extremely durable and stay tacky and supple indefinely.
Golf is a game of fractions of an inch and the last time we looked, a club had 3 components, a grip, a shaft and a head. If quality or consistency is compromised on any of these components, obviously, performance will be effected adversely. Long term, we believe that a superior product that enhances the performance of any club will make Star Grip a winner.
Out of Round is Out of Bounds
There are numerous ways to evaluate the quality of a golf grip and we believe there are 3 major areas that need to be considered. By adopting our seam less true round molding technology we were able to make a quantum leap forward.
FIRST and most important item of all has to do with the concentricity of the finished product. If the grip is out of round and it is placed on a shaft that is straight, a condition is created that is exactly the same as having a bent shaft. We have seen out of round conditions of nearly 1/16th (.0625) of and inch. We do not believe that is a desirable condition on any club and must conclude if you are out of round...you are out of bounds. Our Seam-less True Round Technology is the only tooling innovation in grip manufacturing in 50 years and automatically minimizes the out of round condition that exists with the spit cavity double reject line process.
SECOND is the weight consistent. Over the years we have evaluated thousands of golf grips and found astounding variations in weight. It is not uncommon to find a 12% variation or a total of 6 grams per grip on a batch of 50-gram grips. This variation can mean up to 2 full swing weights between clubs. We continue to strive for the perfect grip and will eventually get there, but have managed to get our total variation to a little over 1 gram. +/- 0.6g. One of the secrets to our success is the seam less true round tooling. We have worked hard on the weight issue to improve the quality and improve production efficiencies via SPC. i.e., improved quality drives costs down. In the injection molding process, a variation in the size/volume of the cavities guarantees production problems that do nothing but increase costs.
THIRD is the rubber compound itself. The feel... is it tacky and supple? Does it stay that way over time... even several seasons? Or does it get hard and slick quickly? Does it play well in all weather conditions? Is it difficult to install? Does it unravel and absorb moisture. Is it durable and long lasting or is it a wrapped thermoplastic substitute for rubber that is extremely susceptible to attack by Ozone and UV. Worse is a low grade SBR and natural regrind used? It is not complicated. A premium quality, rubber rich formula cost more and from our way of thinking, it's worth more. We think you will agree. Put a Star Grip on one of your clubs and you will have all the answers to the questions above. Tired of your grips getting hard and slick? Star Grips stay tacky and supple.
For more information on Star Grips, check out their web site, www.stargrip.com.
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