Golf Pride MMC Plus golf grips

I am very focused on ensuring that my clubs grips are always clean, have enough grip, able to handle any moisture and most importantly...are comfortable. I had always used a full corded grip and like many users had the tell tail wear points on my non gloved hand. When Golf Pride released the new Decade MultiCompound (MCC), I immediately knew this was the grip for me. A corded brushed cotton top for the top hand/gloved grip and a soft rubber on the lower hand that enabled you to get the feel and touch i love. I have been using these grips for a number of years with the standard 2 wraps of tape under each. Besides different colours, these grips have not changed significantly for a number of years. Could they get any better? I am not sure they could.

BUT... this year at the PGA Merchandise Show they released the Golf Pride MMC plus 4. Being one to track products i love i was curious the see what was the difference in this new product. So what is the difference? The major difference is that the grip now features a larger lower hand grip and users a softer grade of rubber. So why a larger lower hand? Well this is not new. Pros have been doing this for years through the use of an extra two wraps of tape on the lower hand. So if i was using a traditional grip, i would have my two wraps of tape down the entire grip and then and extra two wraps under the bottom hand.

The larger lower hand is supposed to encourage a lighter grip pressure, thus reducing tension and increasing power. The MMC Plus 4 is designed to negate the need to use the extra wraps and essentially means the grip is now has limited tapering down the shaft. The increased size of the lower hand is actually a 4.6% increase than what a normal grip would be. They come only in 3 colours (blue, red and grey), which for the avid MMC fan may be disappointing, given there are 10 different colours in that base range.

So what are they like? For me, this has been a significant change and improvement. The reduced tapering means gripped down shots do not feel much different and i do believe that the desire to grip heavily during times of tension on the course is reduced. The rubber is also softer than the original MMC and moisture control remains excellent. Alot of people see my grips and notice the difference and when they pick them up their first comments are usually how great a larger lower hand feels on the club. I find the greatest areas this grips assists with are when using the driver and when chipping. If you struggle with tension in your hands whilst chipping i would really recommend the switch, given you do not have the tendency to hold on tighter as you move down the taper and do not get that snatching feeling.

I was lucky enough to be in the USA and pick up my grips whilst i was there. They are still yet to be released in Australia which means to order them from here means many consumers are paying a substantial premium that takes a $9.50USD grip to almost $17.50USD in Australia and then postage on top of that. Are they worth it, yes. So Golf Pride, please hurry up and release these in Australia.

Love to hear from anyone that also has these grips on and using them.