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WMX golf grips are some of the best quality grips I’ve tested. Two distinct models which both provide a strong hold on the club. High performance mixed with soft feel. Tons of great colors.
Introduction
Like most people, when I first saw WMX golf grips, all I could think about were the colors. Not only are the colors unusual – far more than your typical blacks and blues, they’re mixed in unusual ways, and there are so many options. But as I dug deeper into WMX, I found out there is a lot more here than pretty colors. The company’s founder, Kim Hwon, has over 30 years of experience in material science and advanced manufacturing, and that comes through the moment you put your hands on WMX grips.
Looks
The colors make the first big impression for WMX golf grips, so we’ll start there. Above, you see the full range of colors for the WMX Super golf grip. Leaving aside the bold colors, these are pretty straightforward grips – one single color and a small logo at the bottom.
If the colors of the Super grip aren’t enough for you, check out the WMX Hyper grip. Available in twelve varieties, this grip combines two different bold colors. There are some more traditional combos like the red and blue on the far left, but I like the pairings I’ve never seen on a grip before such as yellow and green. Like the Super, the branding is modestly sized and kept to the bottom of the girp.
WMX shows some love to those of us with larger hands by offering the Hyper in midsize. Three colors are available at the time of this review (a fourth is sold out).
Feel
As you can see above, the Hyper and Super WMX golf grips each have their own unique texture. The Hyper has one consistent wave pattern that runs from the top of the grip to the bottom. To me, these waves feel like little bubbles under your fingers. There’s more texture to the Hyper than your average grip, but it’s very soft and pleasant in hand. The WMX Hyper also has a decidedly above average level of tack.
Interestingly, though the Super is monochromatic, it features two different textures. The lower portion of the Super is much like a Tour Velvet [review HERE], but the upper has a unique diamond pattern. To me, the upper portion feels like it has more traction, almost like the corded upper of an MCC-style grip. The Super is firmer than the Hyper and has slightly less tack.
The most notable common trait between these two WMX golf grips is the blend of firm and soft. They’re like a firm, high quality mattress: they’re soft to the touch, but there’s an obvious structure and support system underneath. WMX says their grips have a firm inner layer to reduce torque and a soft outer layer to absorb shock, and this matches my experience exactly.
Performance
I think it would be easy to look at the bright colors of WMX golf grips and assume this is not a serious, high performance product. That could not be further from the truth. Both the Hyper and Super grips are some of the best quality, highest performing grips I’ve ever tested.
Being a longtime user of corded grips, I always have a hint of skepticism about the traction I’ll get from non-cord grips. The WMX Super put that concern to bed immediately with the strong texture of the upper half of the grip. I could swing as hard as I wanted, even when I sprayed the grip with water, and still have an excellent hold on the club. The WMX Hyper provides similar club security, utilizing extra tack to compensate for the less aggressive texture.
Both WMX golf grips also have 360 degree designs, which is great for adjustable clubs or people, like me, who have a little OCD. My only complaint is that the texture ends a little more than an inch from the bottom of the grip. As someone who likes to choke down to hit different types of shots, I wanted a uniform feel from top to bottom.
While the colors may be the attention getter, what really impresses me about WMX golf grips is the quality. I weighed every grip that I received, and each one was within 1 gram of the stated 50 gram weight. This isn’t a sexy feature, but anyone who has done any club building will understand how important it is. If you care about having a consistent feel/swing weight throughout your set, you need to have consistent grip weight, and WMX delivers.
On the topic of weight, there’s one particularly noteworthy thing about the WMX Hyper Midsize grip – it’s the same weight as the standard sized version. With most grips, the midsize version can weigh 10 to 15 grams more. This can have a huge impact on the feel of the club and the swing weight – reducing it by 3 points or more. If players want to get their clubs to the same swing weight with the heavier grip, they would need to add several grams to the club head, resulting in a club that’s heavier overall.
Can swing weight influence your swing? We got the answers with Golf Myths Unplugged HERE.
Conclusion
The golf grip market is dominated by one name, but that doesn’t mean golfers don’t have other, more interesting, and arguably better choices. My recent testing of Star Grip [review HERE] and WMX golf grips have shown me that golfers who are willing to look beyond the big box will be generously rewarded with grips that perform, look great, and last longer. The only question left is which color you’ll choose.
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Matt lives in the northwest suburbs of Chicago with his wife and two daughters.