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COOLGRIP™ Takes the Pressure Off your Game
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COOLGRIP™ Technology Development
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The Problem Many golfers grip the club too tightly, producing rigidity in the swing. Developing the perfect swing requires controlled body coordination, correct speed and plane, smooth follow-through and the correct grip pressure.
The Product To develop COOLGRIP™ we recorded the grip pressures of players with various handicaps. Grip pressure was measured through all phases of the swing and on a variety of clubs. By comparing pressure with handicap we determined that experienced players generally apply a lighter grip pressure. COOLGRIP™ triggers a sound warning whenever grip pressure exceeds the optimum level. The sound level identifies an upper threshold of grip pressure. There are multiple factors involved in the game of golf, so there can be no absolutes. However, achieving a lighter grip pressure has been shown to result in improved performance. COOLGRIP™ technology provides a simple, inexpensive self-training tool to assist the golfer to develop a lighter grip. |
| The Challenge The technological challenge was how to produce a training tool containing pressure sensors, a power supply and a sound emitter into a pocket-size, weightless, low-cost unit able to fit on all clubs in a manner imperceptible to the golfer and requiring no change to the normal grip. The challenge took more than one million dollars to accomplish. The result is CoolGrip™, the latest new golf technology and winner of the First Prize in the 2003 European competition for new inventions. | |