SuperStroke Traxion Tour Club Grip

SuperStroke’s whole goal with the Traxion Tour club grip is to provide a more enhanced feel with great performance.  The SuperStroke Traxion Tour also features a minimal-taper design to promote faster swing speeds and a more naturally squared face on a consistent basis.  Golfer beware, the Traxion Tour is very different than the grips you grew up with but there’s certainly something interesting going on with them.  Let me tell you all about them!

The Looks

If you’re familiar with SuperStroke putter grips, the Traxion Tour club grip shares a lot of cosmetic similarities.  The color blocking and patterns are a lot like the Traxion putters grips and the overall appearance is very “on brand.”  An addition of what SuperStroke calls “X-shaped treads” gives the Traxion Tour a more textured look as well.

The Traxion Tour comes in two color options – red, white, black, and silver (pictured here) and a more conservative white/black/grey option.

How Does it Feel?

I’m just going to shoot you straight here.  If you’re more familiar with a traditional feeling grip, the SuperStroke Traxion Tour club grip is going to be a BIG change.  That’s ok though, because that’s largely the point of this grip.  You can definitely tell how you hit the ball, but the response in your hands is much softer than you might be used to.  This is especially noticeable in the woods.  If you’re a player that wants your grip to take some sting out of the hands, the Traxion Tour is a good option.  This grip is also offered in undersized, standard, mid, and oversized options.  The larger the grip, the more you’ll notice the lack of sting and the softer response.  Just be careful as too large may reduce feedback a little too much for your preferences.

Lastly, let’s discuss the tackiness of the Traxion Tour.  SuperStroke used a polyurethane that gives the grip a very tacky feel.  So far, that tacky feel has held up well with only needing a wet towel when some dirt sticks to it.  When the grips start getting slick over time, it’s likely the right time to replace them.  Remember, golf grips aren’t meant to be permanent fixtures for the lifetime of your clubs!

On-Course Performance

Minimal-taper club grips are nothing new out on Tour, but the concept has really only gathered steam in the mainstream market recently.  The idea is that having “more” grip under your bottom hand will help you reduce the tension in your hands.  I have to say that this effect was very noticeable for me with the SuperStroke Traxion Tour club grip.  I wasn’t squeezing the life out of the club and my monitor data indicated a little extra club speed.  I’m a large proponent of reduced taper in golf grips.

That lighter pressure in your hands is also supposed to help you square the club head easier.  If I’m being honest, I can’t tell you that I felt a direct translation of “lighter pressure to better squared face” but I did find that the grip seemed easy to groove into a consistent pocket.  Simply put, the larger profile and “more grip” under my bottom hand helped quiet down my wrists in the swing.  THAT translated into more squared club faces for me personally, but results of others may vary.  Running down the back is SuperStroke’s Spyne Technology which is embossed into the grip.  This helps you index the club the same every time.  The embossed “Spyne” is the same idea as a common “rib” or “reminder” in a golf grip.

You often hear the term “torsion control” in grip discussions.  Typically, I just nod my head and move along.  Sounds like a lot of “trying to make it sound more advanced than it really is,” doesn’t it?  Well, I get it and believe it now.  Underneath the soft, tacky polyurethane layer of the grip is a firm rubber core.  The firm rubber core makes the Traxion Tour club grip feel extremely solid and easier to control.  The grip is locked in place and holds its shape through the entire swing.  When a grip does this well, you can tell how much of a difference it really makes.

Final Thoughts

Like I said, there’s something interesting going on with the SuperStroke Traxion Tour club grips.  The feel is very different from any traditional grip I’ve ever hit, but there are definite performance benefits that caught my attention.  In my opinion, if you’re looking to try something different, the Traxion Tour club grip is definitely worth throwing on a club or two to test.  My suggestion is to make sure you test it on each club “type.”  Try it on a wedge, driver, fairway wood, and a range of irons.  You should find the Traxion Tour is a little sweeter on the hands with excellent control and consistency.  Who knows, you may even hit it a little farther!

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