Golf grip size chart: find your size by hand measurement
Measure from the crease of your wrist to the tip of your middle finger, then read across. Most men land on standard or midsize. Below the chart are a calculator, how to measure, and what midsize actually means at Golf Pride, Winn, SuperStroke and Lamkin, because it is not the same size at each.
| Grip size | Wrist to fingertip | Glove size |
|---|---|---|
| Undersize | Under 7″ | S |
| Standard | 7″ – 8¾″ | M / ML |
| Midsize | 8¾″ – 9¼″ | L |
| Jumbo | Over 9¼″ | XL / XXL |
Men's sizing. Women's and junior grips run one step smaller. If you sit near a boundary, tape under the grip splits the difference: see grip tape build-up.
Hand and glove bands from common fitting practice · brand sizes from Golf Pride, Winn, SuperStroke and Lamkin spec listings · reviewed Oct 2026
How to measure your hand for grip size
Two checks, two minutes. Use a tape measure first, then confirm with a club in your hand. Measure your top hand: the left hand for a right-handed golfer.
Method 1: wrist to fingertip
- Hold your top hand flat, palm up.
- Measure from the first crease of your wrist to the tip of your middle finger.
- Round to the nearest ⅛″ and read it against the chart above.
Method 2: the fingertip check
Take your normal grip on a club and look at where the middle and ring fingers of your top hand land against the palm.
If the tape measure and the fingertip check disagree, trust the check. Long fingers on a short palm can fool the ruler.
Golf grip size calculator
Enter your hand length, your glove size, or both, and add the fingertip check if you have a club handy. You get a size and, near a boundary, how many extra wraps of tape to add.
An 8¼″ hand is in the upper part of the standard range. A standard grip with two extra wraps of tape splits the difference before you commit to midsize.
The calculator uses the hand bands in the chart above. Without JavaScript, read your size from that chart.
Golf grip sizes by brand: midsize is not one size
Golf Pride, Winn, SuperStroke and Lamkin each publish their own size chart, so nobody puts them side by side. Here they are, from each brand's own spec listings.
How much larger than standard, in 64ths of an inch
A SuperStroke Traxion Tour midsize is 1/64″ over standard. A Winn Dri-Tac midsize is 1/16″ over, four times as much. Switch brands and keep ordering midsize, and you can end up a full size away from what you had.
| Brand and model | Core | Undersize | Standard | Midsize | Jumbo / oversize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Pride Tour Wrap 2G | .580 / .600″ | 43 g | 48 g | 58 g · ≈+1/16″ | 73 g · ≈+1/8″ |
| Winn Dri-Tac | .600″ | — | 48 g | 49 g · +1/16″ | 50 g · +1/8″ |
| SuperStroke Traxion Tour | .600″ | Offered | Base | +1/64″ | +1/32″ |
| Lamkin Crossline | .580″ | — | 50 g | 62 g | 76 g |
Golf Pride midsize and jumbo increments are derived from Golf Pride's rule that four extra wraps move a grip up one size; the other figures are as listed by the brand or its retailers. Lamkin lists core size and weight but no diameter increment. Checked Oct 2026.
Check the core size too. Most current shafts have a .600″ butt. A grip with a .580″ core, like every size of the Lamkin Crossline, stretches over that shaft and installs about one to two wraps larger than its label says.
Check the weight. A Golf Pride Tour Wrap 2G jumbo is 25 g heavier than the standard. That much weight at the butt lowers swingweight by a few points, so the head feels lighter. Winn's polymer Dri-Tac barely changes weight from standard to oversize.
What happens if your grip is the wrong size
Shown for a right-handed golfer; left-handers flip the directions. One symptom alone usually points at the swing rather than the grip. Two or three together, plus a failed fingertip check, point at size.
Grip too small
Grip too large
Adjusting grip size with tape
Falling between two sizes is common. Extra layers of tape under the grip close the gap without changing grip model.
| Extra wraps | Adds | Feels like |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | 1/64″ | A touch fuller |
| +2 | 1/32″ | Half a size |
| +3 | 3/64″ | Most of a size |
| +4 | 1/16″ | One full size up |
Before you add tape
- Every grip already sits on one layer of double-sided tape. “+2” means two layers on top of that base layer.
- Golf Pride's own rule: four extra layers move a grip up one full size.
- Built-up grips feel firmer because the rubber is stretched over a wider core.
- Tape keeps the original taper. A true midsize is shaped differently and is often fuller under the lower hand.
- If only your lower hand feels cramped, add the extra layers under the lower half of the grip only.
Putter grips are sized differently
Swing grips are sized to your hand. Putter grips are sized to your stroke. A thicker putter grip fills the hands and quiets the small wrist break that sends short putts offline, which is why oversize, no-taper putter grips are common on tour.
SuperStroke labels its putter grips by a diameter number rather than standard or midsize. Choose by feel: if your wrists get active on short putts, start one size thicker than your swing grips. Browse current putters and their stock grips.
Quick guide
Golf grip size questions
Related pages
What size golf grip do I need?
Measure from the crease of your wrist to the tip of your middle finger. Under 7 inches is undersize, 7 to 8¾ inches is standard, 8¾ to 9¼ inches is midsize, and over 9¼ inches is jumbo. Confirm it by gripping a club: your fingertips should just touch the pad of your palm.
What is the difference between standard and midsize golf grips?
A midsize grip is usually about 1/16 inch thicker than a standard grip, roughly the same as four extra wraps of tape. That varies by brand: a SuperStroke Traxion Tour midsize is only 1/64 inch larger than its standard.
Does glove size tell me my grip size?
It is a reasonable starting point. A men's medium usually fits a standard grip, a large usually fits midsize, and XL or larger fits jumbo. Finger length varies at the same glove size, so confirm with the fingertip check.
How much does one wrap of tape add to a golf grip?
About 1/64 inch to the grip's diameter. Four extra wraps take a grip up roughly one full size, which is Golf Pride's own rule of thumb.
Is a Golf Pride midsize the same as other brands' midsize?
No. There is no industry standard. Golf Pride and Winn midsize grips are about 1/16 inch over standard, SuperStroke's Traxion Tour midsize is 1/64 inch over, and Lamkin does not publish an increment. Compare the size increase, not the label.
Should every club in my bag have the same grip size?
Your swing clubs, driver through wedges, usually should, so your hands feel the same on every full shot. Putters are the exception and are sized to your stroke rather than your hand.
Know your size? Time to regrip.
See what regripping costs at each kind of shop, how often to do it, and how to regrip your own clubs in about an hour. Then build the 14-club bag your new grips go on, free and with no account needed.