With big names like Iomic and Nowon dominating the soft and sticky grip market in Japan is there room for a new up and comer to join the fray? Tour G sure thinks so.

Tour G is a premium Acrylate-Butadiene Rubber grip, made in Japan, which utilizes a synthetic polymer for premium grip and control. The key feature and concept of the new Tour G grip is its use of MCT or Multi Compression Technology. Tour G created a grip that is supposed to work for different players by varying the firmness of the grip depending on the players swing speed and swing style. They believe that a player with a fast and aggressive 110mph swing should not be using the same grip as a  slower 85mph swinger. By altering the way the grip reacts to the swing, a player can take full advantage of the shaft and head performance as after all, the grip is what connects the players hands to the club.

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In order to create a comfortable grip with premium traction and control for different style player, Tour G has divided their grip into 3 section just like a shaft. The Butt of the grip, the mid section, and the tip of the grip. Varying the hardness or compression of the tip section of the grip without increasing or decreasing the grips diameter, creates a smoother or more stable swing depending on the player.

All Tour G Grips have a  butt with a stiffer than normal 70 compression while the mid section is a standard 50 compression. The tip varies from a softer 30 to 50 to firmer 70 compression.  The use of the right compression in the tip combined with the synthetic polymer ABR material was found to decrease vibrations by 125% over standard rubber grips found on the market today.

Tour G 30

The use of a soft 30 compression in the tip which is softer than the mid and butt, creates a grip that has minimal resistance to the shaft, allowing slower swingers to swing more freely. Tour G believes this softer tip, like an active tip in shaft will allow a slower swinger to better hit a straight to draw ball due to less restriction and resistance from the grip on the shaft.

Tour G 50

Using a 50 compression in the tip which matches the mid section compression of 50 provides a more controlled feel for the slightly faster swinger or average swinger around 95-105mph.  The 50 model provides the most balanced vibration suppression and feel and is the grip used in the vibration chart above.

Tour G 70

The 70 model has a firm 70 compression tip which provides a solid controlled focus feel with minimal twisting for the hard and aggressive swinger. The Mid section is still a standard 50 compression for c0mfortable feel and vibration control but the stiff butt and tip do its work to keep the shaft in line with the hands.

This sounds like an interesting concept and I hope to be able to put a few grips in play to actually test it out. The grips themselves are very well made and look very premium. Quality control is high and grips do not have a larger than 1.5g plus minus variance which by grip industry standards is on the better side.

In the meantime for those willing to give Tour G a shot, I’ll be adding the product to the pro shop this week. All three models will be available in both rubber and cord grip either round or ribbed (with backline) in Black, Red or Blue.