Shayne Dowling and Hayley Davis got to grips with the Iomic range of club and putter grips

Iomic is not a name you often see on clubs around our local courses. In fact, only one member of my regular fourball had heard of them, and he is pretty much a golf geek. They certainly garnered a lot of attention when I pulled them out, and I am ashamed to say I let a number of guys touch my grips – they loved them.

As I said before, when it comes to enhancing your golf game, the right grip can make all the difference. I cannot emphasise what a difference it makes – I replaced the grips on a few of my clubs: driver with the IXX Low Torque and a couple of irons and wedges with the Sticky 2.3.

First impressions: they are sticky. They really are. The Sticky more so than the Low Torques, but the response on my driver was noticeable and the feel and control on my irons quite distinct. I honestly can’t say whether or not it’s not psychosomatic, but I can say that my drives have been much more controlled, and the confidence of having a really solid grip while being able to hold my club/s lightly is incredible.

Imagine holding your irons without any tension and feeling completely certain that they are not going to turn or, heaven forbid, fly out your hands. Melodrama aside – I haven’t ever had a club fly out my hands – but I’ve certainly felt like I’ve had to apply a “death grip” so that the clubs don’t move. This leads to all sorts of issues, which simply evaporate with the confidence these grips give you.

I am completely sold and will be adding the grips to my full set. It’s like having a new set of clubs. I haven’t had the chance to play them in the wet but the Iomic grips are made without any silicon which apparently prevents the grips from becoming overly slippery in wet conditions, so you maintain control even when the weather is less than ideal.